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Section 40:62

• 40:62-1 - Accounts;  supervision by board of public utility commissioners
• 40:62-2 - Records pertaining to utilities;  report to public utility commissioners;  standards of operation and service
• 40:62-3 - Ordinance authorizing sale or lease;  laws governing
• 40:62-3.1 - Transfer of water utility system serving less than 5% of population;  ordinance;  authorization;  terms;  approval
• 40:62-4 - Resolution authorizing sale or lease;  advertisement for bids
• 40:62-5 - Ordinance providing referendum;  ballot;  form and content
• 40:62-6 - Use of proceeds of sale or lease;  investment pending use
• 40:62-7 - Establishment;  lands and buildings;  acquisition and construction;  use and regulation
• 40:62-8 - Joint municipal airports
• 40:62-9 - Bonds to be obligations of single municipality
• 40:62-10 - Establishment;  appropriation;  lands, buildings and equipment
• 40:62-11 - Management;  prices fixed;  ordinances and resolutions
• 40:62-12 - Municipal gas, steam and electricity plants;  establishment and equipment;  consent of other municipalities;  procedure on refusal
• 40:62-13 - Officers and employees;  ordinances to regulate use of facilities;  rate fixing
• 40:62-14 - Rents a lien;  collection and enforcement
• 40:62-15 - Referendum;  petition;  submission by governing body
• 40:62-16 - Copy of resolution;  service
• 40:62-17 - Ballot; form and content
• 40:62-18 - Notice and conduct of election
• 40:62-19 - Procedure after adoption
• 40:62-20 - Second election
• 40:62-21 - Contracts to supply light, heat and power
• 40:62-22 - Extension of plants
• 40:62-23 - Municipality serving county or other municipality treated as private corporation
• 40:62-24 - Municipality serving others deemed public utility;  control by board of public utilities;  rate structure
• 40:62-25 - Contracts for supply of light, heat and power;  duration
• 40:62-25.1 - Joint acquisition, maintenance and operation of electrical generation facilities;  contracts
• 40:62-25.2 - Duration of contract;  ownership and control of facilities
• 40:62-25.3 - Bonds or anticipation notes to finance
• 40:62-25.4 - Construction of act;  application of laws on public contracts
• 40:62-25.5 - Severability
• 40:62-26 - Municipal radio broadcasting stations;  bonds
• 40:62-27 - Separate fund for radio stations or convention halls in certain municipalities
• 40:62-28 - Income placed in separate fund;  control of fund
• 40:62-29 - Use of income;  reserves
• 40:62-30 - Surplus used to meet bonds
• 40:62-31 - Accounts and audits
• 40:62-32 - Income defined
• 40:62-33 - Expenditures defined;  payment of debts in instalments
• 40:62-34 - Income not part of municipal funds;  management; inapplication of  "local budget law"
• 40:62-34.1 - "Municipal convention hall budget"  and  "municipal radio broadcasting station budget"  in municipalities of 60,000 or over
• 40:62-34.2 - Objections to and hearing on budgets
• 40:62-34.3 - Time and place of hearing;  notice
• 40:62-34.4 - Adjournment of hearing;  adoption of budget;  alteration or amendment;  notice
• 40:62-34.5 - Time limit for adoption
• 40:62-34.6 - Contents of budget
• 40:62-34.7 - Appropriations to be itemized
• 40:62-34.8 - Emergency appropriations
• 40:62-34.9 - Improvement of convention hall by municipalities bordering on ocean;  issuance of special emergency notes
• 40:62-34.10 - Filing of ordinance and statement of financing plan with Division of Local Government
• 40:62-34.11 - Special emergency notes as general obligation of municipality;   tax levy
• 40:62-34.12 - Sale of notes;  interest rate
• 40:62-35 - May carry goods and passengers;  acquisition of lands, buildings  and equipment
• 40:62-36 - Referendum;  petition;  submission by governing body
• 40:62-37 - Copy of ordinance served;  ballot;  form and content
• 40:62-38 - Notice and conduct of election
• 40:62-39 - Procedure after adoption
• 40:62-40 - Second election
• 40:62-41 - Officers and employees;  duties, compensation and removal; rates  and regulations
• 40:62-42 - Contract for work and materials;  requirements
• 40:62-43 - Contracts for power
• 40:62-44 - Extension of system;  referendum;  when necessary
• 40:62-45 - Lease of system;  term;  referendum
• 40:62-46 - Joint municipal transportation system;  contracts
