{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-17-5","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 34:17-5","heading":"Board of directors;  officers and agents","body":"The business of every such society shall be managed and conducted by a board  of not less than five directors, who shall be members in the society, and shall  be annually elected at such time and place as shall be provided in the by-laws  thereof.  One of the directors shall be chosen president and one treasurer, and  such directors and officers shall hold their respective offices until their  successors are duly qualified.  The society shall also have a secretary and  such other officers, agents and factors as may be necessary to carry on its  business, and shall choose them in the manner prescribed in the by-laws  thereof.","path":["TITLE 34 LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"5aae025e47960223e7858e905db21ff4b0c58de0017d5e3f426ee28bae48941a","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-17-4","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-17-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}