New Jersey Statutes 43:5-5. Payment of benefits upon death of certain state employees or retired state employees
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 43:5-5
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
Upon the receipt of proper proof (1) of the death of any officer or employee in State service, who, had he lived and had he become incapacitated for service to the State, would have been eligible to retire upon pension pursuant to the provisions of chapter 5 of Title 43 of the Revised Statutes, or (2) of the death of any officer or employee, who shall hereafter have retired or be retired upon pension under said chapter by the State House Commission, said commission shall cause to be paid to such person, if living, as said officer or employee shall have nominated by written designation duly executed and filed in the office of the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting in the Department of the Treasury, otherwise to the executor or administrator of said officer’s or employee’s estate, a sum equal to the amount which was payable as salary or compensation to said officer or employee during his last full year of service and said amount shall be paid out of the general funds of the State Treasury accordingly.
L.1963, c. 175, s. 1.