Title 40, Title 40: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

40:20-83. Subpoenas; testimony The board of chosen freeholders and any committee thereof may subpoena witnesses and take testimony with respect to any lawful matter of inquiry by such board or committee. Any such subpoena shall be enforceable, and misconduct of a witness may be d…

40:20-84. Penalty for perjury Any person who shall willfully and corruptly testify falsely to any matter upon oath administered by any member of the committee, upon such investigation or inquiry shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of perjury.

40:20-9 Nonpartisan ballot box; transfers. 40:20-9. The election provided for in section 40:20-8 of this title shall be deemed, so far as the question of the acceptance or rejection of sections 40:20-2 to 40:20-19 of this title is concerned, to be a special election, and shall be…

40:23-1. Books and stationery for county officers The board of chosen freeholders may provide and furnish the books, blanks and stationery necessary for use by the courts, county clerk, surrogate, register and sheriff of the county.

40:23-11. Judiciary fund for salaries of court and probate clerks The board of chosen freeholders shall provide in its annual budget of appropriations, a "judiciary fund" from which shall be paid the salary or compensation of clerks assigned by the county clerk for service in the…

40:23-12.1. Definitions As used in this act: "Farmland" means land that qualifies for valuation, assessment, and taxation pursuant to the "Farmland Assessment Act of 1964," P.L. 1964, c. 48 (C. 54:4-23.1 et seq.). "Low-interest loan" means a loan issued at an annual interest rate…

40:23-12.2. Farm loan program The governing body of any county may, by ordinance or resolution, establish a low-interest loan program for the purpose of assisting persons in purchasing farmland to be kept in continuous use as farmland, in accordance with criteria developed by a C…

40:23-12.3. Bonds authorized For the purpose of funding a farm loan program authorized pursuant to section 2 of this act, the county is authorized, by bond ordinance, to incur indebtedness, borrow money, and authorize and issue negotiable obligations in an amount not to exceed $5…

40:23-13. Official newspapers The board of chosen freeholders may by resolution designate an official newspaper or newspapers in which shall be published all advertisements and notices required by law to be published, or may from time to time, by a majority vote, specify one or m…

40:23-14. Public works jointly constructed and maintained; county and municipal co-operation The board of chosen freeholders of any county may by contract, join with the governing body of any municipality within the county or adjoining it, or of any other county or of any distric…

40:23-15. Ballot; form and content The proposition to be submitted in accordance with the provisions of section 40:23-14 of this title shall be in substantially the following form: "Shall the county of acquire (or construct, as the case may be) and maintain and operate a (here in…

40:23-16. Contents of joint contract; amendments Any contract so entered into shall set forth the proportion of the cost each party thereto shall assume and shall specify all the details of the management of the joint undertaking and any other matters which may be deemed necessar…

40:23-17. Acquisition of property; officers and employees For the purpose of carrying into execution any such contract, any county, as a party thereto, may acquire real estate as tenants in common by purchase, gift or condemnation, erect buildings thereon and equip the same, acqu…

40:23-18. Costs and expenses; appropriations; bond issues The board of chosen freeholders may raise and disburse all necessary money, either by taxation or the issuance of bonds in the manner provided by law, to pay its respective share of the cost of carrying out any joint contr…

40:23-19. Use of municipal sewer by county The board of chosen freeholders may contract with any municipality or municipalities for the use of municipal sewers for the disposal of sewage from any county building or institution and may raise in the usual manner and disburse moneys…

40:23-2. Printing for county superintendent of schools The printing required in the office of the county superintendent of schools shall be paid for as other county printing, but the sum expended for this purpose in any county shall be determined by the board of chosen freeholder…

40:23-20. Resolution by board of freeholders; exceptions The board of chosen freeholders may by resolution provide for the regulation and inspection of wires, conductors and appliances for the purpose of utilizing electrical energy for light, heat and power when introduced or pla…

40:23-21. Contents of resolution; fees fixed The proposed resolution shall prescribe the method of location, arrangement, installation and use of the wires and appliances, and shall fix the powers and duties of the inspector thereof, as the board shall from time to time deem nece…

40:23-22. Inspectors; appointment, compensation and qualifications The board of chosen freeholders providing by resolution for the inspection of electrical wires, appliances and currents for furnishing light, heat and power pursuant to section 40:23-20 of this title shall appoint…

40:23-23. Inspection; certificate by inspector After the passage of such resolution no person shall put in use any electrical wires, appliances and currents for the purposes set forth in section 40:23-20 of this title which shall not have been inspected and approved by the inspec…

40:23-24. Companies to supply current upon certificate; enforcement Upon the passage of the resolution provided for in section 40:23-20 of this title no person engaged in the business of furnishing electricity for light, heat and power purposes shall refuse to supply electrical c…

40:23-25. Article inapplicable in certain cases The board of chosen freeholders shall not exercise jurisdiction under the provisions of this article in any city, the governing body of which may have adopted the provisions of an act entitled "An act to authorize cities in this sta…

