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NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-104.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-104.1 - Residency requirements for employees of municipality operating certain water system.

40:62-104.1 Residency requirements for employees of municipality operating certain water system.  2. Any ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, order, or directive establishing, as may be permitted by law, a residency requirement for employees of a municipality operating a water system that serves more than one municipality shall provide that any person employed or to be hired by the municipality in relation to the operation of its water system may reside within any municipality served by the water system, and shall further provide that a non-resident of the municipalities served by the water system may be hired if the municipality is unable to hire a qualified resident. Any provision of an ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, order, or directive to the contrary shall be void and have no force or effect. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting a municipality from employing or hiring a non-resident of the municipalities served by its water system if no residency requirement is established. L.2019, c.231, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105 - Necessary powers conferred

40:62-105. Necessary powers conferred  The municipality and the party so supplying water, their officers, agents or servants, shall have the necessary rights and powers to carry out the provisions of sections 40:62-96 to 40:62-104 of this title.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.1 - Water commissioners; election; to perform duties exercised by township committee

40:62-105.1. Water commissioners; election; to perform duties exercised by township committee  In any township wherein a water district has been established pursuant to section 40:62-96 et seq. of the Revised Statutes, the township committee may by ordinance provide for the election of water commissioners and said commissioners shall succeed to the duties presently exercised by the township committee together with such other duties as are herein contained. L.1951, c. 280, p. 954, s. 1, eff. June 25, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.2 - Commissioners to be body corporate; name; general powers

40:62-105.2. Commissioners to be body corporate; name; general powers  The commissioners thereof and their successors shall be a body corporate to be known by the name of "the commissioners of water district number , in the township of , and county of ," and shall have power to hold, purchase, lease and convey, in their corporate name, such real and personal estate as the purposes of the corporation shall require; to make and use a common seal; to sue and be sued; and shall have all other corporate power necessary for carrying out the powers hereinafter in this chapter conferred. L.1951, c. 280, p. 954, s. 2, eff. June 25, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.3 - Determination of amount to be raised for ensuing year; election of water commissioners

40:62-105.3. Determination of amount to be raised for ensuing year; election of water commissioners  On the third Saturday in February after the creation of any such district the legal voters thereof shall meet and determine the amount of money to be raised for the ensuing year, and elect a board of water commissioners, to consist of five persons resident in such district. L.1951, c. 280, p. 954, s. 3, eff. June 25, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.4 - Terms of members of board of water commissioners

40:62-105.4. Terms of members of board of water commissioners  At the first meeting of the board of water commissioners elected in any newly created district the members of the board shall divide themselves by lot into three classes; the term of the two members composing the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the first year; the term of the two members composing the second class shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year, and the term of the one member composing the third class shall be vacated at the expiration of the third year, so that after the first election two members of the board of water commissioners shall be elected annually, except every third year when but one member shall be elected, all of whom shall hold office for three years and until their successors are elected. L.1951, c. 280, p. 954, s. 4, eff. June 25, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.5 - Vacancies

40:62-105.5. Vacancies  Whenever a vacancy occurs the board may elect a member to fill the vacancy until the next succeeding election at which time the voters of such district shall elect some person resident therein to fill such vacancy for the unexpired term only. L.1951, c. 280, p. 955, s. 5, eff. June 25, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.6 - Annual election in water districts

40:62-105.6. Annual election in water districts  An election shall be held annually in each water district on the third Saturday in February at which the legal voters shall elect members of the board of water commissioners to fill the offices of those whose terms expire in such year, determine the amount of money to be raised for the ensuing year, and vote upon any other proposition submitted to such voters according to law. L.1951, c. 280, p. 955, s. 6, eff. June 25, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.7 - Nomination of candidates for members of board

40:62-105.7. Nomination of candidates for members of board  Candidates to be voted for at the regular water district election for members of the board of water commissioners shall be nominated directly by petition. L.1951, c. 280, p. 955, s. 7, eff. June 25, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.8 - Nominating petition; certificate of person indorsed

40:62-105.8. Nominating petition; certificate of person indorsed  Such petition shall be addressed to the clerk of the board of water commissioners and shall set forth that the signers thereof are qualified voters of the water district in which they reside and for which they desire to nominate the candidate, that they indorse the candidate named in such petition for member of the board of water commissioners, and that they request that the name of the person so indorsed be printed upon the official ballot to be used at the ensuing election. 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 elected a member of the board of water commissioners. With the petition the person indorsed therein shall file a certificate stating that he is qualified to be elected a member of the board of water commissioners, that he consents to stand as a candidate for election, and that, if elected, he agrees to accept and qualify as a member of such body. L.1951, c. 280, p. 955, s. 8, eff. June 25, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.9 - One candidate's name on petition; number of petitions

40:62-105.9. One candidate's name on petition; number of petitions  No petition shall contain the names of more than one candidate so indorsed. The names of all the persons indorsing the same candidate need not be signed to a single petition. Any number of petitions of the same purport may be filed, but in the aggregate there shall be signed the names of at least ten persons. L.1951, c. 280, p. 956, s. 9, eff. June 25, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.10 - Verification of petition

