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NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-25 - Real estate includes sewers; indebtedness for; neither considered in apportionment

40:43-25. Real estate includes sewers; indebtedness for; neither considered in apportionment  The term "real estate" , as used in this article, includes all sewer or other improvements of a public nature so lying entirely within the limits of the newly created municipality; and any indebtedness existing at the time of the creation of said new municipality, incurred for or on account of said sewer, or other improvements of a public nature, shall be and remain the indebtedness of the municipality within whose territory such sewer or other improvement lies, and be its property; and neither said sewer or other public improvement, nor said indebtedness, shall be included or taken into account in making the apportionment and division herein provided for.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-25.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-25.1 - Newly created municipalities may adopt by reference ordinances of municipality of which it was a part

40:43-25.1. Newly created municipalities may adopt by reference ordinances of municipality of which it was a part  The governing body of a newly created municipality may enact within two years after its formation an ordinance or ordinances adopting by reference the provisions of any ordinance or ordinances of the municipality of which it was a part, and the ordinance or ordinances so adopted by reference shall have the same effect within the new municipality as it or they theretofore had in the municipality of which it formed a part. L.1951, c. 299, p. 1080, s. 1, eff. July 13, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-25.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-25.2 - Adoption of ordinances by reference; procedure

40:43-25.2. Adoption of ordinances by reference; procedure  All provisions of law relating to the adoption, approval and advertisement of ordinances generally shall apply to the ordinance or ordinances adopting such ordinance or ordinances by reference; but it shall not be necessary to publish or set forth at length the provisions of the ordinance or ordinances so adopted by reference; provided, that the ordinance or ordinances to be adopted by reference is or are so described as to identify clearly the ordinance or ordinances referred to, and that there be stated in said adopting ordinance that a copy of the ordinance or ordinances to be adopted by reference has been filed in the office of the municipal clerk, there to remain for the use and examination of the public until final action is taken on said adopting ordinance, and thereafter while the same shall be in effect if such ordinance shall be adopted; and provided, that said copy of said ordinance or ordinances so adopted by reference shall be and remain on file accordingly. L.1951, c. 299, p. 1081, s. 2, eff. July 13, 1951.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-64.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-64.1 - Consolidation of borough under jurisdiction of Local Government Board with township not so functioning; release

40:43-64.1. Consolidation of borough under jurisdiction of Local Government Board with township not so functioning; release  Whenever any borough is functioning under the jurisdiction of the Local Government Board in the Division of Local Government in the State Department of Taxation and Finance, acting in place of the Municipal Finance Commission, and is annexed to and consolidated with a township not so functioning, the said Local Government Board may impose such conditions as it may deem reasonable and proper in releasing such borough from its said jurisdiction and control. L.1945, c. 268, p. 800, s. 1, eff. April 30, 1945.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-64.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-64.2 - Release of consolidating borough from liability to county for delinquent taxes; approval

40:43-64.2. Release of consolidating borough from liability to county for delinquent taxes; approval  In any such case of annexation and consolidation, the board of chosen freeholders of the county wherein said municipalities are located may, by resolution, release and discharge said borough from any and all liability of said borough to said county for delinquent taxes and unpaid interest thereon due said county for county and State purposes whether the same shall have been assessed or not, and shall certify any such resolution to the said Division of Local Government and to said township and any such resolution shall be ineffective unless approved by the said Local Government Board. L.1945, c. 268, p. 800, s. 2, eff. April 30, 1945.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-64.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-64.3 - Transfer of property and rights to township; liabilities; offices; adjustments

40:43-64.3. Transfer of property and rights to township; liabilities; offices; adjustments  In any such case of annexation and consolidation: (a) all of the property, tangible and intangible, and all of the rights of any kind of the borough shall be transferred to and become the property and rights of the township; (b) all books, papers, records and evidence of title in the possession or custody of any officer or employee of the borough shall be turned over to the officers or employees of the township holding offices or positions in the township similar to those of the borough having such possession or custody; (c) all liabilities, except as are released, as provided in this act, of the borough shall be assumed by and shall become the liabilities of the township; (d) all offices and positions in the borough shall cease upon the final release of the borough from the jurisdiction and control of said Local Government Board in accordance with the provisions of this act; (e) the governing body of the said township, by resolution, shall provide for any and all necessary adjustments and apportionments to equitably impose the burden of taxation upon the taxpayers of the township until such time as all of the liabilities of the borough shall have been liquidated. L.1945, c. 268, p. 801, s. 3, eff. April 30, 1945.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-65 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-65 - Consolidation of boroughs or other municipalities with cities lying in different counties

