New Jersey § 58:14-1

§ 58:14-1.

All portions of Essex, Union, Passaic, Bergen and Hudson counties, beginning in the

center of Newark Bay where the boundary line between the cities of Newark and Elizabeth

also being the boundary line between the counties of Essex and Union meets the boundary

of Hudson County; thence running westerly along the boundary line between the city

of Newark and the city of Elizabeth, including the area of Newark International Airport

in the city of Elizabeth with flows tributary to the airport, to the point where it

meets the boundary line of the township of Hillside; thence running northerly along

the boundary line between the city of Newark and the township of Hillside until it

intersects Bergen Street; thence running southwesterly along Bergen Street and Bergen

Street extended to a point halfway between Bailey Avenue and Williamson Avenue in

the township of Hillside; thence running northwesterly and halfway between Bailey

Avenue and Williamson Avenue to Maple Avenue; thence running northwesterly and approximately

150 feet north of and parallel to the center line of Williamson Avenue to a point

halfway between Bayview Avenue and Summit Avenue; thence running northeasterly and

halfway between Bayview Avenue and Summit Avenue in the township of Hillside, and

this line extended, to a point which is halfway between Weequahic Avenue and Lyons

Avenue and approximately 500 feet west of the center line of Aldine Street in the

city of Newark; thence running southeasterly and halfway between Weequahic Avenue

and Lyons Avenue to a point which is approximately 125 feet east of Aldine Street;

thence running northeasterly and halfway between Aldine Street and Clinton Place to

a point on Bragaw Avenue which is again halfway between Aldine Street and Clinton

Place; thence running northwesterly to a point on Aldine Street which is halfway

between Bragaw Avenue and Demerest Street; thence running northerly to the intersection

of Demerest Street and Nye Avenue; thence running westerly along Nye Avenue to a

point halfway between Hobson Street and Dewey Street; thence running southerly and

halfway between Hobson Street and Dewey Street to a point approximately 300 feet south

of Nye Avenue; thence running westerly to a point on Leslie Street which is approximately

400 feet south of Nye Avenue; thence running southwesterly to the intersection of Wainright Street and Bragaw Avenue;

thence running northerly to the intersection of Nye Avenue and Schley Street; thence

running westerly along Nye Avenue to the boundary line between the city of Newark

and the township of Irvington; thence running northerly along the boundary line between

the city of Newark and the township of Irvington to a point which is approximately

600 feet north of Hopkins Place at the extension of Madison Avenue from the township

of Irvington; thence running northerly to the intersection of Montgomery Street and

South 20th Street in the city of Newark; thence running northeasterly to a point

on Avon Avenue which is halfway between South 19th Street and South 20th Street;

thence running northerly, and halfway between South 19th Street and South 20th Street

to a point which is approximately 400 feet north of Springfield Avenue; thence running

easterly and perpendicular to South 19th Street to a point halfway between South 19th

Street and South 18th Street; thence running northerly, and halfway between South

19th Street and South 18th Street to a point which is approximately 400 feet north

of 19th Avenue; thence running easterly and perpendicular to South 18th Street to

a point halfway between South 18th Street and South 17th Street; thence running northerly

and halfway between South 18th Street and South 17th Street to a point which is approximately

350 feet north of 18th Avenue; thence running easterly and perpendicular to South

17th Street to a point approximately 150 feet east of South 17th Street; thence running

northerly, parallel to and approximately 150 feet east of South 17th Street to a point

approximately 100 feet south of 15th Avenue; thence running easterly, parallel to

and approximately 100 feet south of 15th Avenue to a point which is halfway between

South 16th Street and South 15th Street; thence running northerly and halfway between

South 16th Street and South 15th Street to a point which is approximately 200 feet

north of 14th Avenue; thence running northeasterly to a point which is halfway between

South 14th Street and Ashland Street and approximately 350 feet north of 14th Avenue;

thence running northeasterly, parallel to and approximately 150 feet west of Ashland

