{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-72-1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:72-1","heading":"Commissioners;  number","body":"The commission shall consist of three members in municipalities having less  than twelve thousand inhabitants;  and of five members in municipalities having  twelve thousand inhabitants or more, subject to the provisions of sections  40:72-1.1 to 40:72-1.3 of this Title.\nAmended by L.1948, c. 21, p. 82, s. 2;  L.1953, c. 365, p. 1948, s. 1, eff. Aug. 11, 1953;  L.1980, c. 94, s. 4, eff. Jan. 1, 1981.","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":"b55d5244248b3c141cc00cecf38a027d7c5050eccd6a1e787ac760c82293a1b1","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-71-11","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-72-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}