Title 1, Title 1: ACTS, LAWS AND STATUTES

1:3-5. Printing laws; contract The printer having the contract to print the laws shall print the acts of the Legislature and such other material as required to be published therewith in such manner and quantity as shall be provided in his contract. Amended by L.1967, c. 4, s. 5, …

1:3-6. General control and supervision of printing The general control and supervision of the printing of the laws, resolutions and proclamations shall be in the Legislative Services Commission, and the printing shall be subject to the provisions of R.S. 52:36-3 and R.S. 52:36-4.…

1:3-7. Binding and distribution of paper volumes of laws The Office of Legislative Services shall, under the direction and control of the Legislative Services Commission, cause to be bound in plain and substantial binding so many of the paper volumes of the laws as the commission…

1:4-1. Style of printing journal and minutes The Senate Journal, the Assembly Minutes and the minutes of the joint meetings of both Houses of the Legislature shall be printed in such style as the Senate and General Assembly shall direct. Amended by L.1981, c. 448, s. 8, eff. Jan.…

1:4-2. Preparation of copies of journal and minutes for printing; originals deposited with secretary of state The Secretary of the Senate shall cause to be prepared for printing copies of the Senate Journal in which shall be included the minutes of the joint meetings of the Legis…

1:4-4. Indexes of journal and minutes; preparation; printing and delivery The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the General Assembly, respectively, shall prepare and deliver to the printer an index of the Senate Journal and Assembly Minutes for the entire session. The prin…

1:4-5. Binding and distribution of complete journals and minutes Upon receipt of the Senate Journal and Assembly Minutes, together with the indexes thereto, the Office of Legislative Services shall cause to be bound in plain and substantial binding so many of such copies as the S…

1:4-6. Current legislative printing; subscriptions; cost; advance copies of laws a. Any person desiring a complete set of the bills and resolutions introduced in any year in the Legislature, together with the usual index slips, daily memoranda, advance parts of the Journal of the…

1:4-7. General control and supervision; laws applicable The general control and supervision of the printing of the Senate Journal, the Assembly Minutes and the current legislative printing shall be in the Legislative Services Commission, and the printing shall be subject to the p…

1:5-1. Acceptance filed with secretary of state Whenever a statute shall be adopted or accepted by the voters of a county or municipality at an election, the clerk of the county or municipality, shall, within ten days after the result of the election is ascertained, make return o…

1:5-2. Statement of adoption or acceptance published in volume of laws; effect Whenever a statute shall be adopted or accepted by the voters of the state, or a proposed statute shall become effective by action of the voters of the state, and whenever the clerk of a county or muni…

1:5-3. Format of petition for referendum 4. a. Whenever a petition is circulated within a county, municipality, school district, or special district for the purpose of gathering the signatures of registered voters in order to place a referendum question on the ballot in any elect…

1:6-1. Notice of application for passage in general; contents; publication Whenever, by the constitution, notice of the intention to apply for the passage of any bill is required, such notice shall contain a correct statement of the general object of the bill, be signed by at lea…

1:6-10. Petition for passage of private, special local law 1. The governing body of any municipal corporation formed for local government, hereinafter called a municipality, or the board of chosen freeholders of any county, may petition the Legislature for the passage of a privat…

1:6-11. Petition requesting filing of petition with Legislature Whenever there shall be filed with the clerk of a municipality or the clerk of the board of chosen freeholders of a county a petition signed by at least twenty per centum (20%) or fifteen thousand, whichever is less,…

1:6-12. Adoption of resolution If the clerk shall certify to the sufficiency of the petition, the said governing body or board of chosen freeholders shall, within thirty days after the filing of such petition, adopt a resolution authorizing the filing of a petition with the Legis…

1:6-13. Question placed on ballot If the resolution so adopted shall provide for submission of said proposal to the voters of the municipality or of the county, there shall be printed on every ballot to be used at such general or municipal election, the following: If you favor th…

1:6-14. Adoption of resolution after favorable vote If, at such election, a majority of all of the votes cast both for and against the adoption of such proposal shall be cast in favor of the adoption thereof, it shall be the duty of said governing body or board of chosen freehold…

1:6-15. Petition; publication of notice of intention In any case in which an ordinance or resolution authorizing the filing of a petition with the Legislature for the passage of a private, special or local law, pursuant to the provisions of this act, shall be adopted, it shall be…

1:6-16. Filing of petition and resolution with bill The original of the petition for the passage of such a law, together with a duly certified copy of the ordinance or resolution authorizing the filing of the same, shall be presented and filed with the bill when the bill is intro…

1:6-17. Law operative only after adoption Any such private, special or local law passed pursuant to any such petition shall become operative in such municipality or county only when the same shall have been adopted by the vote of the legal voters thereof as hereinafter provided, …

1:6-18. Submission of question of adoption The question of the adoption of such law shall be submitted to the legal voters of the municipality or county at the next general election succeeding the passage thereof unless the same shall be passed within twenty-five days next preced…

