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NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-3 - Records of municipal incorporations after March 28, 1930

40:43-3. Records of municipal incorporations after March 28, 1930  The clerk of every county shall, at the expense of the municipality filing the same, record at length in appropriate books in his office to be designated "municipal incorporation records" , the result of any election held after March twenty-eighth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty, on the question of the adoption of any act of municipal incorporation, the consolidation of any municipalities or change of corporate name as well as all papers relating to the incorporation, consolidation, or change of name, of any municipality, when filed in the office of the county clerk.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-4 - Petition for; referendum

40:43-4. Petition for; referendum  Whenever a petition praying for the change of name of any municipality and specifying the name proposed for adoption shall be signed by at least 30% of the legal voters therein who voted at the last preceding general election, and be filed in the office of the clerk of such municipality, such proposed change of name shall be submitted to the voters at the first general election occurring in such municipality not less than 60 days after the filing of such petition, or at a special election, as shall be determined by resolution of the governing body, to be held in the municipality not less than 60 days after the filing of such petition. The clerk of such municipality shall advertise that said change of name will be voted upon at such election in the same manner as municipal elections are advertised, and the question of the change of name shall be printed upon the ballots and voted upon at such election in accordance with the general laws relating to elections, except that the governing body may conduct a special election at the same hours and polling places used in the most recent school election held in accordance with N.J.S. 18A:14-1 et seq. Amended by L.1981, c. 169, s. 1, eff. June 18, 1981.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-5 - Adoption of changed name; copies filed

40:43-5. Adoption of changed name; copies filed  If a majority of the votes cast upon such question at such election shall be in favor of the change of name, such name shall thereupon be so changed and the name adopted shall become the official title of the municipality. The clerk of the municipality shall forthwith record in the official minutes the result of the election thereupon, and shall cause a certified copy of such minutes to be filed and recorded in the office of the clerk of the county in which such municipality is situated, and shall also file in the office of the secretary of state a certified statement showing the change of the name and the new name so adopted.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-6 - Effect of change on charter; ordinances

40:43-6. Effect of change on charter; ordinances  All the provisions of any charter of any such municipality, except so much as refers to the name, and all ordinances, resolutions and official acts ordained, passed or executed by such municipality, shall remain legal and of full force and effect; and all provisions, ordinances, resolutions and official acts thereafter ordained, passed or executed under the new name of such municipality, shall be legal and of full force and effect as if passed, ordained or executed under the former name of such municipality.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-7 - Actions and liabilities unaffected

40:43-7. Actions and liabilities unaffected  No suit brought by or against any such municipality shall abate by reason of the change of such corporate title, nor shall the liability of such municipality, or of any person to such municipality, on any contracts or otherwise, be affected by reason thereof.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-8 - Corporate title shortened

40:43-8. Corporate title shortened  The governing body of every municipality may by resolution shorten the corporate title thereof by striking therefrom any such words as "the mayor and common council of" or "the mayor and aldermen of" , so that the corporate title of such municipality shall thereafter be " " (specify class, i.e.--city, town, borough, et cetera) of " " (specify name of municipality).
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-9 - When effective; actions and liabilities unaffected; resolution published

40:43-9. When effective; actions and liabilities unaffected; resolution published  Upon the filing in the office of the secretary of state of any such resolution passed by any such board or body, the corporate title of such municipality shall be changed as designated in such resolution. No suit brought by or against such municipality shall abate by reason of the change of such corporate title, nor shall the liability of such municipality, or of any person to such municipality, on any contract or otherwise, be affected by reason thereof. A copy of such resolution shall be printed with the public laws next issued after the filing of such resolution.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-9.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-9.1 - No proceedings for new charter or form of government while other proceedings pending

40:43-9.1. No proceedings for new charter or form of government while other proceedings pending  Notwithstanding the provisions of any other general or special law, no petition for submission of the question of adopting a new or different municipal charter or form of government may be filed, nor shall any referendum election be held, while other proceedings are pending pursuant to any law or referendum act for the adoption of a municipal charter or part thereof or for incorporation thereunder. L.1950, c. 212, p. 530, s. 2, eff. June 8, 1950.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-10 - Acquisition of property and liabilities; apportionment

40:43-10. Acquisition of property and liabilities; apportionment  Whenever any municipality may be hereafter created or incorporated, it shall have and own all the property, assets and liens which at the time of its creation or incorporation belonged to or were vested in any municipality existing within its limits, and a proportionate amount of the property, assets and liens belonging to any municipality, any portion of whose territory is included within its limits; it shall also be liable to pay the bonded and other indebtedness of any municipality which before its creation or incorporation existed within its limits, and a proportionate amount of the bonded or other indebtedness of any municipality, a portion of the territory of which was included therein. The said proportionate amount of said property, assets and liens, and said proportionate amount of said bonded and other indebtedness, shall be ascertained in the manner hereinafter provided.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-11 - Officers continued; new government established

