The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-06-04
CHAPTER xxxYIII.
An Act to establish new township in the county
of Burlington and state of New jersey to be
known as fhe townshin of Riversida

An Act to establish new township in the county
of Burlington and state of New Jersey, to bt
known as the township of Riverside.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General AS
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That all that
portion of the township of Delran, in the county
OF Burlington lying north of the following line, tC
wit beginning at a stake in the line between the
township of Cinnaminson and the said township
of Delran, which stake is ffty-iVe chains and
twenty five links southwardy along said line from
the middle of the eastbound track of the Camden
and Amboy railroad, and ruDs from said stake
north, sixty-nine degrees and twenty-three minutes
east. to the centre of the Rancocas river, passing
three feet distant southwardly at right angles from
the southwest corner of Charles G.. RObeson's
dwelling, shall be and hereby is set off from the
said township of Deran, and made a separate
township, to be known by the name of Riverside.
2. And be it enacted, That the inhabitants OF
the township of Riverside shall be and hereby are
constituted a body polite and corporate in law
and shall be styled and known by the name of the
inhabitants of the township of Riverside, in the
county Of Burlington, and shall be entitled to all
the rights, powers, authority, privileges and adj
vantages, and subject to the same regulations
government and liabilities the inhabitants OF
the other townships IN the county OF burlington
are or may be entitled 10 by the laws of the state
of New Jersey.
3. And be it enacted That the inhabitants Of
the township of Riverside aforesaid shall hold
their first town meeting township election OF
the day now fixed by law for holding the annual
town meeting or township elections in. the several
townships in the county of Burlington, and al
such suitable room within such township shall
be designated by the township clerk thereof.
4. And be it enacted, That said election and all
matters relating thereto shall be regulated anc
conducted by board of registry and election, t.
be appointed by the board OF registration of the
county of Burlington, in the same manner and Il
be constituted and qualified as boards of registry
ana election have been appointed and are now
constituted and qualified in the several townships
in said county of Burlington, which township
board of registry and election shall perform tht
same duties in preparing registry and poll lis
required of boards of registry and election
in cases of the creation establishment of new Oh
additional election districts in township.
s. And be it enacted, That the officers elected al
said town meeting or township election shall b,
elected to their respective offices and hold thu
same tor the terms now provided by law
& Ana ne n, noetad That TET,iIl,-S. m c4o.ho,
shall be and is hereby appointed and constituted
the clerk Of said township of Riverside until hi
successor shall be elected and qualified, and it shall
be his duty as such clerk to set up the notices re-
qnired by law for holding said town meeting O.