New Jersey § 40a:13-24

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§ 40a:13-24.

R.S. 40:18-4 is saved from repeal. (This section saves the following acts creating counties, and establishing or otherwise

affecting the boundaries thereof from repeal. 1. Rev.1877, pp. 198, 199, §§ 1 to 9 (C.S. pp. 1676 to 1678, §§ 1 to 9), entitled

“An act for dividing and ascertaining the boundaries of all the counties in this province,”

passed January twenty-first, one thousand seven hundred and nine. 2. Rev.1877, p. 200, § 16 (C.S. p. 1680, § 18), entitled “An act for erecting the

upper parts of the western division of New Jersey into a county,” passed March eleventh,

one thousand seven hundred and thirteen. 3. Rev.1877, pp. 200, 201, §§ 19 to 21 (C.S. p. 1680, §§ 19 to 21), entitled “An act

for settling the bounds between the counties of Somerset, Middlesex, and Monmouth,”

passed March fifteenth, one thousand seven hundred and thirteen. 4. Rev.1877, p. 200, § 17 (C.S. p. 1681, § 22), entitled “An act for erecting the

upper parts of the county of Hunterdon, in the western division of New Jersey, into

a county,” passed March fifteenth, one thousand seven hundred and thirty-eight. 5. Rev.1877, p. 201, § 22 (C.S. p. 1681, § 23), entitled “An act to annex part of

the county of Essex to the county of Somerset, and to ascertain the bounds thereof,”

passed November fourth, one thousand seven hundred and forty-one. 6. Rev.1877, p. 202, §§ 28, 29 (C.S. pp. 1681, 1682, §§ 24, 25), entitled “An act

for erecting the southern parts of the county of Salem in New Jersey, into a separate

county, and ascertaining the boundaries of the several precincts therein,” passed

January nineteenth, one thousand seven hundred and forty-seven. 7. Rev.1877, p. 200, § 18 (C.S. p. 1682, § 26), entitled “An act to ascertain the

line and bounds between the counties of Somerset and Morris,” passed March twenty-eighth,

one thousand seven hundred and forty-nine. 8. Rev.1877, p. 203, § 32 (C.S. p. 1683, § 27), entitled “An act for erecting the

upper part of Morris county, in New Jersey, into a separate county, to be called the

county of Sussex,” passed June eighth, one thousand seven hundred and fifty-three. 9. Rev.1877, p. 203, § 30 (C.S. p. 1683, § 28), entitled “An act for the better and

more effectual ascertaining the boundaries between the counties of Salem and Cumberland,”

passed December seventh, one thousand seven hundred and sixty-three. 10. Rev.1877, p. 213, § 82 (C.S. p. 1864, § 29), entitled “An act to annex the several

islands, situate in the river Delaware, belonging to this State, to the respective

counties and townships to which they lie nearest,” passed November twenty-sixth, one

thousand seven hundred and eighty-three. 11. Rev.1877, p. 201, §§ 23, 24 (C.S. p. 1684, §§ 30, 31), entitled “An act for altering

and resettling part of the boundary line between the counties of Somerset and Middlesex,”

passed November twenty-fourth, one thousand seven hundred and ninety. 12. Rev.1877, p. 199, §§ 10 to 15 (C.S. pp. 1678, 1679, §§ 10 to 15), entitled “A

supplement to an act entitled ‘An act for dividing and ascertaining the boundaries

of all the counties in this province,’ passed the twenty-first day of January, one

thousand seven hundred and nine,” passed November twenty-eighth, one thousand eight

hundred and twenty-two. 13. Rev.1877, p. 204, §§ 33, 34 (C.S. p. 1687, §§ 49, 50), entitled “An act to erect

the southwesterly part of Sussex county into a separate county, to be called the county

of Warren,” passed November twentieth, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four. 14. L.1837, p. 96 (Rev.1877, p. 204, §§ 35 to 37; C.S. pp. 1687, 1688, §§ 51 to 53),

entitled “An act to erect parts of the counties of Essex and Bergen into a new county,

to be called the county of Passaic, and the eastern part of the county of Gloucester

into a separate county, to be called the county of Atlantic,” passed February seventh,

one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven. 15. L.1838, p. 209 (Rev.1877, pp. 204, 205, §§ 38, 39; C.S. p. 1688, §§ 54, 55),

entitled “An act to erect parts of the counties of Hunterdon, Burlington, and Middlesex

into a new county, to be called the county of Mercer,” passed February twenty-second,

one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight. 16. L.1838, p. 209 (Rev.1877, p. 205, § 40; C.S. p. 1688, § 56), entitled “A supplement

to the act entitled ‘An act to erect parts of the counties of Hunterdon, Burlington,

and Middlesex into a new county, to be called the county of Mercer,’ passed the twenty-second

day of February, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight,” passed February twenty-seventh,

one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight. 17. L.1839, p. 39 (Rev.1877, p. 205, § 41; C.S. p. 1689, § 57), entitled “A further

supplement to the act entitled ‘An act to erect parts of the counties of Hunterdon,

