{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-54-1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:54-1","heading":"Establishment;  chapter applicable to libraries established under  other laws","body":"Any municipality may, in the manner hereinafter provided, establish a free public library within its corporate limits.\nEvery library established under this chapter, and every free public library  established pursuant to any general law shall be governed by the provisions of  this chapter.","path":["TITLE 40 MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES"],"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":"7e80105cf180d7b01eb835450c33aa52e6a2d3a154b792956d469ae88b4a461d","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-53-2","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-54-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}