N.J. Stat. tit. 38, ch. 25

N.J. Stat. tit. 38, ch. 25
in effect

N.J. Stat. § 38:25-1 History of municipality's participation in world war

The governing body of any municipality may prepare or have prepared a history of the part taken by such municipality or its citizens in the activities incident to or caused by their participation in the world war. Such governing body may make contracts for the publishing of the history and provide for the distribution thereof without cost or for sale. It may defray the costs of such work by appropriation in its annual budget.

N.J. Stat. § 38:25-2 Appropriations for payment of indebtedness

The governing body may make an appropriation in the annual budget or make an appropriation for and issue emergency notes as provided by section 40:2-31 of the title Municipalities and Counties, or appropriate funds from the surplus revenues of such municipality for the payment of such indebtedness.

N.J. Stat. § 38:25-3 Compilation of records of revolutionary war soldiers

The adjutant general shall compile the records of the officers and men who served as soldiers and sailors or who performed military services in the revolutionary war, together with their official rank and the record of their military services, as appear by the records now on file in his office, or which may be hereafter acquired during the progress of the work.

N.J. Stat. § 38:25-4 Printing and publication of compilation; appropriation

Upon the completion of such compilation, the adjutant general shall proceed to have the same printed and published in one or more volumes of suitable size for reference purposes. He may expend for such compilation, printing and publishing, such sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, as shall be appropriated for such purpose in any appropriation bill.

N.J. Stat. § 38:25-5 Honorable discharges of veterans recorded without cost

38:25-5. Each county clerk, or the register of deeds in counties having the same, shall record, without costs, when delivered to him for that purpose, in large and bound books of good paper to be provided for that purpose, and carefully preserved and indexed, and to be called and backed "honorable discharges of veterans," the honorable discharge or the certificate in lieu of an honorable discharge, and the record of service or notice of separation showing the record of service, as issued by the proper governmental agency of the Federal Government, of a person who has served in the Armed Forces of the United States, or a reserve component thereof, or of a member of the American Merchant Marine during World War II who is declared by the United States Department of Defense to be eligible for federal veterans' benefits. A veteran, or a person designated by the veteran as the veteran's personal representative, may withdraw the honorable discharge, certificate in lieu of an honorable discharge, record of service, or notice of separation showing the record of service from the county clerk at any time. Amended 1948,c.153; 1991,c.389,s.18; 2021, c.241.

N.J. Stat. § 38:25-6 Certified copy of discharge furnished upon request; fee

The county clerks or registers of deeds aforesaid, shall upon request of a veteran, his mother, father, wife, brother, sister, child, heir or personal representative, furnish to such person a certified copy of the discharge so recorded. Such copy shall be certified in like manner as certifications are now given of deeds and other papers so recorded. The county clerk or register of deeds shall receive the fee mentioned in section 22:4-4 of the title Fees and Costs, for each copy so certified.

N.J. Stat. § 38:25-7 Supplies and materials furnished by freeholders

The board of chosen freeholders of each county shall furnish to the county clerk or register of deeds, as the case may be, the necessary books, stationery, supplies and material in order to carry out the provisions of sections 38:25-5 and 38:25-6 of this title.

N.J. Stat. § 38:25-8 Adjutant general relieved of certain duties; proceedings of encampments of G.A.R. furnished for state archives

L.1921, c. 156, p. 434 (1924 Suppl. s.s. 129-327 to 129-329), entitled "An act to relieve the adjutant general of this state from certain duties assigned to him and to provide assistance to the Department of New Jersey, Grand Army of the Republic," approved April seventh, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-one, saved from repeal. [This act provides for the relief of certain duties assigned to the adjutant general under an act entitled "An act to make the proceedings of the Department of New Jersey, of the Grand Army of the Republic, a part of the military archives of this state and to provide for the printing of the same," approved March twenty-third, one thousand nine hundred and ten, and supplement thereto, approved April twentieth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty. The 1921 act also provides for an appropriation of one thousand dollars to the Department of New Jersey, Grand Army of the Republic, and further provides for copies of proceedings of the annual encampment of the department to be furnished for the archives of the state.]

N.J. Stat. § 38:25-9 Proceedings of encampments of veterans of foreign wars made part of military archives

When a properly prepared and duly certified copy of the proceedings of the annual encampments of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States of America, Department of New Jersey, together with a complete series of the general and special orders, circulars, and other data which may form a part of the proceedings, shall be forwarded by the commander of such veteran organization to the adjutant general, such proceedings, so reported, shall be considered part of the military archives of this state.

N.J. Stat. § 38:25-10 Proceedings printed and bound; distribution

The adjutant general, shall in his discretion and under his direction, order such part of the proceedings as he shall approve, to be printed and bound. A printed and bound copy thereof shall be sent to each post and to each public library of this state together with seventy-five copies for exchange under the direction of the adjutant general. There shall also be sent one hundred advance, unbound copies of the annual report of the department commander and sundry officers for the use of the annual encampment.

N.J. Stat. § 38:25-11 Appropriation

For the payment of the printing and distribution of such proceedings there is hereby appropriated the sum of five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, when included in the annual or supplemental appropriation bills.

N.J. Stat. § 38:25-12 Preservation of record of proceedings of Spanish American war veterans; appropriation

The state treasurer shall, upon the warrant of the comptroller, pay, on the first day of May in each year, on requisition of the department commander, Spanish American War Veterans, Department of New Jersey, the sum of one thousand dollars, to the assistant quartermaster of such department or to such other officer as shall be designated. Such sum shall be used for the compilation and preservation of the record of proceedings of the Spanish American War Veterans, Department of New Jersey.

N.J. Stat. § 38:25-13 Copies of proceedings for state archives

The commander of the Department of New Jersey, Spanish American War Veterans, shall furnish to the adjutant general twenty bound copies of the proceedings for the archives of this state.
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