New Jersey Statutes
§ 40:47-51 — Paid fire departments in certain municipalities; fire commissioners
New Jersey § 40:47-51
JurisdictionNew Jersey
Title 40MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
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Bluebook
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 40:47-51 (2026).
Text
L.1886, c. 42, p. 54 (C.S. p. 2380, s.s. 217 to 219), entitled "An act to enable cities and municipalities of this state to create and maintain a paid fire department," approved March first, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, saved from repeal. [This act enables municipalities not having paid fire departments before March 1, 1886, to authorize and establish the same by popular referendum and provide for the appointment and powers and duties of a board of fire commissioners.]
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Nearby Sections
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§ 40:47-11.1
Reappointment of former member§ 40:47-11.2
Reinstatement into pension system§ 40:47-20.11
Eligibility of appointee, after confirmation of appointment, to police and firemen's retirement system§ 40:47-20.12
Appointment of chief of police exceeding maximum age and lacking residence qualifications§ 40:47-4.6
Legislative findings§ 40:47-4.8
Nature of act; limitation on appointments§ 40:47A-1.1
Emergency; definition§ 40:47A-5.1
Reimbursement; amount§ 40:47A-7
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New Jersey § 40:47-51, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/nj/40/40%3A47-51.