• 40:62-46.1 - Cities of second class in counties of second class;  public transportation service
• 40:62-46.2 - Contracts for operation of public transportation service
• 40:62-46.3 - Employees
• 40:62-46.4 - Approval of contracts;  filing;  term
• 40:62-46.5 - Contracts with other municipalities;  ratification; approval
• 40:62-46.6 - Effective date;  duration of act
• 40:62-61.1 - Extension of existing water system by municipality not owning system
• 40:62-83.1 - Discontinuance of water or sewerage service where charges not paid
• 40:62-96 - Water districts;  establishment;  works and pumping stations; contracts for supply
• 40:62-97 - Notice to owners of lands affected;  publication
• 40:62-98 - Objections to ordinance;  filing
• 40:62-99 - Copy of ordinance filed with map
• 40:62-100 - Bonds and other obligations
• 40:62-101 - Water district assessments; exemption
• 40:62-102 - Tax collection
• 40:62-103 - Expenses of operation and maintenance;  first year's expenses; notes issued
• 40:62-104 - Supervision, operation and maintenance; collection of charges; contracts
• 40:62-105 - Necessary powers conferred
• 40:62-105.1 - Water commissioners;  election;  to perform duties exercised by township committee
• 40:62-105.2 - Commissioners to be body corporate;  name;  general powers
• 40:62-105.3 - Determination of amount to be raised for ensuing year; election of water commissioners
• 40:62-105.4 - Terms of members of board of water commissioners
• 40:62-105.5 - Vacancies
• 40:62-105.6 - Annual election in water districts
• 40:62-105.7 - Nomination of candidates for members of board
• 40:62-105.8 - Nominating petition;  certificate of person indorsed
• 40:62-105.9 - One candidate's name on petition;  number of petitions
• 40:62-105.10 - Verification of petition
• 40:62-105.11 - Filing of petition
• 40:62-105.12 - Defective nominating petitions
• 40:62-105.13 - Ballots;  arrangement of candidate's names
• 40:62-105.14 - Ballots, specifications 
• 40:62-105.15 - Form of ballot 
• 40:62-105.16 - Paper on which ballots to be printed
• 40:62-105.17 - Registry list of preceding general election;  persons becoming of age after preceding general election
• 40:62-105.18 - Advertisement of election
• 40:62-105.19 - Polling places
• 40:62-105.20 - Opening and closing of polls;  books for names of voters
• 40:62-105.21 - Proclamation of opening of election;  judge and tellers
• 40:62-105.22 - Counting of votes
• 40:62-105.23 - Announcement of results of election
• 40:62-105.24 - Appropriations voted on, form of question 
• 40:62-105.25 - Payment of taxes
• 40:62-105.26 - Borrowing for current expenses and repairs
• 40:62-105.27 - Rights and powers of water commissioners
• 40:62-105.28 - Money for waterworks and appurtenances;  vote; limitation
• 40:62-105.29 - Meeting to determine amount to be raised;  notice
• 40:62-105.30 - Water accumulation, supply or distribution facilities; acquisition or construction
• 40:62-105.31 - Resolution authorizing issuance of bonds;  time and place of  meeting;  notices
• 40:62-105.32 - Conduct of election
• 40:62-105.33 - Bonds;  form;  issuance
• 40:62-105.34 - Payment of principal, interest on bonds
• 40:62-105.35 - Custodian of moneys;  disbursements;  bond of treasurer
• 40:62-105.36 - Auditing of books of treasurer;  publication of audit
• 40:62-105.37 - Enlargement of water district
• 40:62-105.38 - Lands included in district after enlargement
• 40:62-105.39 - Effect of enlargement upon terms of officers and obligations  of district
• 40:62-105.40 - Dissolution of water district
• 40:62-105.41 - Application for resolution dissolving district;  notice; hearing
• 40:62-105.42 - Refund of tax paid upon property in district abolished
• 40:62-105.43 - Refund of taxes paid where no recital of laying off of water  district appears upon records
• 40:62-105.44 - Water district deemed abandoned when territory formed into two or more new municipalities
• 40:62-105.45 - Allotment and division of property and money between new municipalities;   "municipality"  defined
• 40:62-106 - Consolidation of water and sewer systems
• 40:62-107 - Service shut off for nonpayment of rent
• 40:62-107.1 - Sale of municipal water plant;  deficit;  amortization
• 40:62-107.2 - Application to state auditor
• 40:62-107.3 - Liberal construction
