Jersey, to commence the 21st day of May, 1757, and to end the 21st
day of May, 1758, and to discharge the public debts and the contin-
gent charges thereof, and for settling the quotas in the respective
counties, and levying a provincial tax 29
1757. Act for regulating Indian affairs, and to prevent the setting of deer
traps within the colony of New Jersey 53
1757. Act for the raising and maintaining one hundred and twenty effective
men for the defence of the frontiers of the colony of New Jersey . .
1757. Supplementary act to the act entitled an act for better settling and regu-
lating the militia of this colony of New Jersey, for the repelling
invasions and suppressing insurrections and rebellions; as also for
continuing such parts and clauses of the said law as are not altered
and amended by this act 15
1757. Act to enable the owners and possessors of a large tract of salt marsh
situate in the township of Greenwich, in the county of Cumberland,
called Tindal's island marsh, to make a causeway and bridges on the
two rod road laid out from a point of fast land on the south side of
Bacon's Neck (now the property of Charles Davis, Esq.), across the
marsh and creeks to Tindal's island aforesaid
1757. Act for making current £30,000 in bills of credit for His Majesty's ser-
vice in the present war • «
1757. Act for appropriating a certain sum of money for the support of the
commander-in-chief of this colony, from the 9th day of September,
1757, till the 21st day of May, 1758, and for other purposes therein
mentioned ^|
1757. Act for providing additional security to the frontiers of this colony..
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1757. Act for continuing several acts of the general assembly of this colony
which will expire at the end of this present session by their own
limitation 26
1757. Act for reviving an act entitled an act for the relief of poor distressed
prisoners for debt 27
1757. Act for the trial of Benjamin Springer, now a prisoner in the goal of the
county of Essex, upon an accusation for felony and murder com-
mitted in the county of Sussex 28
1758. Act for augmenting the regiment of this colony of New Jersey, to the
number of one thousand effective men, officers included, and making
provision for the same 3
1758. Act for building of barracks within this colony, and for preventing
spirituous liquors being sold to common soldiers, without leave from
proper authority, and for other purposes therein mentioned 3
1758. Act for the further defence of the frontiers of the colony of New Jersey, 3
1758. Act to empower certain persons to purchase the claims of the Indians
to lands in this colony 20
1758. Act for the support of government of His Majesty's colony of New Jer-
sey, to commence the 21st day of May, 1758, and to end the 21st
day of May, 1759; and to discharge the public debts and contingent
charges thereof, and for settling the quotas in the respective coun-
ties, and levying a provincial tax 23
1758. Act for altering one part of a six rod road which leads from Perth
Amboy ferry to Burlington 39
1758. Act for the settlement and relief of the poor 41
1758. Act to enable the owners and possessors of some meadows, marshes and
cripples in Mannington, in the county of Salem, to keep the tide
from overflowing the same 58
1759. Act for raising one thousand effective volunteers, officers included, for
His Majesty's service in the ensuing campaign, and making provi-
sion for the same, and for other purposes therein mentioned 3
1759. Act for continuing several acts of the general assembly of this colony,
which will expire at the end of this present session by their own
limitation, (these are the same as those re-enacted in the year 1756) . 22
1759. Act for the support of government of His Majesty's colony of New
Jersey, to commence the 21st day of May, 1759. and to end the
21st day of May, 1760, and to discharge the public debts and con-
tingent charges thereof; and for settling the quotas in the respective
counties, and levying a provincial tax, and for other purposes therein
mentioned
1759. Act for the further preservation of timber within the colony of New
t j(*rs6V
1759. Act to enable John Lawrence, of the city of Burlington, to stop out the
tide from overflowing his marsh and meadows adjoining to and on
both sides of Malago creek or run, in the township of Mansfield,
and county of Burlington 41
1760. Act for raising one thousand effective volunteers, officers included, for
His Majesty's service in the ensuing campaign, and making provi-
sion for the same, and for other purposes therein mentioned 3
1760. Act for the support of government of His Majesty's colony of New
Jersey, to commence the 21st day of May, 1760, and to end the
