New Jersey § 43:13-1

Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 43:13-1, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 43:13-1.

When a trust fund has been or shall be created by public subscription for the benefit

of the widow and children of any deceased member of the police or fire department

of any municipality and no provision has been made for the appointment of successors

of the persons designated to administer the fund, any vacancy in the office of trustee

of such fund, whether the result of death or resignation, shall be filled by the board,

body or person having charge of the department in which the deceased member served

at the time of his death. If a police and fire pension commission exists in the municipality, it may be appointed

to execute the trust in the event of vacancies in the office of all the trustees. All resignations of trustees designated to execute any such trust shall be presented

to the board, body or person having charge of the department in which the deceased

member served at the time of his death.

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