New Jersey Statutes 48:5-26. Conviction of nuisance; taking toll without paying fine; penalty
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 48:5-26
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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
When a corporation shall be convicted of a nuisance for not repairing and keeping in repair a bridge and shall neglect to pay the fine and costs awarded for the space of three months after execution shall have been issued against it, such corporation, its lessee or agent, or any other person shall not demand or take any toll upon such bridge until such fine and costs are paid.
If any person shall so demand or take toll after notice in writing to him of such conviction and neglect, such person shall be punished by a penalty of one hundred dollars to be sued for in the name of the prosecutor of the pleas of the county and applied toward payment of the fine and costs aforesaid.