§ 40:64-1 Shade tree commission; members; appointment
§ 40:64-2 Commissioners’ term lengths; alternates
§ 40:64-3 Organization; salaries of officers and employees
§ 40:64-4 Vacancies
§ 40:64-5 Powers of commission
§ 40:64-6 Performance of duties of shade tree commission by park commission
§ 40:64-7 Existing commissioners continued; duties and powers; funds, contracts and employees
§ 40:64-8 Cost of trees and improvements; charge and lien on property; exceptions
§ 40:64-9 Planting and removal of trees; notice and hearing; emergencies
§ 40:64-10 Public improvements affecting trees; consent of commission; county park commissions unaffected
§ 40:64-11 Annual appropriation; estimate; amount
§ 40:64-12 Penalty; jurisdiction of courts; copy of ordinance as evidence
§ 40:64-13 Disposition of penalties
§ 40:64-14 No liability for death or injury

Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes > Title 40 > Chapter 64 - Shade Tree Commission; Members; Appointment

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • collector: when used in relation to the collection of taxes or water rents or other public assessments, includes all officers charged with the duty of collecting such taxes, water rents or assessments, unless a particular officer is specified. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • month: means a calendar month, and the word "year" means a calendar year. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • 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
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.