[Ord. No. 12-02, § I]
N.J.S.A. 41:1-1 et seq. prescribes an oath of office for elected
and appointed public officials in New Jersey which oath, among other
things, pledges that the public official will faithfully uphold the
laws of the State of New Jersey and the laws of the United States;
and
The United States Government has enacted laws declaring certain
conduct and actions to be in violation of the criminal laws of the
United States.
The State of New Jersey has, likewise, enacted laws declaring
certain conduct and actions to be in violation of the criminal laws
of the State of New Jersey.
[Ord. No. 12-02, § I]
a.
A potential conflict can arise with local officials' oaths of office
if the State of New Jersey, through the enactment of civil laws, provides
and allows for actions by third parties which may be in clear violation
of the criminal laws of the United States.
b.
This conflict can impact local officials in those circumstances where
regulatory law requires local approval(s) to be received from local
officials so that third parties may undertake actions or engage in
conduct which may be consistent with New Jersey civil law; but, in
violation of the criminal laws of the United States.
[Ord. No. 12-02, § I]
a.
It is the intention, indeed the obligation, of the government of
the Township of Millstone to not take any action in furtherance of
or to promote the violation of the criminal laws of the United States.
b.
No public official, agency, board, commission, council, employee
or agent of the Township shall take any action which advances or promotes
the violation of the criminal laws of the United States or the State
of New Jersey.
c.
All such officials, agencies, boards, commissions, councils, agents
and employees of the Township shall not neglect their duty to process
applications and otherwise perform in accordance with the Municipal
Land Use Law and such other laws as may apply to the processing of
applications.
