40:49-1. "Ordinance"Ā  andĀ  "resolution"Ā  defined
The termĀ  "ordinance"Ā  when used in this subtitle means and includes any actĀ  or regulation of the governing body of any municipality required to be reducedĀ  to writing and read at more than one meeting thereof and published.

The termĀ  "resolution"Ā  when used in this subtitle means and includes any act or regulation of the governing body of any municipality required to be reduced to writing, but which may be finally passed at the meeting at which it is introduced.
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