New Jersey Statutes
§ 40:20-78 — Penalty for clerk's failure to call meeting
New Jersey § 40:20-78
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 40MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 40:20-78 (2026).
Text
If the clerk upon receipt of a proper order shall refuse or neglect to call or convene any special meeting of the board, he shall forfeit twenty-five dollars, to be recovered, with costs, in an action in any court of competent jurisdiction, in the name and for the use of the county.
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Bluebook (online)
New Jersey § 40:20-78, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/40/40%3A20-78.