New Jersey § 38:16-1

§ 38:16-1.

No person now holding any employment, position or office under the government of this

State, or the government of any county or municipality, including any person employed

by a school board or board of education, or who may hereafter be appointed to any

such employment, office or position, whose term of employment, office or position

is not now fixed by law, and receiving a salary from such State, county or municipality,

including any person employed by a school board or board of education, who has served

as a soldier, sailor, marine or nurse, in any war of the United States, or in the

New Jersey State militia during the period of the World War, or who served as a member of the American Merchant Marine during World War II and

is declared by the United States Department of Defense to be eligible for federal

veterans' benefits, and has been honorably discharged from the service of the United States or from such

militia, or from such merchant marine service, prior to or during such employment in or occupancy of such position or office, shall

be removed from such employment, position or office, except for good cause shown after

a fair and impartial hearing, but such person shall hold his employment, position

or office during good behavior, and shall not be removed for political reasons. For the purposes of this section no term of office, position or employment of any

person shall be deemed to be fixed by law or coterminous with that of the employing

or appointing board or body by reason of the fact that such person was or is appointed

or employed by a noncontinuous board or body; provided, however, that in no event

is it intended that this act shall apply to appointments made for a fixed or stated

period of time.