40:43-65. Consolidation of boroughs or other municipalities with cities lying in different counties  L.1915, c. 374, p. 691, s.s. 1 to 10, and 12 to 15 [1924 Suppl. s.s. *136-740A(1) to *136-740A(10) and *136-740A(12) to *136-740A(15) ], entitled "An act concerning the consolidation of boroughs or other municipalities with cities lying in different counties," approved April twenty-first, one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, saved from repeal. [This act defines the status of the borough or other municipality after its consolidation under any general or special law with a city or cities lying in a different county. It defines the duties of the various officers and provides for carrying the consolidation into effect. Section 11 of the act was repealed by L.1934, c. 32, p. 105.]
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-66.35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-66.35 - Short title

40:43-66.35. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Municipal Consolidation Act." L.1977, c. 435, s. 1, eff. March 1, 1978.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-66.36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-66.36 - Legislative findings and declarations

40:43-66.36. Legislative findings and declarations  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is in the public interest to encourage contiguous municipalities to consider consolidation as a means of insuring more rational control of growth and development, more efficient provision of local services and more effective public administration; that the existing laws of this State are inadequate to encourage local consideration of consolidation in many instances where such action might be desirable; and, that the State should provide technical and financial assistance to encourage such consideration in those instances where it may be appropriate, and where voluntarily agreed to by the municipalities involved. The Legislature further declares that, since political and administrative consolidation of separate municipalities is an act of high public importance to which are attached many unforeseen difficulties and obstacles, the successful completion of a plan of consolidation, once approved by a vote of the residents of the municipalities involved, shall constitute a public purpose of this State; and, therefore, that the grant of powers under this act is intended to be as broad as is consistent with the Constitution of New Jersey and with general law relating to local government, and shall be construed as liberally as possible in regard to the consolidated municipality's right to organize its own form of government, to organize its structure and to alter or abolish previously existing municipal agencies, subject to the general mandate of performing services and to the provisions of the plan of consolidation approved by the voters. L.1977, c. 435, s. 2, eff. March 1, 1978.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-66.37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-66.37 - Definitions

40:43-66.37. Definitions  As used in this act, unless the context requires another or different meaning: a. "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Community Affairs; b. "Consolidated municipality" means the single new municipality that results from an affirmative consolidation effort pursuant to the provisions of this act; c. "Consolidation commission," or "commission," means a joint municipal consolidation study commission created pursuant to the provisions of this act; d. "Department" means the Department of Community Affairs; e. "Eligible consolidated municipality" means a municipality consolidated pursuant to the provisions of this act under a plan approved by the department; and, f. "Participating municipalities" means any two or more municipalities involved in a consolidation effort, or which have been consolidated together into a consolidated municipality, pursuant to the provisions of this act. L.1977, c. 435, s. 3, eff. March 1, 1978.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-66.38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-66.38 - Authorization

40:43-66.38. Authorization  Any two or more contiguous municipalities in the same county may be consolidated into a single municipality pursuant to the provisions of this act. L.1977, c. 435, s. 4, eff. March 1, 1978.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-66.39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-66.39 - Proposal for formation of joint municipal consolidation study commission.

40:43-66.39 Proposal for formation of joint municipal consolidation study commission.  5. The governing body of any municipality proposing to consolidate with one or more other municipalities may, by ordinance or resolution, propose the formation of a joint municipal consolidation study commission as provided for in section 7 of this act. The ordinance or resolution shall state that the governing body is seeking the formation of a joint municipal consolidation study commission pursuant to the provisions of this act, and shall name the municipalities for which a consolidation study is proposed. Upon adoption of such ordinance or resolution, the clerk of the municipality adopting the ordinance or resolution shall forthwith transmit a certified copy thereof to the municipal clerk of each of the other municipalities named in the ordinance or resolution and to the clerk of the county in which such municipalities are located. L.1977,c.435,s.5; amended 2001, c.342, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-66.40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-66.40 - Petition for formation of joint municipal consolidation study commission; certification of sufficiency; transmittal

