{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-69a-116","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:69A-116","heading":"Government by elected council and mayor and appointed officers","body":"Each municipality shall be governed by an elected council and a mayor and such other officers as shall be appointed pursuant to this article, general law  or ordinance.\nL.1950, c. 210, p. 495, s. 13-2, eff. June 8, 1950.  Amended by L.1981, c. 465, s. 30, eff. Jan. 9, 1982.","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":"8052f590f4fe8c6e292f29ca7103d9235553bb839798fb1c34fd8106da39da4d","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-69a-115","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-69a-117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}