40:43-11. Officers continued; new government established  The officers of any municipality, any portion of which shall be included within the newly created municipality, who shall hold office at the time of such creation or incorporation, shall, until the organization of the governing body of such newly created municipality, continue to perform the duties and possess the powers imposed upon or given to them by law within their respective municipalities, notwithstanding the creation or incorporation of such new municipality. On the first Monday following the first election of officers held within the newly created municipality, the terms of office of the officers of any municipality, the whole of which shall be included within the limits of such newly created municipality, shall thereupon cease and be terminated, and said officers shall forthwith deliver over to the governing body of such newly created municipality immediately after their qualification, all books, papers, assets and property of every kind and description belonging to the said old municipality.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-12 - Substitution of parties in legal action

40:43-12. Substitution of parties in legal action  The new municipality shall be substituted, on its own application, as party plaintiff or defendant in any suit pending in any court of law or equity, by or against such old municipality.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-13 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-13 - Taxes and assessments; enforcement and collection

40:43-13. Taxes and assessments; enforcement and collection  All taxes and assessments theretofore levied by any municipality lying wholly within such newly created municipality, and all taxes and assessments which may have been set over and apportioned to the newly created municipality as hereinafter provided, shall be valid and effectual as if originally levied and assessed by the officers of the said newly created municipality. The governing body of said newly created municipality is authorized to do and perform all necessary acts to confirm and make effectual said taxes and assessments, and shall have the same rights for the enforcement and collection thereof as if the same had been levied and assessed by the proper authority of the newly created municipality.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-14 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-14 - Election districts; election procedure

40:43-14. Election districts; election procedure  On the filing with the county clerk of a copy of the act of incorporation of such newly created municipality, certified under the hand and seal of the secretary of state, the county board of elections of the county in which such newly created municipality is located, upon the application of any legal voter in such municipality, shall prescribe and define the boundaries of such election districts as may, in their opinion, be necessary in said municipality, and said board shall also appoint the time, place or places, and determine the manner of holding the first election within the newly created municipality for the election of officers therein, and the time or times, place or places, and the manner of registering the voters for such election. Said election shall be held and conducted in accordance with the general law relating to elections in this state. Said county board of elections shall act in the place of all municipal officers and shall perform all the duties imposed by law upon municipal clerks and other officers, and also any and all other acts for the holding of said election of municipal officers in such municipality according to law. The statement of the result of said first election duly certified by the county board of elections, shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the county within five days after such election. The reasonable cost of the booths or compartments, the preparation of registry or poll lists, and the conduct and holding of said election as above provided, shall be borne by the newly created municipality. All acts and proceedings of the county board of election under the authority of this subtitle, shall be by resolution, a copy of which, duly certified under their hands, shall forthwith, after the adoption of the same, be filed in the office of the clerk of the county in which the newly created municipality is located.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-15 - Division into wards

40:43-15. Division into wards  If the newly created municipality be one that is, by the general laws governing it, required to be divided into wards, the county board of elections shall have all the power of a governing body and shall take the necessary proceedings to have the same so divided, in the first instance, in the manner provided in this subtitle.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-16 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-16 - Organization of newly elected officers

40:43-16. Organization of newly elected officers  On the first Monday after the filing of the result of said election in the office of the clerk of the county, those who were elected members of the governing body shall assemble in some convenient place, and after each member thereof has duly qualified and taken his oath of office, they shall proceed to organize in the manner provided by law. All other officers chosen at said first election shall qualify within five days thereafter.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-17 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-17 - Joint committee to divide property; appointment

40:43-17. Joint committee to divide property; appointment  If the newly created municipality includes a portion of any other municipality, the governing body of the newly created municipality shall forthwith appoint from among its members a committee of three, and a like committee shall be appointed by the governing bodies of each of the municipalities a portion of which has been included in the newly created municipality. The committees together shall be termed a joint committee, but no such joint committee shall function in case any of the municipalities shall proceed to have commissioners appointed under the provisions of section 40:43-21 of this title.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-18 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-18 - Joint meeting; property and indebtedness apportioned

40:43-18. Joint meeting; property and indebtedness apportioned  Whenever a joint committee is created as provided by section 40:43-17 of this title the governing body of the newly created municipality shall appoint a time and place for a meeting of said joint committee, and shall give at least ten days' written notice thereof to the presiding officer and clerk of each of the governing bodies of the municipalities a portion of which has been taken by the newly created municipality. At the appointed time and place said joint committee shall meet, and shall then and there, or as soon thereafter as may be, proceed to appraise, state an account of, allot and divide between such newly created municipality and such other municipalities, all the moneys on hand, property, assets and liens of every kind, and all the indebtedness of such municipalities, in the proportion that the taxable property within the portion of any municipality so taken shall bear to the whole taxable property of said municipality as the same was before such portion was taken. Such apportionment shall be based upon the last abstract of ratables made for the purpose of levying taxes in each of the municipalities a portion of which has been included in the newly created municipality. Any real estate belonging to any old municipality, acquired and held for public use, shall be and remain the property of the municipality within whose limits it may lie after separation as aforesaid, and any indebtedness then existing which had been incurred for or on account of said property shall be or become the indebtedness of the municipality within whose limits the property may then be, and neither said property nor said indebtedness shall be included or taken into account in making the apportionment and division provided for herein.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-19 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-19 - Quorum; procedure; clerk appointed

