New Jersey § 51:3-6
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 51:3-6, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 51:3-6.
L.1869, c. 228, p. 566, entitled “Supplement to the act to establish a meridian line
standard in the several counties of this state,” approved March twenty-fourth, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, saved from repeal. [This act requires surveyors in Salem and Cumberland counties twice each year to
test compasses and note variations and to file verified certificates in a prescribed
form, and thereafter to make and return surveys according to the true bearings instead
of the magnetic bearings, and fixes the fees of the county clerk as follows: 25 cents
for recording each certificate and affidavit appended, and 15 cents for taking the
affidavit.]
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Section 51:3-6 is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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