{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-4-1-16","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 4:1-16","heading":"Powers and duties respecting employees and as secretary of board","body":"The secretary shall appoint the necessary clerks and stenographers and other  employees of the department, whose appointment or employment has not been  vested in the board, and assign to them their proper duties and compel the  efficient performance thereof.  He shall act as the secretary of the board, and  his signature to any executive or administrative order shall be a sufficient  authority for the execution thereof.","path":["TITLE 4 AGRICULTURE AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS"],"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":"d676cf9b2d2b29ded02ed2c707285d7e538f22fad897c97ffae32a2bf0cc569e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-4-1-15","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-4-1-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}