21st day of May. 1762. and to discharge the public debts and con-
tingent charges thereof 3
1760. Act to ascertain the proportion of the money granted, or to be granted
by parliament, to this colony, in order to lessen the sinking funds
in each respective county 9
1760. Act to explain and fix in what money the taxes to the respective sink-
ing funds shall be hereafter paid into the treasury 13
1760. Act to amend and revive an act entitled, an act for the relief of poor
distressed prisoners for debt 14
1760. Act for continuing an act, passed in the twenty-first year of his late
Majesty's reign, entitled, an act to prevent actions of £15 and
under, being brought into the supreme court of this colony 17
1760. Act for running and marking the lines between the several counties and
townships of this colony L"^' s 'j
1760. Act for the continuance of an act, entitled, an act for erecting the bridge
over Salem creek, into a toll bridge
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20
THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. 53
1760. Act for building and maintaining a bridge over Cooper's crook and
re-building and maintaining other bridges on the great roads from
Burlington county to Cooper's ferries, and for keeping the new-
road, from Burlington to the said ferries, in repair. 21
1760. Act to provide for the pay of the New Jersey regiment, for the month
of November, 1760, and other incidental charges 26
1760. Act to erect and establish courts in the several counties of this colony
for the trial of small causes ,i
1760. Act for the preservation of the public records of the colony of New
Jersey 3 g
1760. Act for regulating roads and bridges !!!!!!!! 41
1760. Act to prevent the sale of tickets in lotteries erected out of this province,
and more effectually to prevent gaming, and to revive three public
lotteries appointed by a former law of this colony 5g
1760. Act to regulate the size of traps to be hereafter set in this colony! ...... 61
1760. Act to impower the justices and freeholders of each county to adjourn,
and to remedy the neglect of choosing county collectors .' 62
1760. Act to revive and amend an act entitled, an act for the better enabling
creditors to recover their just debts from persons who absconded
themselves 64
1760. Act to enable the owners and possessors of the meadows lying on Little
Timber creek, in the county of Gloucester, to support and maintain
a certain bank, dam, and other water-works lately erected across the
said creek, in order to prevent the tide from overflowing the. same,
and to keep the former water-course of said creek open and clear. ... 65
1760. Act to enable the owners and possessors of some marshes and cripple
swamp in the county of Cape May, to keep out the tide from over-
flowing the same 68
1760. Act to continue the dam across Woodbury creek, in the county of
Gloucester 71
1760. Act to enable the owners and possessors of some meadows or marshes in
Fairfield, in the county of Cumberland, to keep the tide from over-
flowing the same 78
1761. Act for raising six hundred effective volunteers, officers included, for His
Majesty's service, and making provision for the same, and for other
purposes therein mentioned 3
1761. Act for obviating doubts respecting the acts of assembly passed last ses-
sion, and for confirming the proceedings of the courts of justice in
this province, since the demise of his late Majesty 24
1761. Act for the relief of Francis Goelet 25
1761. Act for naturalizing David Slayback, Henry Luts, Michael Hammer,
and John Allison 28
1761. Act to provide for the enlisting, clothing and pay of sixty-six effective
volunteers, officers included, to be employed in his Majesty's ser-
vice from and after the 1st day of November next 3
1761. Act to continue the support of government till the 21st day of May,
1763 3
1761. Act to amend and revive an act entitled, an act for the relief of poor
distressed prisoners for debt
1761. Act for paying sundry incidental charges 10
1761. Act for building a court house and goal in the county of Sussex 10
1761. Act effectually to prevent horse racing and gaming in the province of
New Jersey 12
1761. Act to empower the church wardens and vestrymen of St. Peter's
church, in the city of Perth Amboy, to raise by lottery a sum of
money for repairing the church, parsonage, school house and ferry
house in said city
1761. Act to enable the owners and possessors of three several tracts of tide
meadow and marsh lying and adjoining on the north side of Cohan-
sey creek, alias Caesarea river, in the county of Cumberland, in the
township of Hopewell, to keep out the tide from overflowing the
same
