Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-04-21
CHAPTER CXLyI.
An act to enable the owners of any island OF
part thereof to improve the same, and to pro.

An act to enable the owners of any island OF
part thereof to improve the same, and to pro.
tect the same from damage by high tides.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
whenever the owners representing two-thirds in
area of any island or portion of an island stu
ated and lying along the coast or tide water
streams of this state, shall agree or consent Id
writing to erect OF build sea wall or embank
ment for the purpose of protecting the same OF
any property therein from high tides or storm
tides, around across or along the same or any
portion thereof, said agreement or consent in
writing to be accompanied by a survey or plot
of said land to be thus protected, with the
names of the owners thereof and the number of
acres owned by each, and showing where said
sea wall or embankment is proposed to be
located and built or erected, and to be signed
and acknowledged and fled and recorded in
the county clerks Office of the county where
said land is located and the county clerks of the
several counties in this state, where any such
island is located, are hereby authorized to re-
cord said agreement and surveys the same ae
other conveyances are recorded.
2. And be it enacted That upon the filing Of
the agreement or consent as aforesaid, the own
crs Of said land who have signed said agree
ment or consent representing two-thirds Of the
area of said land to be protected, shall make
sign and acknowledge a certificate setting forth
the corporate name by them chosen, the place
where and the purpose for which such associa
ton or company is formed and intended, the
name, residence and numbers Of acres owned
by each, and file the same in the Office of tho
clerk of the county whore such island or part OF
an island is situated and where said improve
ments are to be made who shall thereupon re-
cord it in book to be provided for that pur-
pose.
8. And be it enacted That upon making and
recording such certificate, the said persons
their successors and assigns, shall become and
be body polite and corporate, and possessed
Of all the powers mentioned and set forth in the
first section of the act concerning corporations
such persons SO associated or majority Of them
shall, within thirty days after such incorpora-
ton, and annually thereafter, by vote Of ma
jority present, elect any members of their said
association not exceeding seven, to be directors
of such corporation, who shall thereupon
choose from their number a president, sccre.
tary and treasurer, and such other officers and
assistants as they may deem requisite and
necessary; and such directors shall have power
to frame. establish and ordain, from time to
time, such bylaws, ordinances and regulations
for the government of such corporation and the
advancement of the purposes thereof, as they
shall Judge best; provided, the same be not re-
pugnant to the constitution or laws of this state
or the United States.
4 And be it enacted, That the directors Of
said corporation or q majority of them shall, as
soon as may be, cause all the lots and parcels
Of the land belonging to each owner within tho
limits of the proposed sea wall or embankment.
to be carefully and strictly measured, and
draught or plot to be made showing the GUAM
tity held by each owner, and cause valuation
to be made of the land of each owner separately:
and shall thereupon make an estimate Of tie
sum OF sums Of money which viii be necessary
to deiray the expenses Of the different SER