Street to a point which is approximately 150 feet north of South Orange Avenue; thence running northwesterly, parallel to and approximately 150 feet north of South

Orange Avenue to a point which is approximately 150 feet east of South 18th Street;

thence running northerly, parallel to and approximately 150 feet east of South 18th

Street to a point approximately 350 feet south of 12th Avenue; thence running westerly

to a point on South 20th Street which is approximately 250 feet south of 12th Avenue;

thence running southerly on South 20th Street to a point which is approximately 150

feet north of Grain Street; thence running westerly, parallel to and approximately

150 feet north of Grain Street to a point which is halfway between South 20th Street

and Grove Street; thence running northerly, and halfway between Grove Street and

South 20th Street for approximately 300 feet to a point; thence running westerly

and perpendicular to Grove Street to a point approximately 100 feet west of Grove

Street; thence running northeasterly, parallel to and approximately 100 feet west

of Grove Street to the boundary line between the city of Newark and the city of East

Orange; thence running westerly along the boundary between the city of Newark and

the city of East Orange for approximately 500 feet to a point; thence running northerly

to a point which is halfway between Hawthorne Place and Birchwood Avenue and approximately

150 feet south of Garfield Place, all in the city of East Orange; thence running

northerly and halfway between Hawthorne Place and Birchwood Avenue to a point on Central

Avenue; thence running westerly along Central Avenue to its intersection with South

Oraton Parkway; thence running northerly along South Oraton Parkway for approximately

150 feet to a point; thence running westerly, parallel to and approximately 150 feet

north of Central Avenue to a point which is approximately 150 feet east of South Munn

Avenue; thence running southerly parallel to South Munn Avenue and then halfway between

South Munn Avenue and Watson Avenue to a point on this line approximately 150 feet

south of Elmwood Avenue extended; thence running westerly, parallel to and 150 feet

south of Elmwood Avenue to a point halfway between South Munn Avenue and Freeman Avenue;

thence running southerly halfway between South Munn Avenue and Freeman Avenue to a

point which is approximately 150 feet north of Rhode Island Avenue; thence running

westerly, parallel to and approximately 150 feet north of Rhode Island Avenue to a

point which is halfway between Freeman Avenue and Oak Street; thence running northerly and halfway between Oak Street and Freeman Avenue to the

intersection of Elmwood Avenue and South Arlington Avenue; thence running northerly

along South Arlington Avenue to a point which is approximately 100 feet south of Central

Avenue; thence running westerly, parallel to and 100 feet south of Central Avenue

to Nassau Place; thence running northerly along Nassau Place to its intersection

with Central Avenue; thence running westerly along Central Avenue to a point approximately

150 feet east of Shepard Avenue; thence running northerly, parallel to and approximately

150 feet east of Shepard Avenue to a point approximately 150 feet south of Carnegie

Avenue; thence running westerly, parallel to and approximately 150 feet south of

Carnegie Avenue to a point approximately 150 feet west of Shepard Avenue; thence

southerly, parallel to and approximately 150 feet west of Shepard Avenue to a point

which is halfway between Carnegie Avenue and Central Avenue; thence running westerly

and halfway between Carnegie Avenue and Central Avenue to a point which is approximately

150 feet east of South Burnet Street; thence running southerly, parallel to and approximately

150 feet east of South Burnet Street to a point which is approximately 150 feet north

of Central Avenue to a point halfway between South Burnet Street and South Clinton

Street; thence running southerly and halfway between South Burnet Street and South

Clinton Street to a point which is approximately 400 feet south of Central Avenue;

thence running westerly to a point which is halfway between Amherst Street and Halsted

Street and approximately 700 feet south of Central Avenue; thence running northerly

and halfway between Amherst Street and Halsted Street to a point which is approximately

100 feet south of Freeway Drive East; thence running westerly, parallel to and approximately

100 feet south of Freeway Drive East to a point which is halfway between Evergreen