40:43-19. Quorum; procedure; clerk appointed  In effecting such division a decision of a majority of those present of the committee of said newly created municipality concurred in by a majority of those present of the committee of the municipality the assets and debts of which are being divided, shall be final and conclusive. The members of the committees of other municipalities present for the purpose of making such division shall have no voice therein. If any member of any of said committees fails to attend such meeting, or any adjourned meeting, the other members thereof who may be present may act. A minority of the whole number of such joint committee may adjourn any meeting from time to time, not exceeding one week. The joint committee shall appoint a clerk from their own number who shall keep a record of their proceedings and shall certify to each municipality affected the apportionment of assets and debts made.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-20 - Joint committee; powers; subpoenas

40:43-20. Joint committee; powers; subpoenas  The joint committee shall have power to take testimony, issue subpoenas, compel the attendance of any of the officers of any of the municipalities affected, compel the production of all books and papers relating to the subject matter under consideration, and to administer oaths to any person appearing before the committee to testify. Its subpoenas, shall be enforceable, and misconduct of a witness may be dealt with, in the manner provided by the County and Municipal Investigations Law (1952). Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 684, s. 151, eff. March 19, 1953.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-21 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-21 - Commissioners appointed where no agreement reached

40:43-21. Commissioners appointed where no agreement reached  40:43-21. If the joint committee shall be unable to agree upon a division of the assets or debts of said municipalities, or in case any of the municipalities desires to have such allotment and division made by commissioners, the governing body of any of the municipalities may apply to a judge of the Superior Court for the appointment of three disinterested persons as commissioners, who shall make the above appraisal and apportionment in the manner hereinbefore provided; and their determination in writing, signed by any two of them, shall be binding and conclusive upon each of the municipalities. The commissioners shall receive such compensation for their services as the judge shall by order determine, to be paid by the municipalities equally.  Amended 1953,c.37,s.152; 1991,c.91,s.384.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-21.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-21.1 - Refunding pro rata share of indebtedness

40:43-21.1. Refunding pro rata share of indebtedness  When two or more municipalities have been created prior to May second, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six, within the limits of a former municipality and the bonded indebtedness of said former municipality shall have been apportioned among the newly created municipalities in accordance with this article, and one or more but not all of such newly created municipalities shall desire to retire or refund any or all of the indebtedness so allocated to it or them by payment of the same or by the issuance of new bonds in discharge thereof, such municipality or municipalities may pay said allocated proportion of such indebtedness or refund all or any part thereof including interest accrued thereon by the issuance of new bonds under the provisions of any law of this state permitting the issuance of refunding bonds, provided the holders of the outstanding obligations of said former municipality shall agree to accept part payment thereof either in cash or in refunding bonds of the municipalities desiring to refund their respective shares of said obligations. As evidence of the receipt of payment on account of the principal of and interest on the outstanding obligations, the registered holders thereof shall execute a release which shall be stamped on each such obligation and which shall be in such form as shall have been approved by the governing body of the municipality. No payment shall be made or any refunding bond issued on account of any such outstanding obligations except to the registered holders of such obligations. Upon the above-mentioned release being duly executed by the registered holder of the outstanding obligation, such municipality or municipalities so released shall be relieved and discharged of any and all further liability in respect to the principal of and interest on each said outstanding obligation.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-22 - Dissolution of municipality

40:43-22. Dissolution of municipality  Whenever any municipality shall be dissolved under any special or general law, and shall then become or be made a part of any other municipality, or shall have its territory divided among several municipalities, the municipality of which it becomes a part, if it becomes a part of any one municipality, shall have and possess all its property, assets and liens, and shall be found by an charged with the payment of all its indebtedness or obligations for the payment of money, or otherwise. Where the municipality becomes a part of, or its territory is divided among several municipalities, apportionment shall be made of said assets, property, liens, debts, obligations and other liabilities, in the manner hereinbefore provided in case of the creation of a new municipality.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-23 - Officers of old municipality residing in new municipality; how affected

40:43-23. Officers of old municipality residing in new municipality; how affected  If a newly created municipality shall include a part of another municipality, any officer thereof residing within the limits of the newly created municipality shall hold his office and perform the duties thereof until the next general election is held for the election of officers within the old municipality, at which time some other person residing in the remaining part of said municipality shall be elected in his place whether the term of office for which he was originally elected has expired or not. Amended by L.1953, c. 37, p. 685, s. 153, eff. March 19, 1953.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-24 - Special acts repealed on incorporation; rights thereunder unaffected

40:43-24. Special acts repealed on incorporation; rights thereunder unaffected  Any charter or special act in force within any municipality, any portion of which shall be included within such newly created municipality, shall be of no further effect within such newly created municipality, and as to it, shall be deemed to be, from the time of its incorporation, repealed, but, such repeal shall not operate to affect any rights which shall have been acquired under or by said charter or special act.