New Jersey Acts Saved from Repeal ACTS SAVED 15 § 5-8(18)

18. That in all cases where sudden breaches may happen, or other circumstances render immediate repairs necessary, either where the banks and works are under the direction of managers, or divided into parts to be maintained by the different owners or occupiers, and the manager or managers, owner or owners, or occupiers, whose duty it is to stop or repair the same, shall neglect or refuse to stop such breach or breaches, or make the repairs immediately necessary, then, and in all such cases, it shall and may be lawful for any owner or owners, or possessors, to enter upon the premises, and make the necessary repairs in the same manner, and under the same restrictions, as the manager or managers, owner or owners, or occupiers, are by this law directed and empowered to do and perform the same, and recover the expense attending such repairs in any court wherein the same may be cognizable, with costs, from the person or persons, or managers whose duty it was to do and perform such repairs.