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NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-17 - Bonds; annual appropriation; care and maintenance

40:60-17. Bonds; annual appropriation; care and maintenance  The memorial building shall be erected upon the land or site determined upon in all other respects in the same manner and with the same authority as is otherwise provided by law for the erection and maintenance of public buildings, except as herein provided, and such municipality shall issue its bonds for the proportion to be provided by the municipality of the total cost of the memorial and its furnishing and equipment, and shall provide annually thereafter for the care, upkeep and maintenance thereof, as a memorial dedicated to the public use, in all respects as is provided by law for other buildings.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-18 - Commission to supervise; constituted; powers and duties

40:60-18. Commission to supervise; constituted; powers and duties  The governing body of any municipality undertaking such memorial construction shall include in such ordinance the names of five citizens thereof, one of whom shall be the mayor or other chief executive officer who shall be chairman, to constitute a commission, without compensation, to supervise the acquisition of the site and the fund, and other personalty in accordance with the terms of the enabling ordinance.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-19 - Treasurer of commission; selection and duties

40:60-19. Treasurer of commission; selection and duties  The commission so appointed shall elect a treasurer, who shall be constituted the temporary depository of all funds raised by subscription or contribution. He shall, on the thirtieth day of each month, pay over to the treasurer of the municipality all funds or personal property so contributed and in his custody on and including the twenty-fifth day of the month.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-20 - Treasurer's bond

40:60-20. Treasurer's bond  The treasurer shall give bond to the municipality, with a surety company authorized to do business in this state as surety, in the amount of the proportionate cost of the memorial to be raised other than by the appropriation, and the premium therefor shall be paid by the treasurer of the municipality out of the funds appropriated.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-21 - Title; funds kept separate; disbursements

40:60-21. Title; funds kept separate; disbursements  The site shall be acquired in the name of the municipality, and all funds appropriated or contributed for the purpose shall be paid into its treasury and kept as a separate fund to be expended by the treasurer of the municipality in the usual course and method, upon the certification of the mayor or other chief executive officer and two other members of the commission, to be designated by the commission for that purpose, that the payment is authorized by the commission within the purpose, and authorization of the ordinance and contracts thereunder.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-22 - Expenses of commissioners

40:60-22. Expenses of commissioners  The personal expenses of the commissioners in the work herein authorized shall be paid on the certification of the mayor or other chief executive officer and the two members designated by the commission, that the commission has approved the payment of the disbursements so certified.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-23 - Plans and specifications; approval by architect or engineer

40:60-23. Plans and specifications; approval by architect or engineer  The commission shall, if necessary, be authorized to employ the services of an architect or engineer, or both, to supervise the drawing of maps, plans and specifications for such grounds, building and its fixtures, and the construction thereof. No payments for such construction work shall be approved by the commission except upon the certification of the architect or engineer having the particular supervision thereof, or the architect or engineer of the municipality where no special architect or engineer has been employed for that purpose, that the work, construction, development, materials or fixtures are in conformity with the ordinance and any contract entered into thereunder by the commission.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-24 - Existing buildings for public memorials; acquisition

40:60-24. Existing buildings for public memorials; acquisition  The governing body may also provide by ordinance for the purchase of a building already erected within the limits of the municipality, together with the site whereon it is situated, if it deems such building and site suitable, for dedication to public use as a permanent memorial commemorative of the services of soldiers and sailors of the United States in any war in which the United States has participated. In the purchase of any such building and site the same procedure so far as may be applicable, shall be followed as in case of the construction of public buildings as provided for by this subtitle. The cost and expense of acquiring such building and site may be raised by taxation.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-25 - Buildings for museum of arts and sciences, etc.; federal grants for community centers

