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1 IN RE: PETITION FOR REFERENDUM OF THE CITY OF MARGATE CITY -- rank: 1000

... appeal is whether the provision of the Home Rule Act, N.J.S.A. 40:49-27, which establishes the right to a public referendum regarding any ... was based on a section of the Home Rule Act, N.J.S.A. 40:49-27, which establishes a right to a public referendum regarding any ... City Solicitor advised the Clerk that the referendum provision of N.J.S.A. 40:49-27 does not apply to Margate City because it is incorporated ... Walsh Act from the section of the Home Rule Act, N.J.S.A. 40:49-27, which establishes the right of residents to petition for a ... included a section, which was the predecessor to the current N.J.S.A. 40:49-27, that specifically provided for a right to a public referendum ... ordinance, had been "superseded or repealed" by the predecessor to N.J.S.A. 40:49-27, which dealt specifically with a petition for a public ...

docket:	a2475-10
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2012-02-14
status:	published
citation:	424 N.J. Super. 242 37 A.3d 528
Document Size:	33607

2 COMMITTEE OF FOR THE REPEAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 522 v. DONNA L. FREDERICK -- rank: 824

... by the procedures set forth in the Home Rule Act N.J.S.A. 40:49-27, which does not require listing the Committee of Petitioners found ... was rejected and Frederick declared the ordinance operative, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:49-27(b), as of June 25, 2013, triggering commencement of the ... S.A. 40:74-5 of the Walsh Act and N.J.S.A. 40:49-27 of the Home Rule Act. To provide necessary context, we ... public referendum regarding any ordinance authorizing the incurring of indebtedness. N.J.S.A. 40:49-27. 4 This provision states in pertinent part: Any ordinance authorizing ... 5 of the Walsh Act. In addition, he relied on N.J.S.A. 40:49 27 of the Home Rule Act, which contains no requirement to ... the incurring of an indebtedness," while the Home Rule Act, N.J.S.A. 40:49-27, is directed to repealing "any ordinance authorizing the incurring ...

docket:	a0870-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2014-05-15
status:	published
citation:	435 N.J.Super. 552 89 A.3d 1270
Document Size:	50043

3 THE CITY OF OCEAN CITY v. JOSEPH SOMERVILLE, et al. THE CITY OF OCEAN CITY v. JOSEPH SOMERVILLE -- rank: 712

... provides guidelines under which municipalities may borrow money. According to N.J.S.A. 40:49-27 the exclusive means by which voters may challenge the bond ordinance once adopted. Thus, N.J.S.A. 40:49-27 provides in pertinent part: Any ordinance authorizing the incurring of ... time the monies are appropriated and the capital project undertaken. N.J.S.A. 40:49-27 therefore only grants the voters the right of referendum. If ... to assume the initiative option would have been included in N.J.S.A. 40:49-27. Instead, the Legislature has expressly chosen the referendum process as ...

docket:	A1982-06 a1982-06
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2007-09-13 2008-10-10
status:	unpublished Published
citation:	403 N.J. Super. 345 958 A.2d 465
Document Size:	108980

4 IN RE: PETITION FOR REFERENDUM TO REPEAL ORDINANCE 2354-12 OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE v. THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE -- rank: 551

... West Orange Municipal Clerk rejected the petition as prohibited by N.J.S.A. 40:49-27 and N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-28. Carnevale also ... petition for a referendum on the proposed bond based on N.J.S.A. 40:49-27, which establishes a right to a public referendum regarding any ... Clerk rejected the petition based on the mistaken belief that N.J.S.A. 40:49-27 (the Home Rule Act) did not apply to Margate City ... ordinance authorizing the incurring of an indebtedness is governed by N.J.S.A. 40:49-27, and N.J.S.A. 40:74-5 did not ...

docket:	a6181-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-07-23
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	23625

5 ARTHUR BARBERA v. PATRICIA RAPACH -- rank: 382

... dollar community center. Intervenors opposed the ordinance and, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:49-27, they filed petitions with the Township clerk to compel a ...

docket:	a3309-07
court:	njappellate
decided:	2008-12-30
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	26742