Place and South Harrison Street; thence running southerly and halfway between Evergreen Place and South Harrison Street

for a distance of approximately 650 feet; thence running westerly to a point on the

boundary line between the city of East Orange and the township of the City of Orange,

said point being approximately 200 feet south of Berwin Street along said boundary;

thence running southwesterly along the boundary line between the township of the City

of Orange and city of East Orange to where it meets the boundary line of the village

of the Township of South Orange; thence running southerly to the intersection of

South Center Street and Sterling Avenue, both being in the village of the Township

of South Orange; thence running westerly to the corner boundary between the township

of the City of Orange and the village of the Township of South Orange which is approximately

200 feet south of Stirling Avenue; thence running northwesterly along said boundary

between the township of the City of Orange and the village of the Township of South

Orange to an angle point which is halfway between Mosswood Avenue and Irving Terrace;

thence running northerly to the intersection of Irving Terrace and Lawn Ridge Road;

thence running westerly to where Berkeley Avenue intersects the boundary line between

the township of the City of Orange and the village of the Township of South Orange;

thence running northwesterly along the boundary line between the township of the City

of Orange and the village of the Township of South Orange for a distance of approximately

100 feet; thence running northeasterly, parallel to and approximately 100 feet west

of Berkeley Avenue to Lawn Ridge Road; thence running southeasterly along Lawn Ridge

Road to a point approximately 100 feet east of Berkeley Avenue; thence running northeasterly,

parallel to and approximately 100 feet east of Berkeley Avenue to Heywood Avenue; thence running northwesterly along Heywood Avenue to a point approximately 150 feet

west of Berkeley Avenue; thence running northeasterly, parallel to and approximately

150 feet west of Berkeley Avenue to a point which is approximately 150 feet south

of Tremont Avenue; thence running northwesterly, parallel to and approximately 150

feet south of Tremont Avenue to Scotland Road; thence running northeasterly along

Scotland Road to its intersection with Glebe Street; thence running northwesterly

along Glebe Street to its intersection with South Jefferson Street; thence running

northerly to a point on the center line of Interstate Highway Route 280 in the township

of West Orange being approximately 100 feet west of the boundary line between the

township of West Orange and the township of the City of Orange; thence running northerly,

parallel to and approximately 100 feet west of said boundary between township of West

Orange and the township of the City of Orange to a point which is approximately 200

feet south of White Street; thence running northwesterly to the intersection of Main

Street and White Street; thence running northerly and halfway between Main Street

and Ashland Avenue to the intersection of Main Street and Park Avenue; thence running

northerly along Main Street to its intersection with Babcock Place; thence running

northerly to the intersection of Main Street and William Street with the district

boundary to include the properties on Babcock Place, Kling Street, Washington Street

and William Street but exclude the property along Main Street; thence running easterly

to the intersection of Whittesley Avenue and Ridge Avenue; thence running northerly

and halfway between Whittesley Avenue and Watson Avenue to the intersection of Watson

Avenue and Samuel Street; thence running northerly, crossing the boundary between

the township of West Orange and the township of Montclair to the intersection of High

Street and Amelia Street in the township of Montclair; thence running northwesterly

to the intersection of Virginia Avenue and Fremont Street; thence running westerly

to where Nishuane Road intersects the boundary line between the township of Montclair

and the township of West Orange; thence running northwesterly along said boundary

line between the township of West Orange and township of Montclair to an angle; thence

running northerly further along said boundary line between the township of West Orange

and township of Montclair to its intersection with the boundary line of the township

of Verona; thence running northerly along the boundary line between the township

of Montclair and the township of Verona to where it intersects the boundary line of

Cedar Grove Township; thence running northerly along the boundary line between the

township of Montclair and Cedar Grove Township to its intersection with the boundary

line of the township of Little Falls; thence running northwesterly along the boundary

line between Cedar Grove Township and the township of Little Falls to where it intersects

Lindsley Road; thence running northwesterly along Lindsley Road within Cedar Grove