1762. Act to complete the New Jersey regiment to six hundred and sixty-five
effective volunteers, officers included •
1762. Act to empower the church wardens and vestrymen of St. Mary's
church, in the city of Burlington, to raise by lottery a sum of money
for repairing the church, parsonage house and burying ground in
said city
23
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1762. Act to empower the managers of the Bound Brook bridge, in the county
of Somerset, to raise by lottery a sum of money for re-building and
completing the said bridge 24
1762. An act for granting an additional supply, for the finishing the secretary's
offices at Burlington and Perth Amboy 24
1762. Act to enable the owners and possessors of the meadows lying on a
branch of Newton creek, in the county of Gloucester, (commonly
called the Back creek), to erect and maintain a bank, dam and
other water works, across the said creek, in order to prevent the tide
from overflowing the same, and to keep the former watercourse of
said creek open and clear 25
1762. Act for continuing the bridge over Cedar Swamp creek, in the county of
Cape May, and for accommodating the same with a sufficient cause-
way 29
1762. Act for naturalizing George Beck. Jacob Wigmore and Stephen Sarich. . 33
1762. Act directing the treasurers of this colony to pay the commander-in-
chief of all His Majesty's forces in North America, the sum of £1,602,
for His Majesty's service, to be repaid when His Majesty shall think
proper, and for other purposes therein mentioned 1
1762. Act for naturalizing Christian Syberberg, Christopher Huson, Hans
Jacob Prettiker, Jacob Stucky, Henry Cook, Michael Maps, Charles
Martin Roan, Henry Diffidaffy, Henry Swink, Nicholas Philips,
Philip Marks, Leonard Fox, Casper Grim and John Rouse 3
1762. Act to provide for the enlisting, clothing and pay of sixty-six effective
volunteers, officers included, to be employed in His Majesty's service
from and after the 1st day of November next, and for other pur-
poses therein mentioned 3
1762. Supplement to the act for regulating roads and bridges 13
1762. Act for laying a duty upon negroes and mulatto slaves imported into this
province
1762. Supplementary act to the act entitled, an act to preserve the navigation
of the rivers and creeks within this colony of New Jersey 23
1762. Act to prevent persons prosecuted in the colony of New York, for
trespasses committed on Sandy Hook, being again prosecuted in
New Jersey, on the same 24
1762. Act to postpone the drawing of the provincial lottery 24
1762. Act to impower the trustees of the College of New Jersey, to raise by a
lottery, a sum of money for the use of said college 25
1762. Act for rendering void the lottery lately made by Peter Gordon, for the
sale of certain lands lying in the county of Middlesex, and to relieve
and secure the trustees and managers of the said lottery, against any
action that is, or may be brought against them, concerning the same 26
1762. Act to enable the owners of the meadows and marshes on the east side
of Great Mantua creek, in the county of Gloucester, to drain the
said marshes, and to keep their tide bank in proper repair 28
1762. Act to enable the owners of meadows and marshes lying on the westerly
side of Raccoon creek, in the county of Gloucester, to keep out the
tide from overflowing the same 31
1762. Act to enable the owners and possessors of the marsh and swamp, lying
on a small creek called Pumpessy or Walker's creek, in the town-
ship of Chester, in the county of Burlington, to erect and maintain
a bank, dam, and other water works, across the said creek, in order
to prevent the tide from overflowing the same 33
1763. Act for the support of government of His Majesty's colony of New
Jersey, to commence the 21st day of May, 1763, and to end the 21st
day of May, 1764, and to discharge the public debts and contingent
charges thereof, and for other purposes therein mentioned 3
1763. Act to provide for the pay of the New Jersey regiment for the month of
November, 1762, and for other purposes therein mentioned 8
1763. Act for submitting the property of lands which are held or claimed by
any of His Majesty's subjects as lying within this colony, and are
affected by the controversy about the boundary or partition line
between this colony and the colony of New York to such a method
of decision as his most gracious Majesty shall think proper, by his
royal commission, or otherwise, to appoint 12
1763. Act for subjecting the estates of the general proprietors of the eastern
division of this colony, to the indemnification of this province, from
any expense in running the line between New Jersey and New York. 14
THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.