40:62-105.10. Verification of petition  Each of the petitions 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 signed in their own proper handwriting 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 board of water commissioners. L.1951, c. 280, p. 956, s. 10, eff. June 25, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.11 - Filing of petition

40:62-105.11. Filing of petition  Such petition shall be filed at least five days before the date of the annual election for members of the board of water commissioners. L.1951, c. 280, p. 956, s. 11, eff. June 25, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.12 - Defective nominating petitions

40:62-105.12. Defective nominating petitions  If any petition requesting that the name of the person so indorsed be printed upon the official ballot shall be found to be defective, the clerk of the board of water commissioners shall forthwith notify the candidate so indorsed, setting forth the nature of such defect and the date when the ballots will be printed, and the candidate indorsed on such defective petition shall be permitted to amend such petition either in form or substance so as to remedy such defect, at any time prior to the date set for the printing of such ballots. L.1951, c. 280, p. 956, s. 12, eff. June 25, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.13 - Ballots; arrangement of candidate's names

40:62-105.13. Ballots; arrangement of candidate's names  The names of the candidates shall be printed upon the official ballot according to the alphabetical order of their surnames and the grouping of two or more candidates upon any ballot to be used for the election of members of the board of water commissioners is hereby prohibited. L.1951, c. 280, p. 957, s. 13, eff. June 25, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.14 - Ballots, specifications

40:62-105.14. Ballots, specifications  14. Each ballot shall have at the top thereof a coupon at least one inch deep extending across the ballot above a perforated line. The coupons shall be numbered consecutively from one to the number of ballots prepared for use in such election. Upon the coupon and above the perforated line shall be the words "To be torn off by the judge of election" and "Fold to this line." Below the perforated line shall be printed the words "Water district election ballot," below which and extending across the ballot in one or more lines shall be the corporate name of the water district, the date of the election, and if the district be divided into two or more polling places the number, name or other mark or designation to distinguish the said polling place, and the printed facsimile signature of the clerk of the board of water commissioners. The heading shall be set apart from the body of the ballot by a heavy diagram rule. Below this rule shall be printed the following directions instructing the voter how to indicate his choice for the person for whom he may desire to vote and stating the maximum number of candidates he may vote for: "To vote for any person whose name appears on this ballot mark a cross (x), plus (+) or check ( ) mark with ink or pencil in the place or square at the left of the name of such person." Below these instructions shall be printed a heavy diagram rule below which shall be printed such directions to the voter as may be necessary as "Vote for one," or "Vote for two," or a greater number as the case may be, immediately after which shall be printed the names of the candidates duly nominated by petition. The names of the candidates shall be printed as they appear signed to the certificate of acceptance, but no candidate who shall have failed to file a certificate of acceptance shall have his name printed upon the ballot. The same size and style of type shall be used in printing the name of each candidate; but between the names of the candidates shall be printed a heavy diagram rule and the space between each of the rules shall be exactly equal. Immediately after the space allotted to the names of candidates there shall be as many ruled blank spaces as there are members to be voted for. Immediately to the left and on the same line with the name of each candidate and blank space there shall be printed a square the same size of type in which the name of the candidate is printed, which type shall, in no case, be larger than twenty-four point.  L.1951,c.280,s.14; amended 1994,c.77,s.17.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.15 - Form of ballot

40:62-105.15. Form of ballot  15. The following is an illustration of the form of ballot: No............ To be torn off by the Judge of Election. Fold to this line.................................................................. WATER DISTRICT ELECTION BALLOT Water District No. 1 Township of Webster, Warren County February 14, 1926Polling District No. 1 John Henry Doe, Unexcelled Fire House. Clerk. To vote for any person whose name appears on this ballot mark a cross (X), plus (+) or check ( ) mark with ink or pencil in the place or square at the left of the name of such person.  For membership to Board of Water Commissioner-- Full Term. Vote for Two. [ ] Rutherford B. Fallon. [ ] William F. Seibel. [ ] James A. Stephens. [ ] Thomas Templeton. [ ] [ ] For membership to Board of Water Commissioners-- Unexpired One-Year Term. Vote for One. [ ] Francis R. Loori. [ ] Arthur H. Patterson. [ ]sing as much of the form as may be applicable to the current water district election and extending the same to provide for cases not herein specified.  L.1951,c.280,s.15; amended 1994,c.77,s.18.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.16 - Paper on which ballots to be printed

40:62-105.16. Paper on which ballots to be printed  The ballots shall be printed on plain white paper uniform in size and quality and of such thickness that the printing thereon cannot be distinguished from the back of the paper and without any mark, device or figure on the front or back thereof except as provided in this chapter. L.1951, c. 280, p. 960, s. 16, eff. June 25, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.17 - Registry list of preceding general election; persons becoming of age after preceding general election