Burlington, and Middlesex into a new county, to be called the county of Mercer,’ ”

passed February fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine. 18. L.1840, p. 65 (Rev.1877, pp. 205, 206, §§ 42, 43; C.S. p. 1689, §§ 58, 59), entitled

“An act to create the county of Hudson,” passed February twenty-second, one thousand

eight hundred and forty. 19. L.1844, p. 237 (Rev.1877, p. 206, § 44; C.S. p. 1689, § 60), entitled “An act

to erect a part of the county of Gloucester into a new county, to be called the county

of Camden,” passed March thirteenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four. 20. Rev.1877, p. 203, § 31 (C.S. p. 1690, § 61), entitled “An act to define the boundary

lines of Salem, Cumberland and Cape May,” approved April tenth, one thousand eight

hundred and forty-six. 21. L.1850, p. 5 (Rev.1877, p. 1290, § 1; C.S. p. 1690, § 62), entitled “An act to

annex to the county of Middlesex part of the township of Franklin, in the county of

Somerset,” approved February first, one thousand eight hundred and fifty. 22. L.1850, p. 73 (Rev.1877, pp. 206, 207, §§ 45 to 49; C.S. pp. 1690 to 1692, §§

63 to 67), entitled “An act to erect a part of the county of Monmouth into a new county,

to be called the county of Ocean,” approved February fifteenth, one thousand eight

hundred and fifty. 23. L.1851, p. 390 (Rev.1877, p. 207, § 50; C.S. p. 1692, § 68), entitled “A further

supplement to an act entitled ‘An act to erect a part of the county of Monmouth into

a new county, to be called the county of Ocean,’ approved February fifteenth, eighteen

hundred and fifty,” approved March eighteenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one. 24. L.1851, p. 369 (Rev.1877, p. 208, § 53; C.S. p. 1692, § 69), entitled “An act

relative to the boundaries of the county of Middlesex,” approved March eighteenth,

one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one. 25. L.1852, c. 23, p. 43 (Rev.1877, p. 1291, § 2; C.S. p. 1692, § 70), entitled “An

act to set off from the township of Harrison, in the county of Hudson, a new township,

to be called the township of Union, and to annex the same to the county of Bergen,”

approved February nineteenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two. 26. L.1854, c. 190, p. 451, entitled “An act to provide for ascertaining the boundaries

between the county of Ocean and the counties of Burlington and Monmouth,” approved

March seventeenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four. 27. L.1855, c. 166, p. 490 (Rev.1877, p. 201, § 25; C.S. p. 1693, § 71), entitled

“An act to define that part of the division line between the counties of Middlesex

and Somerset lying between Kingston bridge and Little Rocky Hill,” approved March

twenty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five. 28. L.1857, c. 82, p. 244 (Rev.1877, p. 209, § 54; C.S. p. 1693, § 72), entitled

“An act to create the county of Union,” approved March nineteenth, one thousand eight

hundred and fifty-seven. 29. L.1857, c. 183, p. 477 (Rev.1877, p. 208, §§ 51, 52; C.S. pp. 1694, 1695, §§

75, 76), entitled “A supplement to an act entitled ‘An act to provide for ascertaining

the boundaries between the county of Ocean and the counties of Burlington and Monmouth,’

approved March seventeenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four,” approved March

twentieth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven. 30. L.1858, c. 14, p. 29 (Rev.1877, p. 202, §§ 26, 27; C.S. p. 1695, §§ 77, 78),

entitled “An act to alter the boundary line between Somerset and Middlesex counties,”

approved February sixth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight. 31. L.1860, c. 43, p. 97 (Rev.1877, pp. 209, 210, §§ 55, 56; C.S. p. 1694, §§ 73,

74), entitled “A supplement to an act entitled ‘An act to create the county of Union,’

