Island bar; also beginning at low water mark at Pearch Point, in the township of Ocean, and running thence in a straight line to Beckey's Point, in the township of Wall; thence down the shore at low water mark to a stake standing on low water mark, and on a line with the east end of James W. White's dwelling house; thence northerly and on a straight line to a stake standing at low water mark, on the west side of Long Point, opposite Yellow Bank, in the township of Ocean; thence up the shore of said river at low water mark to the beginning; and that the said board of chosen freeholders of the county of Monmouth be authorized to possess the said above bounded part of Shark river, for the use and manner hereinafter provided for, and during the term of twenty years from and after the passage of this act," be and the same is hereby amended to read and be in the following words, to wit:

amended.

occupy part of

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Section as the State of New Jersey, That the board of chosen freeholders Freeholders of the county of Monmouth be and they are hereby authorized authorized to and empowered to occupy all that part of Shark river, in said river. county, within the following boundaries, that is to say: beginning at low water mark at Pearch Point, in the township of Neptune, in the said county, and running thence in a straight line to Beckey's Point, in the township of Wall, in said county; thence up said shores at low water mark, (crossing the mouths of all brooks that empty into said river,) as high up the said river as tide flows, or as may be deemed suitable to the growth of oysters; also all that cove known as Mushquash cove, north of a line from Doctor Miller's residence, to Sedge Island bar; also beginning at low water mark, at Pearch Point, in the township of Neptune, and running thence in a straight line to Beckey's Point, in the township of Wall; thence down the shore at low water mark to a stake standing on low water mark, and on a line with the east end of James W. White's dwelling house; thence northerly and on a straight line to a stake standing at low water mark, on the west side of Long Point, opposite Yellow Bank, in the township of Neptune; thence up the shore of said river at low water mark to the beginning; and that the said board of chosen freeholders of the county of Monmouth be authorized to possess the said above bounded part of Shark river, for the use and manner hereinafter provided for, until the fourteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and one.

2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect imme

Compensation

boundary line, &c.

CHAPTER XXXIV.

A Further Supplement to "An act to provide for the estab lishing and marking the boundary line between the counties of Passaic and Bergen," approved April fourth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight.

of commission- 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of ers for marking the State of New Jersey, That the commissioners appointed by the act to which this is a supplement, and who were continued in office by chapter thirty-three of the laws of one thousand eight hundred and eighty, and who have completed the duties required of them, but have received no compensation whatever for the performance of said duties, shall each be entitled to receive three dollars for each day served by them under said acts, and those commissioners who have not been reimbursed for their expenses, shall be entitled in addition to five cents per mile for each mile traveled by them in going to and returning from the place of meeting of the commissioners; the compensation hereby allowed shall be paid by the boards of chosen freeholders of the counties in which the said commissioners respectively reside; provided, the whole amount to be paid shall not exceed three hundred (300) dollars.

Proviso.

2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately.

Approved February 18, 1881.

CHAPTER XL.

An Act to transfer certain portions of the townships of Frelinghuysen and Hardwick, in the connty of Warren, to the township of Blairstown, in the county of Warren.

the portions of transferred and

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Boundaries of the State of New Jers y, That all that part of the townships of townships Frelinghuysen and Hardwick, in the county of Warren, in1- annexed. cluded within the following described boundaries, to wit: Beginning at a point in the line between the townships of Blairstown and Frelinghuysen, where the centre line of the public road, near the residence of Lemuel Crisman, crosses said line, and running thence by the centre of said road in a northeasterly direction to the junction of the road leading from James V. Van Camp's to Paulina, on the hill near the Paulina school house; thence crossing the Paulinskill in a course north, twenty-six degrees west, eighty-four chains and thirtytwo links to a heap of stones on the north side of the road leading from John Konkle's to Philip W. Squier's, both in the township of Hardwick, about six chains east of John Konkle's residence; thence by a line north, forty-five degrees west, twenty-six chains and ten links to a heap of stones in the line between the townships of Blairstown and Hardwick; thence by the line between Blairstown and the townships of Hardwick and Frelinghnysen, in a southeasterly direction to the place of beginning, be and the same is hereby transferred and set over from said townships of Frelinghuysen and Hardwick, and is attached to and made part of the township of Blairstown, in said county of Warren, and subject to all laws, rules and regulations to which said township of Blairstown now is or may hereafter be made subject, and all persons residing within the boundaries of the aforementioned tract of land shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges, and subject to all the duties and obligations of residents of said township of Blairstown, and that the boundary line between.

Taxes assessed

-to whom paid

lected,

the said townships of Frelinghuysen and Hardwick and the township of Blairstown shall henceforth be, in part, as hereinbefore set forth and described.

2. And be it enacted, That all taxes heretofore assessed in and how co!- said townships of Frelinghuysen and Hardwick, or either of them, upon any lands lying within the boundaries of the tract of land by this act transferred to the township of Blairstown, or upon any person residing within said boundaries, shall continue to be payable to and collectable by the proper officers of said townships of Frelinghuysen and Hardwick, respectively, and all and every process of law necessary or convenient for the collection of such taxes may be exercised by the proper officers of said townships of Frelinghuysen and Hardwick, or either of them, who are now authorized to carry on the same.

Lands described and set over to form

part of road district.

Township offi

cers to have

authority over the lands set over, &c.

3. And be it enacted, That the lands herein before described and set over to said township of Blairstown shall, until otherwise directed by the proper authorities of the last named township, be aud form part of the road district of the township of Blairstown, in the county of Warren, in which the village of Blairstown lies.

4. And be it enacted, That the several township officers of jurisdiction or the townships of Frelinghuysen and Hardwick shall (except as hereinbefore provided) cease to have or exercise any jurisdiction or authority over the lands hereinbefore described and bounded and set over to the township of Blairstown, and the township officers of said township of Blairstown shall have full jurisdiction and authority over said lands and the inhabitants thereof.

5. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect imme diately.

Approved February 28, 1881.

CHAPTER CLXV.

An Act to establish a new township in the county of Warren, to be called the township of Pohatcong.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of} the State of New Jersey, That all that part of the township of Greenwich, in the county of Warren, contained within the following bounds, to wit: Beginning at the line between the townships of Lopatcong and Greenwich, at a point on said line between the farms of William Hamlin and Jacob Paulus; thence in a southeasterly course to a corner of the public road at the house occupied by the sexton of the Saint James' Lutheran Church; thence along said road to Stillvalley; thence to the forks of the road at the farm house of Robert T. Smith; thence in a direct course to a corner between the farms of Daniel Cease and Henry R. Kennedy; thence along the line between Robbins and Henry R. Kennedy; thence on the line between the lands of Kase and Crevling to the Musconetcong river at or near Pine Hollow bridge; thence down the middle of said river to its confluence with the Delaware river; thence up the Delaware river to the line between the townships of Lopatcong and Greenwich; thence along said line to the place of beginning, shall be and is hereby set off from the township of Greenwich, in the county of Warren, and made a separate township, to be known by the name of the township of Pohatcong.

Formation of new township.

Boundaries.

Corporate

2. And be it enacted, That the inhabitants of the township an of Pohatcong shall be and are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate in law, by the name of "The Inhabitants of the Township of Pohatcong, in the County of Warren," and shall be entitled to all the rights, powers, authority, privileges and advantages, and shall be subject to all the regulations, government and liabilities that other townships of the said county of Warren are or may be entitled or subject to by the existing laws of this state.