{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-8-116","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 44:8-116","heading":"Terms of members of local assistance boards;  vacancies","body":"The term of one member of each local assistance board shall be for one year  and such member only may be appointed from among the membership of the governing body of the municipality and the terms of the other members thereof shall be as follows:\n(a) In municipalities having a board of three members said terms shall be for two years each, expiring in alternate years, and\n(b) In municipalities having a board of five members said term shall be for  four years each, one term expiring in each year.\nThe term of each member of a local assistance board shall begin on the first  day of January, and each member shall continue in office until his successor  shall be appointed and shall qualify.\nVacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms only.\nL.1947, c. 156, p. 696, s. 10.","path":["TITLE 44 POOR"],"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":"0fc32ec90c9521c880ef09f077ae4b40c6e5097519c6bf677c23c357e2d02c09","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-8-115","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-44-8-117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}