New Jersey Statutes
§ 40:43-8 — Corporate title shortened
New Jersey § 40:43-8
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 40MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
This text of New Jersey § 40:43-8 (Corporate title shortened) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New Jersey primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 40:43-8 (2026).
Text
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).
Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI
Nearby Sections
15
§ 40:43-1
Every municipality a body corporate§ 40:43-12
Substitution of parties in legal action§ 40:43-14
Election districts; election procedure§ 40:43-15
Division into wards§ 40:43-16
Organization of newly elected officers§ 40:43-19
Quorum; procedure; clerk appointed§ 40:43-20
Joint committee; powers; subpoenas§ 40:43-21.1
Refunding pro rata share of indebtedness§ 40:43-22
Dissolution of municipalityCite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
New Jersey § 40:43-8, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/40/40%3A43-8.