New Jersey Statutes 52:17B-24. Superintendent of Division of Weights and Measures
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:17B-24
- Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
- 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
The Division of Weights and Measures shall be headed by a superintendent, who shall be a person qualified by training and experience to direct the work of such division. The superintendent of such division shall be appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall serve during the term of office of the Governor appointing him and until the superintendent’s successor is appointed and has qualified; provided, however, that the person in office as State Superintendent of Weights and Measures on the thirty-first day of December, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight, shall hold the office of Superintendent of the Division of Weights and Measures established hereunder for the unexpired period of the term for which he was appointed as State Superintendent of Weights and Measures, and until his successor is appointed and qualifies. The Superintendent of the Division of Weights and Measures shall receive such salary as shall be provided by law and shall devote his entire time and attention to the duties of his office. He may be removed from office by the Governor, for cause, upon notice and opportunity to be heard.
L.1948, c. 439, p. 1714, s. 24.