In every municipality the governing body, by ordinance, shall provide for the appointment of a municipal attorney who may be designated as the corporation counsel or municipal attorney and unless otherwise provided by law the term of office of the municipal attorney shall be 1 year.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 40A:9-139
Attorney; appointment; term
L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff
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