” approved February sixteenth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty. 32. L.1866, c. 425, p. 964 (Rev.1877, p. 210, § 60; C.S. p. 1695, § 79), entitled

“An act relative to the boundaries of Monmouth county,” approved April fourth, one

thousand eight hundred and sixty-six. 33. L.1871, c. 84, p. 314 (Rev.1877, p. 210, § 61; C.S. p. 1696, § 80), entitled

“An act to annex the townships of Washington and Monroe, in the county of Camden,

to the county of Gloucester,” approved February twenty-eighth, one thousand eight

hundred and seventy-one. 34. L.1871, c. 250, p. 604 (Rev.1877, p. 210, § 57; C.S. p. 1693, § 72), entitled

“A supplement to the act to create the county of Union, approved March nineteenth,

one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven,” approved March twenty-first, one thousand

eight hundred and seventy-one. 35. L.1871, c. 489, p. 1255 (Rev.1877, p. 210, §§ 58, 59; C.S. p. 1696, §§ 81, 82),

entitled “An act to establish the line between the counties of Middlesex and Union,”

approved April fifth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one. 36. L.1874, c. 238, p. 278 (Rev.1877, p. 211, §§ 62 to 66; C.S. pp. 1696, 1697, §§

83 to 87), entitled “An act to define and perpetuate the line between the counties

of Hudson and Bergen,” approved March seventeenth, one thousand eight hundred and

seventy-four. 37. L.1876, c. 8, p. 482 (C.S. p. 1697, § 88), entitled “An act to change the boundary

line between the counties of Essex and Union,” approved February twenty-second, one

thousand eight hundred and seventy-six. 38. L.1876, c. 33, p. 484 (C.S. p. 1698, §§ 89, 90), entitled “An act to straighten

the county line brook dividing Union and Somerset counties in the city of Plainfield,”

approved March sixteenth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six. 39. L.1878, c. 104, p. 562 (C.S. p. 1698, §§ 91 to 94), entitled “An act entitled

an act to set off a portion of Maurice River township, in the county of Cumberland,

into the Upper township, county of Cape May, and change the boundaries between said

counties,” approved March twenty-sixth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight. 40. L.1878, c. 128, p. 568 (C.S. p. 1699, § 95), entitled “An act to define and establish

the boundary line at the village of Kingston, between the county of Middlesex and

Somerset,” approved March twenty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight. 41. L.1878, c. 187, p. 575, entitled “An act to provide for ascertaining and marking

the boundary between the counties of Passaic and Bergen,” approved April fourth, one

thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight. 42. L.1880, c. 33, p. 393, entitled “A supplement to ‘An act to provide for establishing

and marking the boundary line between the counties of Passaic and Bergen,’ approved

April fourth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight,” approved February nineteenth,

one thousand eight hundred and eighty. 43. L.1882, c. 103, p. 365 (C.S. p. 1700, §§ 96, 97), entitled “An act to define,

locate and establish that part of the division line between the counties of Union

and Essex, which separates the township of Union, in the county of Union, from the

townships of Clinton and South Orange, in the county of Essex,” approved March seventeenth,

one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two. 44. L.1892, c. 4, p. 483 (C.S. p. 1697, § 88), entitled “An act to amend an act entitled

‘An act to change the boundary line between the counties of Essex and Union,’ approved

February twenty-second, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six,” approved February

third, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two. 45. L.1892, c. 285, p. 441 (C.S. p. 1679, §§ 16, 17), entitled “A further supplement

to an act entitled ‘An act for dividing and ascertaining the boundary lines of all

the counties in this province,’ passed January twenty-first, one thousand seven hundred

and nine,” approved April ninth, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two. 46. L.1902, c. 131, p. 403 (C.S. pp. 1700, 1701, §§ 98 to 101), entitled “An act to

annex a portion of the town of Hammonton, in the county of Atlantic, and a portion

of the township of Waterford, in the county of Camden, to the county of Burlington,

and to annex the territory so acquired by the county of Burlington to the townships

of Shamong and Washington, in said county of Burlington,” approved April third, one

thousand nine hundred and two. 47. L.1928, c. 270, p. 682, entitled “An act altering and resettling a part of the

boundary line between the counties of Monmouth and Ocean, and annexing certain lands

to the county of Ocean,” approved April third, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight. 48. L.1931, c. 10, p. 38, entitled “An act to annex to the township of Gloucester,

in the county of Camden, a part of the township of Washington, in the county of Gloucester,”

approved March third, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one.)

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