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N.J. Stat. § 40:42-4

Municipalities given fullest powers

New Jersey · New Jersey Statutes Title 40 — Municipalities and Counties · Status: effective

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N.J. Stat. § 40:42-4, Municipalities given fullest powers, New Jersey, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1466176
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In construing the provisions of this subtitle, all courts shall construe the same most favorably to municipalities, it being the intention to give all municipalities to which this subtitle applies the fullest and most complete powers possible over the internal affairs of such municipalities for local self-government.