40:43-66.40. Petition for formation of joint municipal consolidation study commission; certification of sufficiency; transmittal  The registered voters of any municipality may, by petition, propose the formation of a joint municipal consolidation study commission. The petition, or each petition paper, as the case may be, shall state the purpose of the petition, and shall name the municipalities for which a consolidation study is proposed. The petition to be sufficient shall be signed by the registered and qualified voters of the municipality in a number at least equal to 10% of the total votes cast in the municipality at the last preceding general election at which members of the General Assembly were elected. The petition shall be filed with the clerk of the municipality who shall, upon said filing, forthwith ascertain and certify the number and validity of the signatures affixed thereto. If the petition is determined to be insufficient, the person designated in the petition for such purpose shall have 10 days from the notification of insufficiency to file a supplementary petition designed to rectify such insufficiency, which shall be in the same form and shall be filed in the same manner as the original petition. If no supplementary petition is filed within 10 days after such notification of insufficiency, or if the clerk shall, within 5 days after such a supplementary petition is filed, examine it and determine it to be still insufficient, the clerk shall file his certificate of insufficiency in his office and notify such person of the insufficiency. A finding of insufficiency shall not prejudice the filing of a new petition for the same purpose, provided that such new petition otherwise conforms to the requirements of this act. If the petition is determined to be sufficient, the clerk of the municipality shall so certify, and shall forthwith transmit a certified copy to the governing body of the municipality, to the municipal clerk of each of the other municipalities named in the petition, and to the clerk of the county in which such municipalities are located. L.1977, c. 435, s. 6, eff. March 1, 1978.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-66.42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-66.42 - Election of members of consolidation commission.

40:43-66.42 Election of members of consolidation commission.  8. Members of a consolidation commission formed pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 7 of P.L.1977, c.435 (C.40:43-66.41) shall be elected by the qualified voters at the same time as the public question is submitted. Duly nominated candidates for the office of commission member shall be placed upon the ballot containing the public question in the same manner as is provided by law for candidates nominated by petition for other elective offices of a single municipality, except that they shall be listed without any designation or slogan. Each voter shall be instructed to vote on the question and, regardless of the manner of the voter's vote on the question, to vote for the elected members of a commission. The five candidates for commission member receiving the greatest number of votes shall be elected and shall constitute the commission members from the participating municipality in which they reside, provided that if a majority of those voting on the public question in any of the municipalities in which the question was submitted shall have voted against the formation of a commission, none of the candidates in any of the municipalities shall be elected. In the instance that the vote for commission members results in six or more candidates in any one participating municipality receiving sufficient votes to be elected, then those candidates receiving the least and equal number of votes shall draw lots to determine which shall be elected. b. Members of a consolidation commission formed pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection a. of section 7 of P.L.1977, c.435 (C.40:43-66.41) shall be appointed by the governing body of the participating municipality. Five members shall be appointed to the consolidation commission by the governing body of the participating municipality. The governing body shall appoint not more than one individual who holds a paid or volunteer position with the appointing municipality. Each member, except a member holding a paid or volunteer position with the appointing municipality, shall be a resident of the appointing municipality. L.1977,c.435,s.8; amended 1999, c.58, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-66.43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-66.43 - Qualifications of candidates of consolidation commission.

