N.J. Stat. tit. 46, ch. 27

in effect

N.J. Stat. § 46:27-1 Offices of surveyors general

The public office of the surveyor general of the eastern division of the province of New Jersey at Perth Amboy and the public office of the surveyor general of the western division of the province of New Jersey at Burlington, established in such cities by section ten of "An act for the running and ascertaining the line of partition of division between the eastern and western divisions of the province of New Jersey, and for the preventing disputes for the future concerning the same, and for securing to the general proprietors of the soil of each of the divisions, and persons claiming under them, their several and respective possessions, rights, and just claims," passed March twenty-seventh, one thousand seven hundred and nineteen (R.S.1847, s. 10, p. 27), shall continue to be established and conducted in such cities.

N.J. Stat. § 46:27-2 Seals of surveyors general

The seal for each of the surveyors general mentioned in section 46:27-1 of this title, devised by the governor and deposited with the respective surveyors general pursuant to section one of "An act to provide a more easy mode of proving surveys of land in this state, and for other purposes," passed February twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, shall continue to be the seals of such surveyors general, and shall be handed down to their successors in office; and the written descriptions of such seals, deposited and recorded in the office of the secretary of state pursuant to said section one of said act shall remain in the office of the secretary of state as public records of such office.

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