40:60-25. Buildings for museum of arts and sciences, etc.; federal grants for community centers  The governing body may acquire by lease, gift, purchase or condemnation, or erect, maintain and equip such building or buildings as may be suitable for use as a museum of arts and sciences, or as community centers, or as cultural centers, or for public exhibitions, lectures and assemblages, and may conduct such museums, community centers, cultural centers, lectures and public exhibitions, and may also allow the use of such buildings for public assemblages with or without charge being made therefor. In furtherance of any project for the development and maintenance of a community center, or where such community centers are established in furtherance of national defense activities, the governing body is authorized and empowered, without regard to the provisions of any other law, to apply for and receive from the government of the United States or any agency thereof, grants, subsidies and appropriations for the construction and maintenance of such community centers, or for the maintenance of community centers heretofore established. Amended by L.1941, c. 33, p. 103, s. 1; L.1962, c. 86, s. 1, eff. June 18, 1962.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-25.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-25.2 - Lease of land for parking lot

40:60-25.2. Lease of land for parking lot  Any municipality may acquire by lease or leases any land or lands therein, and entrances to and exits from any such lands, for the purpose of making the same available to the public for the parking of vehicles. Any such lease shall be for such period or periods of time and upon such terms and conditions as the governing body of the municipality, by resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of the majority of all the members thereof, shall determine. L.1942, c. 138, p. 427, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-25.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-25.3 - Improvement and maintenance; employees

40:60-25.3. Improvement and maintenance; employees  The governing body of any municipality may provide, by resolution, for the lighting, improvement and maintenance of any lands devoted to the public parking of vehicles, the entrances thereto and exits therefrom, and for the employment of any person or persons thought to be necessary or desirable to act as caretakers, attendants, or to direct traffic therein or otherwise police or patrol any such lands. L.1942, c. 138, p. 428, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-25.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-25.4 - Operating expenses; parking fees

40:60-25.4. Operating expenses; parking fees  The rents and other costs and expenses incident to the improvement, lighting, maintenance and operation of any such public parking areas may be raised by general taxation, but it shall be lawful for the municipality to accept from any person, firm, corporation or association any contribution or donation to be used toward defraying the rents and other costs and expenses incident thereto and to charge any such fee or fees as may, from time to time, be fixed by the governing body of the municipality for the privilege of parking any vehicle therein. L.1942, c. 138, p. 428, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-25.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-25.5 - Liability of municipality for damages

40:60-25.5. Liability of municipality for damages  No municipality shall, by virtue of its operation or maintenance of any such public parking area, be liable in damages to any person, firm, corporation or association for the loss of or for any damage to any vehicle while parked in any such area, or while entering or leaving the same, for the loss of or damage to any article or articles from any vehicle, or for any personal injury which may be sustained while in or upon any such area or the entrances thereto or exits therefrom; provided, however, that this provision shall not be so construed or applied as to relieve the municipality from any liability which may be imposed upon it by law for the negligence of its agents, servants or employees. L.1942, c. 138, p. 428, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-25.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-25.6 - Validation

40:60-25.6. Validation  All leases for the purpose of providing areas for the public parking of vehicles, the acquisition of lands by gift, devise, condemnation or purchase, for such purpose, all expenditures incident thereto for the payment of rents or the cost of lighting, improvement, maintenance, policing or otherwise, and all budget appropriations therefor heretofore made, all municipal bonds heretofore issued, and all ordinances, resolutions, or other proceedings heretofore adopted or taken for any such purpose by any municipality are hereby ratified, confirmed and validated to the same extent as though the same had been made, issued and adopted pursuant to authorization by this act. L.1942, c. 138, p. 429, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-25.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-25.7 - Definitions

40:60-25.7. Definitions  The following terms, wherever used or referred to in this act, shall have the following respective meanings, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (a) "Governing body" shall mean that governmental board or body of a municipality having control or jurisdiction over its financial affairs; (b) "Property exempt from local taxation" or "tax exempt property" shall mean real or personal, or real and personal, property which is exempt from local taxation because the owner of such property enjoys the privilege of exemption from local taxation arising out of a contract with the State which the Legislature cannot abrogate or repeal without the consent of the owner; (c) "Tax exemption" shall mean exemption from local taxation under such a contract with the State; (d) "Owner" shall mean any person, association, copartnership or corporation owning tax exempt property in fee; (e) "Local taxation" shall mean municipal or other local taxation for the direct support of the government of the municipality or for other local purposes. L.1944, c. 206, p. 729, s. 1, eff. April 21, 1944.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-25.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-25.8 - Municipality may purchase property exempt from taxation because of state contract

