1:2-1 - Enacting clause of laws; numbering sections; engrossing of bills - New Jersey Statutes

1:2-1.  Enacting clause of laws;  numbering sections;  engrossing of bills
    All laws of this State shall begin in the following style:   "Be it enacted  by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey" , after which  shall follow the sections numbered consecutively 1, 2, 3, et cetera, with the  Arabic numerals, each number being followed immediately by the significant  words of the section, without the prefix of the word "that" or the words   "and be it enacted" , or any other formal prefix whatsoever. The Legislature  shall see that all bills are engrossed in conformity to the provisions of this  section and R.S. 1:2-2.

     Amended by L.1981, c. 448, s. 1, eff. Jan. 12, 1982.