• A special charter allows a New Jersey municipality to operate under a charter that differs from those of the traditional forms of government or the many...
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    New Jersey is a state located in the Northeastern United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, New Jersey is the 11th most populous state...
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  • of New Jersey, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government (in addition to those established under a special charter)....
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    23 acres (22.35 ha). Bloomfield operates under a special charter granted by an act of the New Jersey Legislature. The township is one of 11 municipalities...
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    organized as a New Jersey township based on the Newark Tract, which was first purchased on July 11, 1667. Newark was granted a royal charter on April 27...
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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. Despite the widely...
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    mayor-council form of government that was created by a special charter adopted by the New Jersey Legislature and approved by the voters in 1970. The town...
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    Council-Manager charter) and South Orange (now operates under a Special Charter) all migrated to other non-village forms. Socially, New Jersey is considered...
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    with a special charter granted by the New Jersey Legislature. The city is one of 11 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use a special charter granted...
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  • New Jersey City University (NJCU) is a public university in Jersey City, New Jersey. Originally chartered in 1927, NJCU consists of the School of Business...
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  • Local government in New Jersey is composed of counties and municipalities. Local jurisdictions in New Jersey differ from those in some other states because...
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  • Bloomfield, New Jersey was incorporated on March 23, 1812. It operates under a Special Charter granted under an Act of the New Jersey Legislature. The...
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  • President elected directly by voters, operating under a special charter granted by the New Jersey Legislature in 1869 that has been revised several times...
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    age 65 or over. Montville is governed under a special charter, which was granted by an act of the New Jersey Legislature in 1867 and retains many characteristics...
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    those age 65 or over. Westfield is governed under a special charter granted by an act of the New Jersey Legislature. The town is one of 11 municipalities...
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    campus in Jersey City, which includes County Prep High School. Jersey City also has 12 charter schools, which are run under a special charter granted by...
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  • The Optional Municipal Charter Law or Faulkner Act (N.J.S.A 40:69A-1, et seq.) provides New Jersey municipalities with a variety of models of local government...
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    65 or over. Tenafly is governed under a special charter granted by the New Jersey Legislature. This charter retains most aspects of the borough form...
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    Royal charter in 1718, and the New Jersey Legislature reaffirmed its status in 1784, after independence. The city was a capital of the Province of New Jersey...
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    Township Committee operates under a special charter approved on June 23, 1971, by the New Jersey Legislature; The charter preserves many aspects of the township...
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    Hupokàn) is a city in Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Hoboken is part of the New York metropolitan area and is the site of Hoboken Terminal...
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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...
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  • State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was...
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    on April 4, 1850. Special legislation granted a formal Charter to the Association which was approved by the Governor of New Jersey on February 12, 1851...
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    special charter granted by the New Jersey Legislature. The city is one of 11 (of the 564) municipalities statewide governed under a special charter....
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    a special charter granted by the New Jersey Legislature. The village is one of 11 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that operate under a special charter...
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    Trenton is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Mercer County. It was the capital of the United States from November 1 until...
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  • to approve a charter school program lies with the Commissioner of Education due to the Charter School Program Act of 1995. The New Jersey Department of...
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    statesman, signer of the Constitution and Governor of New Jersey, who signed the 1792 charter that established the Town of Paterson. Architect, engineer...
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    Harbor Township is a township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 47...
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