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§ 1816. To what townships islands belong

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 71 P.S. State Government

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 71 P.S. State Government
Part IV. State Boundaries (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 17. New Jersey Boundary Line
71 P.S. § 1816
§ 1816. To what townships islands belong
Currentness
And if any difficulty arise concerning the townships, to which the said islands or other dry land within the said river belongs, the same shall be adjusted by the justices of the peace1 of the proper county at their general quarter sessions, and they shall determine the same, so as that no island in the said river be divided between two townships or precincts, but the same shall be annexed to the township which would, by dividing the same, be entitled to the major part of such island.

Credits

1786, Sept. 25, 2 Sm.L. 388, § 7.

Footnotes

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Reference to “justice of the peace” deemed to be reference to a magisterial district judge, pursuant to 2004, Nov. 30, P.L. 1618, No. 207, § 28(1).
71 P.S. § 1816, PA ST 71 P.S. § 1816
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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