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NJ Rev Stat § 40:68-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68-30 - Vacancies; special election; term

40:68-30. Vacancies; special election; term  Whenever a vacancy occurs, a special election shall be held within the district to fill such vacancy. Any person so elected shall serve for the unexpired term and until a successor is elected. L.1967, c. 184, s. 4, eff. July 27, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68-31 - Petition for nomination

40:68-31. Petition for nomination  Candidates for election for the office of commissioner shall be nominated by petition. Such petition shall be addressed to the clerk of the municipality wherein the district is situate and shall contain the signatures of at least 10 qualified voters, residents of the district, and shall state that they indorse the candidate or candidates named in such petition for a member of the " Beach Erosion Control Commission." The petition shall further state the residence and post-office address of each person so indorsed and shall certify that the person so indorsed is legally qualified to be a member of the Beach Erosion Control Commission. With the petition, the person or persons indorsed therein shall file a certificate stating that he is qualified to be elected a member of the Beach Erosion Control Commission, that he consents to stand as a candidate for such election and that, if elected, he agrees to accept and qualify as a member of such commission. L.1967, c. 184, s. 5, eff. July 27, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68-32 - Verification of petition

40:68-32. Verification of petition  Each petition so filed shall be verified by the oath of one or more of the signers thereof taken and subscribed before a person qualified to administer an oath to the effect that such petition is personally signed by each of the signers thereof, that said signers are, to the best knowledge and belief of the affiant, legally qualified to vote at the ensuing election and that the petition is prepared and filed in absolute good faith for the sole purpose of indorsing the candidate therein named in order to secure his election as a member of the Beach Erosion Control Commission. L.1967, c. 184, s. 6, eff. July 27, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68-33 - Filing of petition

40:68-33. Filing of petition  All such petitions shall be filed at least 15 days before the date of the election for members of the Beach Erosion Control Commission. L.1967, c. 184, s. 7, eff. July 27, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68-34 - Ballots; form and content; advertisement of election

40:68-34. Ballots; form and content; advertisement of election  The ballots for said special election pursuant to section 3 of this act shall be ordered to be printed by the clerk of the municipality wherein the district is located and shall contain a heading "Beach Erosion Control District Election Ballot," followed by the name of the municipality and county wherein the district is located, and shall have printed thereon only the names of the candidates for election as members of the beach erosion control commission. The names of the candidates shall be printed upon the ballot according to the alphabetical order of their surname and the grouping of 2 or more candidates thereon is prohibited. The clerk of the municipality in which the district is located shall cause said special election pursuant to section 3 of this act to be advertised at least 1 week before the holding thereof in some newspaper circulating in said district and shall further cause the notice of said election to be posted in at least 2 public places within the district at least 1 week prior to said election. L.1967, c. 184, s. 8, eff. July 27, 1967. Amended by L.1968, c. 219, s. 2, eff. July 24, 1968.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68-35 - Judge of election; teller; compensation

40:68-35. Judge of election; teller; compensation  The governing body of the municipality wherein the district is located shall at least 10 days prior to such election appoint one person, resident in the municipality, as judge of election and one person to serve as a teller during the election. Such judge of election and teller shall be paid $20 each as compensation for their services in connection with the election. L.1967, c. 184, s. 9, eff. July 27, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68-36 - Registry list; persons entitled to vote

40:68-36. Registry list; persons entitled to vote  The judge of election shall, at least 5 days prior to the election, obtain from the person having them in his charge, the registry list of the preceding general election for the election district or districts encompassing the Beach Erosion Control District and no person shall be permitted to vote at such Beach Erosion Control District election unless his name appears on such registry list. L.1967, c. 184, s. 10, eff. July 27, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68-37 - Polls; hours open; record of persons voting

40:68-37. Polls; hours open; record of persons voting  The polls for the election of said commissioners shall be opened at 2:00 P.M. and shall remain open until 8:00 P.M. of the day fixed for the election. The municipality shall furnish to the judge of elections suitable books in which shall be entered the names and addresses of each person voting within the district. L.1967, c. 184, s. 11, eff. July 27, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68-38 - Counting of votes; certification of results; forwarding to municipal clerk; announcement of results

