Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 40A:7-16

  • territory: extends to and includes any territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
After annexation has become effective, all persons residing within the annexed territory shall become residents of the annexing municipality. They shall have the same rights and be entitled to the same privileges, and be subject to the same obligations as other residents of the annexing municipality.

L.1979, c. 181, s. 2, eff. Aug. 29, 1979.