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1763. Act to raise a fund for defraying damages done by dop;s in the province
of New Jersey 1 q
1763. Act for naturalizing Jacob Albright, Daniel Dorn, Nicholas Angle, !'•
diet Yare, Johannes Vos, Gabriel Hymer, Johai lius
Ferberg, Joseph Huppell and John Snyder 18
17C3. Act for making current £10,000 in bills of credit, to enable the inhabi-
tants of this colony to protect and defend their frontiers from any
invasions which may be made upon the same by the enemy, and
more particularly for making provision for the guard and defence of
the frontiers of this province along the river Delaware, In the county
of Sussex, and other places adjacent, by fitting up and repairing
block houses and supplying the same with such a number of forces
as shall be thought necessary for that purpose, and also for direct-
ing the manner of sinking the said bills of credit 3
1763. Act for the relief of poor distressed prisoners for debt 23
1763. Act for erecting a new and convenient court house and goal in the
county of Cape May 33
1763. Act to continue an act entitled an act for better settling and regulating
the militia of this colony of New Jersey, for the repelling invasions
and suppressing insurrections and rebellions 36
1763. Act for the better and more effectual ascertaining the boundaries be-
tween the counties of Salem and Cumberland 37
1763. Act for regulating constables and vendues, and for better regulating
taverns 38
1763. Supplementary act to the act entitled an act to regulate the size of traps
to be hereafter set in this colony 42
1763. Act to prohibit the selling of guns, gunpowder or other warlike stores,
to the Indians 43
1763. Act to enable the corporation of the city of New Brunswick to build
and repair the court house and goal in the said city, and to raise
money on the inhabitants of the said city for that purpose 44
1763. Act to suppress fairs in the town of Salem 45
1763. Act for laying out a more direct road from Little Timber creek, over
Newton creek, near the mouth thereof, to Cooper's ferries, and for
erecting a bridge over the said creek at the place aforesaid 46
1763. Act for building and maintaining a drawbridge over Crosswicks creek,
on the road leading from Bordentown to Trenton 51
1763. Act for defraying incidental charges and other purposes therein men-
tioned 52
1763. Act to enable the owners and possessors of certain meadows lying in the
township of New Windsor, and adjoining to Maidenhead, to keep
open a certain ditch or watercourse which passeth through the land
now claimed by James Clark 54
1763. Act to enable the owners and proprietors of the meadows lying on the
two runs called and known by the names of Sandy run and Sheppa-
taukin run, or the Eight Mile run, in Maidenhead, in the county of
Hunterdon, to clear, widen and enlarge the said runs, or such parts
thereof, and cut such ditches as may be necessary effectually to drain
and carry the waters off the same 5 i
1763. Act to enable the owners and possessors of the bog meadows, lying on
each side of Black river, in the township of Roxbury, in the county
of Morris, to drain the same
1763. Act to enable the owners and possessors of the meadows on head of
Woodbury creek, to clear out the same
1763. Act appointing commissioners for finally settling and determining the
several rights, titles and claims to the common lands of the town-
ship of Bergen; and for making a partition thereof, in just and
equitable proportions, among those who shall be adjudged by the
said commissioners to be entitled to the same
1763. Act to naturalize Johannes Kank, John Dellar, George Kesler and
George Himns
1763. Act to set aside a partition of lands in the county of Hunterdon, in the
province of New Jersey, lately made by virtue of a writ of parti-
tion, between the sons of George Leslie, late of the city of Perth
Amboy, deceased, and to vacate the judgment entered thereupon;
and also to confirm another partition or division of the said lands
lately made among the sons of the said George Leslie, as hereinafter
mentioned
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1764. Act for the support of government of His Majesty's colony of New
Jersey, to commence the 21st day of May, 17G4, and to end the 21st
day of May, 1765; and to discharge the public debts and contingent
charges thereof 3
1764. Act for submitting the property of lands which are held or claimed by
any of His Majesty's subjects as lying within this colony, and are
affected by the controversy about the boundary or partition line
between this colony and the colony of New York, to such a method
of decision as his most gracious Majesty shall think proper, by his
royal commission, or otherwise, to appoint 8
1764. Act for subjecting the estates of the general proprietors of the eastern
division of this colony, to the indemnification of this province, from
any expense in running the line between New Jersey and New
York 11
1764. Act to enable the owners and possessors of certain salt meadows and
marsh, lying in the townships of Woodbridge and Piscataway, to
make and keep open the necessary drains, build and repair bridges
and gates, for the uses therein mentioned 12
