New Jersey Statutes
§ 40:43-1 — Every municipality a body corporate
New Jersey § 40:43-1
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 40MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 40:43-1 (2026).
Text
The inhabitants of every municipality shall be a body corporate in fact and in law, and by its corporate name it shall have perpetual succession, may sue and be sued, have a common seal, and purchase, acquire, lease, hold, let and convey real and personal property for the use and benefit of the municipality.
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Organization of newly elected officers§ 40:43-19
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Bluebook (online)
New Jersey § 40:43-1, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/40%3A43-1.