The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-22
CHAPTER cCCxxvI.

A Further Supplement- to an act entltled
can act to enable the owners OF the
/ tide swamps and marshes to improve
the same, and the owners OF meadows
already banked in and held by differ
ent persons, to keep the same IN good
repair" passed November twenty
ninth. one thousand seven hundred and
lightweight.
| General Assembly eft the State of NeW
| Jersey, That whenever the meadow lands
lying within the bounds OF two or more
adjoining meadow banking companies
(whether organized under special acts or
| general laws, are SO situated that a
breach in the bank Of one OF said COM
| tide upon the meadow LANDS lying within
the bounds Of all of such adjoining com
panies. It shall and may be iaw 1a1idd dqr
in the manner hereinafter provided and
thereafter to have. hold. erect make and
| sluices. food-gates and other works Of
| said companies which shall SO consoll-
date, by assessments upon all the lands
| living Within the banks of said c%onsoli-
dated companies. TO be made. enforced
| and collected in the manner provided by
the act to which this act is a supple.
3. And be 1t enacted, That when the
owners OF q majority of the number Of
acres of. lands lying. within the bounds
Of each of such adjoining meadow hank
! ing companies, shall sign and acknowl-
| edge. in the manner required for the ae-
| acknowledgement of deeds of lands. an as
SHnJEIOZ a 4cefllilctlE @S6ttllS IOItHr ilHl,
| the names of eaeh of said companies
which propose to consolidate, and the
| township and county in which its mea-
her Of taxable acres of land lying within
| the bounds of each of said companies.
the names of each of the owners of said
! which each owner may hold; third, a
map of the said LANDS lynn within. the
| bounds of each of said companies. show
Ing their relation to each other and also
| the location of the banks, bans, bitches,
~sIlfiees. food-gates of the said companies.
when consolidated: fourth, that the said
| living within the bounds of each of said
Companies desire that said companies
shall s1',;na Be sffobad asd s o3he that w fhslr e MorKs
| shall he erected an9 maintained by as
sessnepts upon all the lands. lying with
| in the hounds of said consolidated COM
| pany: fifth, the name of said consoli-
| dated ~conpanys and having SO signed
| and Acknowledged said asserting certif.
cate. shall file thessame in the office Of
| the clerk of the county in which said
lands lie. the said several adjoining
meadow barking companies shall then
| consolidated Under the name set forth in
| said certificate.
? And be + enacted That from a1a
| consolidated cem9ny, and the owners OF
! lands lying within the bounds thereof,
and the officers Of said cofnnany when
| ever thereafter elected. shall and may
| have and possess, exercise and enforce
all the rights powers and authorizes
which vafslasd may ~ Pc p nosade@ co enere5sea or or
| ganized under the act to which this act
Is a supplement, and IN the same way
and In Name sasara as sp2 res1GT1neat N tb Sare act as oT
shall also be subject to the performance
of the same duties and be liable to the
4. Ard be it enacted. That all debts
| and obligations, assessments and charges
existent 81 outstanding against apy of