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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