• 40:62-107.4 - Purchase of water distribution system of adjoining municipality
• 40:62-107.5 - Bond issue
• 40:62-107.6 - Operation of system; rates, rents, etc
• 40:62-108 - "Waterworks"  defined
• 40:62-109 - Commission to acquire water system;  appointment;  notice to other municipalities
• 40:62-110 - Commission;  composition;  organization and compensation; treasurer's bond
• 40:62-110.1 - Waterworks or water commission, membership, salaries
• 40:62-111 - Vacancies
• 40:62-112 - Joining after commission named
• 40:62-113 - Negotiations;  contract served on each municipality
• 40:62-113.1 - Nonapplicability to Passaic Valley Water Commission 
• 40:62-114 - Condemnation;  two or more plants;  procedure if in different counties
• 40:62-115 - Municipality may withdraw;  expenses apportioned;  no withdrawals after bonds issued
• 40:62-116 - Joint ownership
• 40:62-117 - Expenses prior and subsequent to acquisition of plant
• 40:62-118 - Property acquired by owner pending proceedings; acquisition; contract
• 40:62-119 - After acquired property;  condemnation
• 40:62-120 - Removal of encumbrances;  ascertainment of value of debt
• 40:62-121 - Acquisition subject to encumbrances;  bond issues; apportionment of indebtedness
• 40:62-122 - Commission as fiscal agent;  duties
• 40:62-122.1 - Issuance of notes in anticipation of water rents
• 40:62-123 - Apportionment of water rents;  collection of prior arrearages
• 40:62-124 - Collection of prior arrearages;  water shut off
• 40:62-125 - Supply of water to old customers;  rates
• 40:62-126 - Enlargement and extension of works;  contracts for operation
• 40:62-127 - Water rates and regulations
• 40:62-128 - Sale of property and distributing system;  sale of water to purchaser
• 40:62-129 - Commission to operate works and manage supply;  agreement for
• 40:62-130 - Organization;  commission for acquisition of works dissolved
• 40:62-131 - Consent of state
• 40:62-132 - Commission cannot incur debts for municipality; appropriations for expenses
• 40:62-133 - Acquisition of additional property, water rights and waterworks; bonds;  proceeds
• 40:62-133.1 - Findings, declarations 
• 40:62-133.2 - Commission empowered to issue bonds 
• 40:62-133.3 - Issuance of bonds by the commission 
• 40:62-133.4 - Sale of bonds, price 
• 40:62-133.5 - Bond resolution, publication 
• 40:62-133.6 - Negotiability of bonds 
• 40:62-133.7 - Provisions permitted in bond resolution 
• 40:62-133.8 - Appointment of trustee in event of default 
• 40:62-133.9 - Appointment of receiver 
• 40:62-133.10 - Commission members, State, county or local units not liable on bonds 
• 40:62-133.11 - Commission property exempt from levy, sale 
• 40:62-133.12 - Investment of sinking funds, other moneys, funds 
• 40:62-133.13 - Waterworks public property, bonds exempt from taxation 
• 40:62-133.14 - State shall not alter commission's, bond holders' rights 
• 40:62-133.15 - Agreements between commission and bank or banking institution 
• 40:62-133.16 - Filing of copy of bond resolution 
• 40:62-134 - Sale of surplus water;  laying of pipes;  consent required
• 40:62-135 - Contracts;  engineers and assistants
• 40:62-136 - Contracts in excess of $2,500;  advertisement for bids; exceptions
• 40:62-137 - Execution of contract
• 40:62-138 - Control, regulation and protection of water supply system
• 40:62-139 - Furnishing water for special purposes
• 40:62-140 - Right of entry for inspection;  penalty for obstructing inspectors
• 40:62-141 - Liability for water rent;  payment in advance
• 40:62-142 - Water shut off for nonpayment of charges
• 40:62-143 - Rebate for prompt payment;  amount
• 40:62-144 - Increase of capacity of plant;  additional pipe lines
• 40:62-145 - Contracts for additional supply of water
• 40:62-146 - Supplying water to other municipalities; consent required 
• 40:62-147 - Supplying water to dwellers along line;  rates;  consent required
• 40:62-148 - General powers to carry out objective 
• 40:62-149 - Powers of condemnation
• 40:62-150 - Certain boards and commissions unaffected
• 40:62-150.1 - Names of employees of water commissions established by two or  more municipalities in second class counties between 300,000 and 325,000
• 40:62-150.2 - Classification, without examination in classified service
• 40:62-151 - Annual standby or ready-to-serve charge upon unoccupied lots