# N.J. Stat. § 32:1-5: Commissioners; appointment; removal

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-5

## Section

- **Citation:** N.J. Stat. § 32:1-5
- **Heading:** Commissioners; appointment; removal
- **Jurisdiction:** New Jersey
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NJ Code / Title 32 / Chapter 1 / Section 1-5

## Text

ARTICLE IV. The port authority shall consist of twelve commissioners--six resident voters from the state of New York, at least four of whom shall be resident voters of the city of New York, and six resident voters from the state of New Jersey, at lest [least] four of whom shall be resident voters within the New Jersey portion of the district, the New York members to be chosen by the state of New York and the New Jersey members by the state of New Jersey in the manner and for the terms fixed and determined from time to time by the legislature of each state respectively, except as herein provided. Each commissioner may be removed or suspended from office as provided by the law of the state from which he shall be appointed.

## Nearby sections

- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-1 Preamble](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-2 Co-operation pledged](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-2.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-3 Port district; legal name; boundaries](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-3.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-4 Port authority created](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-4.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-4.1 Reference to "The Port of New York Authority" as reference to "The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey"](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-4.1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-5 Commissioners; appointment; removal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-5.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-6 By-laws](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-6.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-6.1 Findings, declarations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-6.1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-6.2 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-6.2.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-6.3 Rules, regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-6.3.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-6.4 Port Authority deemed "agency," "public agency."](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-6.4.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-6.5 Severability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-6.5.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-7 General powers of port authority; state and municipal property and bonded indebtedness protected](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-7.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 32:1-8 Additional powers; annual report; pledging credit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T32_C1_S1-8.md)

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