Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 4:20-13

  • 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 lands belonging to different persons are bounded on the division line between 2 townships, 1 person shall be taken from the township committee of each of the townships, to determine, as provided in sections 4:20-8, 4:20-11 and 4:20-12 of this Title, the place where a partition fence shall be set up and maintained, and the part or share thereof, if any, which each person shall make and maintain.

Amended by L.1958, c. 45, p. 151, s. 5.