40:23-26. Sale of personal property and surplus output of county institutions The board of chosen freeholders may sell, convey and deliver any goods, chattels, personal property, materials or equipment and any surplus product or output of any institution maintained and conducted …

40:23-27. Advertisement for bids where value exceeds $1,000 Whenever it is reasonably apparent that the value of such personal property, except live stock, about to be disposed of at any one time or in the course of any one transaction is likely to exceed one thousand dollars ($1…

40:23-27.3. Sale of unneeded building to municipality for municipal purposes Any building or structure owned by a county which is no longer required for county purposes and which must be razed or relocated to permit the construction or reconstruction of any bridge, road or other …

40:23-28. Freeholders to furnish crushed stone to municipalities In counties of the second, third and fifth classes in which there is a stone quarry and a stone crusher operated in connection therewith, owned and worked by the county, the board of chosen freeholders shall furnish…

40:23-29. Maximum amount to be furnished by county The quantity to which all such municipalities shall be entitled, and which the board of chosen freeholders shall be required to furnish and deliver, shall not exceed a total of ten thousand tons annually, to be apportioned among …

40:23-3. Exhibition of county products The board of chosen freeholders may prepare, maintain and display any exhibition of the products and industries of the county, or any poultry or agricultural exhibitions, or may contribute funds towards the maintenance or conduct of any such…

40:23-30. Stone furnished on request The board of chosen freeholders shall cause to be furnished and delivered, free on board at the quarry, to any such municipality, upon the written request of the mayor, chairman or other chief executive officer thereof, and to such person as h…

40:23-31. Reapportionment of unclaimed stone If the proper authorities of any municipality shall fail to demand in writing of the board of chosen freeholders or the chairman of the committee on workhouse of the board, and provide for the shipment of the same before the first days…

40:23-32. Purposes for which stone may be used The stone so furnished and delivered shall be used for and applied to the purposes set forth in section 40:23-28 of this title and for no other purposes.

40:23-33. Selling or otherwise disposing of stone a misdemeanor; exception If any person shall sell, or offer to sell, any of such stone or dispose of the same for any other purpose than as provided in section 40:23-28 of this title he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon c…

40:23-4. Acceptance of contributions for county improvements; agreements for The board of chosen freeholders, when contemplating the making of any improvement or the doing of any work, may accept any sum contributed by any person towards the cost or expense thereof, which sum sha…

40:23-47. Findings, declarations 1. The Legislature finds and declares that it is necessary for the health, safety and welfare of the residents of this State that a standard, basic three-line address system be established and adopted on a county-by-county basis which will accurat…

40:23-48. Definitions 2. As used in this act: "Building" means a house, residence, dwelling, store or other structure used for residential, commercial or public purpose which has frontage on, or access to, a street in a municipality. "County" means Burlington County. "Street" mea…

40:23-49. 9-1-1 locatable mailing address system 3. The governing body of the county shall, by resolution, establish a 9-1-1 locatable mailing address system within the county. The county governing body shall require the governing body of each municipality within the county to im…

40:23-5. Advertise advantages of county The board of chosen freeholders may appropriate such sums as it shall deem necessary for the purpose of advertising in newspapers, magazines or otherwise, either within or without the state, the advantages and attractions of the county for …

40:23-5.1. Office or department to study economic resources and encourage economic development of county; establishment The board of chosen freeholders of any county may, by resolution, establish an appropriate office, department, committee, board or other agency having the follo…

40:23-5.2. Assignment of activities and functions When created, the board of chosen freeholders shall assign such activities and functions to whatever county office, board, department or agency it deems feasible, whether previously existing or not. L.1962, c. 124, s. 2, eff. July…

40:23-5.3. Appropriation The board of chosen freeholders is authorized to appropriate, at its discretion, in any authorized manner, sufficient money to permit the activities and functions authorized by this act, including the engagement of staff and consultants, office space, equ…

40:23-5.4. Appointment of advisory committee The board of chosen freeholders is authorized to appoint an advisory committee or commission composed of residents of New Jersey representative of various county economic and governmental interests, and to seek its advice on matters of…

40:23-5.5. Conduct of activities requiring real estate broker's license prohibited This act shall not authorize any county agency to conduct activities requiring a license as a real estate broker. L.1962, c. 124, s. 5, eff. July 25, 1962.

40:23-5.6. Liberal construction This act shall be liberally construed. L.1962, c. 124, s. 6, eff. July 25, 1962.

40:23-50. Guidelines for implementation of act 4. The guidelines for the implementation of this act shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following: a. Municipalities shall have one correct name, which shall be filed with the county clerk and the Secretary of State. b. …

40:23-51. Completion of review required 5. The governing body of the county shall require municipalities within the county to complete the review required under section 3 of this act and to complete all changes required under section 4 of this act as soon as is practical and in c…

40:23-52. Use of municipal names 6. Beginning on the effective date of this act and pending compliance with the provisions of this act by all of the municipalities in Burlington County, all State income tax and data forms shall accurately show the municipal name on the form, and …