Title 40A, Title 40A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

40A:7-12.1. Refusal to annex; judicial review; burden of proof In any judicial review of the refusal of the governing body of the municipality in which the land is located or the governing body of the municipality to which annexation is sought to consent to the annexation, the pe…

40A:7-13. Ordinance of annexing municipality; wards; limitation on municipal boundaries The governing body of the municipality to which land is sought to be annexed may, in its discretion, by ordinance adopted by a two-thirds vote annex the land specifically described in the peti…

40A:7-14. Law applicable; copy of ordinance filed Upon the ordinance becoming effective, the land described in the petition shall become a part of the municipality to which it is annexed, and all laws affecting the municipality to which it is annexed, and the ordinances and regul…

40A:7-15. Land plotted on municipal map The governing body of the municipality to which the land is annexed shall forthwith cause the annexed land to be plotted upon the official map or maps of the municipality. L.1979, c. 181, s. 2, eff. Aug. 29, 1979.

40A:7-16. Rights of residents after annexation After annexation has become effective, all persons residing within the annexed territory shall become residents of the annexing municipality. They shall have the same rights and be entitled to the same privileges, and be subject to t…

40A:7-17. Indebtedness of annexed municipality apportioned The municipality to which the territory shall be annexed, shall be liable to pay a proper proportion of the bonded and other indebtedness of the municipality of which the annexed territory formerly formed a part, which po…

40A:7-18. Joint committee to apportion property and indebtedness On the Monday after the annexation becomes effective, a committee of three to be appointed by the governing body of the municipality to which the territory shall have been annexed, and a similar committee appointed …

40A:7-19. Payment of indebtedness The credit of the municipality to which the territory has been annexed shall stand pledged for the final payment of the indebtedness so apportioned to it and it shall make the payments in the manner and at the times set forth in the report. L.197…

40A:7-2. Rights of citizens All residents in the territory annexed shall immediately become residents of the county to which the territory is annexed. L.1979, c. 181, s. 2, eff. Aug. 29, 1979.

40A:7-20. Decision of majority final; members present to act; adjournments In ascertaining the necessary facts and in making the report, the decision of four members of the committee shall be final. If any member of the committee refuses or neglects to attend any meeting thereof,…

40A:7-21. Joint committee report filed; compensation of committeemen The committees shall make their report, in duplicate originals, signed by at least four committeemen, within 60 days after the time fixed for their first meeting, and shall file one with the clerk of each of the…

40A:7-22. Failure to make report; application to Superior Court; commission appointed; report and compensation If the report is not made and filed within the time fixed in N.J.S. 40A:7-21, the municipality to which the territory is annexed shall forthwith apply to the Superior Co…

40A:7-23. Effect on constables All constables, resident within the territory annexed, shall continue to hold their respective offices until the expiration of their respective terms. L.1979, c. 181, s. 2, eff. Aug. 29, 1979.

40A:7-24. Annexation of adjacent municipally-owned unoccupied land Whenever any municipality has acquired or shall acquire lands situated in another municipality for public use, consisting of one or more tracts which together comprise one plot of land bounded in part by the divis…

40A:7-25. Actions pending unaffected; collection of unpaid taxes Nothing contained in this subarticle shall affect any actions or suits which shall be pending at the time of any annexation of territory, and to which either of the municipalities shall be a party, and the collectio…

40A:7-26. Procedure When a public road or street lying wholly within a municipality adjoins the boundary line of another municipality, the public road or street to the middle thereof may be annexed to and become part of the adjoining municipality by consent of both municipalities…

40A:7-27. Recording copy of proceedings Upon the annexation of part of any public road or street as provided in N.J.S. 40A:7-26, the clerk of the municipality to which such land is annexed shall immediately thereafter file in the office of the clerk of the county in which such la…

40A:7-28. Statutes repealed The following statutes, acts and sections, together with all amendments and supplements thereto, are hereby repealed: Revised Statutes sections: R.S. 40:18-23 to 40:18-32 inclusive; R.S. 40:43-26 to 40:43-39 inclusive. Pamphlet laws: P.L. 1939, c. 46 (…

40A:7-3. Liability for indebtedness The county to which part of the territory of another county is annexed shall be liable to pay such proportionate part of the indebtedness of the county from which the annexed territory is taken, as the value of the property assessed for the pur…

40A:7-4. Joint committee of the governing body members to ascertain indebtedness On the third Monday after the annexation or consolidation takes effect, a committee consisting of three members of the governing body of the county from which the annexed territory is taken and three…

40A:7-5. Committee to ascertain and report amount of indebtedness paid by annexing county At the meeting the committee shall proceed to ascertain a. the entire amount of the indebtedness of the county from which the annexed territory is taken; b. the amount of money in the treasu…

40A:7-6. Making and filing report; effect The committee shall make a report within 60 days after the time fixed for their first meeting of their determinations in duplicate. One duplicate shall be filed in the office of the clerk of each county. The county to which the territory …

40A:7-7. Decision of majority final; members present to act; adjournments In ascertaining the necessary facts and in making the report, the decision of four members of the committee shall be final. If any member of the committee refuses or neglects to attend any meeting thereof, …

40A:7-8. Failure to make report; application to Superior Court; commission appointed; report and compensation If the report is not made and filed within the time fixed in N.J.S. 40A:7-6, the county to which the territory is annexed shall forthwith apply to the Superior Court assi…

40A:7-9. Continuation of officers All county officers living in the territory annexed to another county shall continue in office until the expiration of their respective terms, and all constables resident within the annexed territory shall continue to hold their offices until the…