Township to where it intersects with New Jersey State Highway Route Number 23; thence running southerly along New Jersey State Highway Route Number 23 for a distance

of approximately 1,200 feet; thence running westerly for approximately 1,200 feet

to the boundary between Cedar Grove Township and the township of North Caldwell, said

point being approximately 1,000 feet south of an angle in said boundary near Lindsley

Road; thence running northerly for approximately 1,000 feet along said boundary between

Cedar Grove Township and the township of North Caldwell to an angle; thence running

northwesterly in said boundary between Cedar Grove Township and the township of North

Caldwell to another angle; thence running northwesterly in said boundary between

Cedar Grove Township and the township of North Caldwell to where it intersects the

water transmission line of the Jersey City Water Company; thence running westerly

along said water transmission line of the Jersey City Water Company within the township

of North Caldwell to where it intersects Grandview Place; thence running northeasterly

along the center line of Grandview Place and then Grandview Avenue to a point approximately

175 feet south of Fairfield Road; thence running northwesterly and then northeasterly

along and encompassing Lot Number 3, Block Number 105 on the North Caldwell Tax Map

to a point where Lot Number 3 intersects Fairfield Road; thence running northwesterly

along Fairfield Road for approximately 85.61 feet to a point; thence running southwesterly

and then northwesterly along and encompassing Lot Numbers 4, 7 and 8 in Block Number

105 on the North Caldwell Tax Map to a point where it intersects Fairfield Road and

the boundary line between the township of North Caldwell and the township of Fairfield;

thence running northeasterly along the boundary line between the township of Fairfield

and the township of North Caldwell to a point in the center of the Passaic River and

the intersection with the boundary lines of the township of Little Falls and the township

of Wayne; thence running downstream along the Passaic River in a northeasterly and

then southeasterly direction, the river being the boundary line between the township

of Little Falls and the township of Wayne, to where it intersects with the boundary

line of the borough of Totowa; thence running northwesterly along the boundary line

between the township of Wayne and the borough of Totowa to the intersection with the

northerly right-of-way limit with U.S. Interstate Highway Route 80; thence running westerly along the U.S. Interstate Highway Route 80 right-of-way for

a distance of approximately 1,200 feet and thence in a northerly and westerly direction

to a point in the center line of Singac Brook and thence northeasterly to the boundary

line between the township of Wayne and the borough of Totowa to encompass Lot 1 in

Block 402 on the Wayne tax map; thence running northerly and then northeasterly along

the boundary line between the township of Wayne and the borough of Totowa to where

it intersects the boundary line of the borough of Haledon; thence running northerly

along the boundary line between the township of Wayne and the borough of Haledon to

where it intersects the boundary line of the borough of North Haledon; thence running

northerly along the boundary line between the township of Wayne and the borough of

North Haledon to where it intersects the boundary line of the borough of Franklin

Lakes; thence running easterly along the boundary line between the borough of Franklin

Lakes and the borough of North Haledon to where it intersects the boundary line of

the township of Wyckoff; thence running easterly along the boundary line between

the township of Wyckoff and the borough of North Haledon to the boundary line of the

borough of Hawthorne; thence running northerly along the boundary line of the township

of Wyckoff and the borough of Hawthorne to an angle on Goffle Hill Road; thence running

southeasterly along said boundary line between the township of Wyckoff and the borough

of Hawthorne to the boundary line of the village of the Township of Ridgewood; thence

running southeasterly along the boundary line between the village of the Township

of Ridgewood and the borough of Hawthorne to the boundary line of the borough of Glen

Rock; thence running northeasterly along the boundary line between the village of

the Township of Ridgewood and the borough of Glen Rock for 2,730 feet to an angle; thence running easterly along said boundary line between the village of the Township

of Ridgewood and the borough of Glen Rock for 3,230 feet to an angle; thence running

along said boundary line between the village of the Township of Ridgewood and the

borough of Glen Rock for the 12 angles, courses and distances until it intersects