40:68-38. Counting of votes; certification of results; forwarding to municipal clerk; announcement of results  Immediately after the close of the polls the judge and teller shall proceed forthwith to count the votes for each candidate and shall complete the count without delay or adjournment. The counting shall be open and public but not to such an extent that the number of persons present shall hinder, delay or inconvenience the election officers in counting the ballots and ascertaining the results. The judge and teller shall certify to the correctness of the count and shall forward all ballots and talleys to the clerk of the municipality wherein the district is located. Upon completion of the count of the votes, the judge of election shall announce publicly the result of the election. L.1967, c. 184, s. 12, eff. July 27, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68-39 - Oaths; meeting; election of officers; acts of majority

40:68-39. Oaths; meeting; election of officers; acts of majority  Each commissioner shall, within 1 week after his election, qualify by taking and subscribing before the clerk of such municipality or some other person authorized to administer oaths, an oath faithfully to discharge the duties of his office to the best of his skill and understanding, and shall file the same with the clerk of such municipality. The commissioners shall meet within 2 weeks after their election upon the call of such clerk and immediately select one of their number as president of such commission, one of their number as secretary, and one as treasurer. The acts of a majority shall be the acts of the commission. L.1967, c. 184, s. 13, eff. July 27, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68-40 - Powers

40:68-40. Powers  Every Beach Erosion Control District shall be a public body politic and corporate, constituting a political subdivision of the State and shall have perpetual succession and have the following powers and be authorized to: (1) Adopt and have a common seal and to alter the same at pleasure. (2) To sue and be sued. (3) Prepare the necessary and proper plans and specifications for the construction, replacement or improvement of jetties, bulkheads or other facilities designed to prevent erosion resulting from tidal waters, and to engage in filling or other projects to restore areas previously eroded. (4) Select locations for the erosion control works and determine the size, type and method of construction thereof. (5) Make any necessary estimates of the principal cost of said projects. (6) Enter into the necessary contracts to perform any of the acts authorized by this act. (7) Obtain and exercise such consent or approval as may be necessary from officials or agencies of the Government of the United States or the State of New Jersey. (8) Borrow money and incur indebtedness and issue its negotiable bonds and notes for any of the purposes provided for in this article or for the purpose of funding or refunding its bonds, notes or other indebtedness, and to provide for the rights and securities of the holders of such bonds, notes or other indebtedness. (9) Acquire, hold and dispose of any and all property, real or personal, make and carry out and perform any and all contracts and agreements, execute any and all instruments and do and perform any and all acts and things necessary or convenient in the exercise of the powers especially given in this article or in the performance of the duties required in or undertaken pursuant to this article. (10) Employ such agents or employees as it may deem necessary to carry out the purpose of this act. L.1967, c. 184, s. 14, eff. July 27, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68-42 - Bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness; issuance; limitation

40:68-42. Bonds, notes or other evidence of indebtedness; issuance; limitation  To finance any of the purposes or powers provided for in this act or for the purpose of funding or refunding its bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, the district shall be authorized to issue its bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, provided that the total indebtedness of any such district shall at no time exceed $150,000.00. Except as may be otherwise provided by section 17, the principal and interest of such bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness shall be payable only from moneys raised by general taxation within the district as in this act provided and in connection therewith no municipality, other than a municipality which in accordance with section 17 shall guarantee payment of the principal of and interest on any such bonds, shall incur any indebtedness of any kind or nature or pledge its taxing power or any part thereof in support of such principal and interest. L.1967, c. 184, s. 16, eff. July 27, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68-43 - Guaranty of bonds

