New Jersey Statutes 52:28-46. Appointment of commissioners to enter into agreement respecting boundary and jurisdiction
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:28-46
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
L.1935, c. 160, p. 387, entitled “An act concerning boundary and jurisdiction in Delaware river between this state and the state of Delaware,” approved April fifteenth, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-five, saved from repeal. [This act provides for the appointment of three commissioners for New Jersey with authority to enter into an agreement with similar commissioners from Delaware relating to boundary and jurisdiction of the two states in the Delaware river, which agreement is not to be binding until ratified by legislatures of the two states and consented to by congress. One thousand dollars is appropriated to defray the expenses of the commissioners.]