40:60-25.8. Municipality may purchase property exempt from taxation because of state contract  Any municipality in this State may purchase property exempt from local taxation because the owner enjoys the privilege of exemption from local taxation arising out of a contract with the State which the Legislature cannot abrogate or repeal without the owner's consent, for the purpose of extinguishing in perpetuity, with the owner's consent, the privilege, arising out of such contract with the State, of exemption from local taxation as to the property so acquired and as to any other property then or thereafter owned in the municipality by such owner, successors or assigns. L.1944, c. 206, p. 729, s. 2, eff. April 21, 1944.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-25.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-25.9 - Other property may also be purchased

40:60-25.9. Other property may also be purchased  In order to effect the purchase of the tax exempt property and, with the owner's consent, the extinguishment in perpetuity of the owner's privilege of exemption from local taxation as provided in section one of this act, any municipality purchasing such tax exempt property may also purchase other property of the owner of the tax exempt property whether such other property is located within or without the municipality. L.1944, c. 206, p. 730, s. 3, eff. April 21, 1944.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-25.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-25.10 - Encumbrances

40:60-25.10. Encumbrances  Any municipality purchasing property pursuant to this act, may take such property subject to leases, mortgages, liens, easements, agreements, covenants, servitudes, liabilities or other encumbrances or claims, and may thereafter settle, adjust and discharge any or all of the same upon such terms and conditions as are agreed on by the municipality and other parties in interest. L.1944, c. 206, p. 730, s. 4, eff. April 21, 1944.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-25.11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-25.11 - Appropriations; bonds and notes

40:60-25.11. Appropriations; bonds and notes  For the purpose of financing the acquisition of property pursuant to this act and the settlement, adjustment and discharge of leases, mortgages, liens, easements, agreements, covenants, servitudes, liabilities or other encumbrances or claims, as provided by this act, the municipality may, at one time or from time to time, appropriate money and issue its negotiable bonds, and in anticipation of bonds may issue its negotiable notes, in the manner and mode of procedure provided by the local bond law, constituting sections 40:1-1 to 40:1-88 of the Revised Statutes of the State of New Jersey, except that, if the sum (being not less than five per centum (5%) of the maximum amount of the obligations thereby authorized) which said local bond law requires to be appropriated as a down payment, has not been made available by provision in a previously adopted budget, the municipal bond ordinance may, nevertheless, be finally passed, but, in that event, shall provide that the said sum shall be financed by the issuance of bond anticipation notes which shall mature and be paid in the next ensuing fiscal year. L.1944, c. 206, p. 730, s. 5, eff. April 21, 1944.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-25.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-25.12 - Intent of act; validity of bonds and notes

40:60-25.12. Intent of act; validity of bonds and notes  It is the intent of this act that the power to issue bonds and notes under this act and the validity of the bonds and notes so issued shall not be dependent in any manner on the power to acquire property or to settle, adjust and discharge encumbrances or claims thereon, under this act, or be affected by the validity or regularity of the proceedings therefor, or the authorization thereof, for the financing of which such bonds or notes are issued or are to be issued. L.1944, c. 206, p. 731, s. 6, eff. April 21, 1944.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-25.13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-25.13 - Disposition of property; repairs and maintenance

40:60-25.13. Disposition of property; repairs and maintenance  The governing body of such municipality may apply to public use so much of the property acquired by it hereunder as may be needed for public use, and shall sell and dispose of the property not needed for public use as soon as practicable in the manner or mode of procedure provided by law for the sale of property not needed for public use. Pending such sale and disposition, the municipality may lease, repair and maintain any part of said property in such manner as may be necessary for its preservation. L.1944, c. 206, p. 731, s. 7, eff. April 21, 1944.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-25.14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-25.14 - Surrender of tax exemption