40:68-43. Guaranty of bonds  For the purpose of aiding a district in the accomplishment of any of the purposes or powers provided for in this article and in marketing any of its bonds, refunding or other, the municipality in which it is situate may pursuant to ordinance duly adopted by its governing body in the manner provided for adoption of a bond ordinance as provided in the Local Bond Law (N.J.S.A. Title 40A:2 et seq.) and with or without consideration and upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed to by and between the municipality and the district unconditionally guarantee the punctual payment of the principal of and interest on any bonds of the district. Any guaranty of bonds of a district made pursuant to this section shall be evidenced by indorsement thereof or such bonds executed in the name of the municipality and on its behalf by such officer thereof as may be designated in the ordinance authorizing such guaranty and such municipality shall thereupon and thereafter be obligated to pay the principal of and interest on such bonds in the same manner and to the same extent as in the case of bonds issued by it. The principal amount of bonds so guaranteed shall after their issuance be included in the gross debt of such municipality for the purpose of determining the indebtedness of such municipality under or in pursuant to the Local Law. L.1967, c. 184, s. 17, eff. July 27, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68-44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68-44 - Issuance of notes, bonds or other evidence of indebtedness according to Local Bond Law; purchase of bonds by municipality

40:68-44. Issuance of notes, bonds or other evidence of indebtedness according to Local Bond Law; purchase of bonds by municipality  Notes, bonds or other evidence of indebtedness issued by a district shall be issued under and in accordance with the Local Bond Law, chapter 2 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes (R.S. 40A et seq.) except that any bonds sold by such district may be issued for a period of up to but not exceeding 20 years. The municipality wherein the district is situate is authorized to purchase at private sale the bonds of any district at no interest or at such interest rate as may be agreed upon by the commissioners of the district and the governing body of the municipality. L.1967, c. 184, s. 18, eff. July 27, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68-45 - Appropriation of moneys; loans or donations to district

40:68-45. Appropriation of moneys; loans or donations to district  Any municipality wherein a district is situate shall have the power in the discretion of its governing body to appropriate moneys for the purposes of the district and to loan or donate such moneys to the district in such installments and upon such terms as may be agreed upon between such governing body and the commissioners of the district. L.1967, c. 184, s. 19, eff. July 27, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68-46 - Budget; adoption

40:68-46. Budget; adoption  The district commissioners shall adopt a budget for the district which budget shall be prepared and adopted in accordance with the Local Budget Law, chapter 4 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes. Upon adoption of the budget the clerk of the district shall transmit a certified copy of its budget to the municipal assessor of the municipality in which the district is situate, who shall assess the money required to be raised in the budget upon the taxable properties in the district in the same manner as municipal taxes are assessed and the said money shall be assessed, levied and collected at the same time and in the same manner as other municipal taxes. L.1967, c. 184, s. 20, eff. July 27, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68-47 - Payment of moneys to district treasurer

40:68-47. Payment of moneys to district treasurer  The tax collector of the municipality in which the district is situate shall pay over all money collected by him which shall have been assessed in accordance with the provisions of this act to the treasurer of the district. L.1967, c. 184, s. 21, eff. July 27, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68-48 - District contracts

40:68-48. District contracts  a. The district shall award no contract or agreement for the purposes provided for in this act exceeding in amount the sum of $7,500.00 or the amount determined pursuant to subsection b. of this section, without advertisement for bids, which shall be opened publicly and and an award made to the lowest responsible bidder, with power in the district to reject any or all bids.  b. The Governor, in consultation with the Department of the Treasury, shall, no later than March 1 of each odd-numbered year, adjust the threshold amount set forth in subsection a. of this section, or subsequent to 1985 the threshold amount resulting from any adjustment under this subsection or section 17 of P.L. 1985, c. 469, in direct proportion to the rise or fall of the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers in the New York City and the Philadelphia areas as reported by the United States Department of Labor. The Governor shall, no later than June 1 of each odd-numbered year, notify the authority of the adjustment. The adjustment shall become effective on July 1 of each odd-numbered year.  L. 1967, c. 184, s. 22, eff. July 27, 1967. Amended by L. 1985, c. 469, s. 12, eff. Jan. 16, 1986.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68-49 - Annual audit

