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1:1 AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE BOROUGH OF MAGNOLIA, IN THE COUNTY OF CAMDEN (Approved 4-14-1915)

BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

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The inhabitants of that portion of the townships of Clementon and Centre, in the County of Camden, hereinafter mentioned and described, are hereby constituted and declared to be a body corporate in fact and in law by the name of "The Borough of Magnolia," and as such shall be governed by the general laws of this state relating to boroughs.

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The boundaries of said borough shall be as follows: Beginning at a stone in the middle of Davis Road in the Township of Centre marking the northwest corner of Charles S. and John J. Albertson's farm; thence southwardly by the westerly side of said farm to the middle of Evesham Avenue; thence eastwardly by the center line of Evesham Avenue, along the line of Township of Gloucester to a point four hundred (400) feet westwardly from the west side of Albertson Avenue; then southwardly at right angles to Evesham Avenue through the Township of Gloucester, thirteen hundred and seventy (1370) feet; thence eastwardly and parallel with Evesham Avenue crossing the Township of Gloucester line into the Township of Clementon to the center line of Warrick Road; then southwardly along the center line of Warrick Road to a stone marking the southwest corner of Magnolia Villa, as shown in plan No. 1; thence extending eastwardly along the southerly line of last-mentioned tract, crossing the White Horse Turnpike Road to a point two hundred (200) feet eastwardly from center line of said turnpike road measured at right angles thereto; thence northerly parallel with said turnpike road to the center line of Ashland Road, which is the southern line of township of Centre; thence eastwardly along the center line of said Ashland Road, to an iron pipe known as Long Meadow Bridge; thence along stream northwestwardly following precinct line dividing precincts No. 2 and No. 3 of township of Centre to the White Horse Turnpike Road; thence northwardly to centre line of Davis Road; thence following said Davis Road to point of beginning.

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This act shall take effect immediately; provided, it shall not operate to affect the incorporation of the territory above described as a borough of this state until it shall have been accepted by a vote of a majority of the legal voters included in said territory residing in the townships of Clementon and Centre, respectively, voting separately in each township thereon at a special election to be held within said districts in each township respectively within thirty days from the approval of this act, and within the hours of six a.m. and seven p.m. of the day fixed for the election, at places within said territory, to be fixed by the clerks of said townships of Clementon and Centre respectively. The clerks of said Townships of Clementon and Centre shall each cause public notice of the time and place of holding such elections to be given by advertisements signed and set up in at least ten public places within said districts in the respective townships and published in one or more newspapers printed or circulating therein at least ten days prior to such election and said clerk shall provide for each elector voting at such election ballots to be printed or written, or partly printed and partly written on which shall be printed the word "for" and the word "against" above and immediately preceding the title of this act; and if the word "for" be marked off or defaced upon the ballot, it shall be counted as a vote against the acceptance of said act; if the word "against" is marked off or defaced upon the ballot, it shall be counted as a vote in favor of the acceptance thereof; and in case neither the word "for" or the word "against" be marked off or defaced upon the ballot it shall not be counted either as a vote for or against such acceptance. Such election shall be held at the time and place so appointed and be conducted by the officers of the election district of the said respective townships, except that no special form of ballot or envelope need be used. The officers holding such election shall make return to the township committees of said Townships of Clementon and Centre respectively, of the result thereof by a statement in writing, under their hands and the same shall be entered at length on the minutes of said township committees; and thereupon and upon such adoption by a majority of the legal voters so voting separately, in each district, this Act shall in all respects be operative.

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The registers of voters of the voters within said districts respectively used at the general election next preceding the holding of such special election shall be used for the purpose of conducting such special election. It shall not be necessary for the board of registry and election conducting said election in said districts, respectively, to make a new registry of voters for such special election, but only to revise and correct the registers made for the last general election, and for that purpose the said boards shall meet at such place within said districts respectively, as shall be designated by the clerk of the said townships respectively at least one week next preceding said election. Notice of the place so designated shall be given by the clerk of the townships respectively by posting in at least five of the most public places in said district. Said meetings of the said boards of registry and election in their respective townships shall begin at one o'clock in the afternoon and continue until nine o'clock in the evening of that day for the purpose of revising and correcting the register and adding thereto the names of all persons entitled to vote within said district at said special election, who shall appear in person before them and establish to the satisfaction of the majority of the board that they are entitled to vote at said election, or who shall be sworn by a written affidavit of and voter residing in the said district to be entitled so to vote. A separate affidavit shall be required for each person so registered which shall contain the address of the affiant and shall be signed by him; and on the following day one copy thereof shall be delivered to the chairman of the county board of elections of Camden county to be filed by said board, and one copy shall be retained for use by the said board of elections respectively at such special elections.

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Immediately after the statement of the result of such election shall be made to the township committees of said townships of Clementon and Centre respectively a copy thereof, certified to by their respective clerks, shall be forthwith filed in the office of the county clerk of said county of Camden.

Note— Borough of Magnolia established by the Laws of New Jersey, chapter 303, Laws of 1915.