1:6-19. Question There shall be printed on each official ballot to be used at such general or municipal election, the following: If you favor the proposition printed below make a cross x, plus + or check X in the square opposite the word "YES." If you are opposed thereto make a c…

1:6-20. Law operative upon adoption If at such election a majority, of all the votes cast both for and against the adoption of such law, shall be cast in favor of the adoption thereof, the same shall immediately become operative in the municipality or county voting thereon. L.194…

1:6-3. Notice of application for passage of bill to repeal corporate charter; publication; service on corporation The notice of intention to apply for the passage of a bill to repeal the charter of any corporation, or bill to repeal the charter and dispose of the property of any …

1:6-4. Proof of publications of notices Proof of the publications required by sections 1:6-1 and 1:6-3 of this title shall be by oath or affirmation in writing, made by the publisher, or his authorized agent, of every newspaper in which publication was made. The proof shall conta…

1:6-5. Record of proof of publication of notices The secretary of state shall, after the adjournment of each legislature, record, in well-bound books to be provided by him for that purpose, every proof of the publication of notice of application for the passage of bills required …

1:6-6. Publication in pamphlet laws prima facie evidence of notice given The publication in the pamphlet laws published by the state of any law, as to which notice of intention to apply for its passage is required by the constitution, shall be prima facie evidence that the notice…

1:6-7. False swearing in making proofs of publications; perjury If anyone shall falsely swear or affirm, in the making of the proofs required by section 1:6-4 of this title, he shall be deemed guilty of perjury.

1:6-8. Assessments on private, local and special acts; amount; time for payment; effect of nonpayment Each private, local or special act or supplement thereto constitutionally enacted by the legislature, except such as refer to benevolent, religious, charitable or educational ins…

1:6-9. Report by comptroller of laws on which assessments unpaid; proclamation by governor; effect The comptroller of the treasury shall, during the month of July in each year, report to the governor or person administering the government every law, with its date of approval or p…

1:7-1. Direction by governor to attorney general to institute proceeding; application by attorney general If, at any time within one year after any law or joint resolution has been filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to sections 1:2-5, 1:2-6 or 1:2-7 of this Title, the Gov…

1:7-2. Summary hearing of application; witnesses; depositions; notices The court, on the application, shall inquire summarily into the circumstances and may, for that purpose, order witnesses to be subpoenaed and sworn and their depositions taken and such notice to be given of th…

1:7-3. Hearings; adjudging law or resolution void After a full hearing the court may, if satisfied that the constitutional and statutory provisions relating to the enactment and approval of laws and joint resolutions have not been complied with, adjudge the law or joint resolutio…

1:7-4. Application by citizens; procedure thereon Any two or more citizens of the State may, within the time prescribed by section 1:7-1 of this Title, present to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court an application, such as is authorized by said section 1:7-1 to be presen…

1:7-5. Participation by citizens in proceedings Any citizen of the State may, when an application is presented under authority of either section 1:7-1 or section 1:7-4 of this Title, appear before the court, in defense and subpoena and examine and cross-examine witnesses. Amended…

1:7-6. Judgment of invalidity; copy for and proclamation by governor; operation and effect If in any application authorized in this chapter, the court shall adjudge any law or joint resolution, or any part thereof, to be void, the clerk of the court shall thereupon make a true co…

1:7-7. Costs, fees and expenses of proceedings When an application presented under authority of section 1:7-4 of this Title is dismissed the court shall allow and tax the costs and necessary expenses of the Attorney-General, including a fee to the Attorney-General of not to excee…

1:8-1. Appointment, powers and duties of commissioners L.1909, c. 154, p. 229 [C.S. p. 4987, s.s. 79 to 82], entitled "An act to authorize the appointment of commissioners to represent this state in the commission for the promotion of uniform legislation in the United States," ap…

1:10-1. Commission established; members; powers and duties L.1925, c. 73, p. 244, entitled "An act to provide for the revision and consolidation of the public statutes of this state," approved March twelfth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-five, saved from repeal. [This act …

1:12A-1. Law Revision Commission There is created in the Legislative Branch of State Government a commission to be known as the New Jersey Law Revision Commission. L. 1985, c. 498, s. 1, eff. Jan. 21, 1986.

1:12A-2. Membership The commission shall consist of: a. The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, or its successor, who shall serve while chairman of that committee; b. The chairman of the Assembly Judiciary, Law, Public Safety and Defense Committee, or its successor, who s…

1:12A-3. Terms Of the members of the commission first appointed, two shall be appointed for terms of four years and two for terms of five years. Thereafter, members shall be appointed for terms of five years. Members shall serve until the appointment and qualification of their su…

1:12A-4. Vacancies Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms in the same manner as the original appointments were made. L. 1985, c. 498, s. 4, eff. Jan. 21, 1986.

1:12A-5. No compensation Members of the commission shall not receive any compensation, but they shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. L. 1985, c. 498, s. 5, eff. Jan. 21, 1986.

1:12A-6. Chairman The commission shall elect one member thereof as chairman, who shall serve for a term of two years. L. 1985, c. 498, s. 6, eff. Jan. 21, 1986.