40:68-49. Annual audit  It shall be the duty of every Beach Erosion Control Commission created pursuant to this act to cause an annual audit of the accounts of the commission to be made and filed with the commission, and for this purpose the commission shall employ a registered municipal accountant of New Jersey or a certified public accountant of New Jersey. The audit shall be completed and filed with the commission within 4 months after the close of the fiscal year of the commission and a certified duplicate copy thereof shall be filed with the Director of the Division of Local Government in the Department of the Treasury and the municipal clerk of the municipality in which the district is situate within 5 days after the original report is filed with the commission. L.1967, c. 184, s. 23, eff. July 27, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68-50 - Dissolution of district; debts and obligations; property; resolution as evidence

40:68-50. Dissolution of district; debts and obligations; property; resolution as evidence  The governing body of the township which has created a beach erosion district pursuant to this act by resolution dissolves such district if either (1) such district has no debts or obligations outstanding, or (2) all creditors or other obligees of the district have consented to said resolution. In the event that there are debts wherein the township has passed a resolution dissolving a beach erosion district, the township is permitted to assume and pay the debts and obligations of the district. A copy of said resolution, certified by the clerk of the township, shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State and the office of the Division of Local Government and the Department of the Treasury. Upon proof of such filing and upon proof either that said beach erosion district had no debts or obligations outstanding at the time of the adoption of such resolution or that all creditors or other obligees of the beach erosion district have consented to such resolution, the beach erosion district shall be conclusively deemed to have been lawfully and properly dissolved. Therefore, all right, title and interest in and to the property of the beach erosion district shall be vested in the township, except that any particular property shall vest in any other governmental unit or person if the terms of any lease or any other agreement of the beach erosion district with respect thereto shall so provide. A copy of any such certified resolution, duly certified by or on behalf of the Secretary of State shall be admissible in evidence and in action or proceeding it shall be conclusive evidence of due and proper adoption and filing thereof as aforesaid. L.1967, c. 184, s. 24, eff. July 27, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68-51 - Partial invalidity

40:68-51. Partial invalidity  If any section or sections of this act or any provision thereof shall be declared to be unconstitutional, invalid or inoperative in whole or in part, such section or provision shall, to the extent that it is not unconstitutional, invalid or inoperative be enforced and effectuated and no such determination shall be deemed to invalidate or make ineffectual the remaining provisions of the sections of this act. L.1967, c. 184, s. 25, eff. July 27, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68-52 - Removal of district members; grounds; hearing

40:68-52. Removal of district members; grounds; hearing  A member of the beach erosion district may be removed by the governing body of the township for incapacity, inefficiency or neglect of duty, or misconduct in office or other disqualifying cause, and after shall be given a copy of the charges against him and not sooner than 10 days after, be afforded opportunity for a hearing in person or by counsel by such governing body with respect to such charges. L.1967, c. 184, s. 26, eff. July 27, 1967.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68A-1 - Short title

40:68A-1. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "port authorities law." L.1948, c. 349, p. 1380, s. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1948.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68A-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68A-2 - Declaration of public interest and policy of state

40:68A-2. Declaration of public interest and policy of state  It is hereby declared to be in the public interest and to be the policy of the State to foster and promote by all reasonable means the welfare of the citizens thereof by the proper establishment and development of port facilities of the State. L.1948, c. 349, p. 1380, s. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1948.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:68A-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:68A-6 - Acquisition of property

40:68A-6. Acquisition of property  Every port authority is hereby authorized and directed, subject to the limitations of this act, to acquire, in its own name but for the local unit or units, by purchase, gift, condemnation or otherwise, and, notwithstanding the provisions of any charter, ordinance or resolution of any county or municipality to the contrary, to construct, maintain, operate and use such plants, works, structures, property and conveyances, as in the judgment of the port authority will provide an effective and satisfactory method for promoting the purposes of the port authority. L.1948, c. 349, p. 1386, s. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1948.