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2. That the said county of Cumberland shall be divided into six precincts, by the names and boundaries following, to wit, three on the north side and three on the south side of Cohansey creek; the names of the precincts on the north side of the said creek shall be, Greenwich, Hopewell and Stow creek; and the names of those on the south side of the said creek shall be, Fairfield, Deerfield and Maurice river precincts; Greenwich precinct shall be bounded on the south by Cohansey creek, on the east by a small creek that proceeds out of Cohansey creek, called Mill creek; then up the said Mill creek to the fork; then up the eastermost branch till it intersects the road that leads from Greenwich to Cohansey bridge, to a corner tree of Job Shepard's land; then running up the said Job Shepard's land to a corner of a tract of land surveyed to Edmund Gibbon, standing on Barnagate hill; then westerly along Gibbon's line to a corner of Francis Bruster's land; then along Bruster's land to the road that leads from Greenwich to John Brick's mill; then up the said road till it intersects a run called Mackernipper's run; then down the said run till it falls into Stow creek, and bounded by Stow creek to Delaware bay; then along Delaware bay to the place of beginning. The other two are divided by the road that leads from Greenwich to Nathan Shaw's; Hopewell on the east, and Stow creek on the west side of the said road as it now runs.
The precincts on the south side of the said Cohansey creek, are divided as follows:
Maurice river precinct shall contain all that tract of land, lying on the east side of Prince Maurice's river, within the said county of Cumberland.
Fairfield to begin at the mouth of Cohansey creek; and to run up the same to Parvin's branch; then up the said branch to the head; and from thence on a direct line, to the head of Chatfield's swamp; then down the same to Lebanon branch; then northeast till it intersects Prince Maurice's river; then down the same to Delaware bay; then up Delaware bay to the mouth of Cohansey creek aforesaid.
Deerfield to be bounded on the west by Cohansey creek; on the south by Fairfield precinct, aforesaid; on the east by Maurice river precinct; and on the north by Pilesgrove.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Acts Saved from Repeal ACTS SAVED 40 § 18-4(6.2) - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/acts-saved-from-repeal/nj-st-sect-acts-saved-40-18-4-6-2/
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