40:62-105.17. Registry list of preceding general election; persons becoming of age after preceding general election  The clerk of the board of water commissioners shall at least seven days before the holding of such election obtain, from the person having them in charge, the registry list of the preceding general election for the municipality or municipalities, or election districts, comprised within such water district, and no person shall be permitted to vote at such water district election unless his name appears on such registry list, except that any person who shall have become of age since the preceding general election, and shall be otherwise possessed of all the qualifications which would entitle such person to vote in any general election, shall, upon application to the clerk of the board of water commissioners at least two days prior to the holding of such water district election be entitled to vote in said water district election. Should any person so mentioned in this section make application as aforesaid the clerk of the board of water commissioners shall compile separately a register of such applicants and the list so compiled shall have the same effect for the purposes of such election as the registry list of the preceding general election and a person whose name appears thereon shall be entitled to vote at such water district election as if his name had appeared on the registry list of the preceding general election. L.1951, c. 280, p. 960, s. 17, eff. June 25, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.18 - Advertisement of election

40:62-105.18. Advertisement of election  The clerk of the board of water commissioners shall cause the election to be advertised at least one week before the holding thereof in some newspaper circulating in said water district. L.1951, c. 280, p. 960, s. 18, eff. June 25, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.19 - Polling places

40:62-105.19. Polling places  Upon petition of twenty-five or more voters duly submitted at least twenty days prior to the date of the election the board of water commissioners may divide the water district into two or more polling places for the purpose of holding said elections. L.1951, c. 280, p. 960, s. 19, eff. June 25, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.20 - Opening and closing of polls; books for names of voters

40:62-105.20. Opening and closing of polls; books for names of voters  The polls for the election shall be opened at such time as the board of water commissioners may designate, between the hours of two and nine post meridian, and shall remain open at least one hour or as much longer as may be necessary to poll the vote of the district. The board of water commissioners shall furnish suitable books in which shall be entered the names and addresses of each person voting within each of the municipalities, and no person shall vote at such election except as provided in section seventeen of this Title. L.1951, c. 280, p. 961, s. 20.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.21 - Proclamation of opening of election; judge and tellers

40:62-105.21. Proclamation of opening of election; judge and tellers  The board of water commissioners before they receive any vote shall make public proclamation by the chairman or the clerk of the opening of the election and of their readiness to receive the vote of the voters. A judge of elections and two tellers shall be elected by those present and thereupon the election shall be opened and the balloting shall continue without recess in accordance with the instructions printed upon the ballots used in such election and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter until the hour of closing. L.1951, c. 280, p. 961, s. 21, eff. June 25, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.22 - Counting of votes

40:62-105.22. Counting of votes  Immediately after the close of the polls the judge and tellers 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 result. The judge and tellers shall fill out and certify to the correctness of the count and shall forward all ballots and tallies to the clerk of the board of water commissioners. L.1951, c. 280, p. 961, s. 22, eff. June 25, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.23 - Announcement of results of election

40:62-105.23. Announcement of results of election  After the canvass of votes has been completed the judge of the election shall announce publicly the result of the election. L.1951, c. 280, p. 961, s. 23, eff. June 25, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.24 - Appropriations voted on, form of question

40:62-105.24. Appropriations voted on, form of question  24. All appropriations to be voted upon at such water district election or any other proposition or question that may be required shall be placed upon the ballot immediately following the names of the candidates for election to the board of water commissioners in the following form:  Yes. (Question to be voted on.) No. If the voter makes a cross (X), plus (+) or check ( ) mark in ink or pencil in the square of the left of and opposite the word "Yes," it shall be counted as a vote in favor of said proposition.  If the voter shall make a cross (X), plus (+) or check ( ) mark in ink or pencil in the square to the left of and opposite the word "No," it shall be counted as a vote against such proposition. If no such mark shall be made in the square to the left of and opposite either the word "Yes" or "No," it shall not be counted as a vote either for or against such proposition.  L.1951,c.280,s.24; amended 1994,c.77,s.19.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:62-105.25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:62-105.25 - Payment of taxes

40:62-105.25. Payment of taxes  a. The board of water commissioners shall certify the amount of money voted at the annual district meeting to the assessor of the township in which said district is situate, who, except as provided in subsection b. of this section, shall assess said money on the inhabitants of said district and their estates and taxable property therein in the same manner as township taxes are assessed and the money shall be assessed, levied and collected at the same time and in the same manner as other township taxes.  The collector or treasurer of the township in which said district is situate shall pay over all moneys so assessed to the treasurer or custodian of funds of said water district one-half on or before July 1 in the year for which said taxes are levied and the other half on or before January 1 of the following year, to be held and expended for the purpose of providing and maintaining means for supplying water in such district.  b. Property within the water district shall be exempt from the assessment authorized in subsection a. of this section if:  (1) The water supplied by the water district is not reasonably available to the owner of the property; and  (2) Prior to each annual assessment the board of water commissioners determines that the exemption would not adversely affect the ability of the water district to meet principal reduction and interest payments on outstanding bonds issued thereby.  L. 1951, c. 280, p. 962, s. 25, eff. June 25, 1951. Amended by L. 1985, c. 191, s. 3, eff. June 20, 1985.