40:60-25.14. Surrender of tax exemption  Any municipality purchasing or intending to purchase tax exempt property as provided in this act, may, by the same or a separate instrument, contract with the owner of such tax exempt property for the surrender and extinguishment in perpetuity, with the owner's consent, of the right or privilege of tax exemption, arising out of the contract with the State; and, in that event, on the consummation of the purchase of such tax exempt property by the municipality, all right or privilege of tax exemption under the contract with the State, of the owner, successors or assigns, shall be extinguished and shall cease and determine, in perpetuity. L.1944, c. 206, p. 731, s. 8, eff. April 21, 1944.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-25.16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-25.16 - Partial invalidity

40:60-25.16. Partial invalidity  The sections and parts of sections included in this act are hereby declared to be independent sections and parts of sections; if any such section or part of section shall be held invalid, such holding shall not affect the remainder of this act, nor the context in which such part of section so held invalid may appear, excepting to the extent that an entire section or part of section may be inseparably connected in meaning and effect with the section or part of section to which such holding shall directly apply. L.1944, c. 206, p. 733, s. 10, eff. April 21, 1944.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-25.17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-25.17 - Inconsistent acts superseded

40:60-25.17. Inconsistent acts superseded  With respect to the subject matter of this act, this act shall supersede any other act or part of act inconsistent with any provision of this act, to the extent of such inconsistency. L.1944, c. 206, p. 733, s. 11, eff. April 21, 1944.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-25.18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-25.18 - Industrial property; management

40:60-25.18. Industrial property; management  In any municipality which shall have heretofore purchased or shall hereafter purchase property pursuant to the provisions of chapters two hundred six or two hundred seven of the laws of one thousand nine hundred and forty-four, and all or a portion of such property is industrial property, the governing body of the municipality, to wit, that governmental board of body of the municipality having control or jurisdiction over its financial affairs, may be resolution authorize the mayor or other chief executive of such municipality to appoint a commission (hereinafter referred to as the "commission" ) to manage, maintain, operate, repair, rehabilitate, sell, lease, and if advisable, improve the industrial and other property so acquired or to be acquired (hereinafter in this act referred to as the "property" ), and to designate a chairman of such commission. L.1946, c. 245, p. 862, s. 1. Amended by L.1947, c. 361, p. 1170, s. 1, eff. June 26, 1947.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:60-25.19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:60-25.19 - Plant management commission; members

40:60-25.19. Plant management commission; members  The commission which shall be called the "Plant Management Commission" of the municipality, shall be composed of five members appointed respectively for terms of one, two, three, four and five years, computed, however from noon of the first day of January in the year in which said appointments are made. The persons to be appointed to the commission shall be qualified to perform the duties and to discharge the responsibilities imposed upon members of the commission by virtue of the provisions of this act. No member, officer, agent, servant or employee of the commission, shall be directly or indirectly concerned in any agreement or contract, or any improvement whatever, to be made under the provisions of this act, nor shall he be directly or indirectly interested in furnishing goods, chattels or properties of any kind whatsoever to or for the commission. Each member of such commission shall, within ten days after his appointment, qualify by taking and subscribing before some person authorized to administer oaths an oath or affirmation faithfully to discharge the duties of his office to the best of his skill and understanding and also give bond to such municipality in the sum of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), to be approved as to form thereof by the counsel or attorney of such municipality and as to the sufficiency thereof by the mayor or other chief executive officer of such municipality, for the faithful discharge of his official duties, which bond shall be filed in the office of the clerk of such municipality. Vacancies in the commission shall be subsequently filed by appointments for a term of five years, except that any vacancy caused by any reason other than the expiration of the term shall be filled for the unexpired term only. Each member of such commission shall be paid an annual salary of five hundred dollars ($500.00) a year, and shall be entitled to reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his official duties. The powers of the commission shall be vested in and exercised by a majority of the members of the commission then in office. The officer of the municipality having power to appoint the commission may remove any member for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office, giving him a copy of the charges against him and an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel in his defense upon not less than ten days' notice. The commission shall hold a public meeting regularly at least once in each month and shall meet at such other times as it may determine necessary. Three members of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of all business. L.1946, c. 245, p. 862, s. 2.