New Jersey § acts:saved-51 - (1)

§ acts:saved-51. (1)

1. That it shall be the duty of each and every person engaged in the business of surveying

lands in the counties of Salem and Cumberland, in this state, to test and note the

actual variation of his compass from the true meridian line standard of his county,

at least twice in every year, which shall be in the months of April and October, and

to deposit a certificate of the same under his hand, with the date and time of such

test, with an affidavit verifying its correctness with the clerk of the county in

which he may reside, to be by him recorded in a book provided for that purpose, which

certificate shall be in the following or like form: “On the ․․․․․․ day of ․․․․․․․․․․․․ anno Domini, ․․․․․․․․․․․․, I, A B, a practical land surveyor of the county of ․․․․․․․․․․․․, did test and note the actual variation of my compass from the true meridian line

standard of said county, and find that the north end of the needle points ․․․․․․․․․․ degrees and ․․․․․․․․․․ minutes to the west of said meridian line standard, signed A B”; and every surveyor

neglecting or refusing to comply with the provisions of this or any other section

of this act shall be liable to a penalty of fifty dollars, to be sued for and recovered

with costs in an action of debt before any justice of the peace, by and in the name

of the clerk of such county, or by any other person, for the use and benefit of such

county, to be applied on recovery to such county uses as the board of chosen freeholders

of the county where the same is recovered shall direct.