40:43-66.43 Qualifications of candidates of consolidation commission.  9. a. The candidates from each participating municipality for a consolidation commission formed pursuant to paragraph (1) of subsection a. of section 7 of P.L.1977, c.435 (C.40:43-66.41) shall be registered voters of that municipality. They may be nominated by petitions signed by the registered and qualified voters of the municipality in a number at least equal to one percent of the total votes cast in the municipality at the last preceding general election at which members of the General Assembly were elected, or by 25 registered and qualified voters of the municipality, whichever is less, and filed with the municipal clerk not less than 40 days prior to the date of the election. b. Each nominating petition shall set forth the names, places of residence, and post-office addresses of the person or persons therein nominated, and a statement that the nomination is for the office of commission member and that the petitioners are registered voters of the municipality. Every voter signing a nominating petition shall, in addition to the voter's signature, give the voter's place of residence, post-office address and street number, if any. c. Before being filed with the municipal clerk, each nominating petition shall have fixed or appended thereto, or, if the same person or persons are named in more than one petition, fixed or appended to one of such petitions, a written acceptance of such nomination signed by the person or persons nominated therein. Such acceptance shall certify that the nominee is a registered voter of the municipality, that the nominee consents to stand as a candidate at the election and that, if elected, the nominee agrees to take office and serve. d. Each nominating petition shall be verified by an oath or affirmation of one or more of the signers thereof, taken and subscribed before a person qualified under the laws of New Jersey to administer an oath, to the effect that the petition was signed by each of the signers thereof in each signer's proper handwriting, that the signers are, to the best knowledge and belief of the affiant, registered voters of the municipality, and that the petition is prepared and filed in good faith for the sole purpose of endorsing the person or persons named therein for election as stated in the petition. e. If any nominating petition, or any oath, affirmation or written statement attached thereto, is defective, the person designated in the petition for such purpose may cause such petition or oath, affirmation or written statement to be amended in the manner prescribed for the amendment of defective petitions for nominating candidates for general elections in R.S.19:13-13. L.1977,c.435,s.9; amended 1999, c.58, s.3
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-66.45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-66.45 - Membership of joint municipal consolidation study commission.

40:43-66.45 Membership of joint municipal consolidation study commission.  11. The membership of a joint municipal consolidation study commission formed pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1977, c.435 (C.40:43-66.35 et seq.) shall consist of five members from each participating municipality. L.1977,c.435,s.11; amended 1999, c.58, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-66.46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-66.46 - Certification of election results

40:43-66.46. Certification of election results  The results of the election in each municipality in which the question was submitted shall be certified in accordance with Title 19 of the Revised Statutes, and the county clerk shall, in turn, not more than 5 days after said certification, notify the Commissioner of Community Affairs of said election results. L.1977, c. 435, s. 12, eff. March 1, 1978.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-66.47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-66.47 - Appointment of commissioner's representative.

40:43-66.47 Appointment of commissioner's representative.  13. The Commissioner of Community Affairs shall appoint a person to act as the commissioner's representative to the commission. The commissioner's appointee shall not be a member or an officer of the commission, shall not be a resident of any of the participating municipalities, but shall participate in all meetings, activities and proceedings of the commission. L.1977,c.435,s.13; amended 1999, c.58, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-66.48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-66.48 - Organization, meeting of consolidation commission.

40:43-66.48 Organization, meeting of consolidation commission.  14. As soon as possible and in any event no later than 15 days after the election or appointment of all its members, the consolidation commission shall organize and hold its first meeting. The commission shall elect from its membership a chair and a vice-chair. The commission shall fix its hours and places of meeting, adopt such rules for the conduct of its business as it may deem necessary and advisable, and appoint a secretary, who need not be a member of the commission. A majority of the total membership of the commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but no recommendation of said commission shall have any legal effect pursuant to P.L.1977, c.435 (C.40:43-66.35 et seq.), unless adopted by a majority of the five commission members from each of the participating municipalities. At its first meeting, or as soon thereafter as possible, the commission shall establish a schedule for the conduct of its business which shall take into account the following mandatory dates: a. The five-month date set forth in section 20 of P.L.1977, c.435 (C.40:43-66.54) by which the Department of Community Affairs is required to report its fiscal findings to the commission; b. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1999, c.58.) c. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.1999, c.58.) and, d. The 10-month date set forth in section 22 of P.L.1977, c.435 (C.40:43-66.56) by which the commission is required to submit its final report. A copy of such schedule shall be filed with the commissioner and with the clerk of each of the participating municipalities within 30 days after the first meeting. L.1977,c.435,s.14; amended 1999, c.58, s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 40:43-66.49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties|Section 40:43-66.49 - Vacancies

40:43-66.49. Vacancies  In case of any vacancy in the membership of the commission, the governing body of the participating municipality in which the vacancy occurred shall, within 10 days after notification of such vacancy, fill it by appointing thereto a registered voter of said municipality. L.1977, c. 435, s. 15, eff. March 1, 1978.