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2. Local government in New Jersey - Wikipedia

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   A city in the context of local government in New Jersey refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. There are 52 cities in New Jersey. Despite the widely held perception of a city as a large, urban area, cities in New Jersey have a confused history as a form of government and vary in size from large, densely ...

3. Borough (New Jersey) - Wikipedia

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   Among New Jersey's 564 municipalities, the borough is the most common form of local government, though the majority of state residents actually reside in townships. In 2023 there were 253 boroughs in New Jersey. [2] However, boroughs were not always so common. In 1875 only 17 boroughs had been created, all by special acts of the legislature.

4. Government of New Jersey - Wikipedia

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   Its session laws are published in the Acts of the Legislature of the State of New Jersey, commonly known as the Laws of New Jersey, [4] which are codified in the New Jersey Statutes (N.J.S.), [5] also referred to as the Revised Statutes (R.S.), [5] which are in turn published in the New Jersey Statutes Annotated (N.J.S.A.). [6]

5. Town (New Jersey) - Wikipedia

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   A town in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. While town is often used as a shorthand to refer to a township, the two are not the same.

6. Faulkner Act - Wikipedia

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   The Optional Municipal Charter Law or Faulkner Act (N.J.S.A 40:69A-1 [1], et seq.) provides New Jersey municipalities with a variety of models of local government. This legislation is called the Faulkner Act in honor of the late Bayard H. Faulkner, former mayor of Montclair, New Jersey, U.S., and former chairman of the Commission on Municipal Government.

7. Special charter (New Jersey) - Wikipedia

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   In a July 2011 report, the Rutgers University Center for Government Studies listed 11 municipalities as operating under a special charter: [2] Bloomfield, New Jersey [3] Englewood, New Jersey [4] Gloucester City, New Jersey [5] Hackettstown, New Jersey; Hardyston Township, New Jersey; Middletown Township, New Jersey [6] Montville, New Jersey [7]