1764. Act to naturalize Joseph Behringer, John Snoffer, George Windemude,
Gasper Shepperd, Walton Vokes, John Henry Snoffer, Martin Swort
Welder, Adam Cuncle, Andrew Wagener, John Philip Weiker and
John Morkel 17
1764. Act for raising a number of men, in the usual proportion, not exceeding
six hundred, officers included, for the ensuing campaign, and mak-
ing provision for the same IS
1765. Act for the support of government of His Majesty's colony of New Jer-
sey, to commence the 21st day of May, 1765, and to end the 21st
day of May, 1766, and to discharge the public debts and contingent
charges thereof 3
1765. Act to provide for the pay of the New Jersey regiment, from the 1st day
of November, 1764, to the 20th day of December following, and for
other purposes therein mentioned 8
1765. Act to enable the treasurers of this colony, or either of them, to receive
and pay certain sums of money therein mentioned, and give a pro-
per discharge for the sum received 11
1765. Act for collecting and securing the books of mortgages, formerly kept
by the loan offices in the several counties of this province 12
1765. Act for the relief of insolvent debtors 13
1765. Act to revive and amend an act entitled an act to raise a fund for de-
fraying damages done by dogs in the province of New Jersey 21
1765. Act to explain and amend an act entitled a supplementary act to the
act entitled an act to regulate the size of traps, &c, and to prohibit
the watching with a gun in the night time, and other purposes there-
in mentioned 25
1765. Act to alter so much of the road leading from Elizabethtown to the
point commonly called Elizabethtown point, as goes through a tract
called the point tract, and laying out a straight road through the
same 26
1765. Act to repair the public roads in the township of Chesterfield, in the
county of Burlington, by a tax on the inhabitants of the same 27
1765. Act appointing commissioners to take care of, and let the barracks
erected in this colony of New Jersey, at such times as the same
shall not be needed for the use of soldiers, and to sell such articles
therein contained as are perishable, and have been purchased at the
expense of the said colony 29
1765. Supplement to an act passed in the first year of King George the III,
entitled, an act for building and maintaining a bridge over Cooper's
creek, and re-building and maintaining other bridges on the great
roads from Burlington county to Cooper's ferries, and for keeping
the new road from Burlington to the said ferries in repair 32
1765. Act for preventing frauds by mortgages which shall be made and exe-
cuted after the 1st day of January, 1766 34
1765. Act for granting a bounty upon the raising of flax and hemp, and plant-
ing of mulberry trees in this colony for raising of raw silk 37
1765. Supplementary act to the act entitled, an act for preventing the waste
of timber, pine and cedar trees and poles within this province of
New Jersey, and to lay a duty upon all pipe and hogshead staves
exported out of the same, to any of the neighboring colonies 40
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42
17C5. Supplementary act to the act entitled, an act for restraining the burn-
ing of the woods, marshes and meadows
17G5. Act to amend and revive an acl entitled, an act for better Bottling and
regulating the militia of this colony of New Jersey, for the repell-
ing invasions and suppressing insurrections and rebellions 43
17G5. Act to regulate the method of taking fish in the river Delaware, and to
prevent obstructions in the navigation thereof, and for other pur-
poses therein mentioned j t
1765. Act to suppress fairs in the town of Greenwich . . .
17G5. Act for appointing commissioners to view the ground, and report to the
next session of general assembly, of the practicability of laying out
strait roads through certain parts of the province of New Jersey,
and for establishing a fund to defray the expense of the same 48
17C5. Act to indemnify the treasurers of this province, or either of them, for
the sum of £200, to be lent for the relief of the inhabitants of the
county of Sussex 50
1765. Supplementary act to an act entitled, an act for regulating constables
and vendues, and for better regulating taverns 52
17G5. Act for building a stone bridge over Assanpink, near Robert Lettis
Hooper's mills 53
17G5. Act for laying out a road from Newark, in the county of Essex, to the
public road leading from Bergen Point to Paulus Hook, on Hudson's
river, in the county of Bergen, and for the erecting and establish-
ing ferries across the rivers Passaic and Hackensack 54
17C5. Act to constitute and make Crosswicks creek a good and lawful fence,
from the place known by the name of Watson's ferry down to the
mouth of the same 58
1765. Act to enable the owners and possessors of the marsh and swamp lying
on a small creek called Newport, between the townships of Stow
Creek and Greenwich, in the county of Cumberland, to erect and
maintain a bank, dam and other water w r orks across the said
creek, in order to prevent the tide from overflowing the same 59
1765. Act to enable the owners and possessors of the meadow and swamp
lying in Little Mantua creek, in the county of Gloucester, to keep