Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 48:15-46

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Whenever any municipality, board or body having authority so to do, shall pave or repave any street upon which are located the tracks of any such company, the company shall at the same time and at its own cost and expense put its tracks and track structure in good operating condition under the jurisdiction and control of the board of public utility commissioners.