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...

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)....

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...

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...

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...

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...

Council-Manager charter) and South Orange (now operates under a Special Charter) all migrated to other non-village forms. Socially, New Jersey is considered...

Local government in New Jersey is composed of counties and municipalities. Local jurisdictions in New Jersey differ from those in some other states because...

Acts (including East Orange, which effectively operated under a special City charter). As in other forms, many amendments, revisions and changes had been...

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...

President elected directly by voters, operating under a special charter granted by the New Jersey Legislature in 1869 that has been revised several times...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The territory which would later become the state of New Jersey was settled by Dutch and Swedish colonists in the early seventeenth century. In 1664, at...

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...

Camden is a city in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan region. The city was incorporated on...

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...

State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was...

reincorporated by Royal charter on May 7, 1733. After American independence, the city was incorporated by the State of New Jersey on December 21, 1784....

incorporated under the Town Act of 1895 and to those incorporated by a special charter granted by the legislature prior to 1875. Under the 1988 act, the mayor...

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...

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...

Trenton is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. It was the capital of the United States from November...

Blairstown is a township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 5,704, a...

1898. Gloucester City is governed under a special charter, which was originally granted in 1868 by the New Jersey Legislature. The city is one of 11 municipalities...

Washington is a borough in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 7,299, an...