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... towns , in vir- tue of the authority granted them by their charters . Governor Carteret , indeed , sought to extend their jurisdiction and to strengthen their arm , by author- 1 Whitehead's East Jersey , 52 , 53 . 2 Courts of Justice ...
... towns , in vir- tue of the authority granted them by their charters . Governor Carteret , indeed , sought to extend their jurisdiction and to strengthen their arm , by author- 1 Whitehead's East Jersey , 52 , 53 . 2 Courts of Justice ...
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... towns . This , however , was a questionable exercise of power ; and , at all events , these Courts proved themselves ... town of the Province , by two or three persons , to be chosen by the people , of whom a Justice of the Peace was to ...
... towns . This , however , was a questionable exercise of power ; and , at all events , these Courts proved themselves ... town of the Province , by two or three persons , to be chosen by the people , of whom a Justice of the Peace was to ...
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... town of Woodbridge , or where the Governor and Council should ap- point . This was the Supreme Court of the Pro ... towns of Navesink a fourth county . sies of small moment adjusted , without the expense and 8 COURT OF ASSIZE .
... town of Woodbridge , or where the Governor and Council should ap- point . This was the Supreme Court of the Pro ... towns of Navesink a fourth county . sies of small moment adjusted , without the expense and 8 COURT OF ASSIZE .
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... Town- ships . In Bergen but one Township was created , called Hackensack , be- sides which there was the “ Corpora- tion Town " of Bergen . Essex was divided into three Townships ; the first was called Aquackanick and New Barbadoes ...
... Town- ships . In Bergen but one Township was created , called Hackensack , be- sides which there was the “ Corpora- tion Town " of Bergen . Essex was divided into three Townships ; the first was called Aquackanick and New Barbadoes ...
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... Town of Perth , if it be possible . " Now Robert Bar- clay and many of the other Proprietors , as is well known , were Scotchmen ; and when we add the important fact , that this Court , under its new or- ganization , was empowered to ...
... Town of Perth , if it be possible . " Now Robert Bar- clay and many of the other Proprietors , as is well known , were Scotchmen ; and when we add the important fact , that this Court , under its new or- ganization , was empowered to ...
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