Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-04-14
CHAPTER oxxix.


1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly Of the State OF New Jersey, That
for the purpose of efecting members of the gen
eral assembly of this state, the several counties
shall be formed into assembly districts, equal
in number to the number of members of the
general assembly that said counties are entitled
to elect respectively that is to say:
The county of Atlantic shall constitute one
assembly district
2. And be it enacted, That the county of
Bergen shall constitute two districts;
The trst district to be composed of the town
ships Of New Barbados, Ridgetield, Englewood,
Palisade, Harrington and Washington;
The second district 10 be composed OF the
townships Of Union, Lodi, Saddle River, Mid
land. Ridgewood, Franklin and Hohokus
g. And be it enacted, That the county of
Burlington shall constitute three districts;
The first district to be composed of the town.
ships of Bordentown, Chesterfield, Easthamp-
ton, Florence, Mansfield, New Hanover Penn
berton and Springfield;
The second district to be composed OF Bur
hngton, Beverly city, Beverly township, Ches-
ter, Cinnaminson, Delran, Mount Laurel and
Willingborough;
The third district to be composed of the
townships of Bass River, Evesham, Little Egg
Harbor, Lumberton, Mediocre Northampton,
Randolph, Shameng, Southampton, Washing
ton, Westhampton and Woodland.
4. And be it enacted, That the cou, " of
Camden shall constitute three districts;
The first district to be composed of the first
second, third and fourth wards of the city of
Camden;
The second district to be composed Of the
fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth wards Of The
city Of Camden and the township of Stockton;
The third district to be composed of the bor-
ough of Merchantyille, Gloucester city and the
townships of Delaware, Centre, Hadden, Glou-
cester, Waterford and Winslow.
s. And be it enacted, That the county of
Cape May shall Constitute one assembly dis
trict.
6. And be it enacted, That the county of
Cumberland shall constitute two districts;
The first district to be composed Of the first,
second and third wards OF the city of Bridgeton
and the townships of Commercial Fairfield.
Downe, Horewel, stoe Cheek snd Greenwich,
Tho second district to be composed Of the
ffst second and third wards of the city of Mill
vile and the townships Of Maurice River Landis
and Deerfield.
T. And be it enacted, That the county Of Es-
sex shall constitute ten assembly districts, to
be composed as follows:
The first district to be composed Of the town
ships of CALDWELL Moh clair, Bloomfield, Belle
vile and Franklin;
The second district to be composed of the
entire city of Orange, including the first second
and third wards thereof and the township of
East Orange;
The third district to be composed Of the. town.
ships Of Livingston, West Orange; South o
ange, Millburn, Clinton and the fourteenth
ward Of the city Of Newark
The durth district to be composed Of tbs
sighth and eleventh wards of the city of
Newark;
The fifth district to be composed of the first,
fourth and fifteenth wards of the city Of
Newark;
The sixth district to be composed of the
eecond and third wafds of tie city Of Newafk,
and so much Of tic seventh ward in the city of
Newark as lies within the following boundaries,
to wit: Beginning at the intersection of the
center line of Bank and Norfolk streetsi th5ncs
along the center Bne &C Bafk street to the cen
ter line eff High street; thence along the center
lie of High street to the center line of Warren
street, thence along the center line of Warren
street to the center line of Norfolk street;
thence along the center line of Norfolk street to
the place-of beginning, being tbs territory now
known rs the first election district of the seventh
ward of the city of Newark;
The seventh district to be composed of the
sixth ward of the city of Newark, and so much
of the seventh ward of the city of Newark as
lies within the following boundaries, 10 wit:
Beginning at the intersection Of the center lines
Of Norfolk and Bank streets; thence through
the center Norfolk street to Warren street;
thence through the center of Warren street to
High street; thence through the center of High
street to Central avenue; thence along the di-
vision lne between the seventh and fifteenth
wards to the boundary line of the eleventh ward
In the center of Morris avenue; thence along
the center of Morris avenue and the division
line between the seventh and eleventh wards to
the middle of Bank street; thence through the
middle Of Bank street on the division line be-
tween the seventh and sixth wards to the place
OF beginning, being the territory now now
known as the second and third election dis
trlets OF the seventh ward of the city of New
ark:
The eighth district to be composed Of the
thirteenth ward Of the city of Newark;
The ninth district to be composed of the
ninth and tenth wards Of the city Of Newark
The tenth district to be composed of the fifth
and twelfth wards Of the city Of Newark.
=. And be it enacted, That the county of
Gloucester shall constitute one assembly dis
trict.
8. And be it enacted, That the county of Hud-
son shall constitute ten districts
The first district, beginning at the center Of
the Hudson river where it is intersected by the
continuation Of the center line Of Sussex street
in jersey City, thence westerly along the said
center line of Sussex street to where the same
intersects the center line of the Morris canal.
thence westerly along the center line of the
Morris canal to where it is interseeted by the
center line of Grove street; thence northerly
along the center line Of Grove street to the cen
ter line of Bright street; thence westerly along
the center line of Bright street to the center line
of Varick street; thence northerly along the
center line Of Var1ck street to the center line of
Railroad avenue; thence easterly along the cen
ter line of Railroad avenue to the center line OF
Jersey avenue; thence moi therly Along the CEN
ter line OF Jersey avenue to the center line of
Newark avenue; thence easterly along the cen
ter OF Newark avenuelto the center line of Rail-
road avenue; thence easterly along the center
line OF Railroad avenue to the center line Of
Pearl street; thence easterly along the center
line of Pearl street to the center line ofthe Hud-
son river; thence southerly along the center of
the Hudson river to the place of beginning;
The second district, beginning at the center
Of the Hudson river, where it is intersected by
the center line OF said Sussex street continued;
thence westerly along said center line of Sussex
street to the center line of the Morris canal: (:
thence westerly along the center line Of
the Morris canal to the center line of
Grove street; thence northerly along the
center line Of Grove street to the center
line of Bright street; thence westerly along
the center Line of Bright street to the center line
OF varlck street; thence northerly along the
center lines of Varick street and Coles street to
the center line of First street; thence westerly
along the center line of First street to the CEN
ter line Of Monmouth street, thence northerlv
along the center line of Monmouth street to the
center line of Newark avenues thence north
westerly along the center line of Newark avenue
to the Center line of Waldo avenue: thence
southwesterly along the center line Of Waldo
avenue to the center line of Academy street:
thence easterly along the center line Of Academy
street to the center line of Cornelison avenue;
thence southerly along the center line Of Cor
Nelson avenue to the center line of Summit
avenue; thence southerly along the center line
Of Summit avenue to the center line of Commu-
nipaw avenue; thence easterly along the CEN
ter line Of Communipaw avenue to the center
line of the Morris canal; thence easterly along
the center line of the Morris canal to the center
line OF Maple street; thence southeasterly along
the center line of Maple street to the center line
Of Halliday street; thence northeasterly along
center line of Halliday street to the center line
ofthe Morris canal thence easterly along the CEN
ter line OF the Morris canal to the center line of
Wilton street; thence southwesterly along the
center line Of Whiton street to the center line of
Johnston avenue; thence southeasterlv and east
erly along the center line Of Johnston avenue to
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