Grove Street and the center line of Hohokus Brook; thence running southerly still

along said boundary line between the village of the Township of Ridgewood and the

borough of Glen Rock, it being the center line of Hohokus Brook, to its intersection

with the center line of the Saddle River which is also where the boundary lines of

the borough of Fair Lawn and the borough of Paramus meet; thence running southerly

along the boundary line between the borough of Fair Lawn and the borough of Paramus

which is generally the center line of the Saddle River to its intersection with the

boundary lines of the township of Saddle Brook and the township of Rochelle Park;

thence running southerly along the boundary line between the township of Saddle Brook

and the township of Rochelle Park which is generally the center line of the Saddle

River to its intersection with the boundary line of the borough of Lodi; thence running

southeasterly along the boundary line between the borough of Lodi and the township

of Rochelle Park to its intersection with the boundary line of the borough of Maywood;

thence running southeasterly along the boundary line between the borough of Lodi and

the borough of Maywood being the center line of Essex Street to the center line of

New Jersey State Highway Route Number 17; thence running southerly along New Jersey

State Highway Route Number 17 southbound within the borough of Lodi to the boundary

line of the city of Hackensack; thence running southerly along the boundary line

between the borough of Lodi and the city of Hackensack to a point which is approximately

620 feet north of the center line of West Pleasantview Avenue along said boundary

line; thence running south 52 degrees, 51 minutes, 11 seconds east and within the

city of Hackensack for 533.97 feet to a point; thence running south 36 degrees, 36 minutes, 34 seconds west for 384.60 feet to a

point; thence running north 52 degrees, 50 minutes west for 15.00 feet to a point;

thence running south 36 degrees, 36 minutes, 34 seconds west for approximately 198

feet to the center line of West Pleasantview Avenue; thence running northwesterly

along West Pleasantview Avenue to where it intersects the boundary line between the

city of Hackensack and the borough of Lodi; thence running southerly along the boundary

line between the borough of Lodi and the city of Hackensack to the boundary line of

the borough of Hasbrouck Heights; thence running southerly along the boundary line

between the borough of Lodi and the borough of Hasbrouck Heights through angles at

Church Street, Williams Avenue, Oak-Grove Avenue and between Paterson Avenue and Ottawa

Street in a northwesterly direction to Woodside Avenue; thence running southwesterly

along Woodside Avenue within the borough of Hasbrouck Heights to where it intersects

the boundary line between the borough of Hasbrouck Heights and the borough of Lodi,

between LaSalle Avenue and Hunter Street; thence running southwesterly along the

boundary line between the borough of Lodi and the borough of Hasbrouck Heights to

the boundary line of the borough of Wood-Ridge; thence running southeasterly along

the boundary line between the borough of Hasbrouck Heights and the borough of Wood-Ridge

to an angle on Passaic Avenue; thence running southwesterly along said boundary line

between the borough of Hasbrouck Heights and the borough of Wood-Ridge to an angle

between Lincoln Avenue and Sussex Road; thence running southwesterly within the borough

of Wood-Ridge in prolongation of the line above and along the property line of Curtis-Wright

Inc. to Highland Avenue; thence running northwesterly along the property line of

Curtis-Wright Inc. which is a prolongation of Highland Avenue extended northwesterly

to where it intersects the boundary line between the borough of Wood-Ridge and the

borough of Wallington; thence running southerly along the boundary line between the

borough of Wood-Ridge and the borough of Wallington to where it meets the boundary

line of the borough of Carlstadt; thence running southerly along the boundary line

between the borough of Wallington and the borough of Carlstadt to where it meets the

boundary line of the borough of East Rutherford; thence running northwesterly along

the boundary line between the borough of Wallington and the borough of East Rutherford

to a point halfway between Shepard Terrace and Atkins Terrace; thence running southwesterly

within the borough of East Rutherford and halfway between Shepard Terrace and Atkins

Terrace with an angle to the south and another to the southwest to a point on the

boundary line between the borough of Rutherford and the borough of East Rutherford

which is halfway between Atkins Terrace and Willow Street; thence running southerly

to a point on Erie Avenue in the borough of Rutherford which is halfway between Walnut

