52:14-16.1 - State officer or employee under civil service appointed to another office by Governor; salary and rights under civil service continued - New Jersey Statutes

52:14-16.1.  State officer or employee under civil service appointed to another office by Governor;  salary and rights under civil service continued
    When any person holds office, position or employment under the government of  this State and has tenure or is protected in such office, position or employment by virtue of any law or any order, rule or regulation of the Civil Service Commission, and such person shall be appointed to any office by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, such person shall continue to hold the said office, position or employment in which he has tenure  or is protected and shall continue to receive the salary or compensation  provided for such office, position or employment and shall retain all the  rights, privileges and benefits incident to his continued holding of said  office, position or employment and his rating and status in the State Civil  Service, despite the fact that he accepts and qualifies for the office to which  he has been so appointed by the Governor;  provided, the Governor certifies his  approval thereof in writing to the Civil Service Commission;  and in such case  such person shall receive, in addition, from the appropriation made for salary  or compensation for the office to which he has been so appointed by the Governor such additional salary or compensation, not exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars ($2,500.00), as the Governor, in his discretion, may fix by his  certificate, which certificate shall be filed with the Civil Service Commission.

     L.1941, c. 276, p. 746, s. 1.