{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-74-9","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 40:74-9","heading":"Ordinances proposed by petition;  procedure","body":"Any proposed ordinance, except a proposed ordinance fixing the salaries, wages or compensation of the employees of the municipality, may be submitted to  the board of commissioners by petition of the electors, in the manner hereinafter in this article provided.\nAmended by L.1976, c. 96, s. 6, eff. Sept. 21, 1976.","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":"c1294f42718955dcf978811aa9d8e01ae21ddb75ed2eddc4760d3da53abab7f8","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-74-8","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-40-74-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}