Street and Carmita Avenue; thence running southwesterly and halfway between Walnut

Street and Carmita Avenue to the center of Washington Avenue; thence running southeasterly

along Washington Avenue to the intersection of Washington Avenue and Carmita Avenue; thence running southwesterly along Carmita Avenue for a distance of approximately

130 feet to a point; thence running southeasterly parallel to and approximately 130

feet south of Washington Avenue to a point which is halfway between Carmita Avenue

and Prospect Place; thence running southwesterly and halfway between Carmita Avenue

and Prospect Place to a point which is approximately 127 feet north of the center

line of Union Avenue; thence running southeasterly parallel to and approximately

127 feet north of Union Avenue to the center of Prospect Place; thence running southwesterly

along Prospect Place to the intersection of Union Avenue; thence running northwesterly

along Union Avenue to a point halfway between Carmita Avenue and Prospect Place;

thence running southwesterly and halfway between Carmita Avenue and Prospect Place

to a point approximately 150 feet north of the center line of Alwyn Terrace; thence

running southeasterly to a point which is approximately 165 feet east of Prospect

Place and in a prolongation of the center line of Circle Lane; thence running southwesterly

parallel to and approximately 165 feet east of Prospect Place to a point which is

approximately 170 feet north of Fairview Avenue; thence running southeasterly, parallel

to and approximately 170 feet north of Fairview Avenue to the center of Montross Avenue;

thence running southwesterly along Montross Avenue to a point which is approximately

170 feet south of the center of Fairview Avenue; thence running southeasterly, parallel

to and approximately 170 feet south of Fairview Avenue for approximately 230 feet

to a point; thence running southwesterly, parallel to and approximately 230 feet

east of Montross Avenue to the center of Passaic Avenue; thence running southeasterly

along Passaic Avenue for approximately 250 feet to a point; thence running southwesterly

and parallel to Montross Avenue to a point halfway between Passaic Avenue and Donaldson

Avenue; thence running southeasterly and halfway between Passaic Avenue and Donaldson

Avenue for approximately 306 feet; thence running southwesterly and parallel to Montross

Avenue to a point halfway between Donaldson Avenue and Woodward Avenue; thence running southeasterly and halfway between Donaldson Avenue and Woodward Avenue

to the center of Mortimer Avenue; thence running southwesterly along Mortimer Avenue

to the center of Park Place; thence running southeasterly along Park Place a distance

of approximately 131 feet to a point; thence running southwesterly, parallel to and

approximately 131 feet east of Mortimer Avenue for a distance of approximately 150

feet; thence running southeasterly, parallel to and approximately 151 feet south

of Park Place to the center of Park Avenue; thence running southwesterly along Park

Avenue to a point halfway between Newell Avenue and Addison Avenue; thence running

southeasterly and halfway between Newell Avenue and Addison Avenue to a point approximately

130 feet west of the center line of Lincoln Avenue; thence running southwesterly,

parallel to and approximately 130 feet west of Lincoln Avenue to a point which is

approximately 170 feet north of the center of Pierrepont Avenue; thence running southeasterly,

parallel to and approximately 170 feet north of Pierrepont Avenue to a point which

is approximately 190 feet west of the center of Ridge Road; thence running southwesterly,

parallel to and approximately 190 feet west of Ridge Road to a point which is approximately

200 feet north of Woodland Avenue; thence running southeasterly, parallel to and

approximately 200 feet north of Woodland Avenue to a point halfway between Ridge Road

and Sylvan Street; thence running southwesterly and halfway between Ridge Road and

Sylvan Street and this line extended to the boundary line between the borough of Rutherford

and the township of Lyndhurst; thence running southeasterly along the boundary line

between the borough of Rutherford and the township of Lyndhurst which is Rutherford

