New Jersey Acts Saved from Repeal ACTS SAVED 15 § 5-8(24)

3. That it shall and may be lawful for all managers appointed agreeably to this act, to view the banks, waterworks and watercourses, and to see that they are kept in good repair, and if any owner or possessor shall neglect or refuse to repair his or her bank, waterworks, or watercourses, laid off to him or her as aforesaid, then it shall be lawful for the manager or managers, after five days' notice in writing being given to such owner or possessor, to enter on the premises, and do all such repairs as may be necessary; and it shall be the duty of the managers to stop, mend, or put up, any breach in the bank of any owner or possessor without delay, if the person having such breach shall not immediately proceed to stop the same; and in performing any of the said duties, he shall do as little injury to the owners of the soil as possible; and it shall be the duty of the managers to erect any wharf or wharves that may be necessary for the preservation of the bank, and to cause the bank to be mowed and kept clear of brush and rubbish.