The Township Act of 1798 ("An Act incorporating the Inhabitants of Townships, designating their Powers, and regulating their Meetings", PL 1798, p. 289) is an Act passed by New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, that formally incorporated 104 municipalities in 13 counties in New Jersey.[1] It set standards on format for government of townships. The act was largely replaced by subsequent laws.
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- ^ Laws of New-Jersey, p. 332. Joseph Justice, 1821. Accessed December 14, 2015. "AN ACT incorporating the inhabitants of townships, designating their powers and regulating their meetings. Passed the 21st of February 1798."