40:48A-1 - Acquisition, construction and maintenance of public improvements, works, etc. within grounds of certain camp meeting associations - New Jersey Statutes

40:48A-1.  Acquisition, construction and maintenance of public improvements,  works, etc. within grounds of certain camp meeting associations
    Whenever the lands or grounds owned by and controlled by any camp meeting association heretofore or hereafter incorporated under the laws of this State for the purpose of providing any religious body or society with a permanent camp meeting ground or place for religious services shall lie wholly within the  boundaries of any municipality, and said association and the lessees thereof  pay taxes to said municipality based upon assessments and rates fixed by said  municipality, and the lessees are legal voters in said municipality, said  municipality, upon the formal request of the board of trustees of any said camp  meeting association, may, within the boundaries of said association, acquire or  construct any public improvement, works, or undertakings, do any act, maintain  any property or render and perform any or all services, which any such  municipality for itself, is empowered to acquire, construct, do, maintain or  render, provided the governing bodies of said association and municipality  consent to and approve the same, provided further however, that all rights, privileges, and powers granted by law, charter or otherwise, to any such camp  meeting association, shall not be impaired.

     L.1951, c. 141, p. 598, s. 1.  Amended by L.1958, c. 26, p. 79, s. 2, eff. April 29, 1958.