N.J. Stat. § 4:1-5
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Annual convention to elect members
Official statutory text
At a convention to be held once in each year in the State of New Jersey, delegates chosen as provided in section 4:1-6 of this Title shall assemble and elect, by a majority vote of the delegates present, two farmers to be recommended to the Governor for appointment to the board, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to fill the vacancies caused by the expiration of terms of office. The delegates to the convention may determine the validity of the selection and qualifications of a delegate, and a majority of all delegates shall constitute a quorum. The board shall determine the time and place for holding each convention, and the president of the board, or in his absence the vice-president, shall serve as the presiding officer at the convention and shall be entitled to vote in case of tie. The delegates to the convention shall review the problems associated with the agricultural industry of the State in whatever manner they see fit, and through resolutions or other means shall recommend to the Department of Agriculture and to other agencies of the State and nation programs to be followed for the welfare of the agricultural interests of the State. Amended by L.1944, c. 202, p. 722, s. 2.
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