Avenue and Rutherford Avenue extended to the center line of Berry's Creek; thence

running southerly along the center line of Berry's Creek, being said boundary line

between the borough of Rutherford and the township of Lyndhurst to where it intersects

the boundary line of the town of Secaucus at the center of the Hackensack River;

thence running southerly along the center line of the Hackensack River being the boundary

line between the township of Lyndhurst and the town of Secaucus to where it intersects

the boundary line of the town of Kearny at Sawmill Creek; thence running southerly

still along the center line of the Hackensack River being the boundary line between

the town of Kearny and the town of Secaucus to where it intersects the boundary line

of the city of Jersey City at Penhorn Creek; thence running northeasterly along the

center of Penhorn Creek being the boundary line between the town of Secaucus and the

city of Jersey City to where it intersects the boundary line of the township of North

Bergen at Secaucus Road; thence running southwesterly along the center of Secaucus Road being the boundary

line between the city of Jersey City and the township of North Bergen to where it

intersects the boundary of the city of Union City at J.F. Kennedy Boulevard; thence

running northerly along J.F. Kennedy Boulevard being the boundary line between the

township of North Bergen and the city of Union City to 18th Street; thence running

easterly along 18th Street within the city of Union City to Summit Avenue; thence

running southerly along Summit Avenue to 17th Street; thence running easterly along

17th Street to Central Avenue; thence running southerly along Central Avenue to 16th

Street; thence running easterly on 16th Street to Palisade Avenue; thence running

southerly on Palisade Avenue to Paterson Plank Road which is the boundary line between

the city of Jersey City and the city of Union City; thence running easterly along

Paterson Plank Road being the boundary line between the city of Union City and the

city of Jersey City until it intersects the boundary line of the city of Hoboken;

thence running southwesterly between the city of Hoboken and the city of Jersey City

to a point just crossing over Hoboken Avenue; thence running easterly and parallel

to Hoboken Avenue along said boundary line between the city of Hoboken and the city

of Jersey City to Henderson Street; thence running easterly along said boundary line

between the city of Hoboken and the city of Jersey City to a point in the Hudson River

being the modified Pierhead Line of January 12, 1931; thence running southerly along

the modified Pierhead Line of January 12, 1931 10,250 feet to a point; thence running

southwesterly for 935 feet to a point; thence continuing in a southwesterly direction

for 2,354 feet to a point which is on the west side of Ellis Island; thence running

southwesterly for 1,945 feet to a point which is on the southwest side of Ellis Island; thence running southerly for 557 feet to a point; thence running easterly 984 feet

to a point; thence running southerly for 1,363 feet to a point north of Liberty Island;

thence running westerly for 300 feet to the Pierhead and Bulkhead Line adopted March

6, 1939; thence running southwesterly for 1,525 feet to the south side of Morris

Pesin Drive if projected eastwardly 1,650 feet; thence running in a southerly direction

along the Pierhead and Bulkhead Line for 9,500 feet to a point that intersects the

boundary line between the city of Jersey City and the city of Bayonne; thence running

southeasterly along the boundary line between the city of Jersey City and the city

of Bayonne to where it intersects with the boundary line between the State of New

Jersey and the State of New York; thence running southerly and westerly along the

boundary line between the states of New York and New Jersey through New York Bay,

the Kill Van Kull and Newark Bay to where it intersects the boundary line between

Union County and Hudson County; thence running northerly along the boundary between

Union County and Hudson County, being the boundary line between the city of Elizabeth

and the city of Bayonne in Newark Bay to its intersection with the boundary line of

the county of Essex to the point or place of the beginning, constituted a sewerage

district under the name and title of Passaic Valley Sewerage District by the act entitled

“An act to create a sewerage district to be called Passaic Valley Sewerage District,”

approved March 27, 1902 (L.1902, c. 48, p.190), as supplemented by the act approved

April 14, 1914 (L.1914, c. 160, p.294), and by the act approved March 8, 1924 (L.1924,

c. 94, p.184), hereinafter in this chapter designated as the “district” and the commission

appointed thereunder, are continued, and it shall be entitled to all the authority

and be subject to all the laws of this State concerning sewerage districts so created.