NEW JERSEY.

HISTORICAL.

1664 and 1674. Included in grants by Charles II to James, Duke of York. 1664. Duke of York's release to Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret. Constitution by Berkeley and Carteret to the colony.

1676. Divided into New West-Jersey and New East-Jersey.

1680. Form of government under proprietors.

1702. Surrender to Crown of their right of government by the proprietors.

1702-1776. Province (or " Colony ").

1736. Separation from New York.

1776. July 2, first constitution.

1777. September 20, name changed to "State" from "Colony."

1787. Ratification of Federal constitution.

U. S. Charters and Const's, Part II, p. 1310.

Smith's "History of New Jersey," reprint, Trenton, 1890.
Manual of New Jersey, 1912.

1776. Title of legislative body, “General Assembly." Session laws called "Acts."

1845. Title of legislative body "Legislature.”

Session laws called "Acts."

Bibliography of session laws [New Jersey State Library].

Guide for

the collection of the early laws of New Jersey. (1) Table of sittings of colonial Assembly from 1702-76; (2) Table of sittings of legislature from 1776-1844.

8 p. 24mo. (pamph.) ·

Somerville, [N. J.], 1899.

Bibliography of Printed Acts (1703-1800) of the legislature; and ordinances of the governors. By William Nelson, compiler. (Appended to 1st report of Public Record Commission of New Jersey, 1899. Appendix D. pp. 49-93.)

Somerville, [N. J.], 1899.

1 See also Compilations, Statutes, etc., Province and State.

Bibliography, Provincial Assembly, (1707-76), William Nelson, compiler. (Appended to 1st report of Public Record Commission of New Jersey, 1899. Appendix C. pp. 31-48.)

Somerville, [N. J.], 1899.

Outline History of compilations and revisions of the statutes of the colony and state of New Jersey, 1717-1896. (Contained in Vol. 1, Compiled Statutes, 1910 [Newark, 1911], New Jersey, p. xiii.)

Province

SESSION LAWS (Folio).

The Charlemagne Tower Collection of Colonial Laws shows the following folio laws, ordinances, etc., reprints of most of which appear in the volumes subsequently noted:

Assembly, Nov. 8, 1703. Printed by William Bradford. 1 leaf + 3-4 p.

Folio.

Assembly [Date missing], 1704. Printed by William Bradford. 1-20 p. Folio.

Ordinance, 1704, establishing courts. Printed by William Bradford.

4 p. Folio.

Catalogue of fees, 1704. Session, Nov. 1703-17. for 58 p. Folio.

Printed by William Bradford. 4 p. Folio.
Printed by William Bradford. 1 leaf + 1-60

Session, Jan. 1716. Printed by William Bradford. 61-78 p. Folio.
Acts passed 1718. Printed by William Bradford. (13) p. Folio.
Session, Mar. 27 and 28, 1719. Printed by William Bradford. 95-

123 p. Folio.

Session, May 5, 1722.

Folio.

Printed by William Bradford. 123-145 p.

Session, Sept. 24, 1723. [See next title.]

Adjourned Session, Nov. 30, 1723. Printed by William Bradford. 1 leaf

+ 3-33 + 1 + (4) p. Folio.

Ordinance [relating to courts], 1723. Printed by William Bradford. 5 p. Folio.

Ordinance [regulating fees], Nov. 26, 1724. Printed by William Bradford. 14 p. Folio.

Ordinance [regulating fees], 1727. Printed by William Bradford. 6 p.

Folio.

Acts, from time of surrender to 4th year of King George II. Printed by W..and A. Bradford. Philadelphia, 1732. 1 leaf + (12) + 1-281 p. Folio.

Laws (1682-1702), passed under the government of the twenty-four
proprietors, between 1682 and 1702. Contained in "Grants,
Concessions, and Original Constitutions," etc., by Aaron Leam-
ing and Jacob Spicer, pp. 75-763.
(4)+763 p. Folio.

Philadelphia, [1758].

Acts (1703-61 incl.) of General Assembly of Province of New Jersey from 1703 to 1761 inclusive. Collected and published by order of the General Assembly, by Samuel Nevill. 2 vols., as follows:

State

[Vol. 1] covering period from [1703 to 1752]. Printed by William Bradford. n.p. 1752. (3) +507 p. Folio, [Vol. 1 not being numbered].

"Vol. 2" covering period from 1753 to 1761 inclusive. Printed by James Parker.

(2) + x + (2) + 401 +56 +64 p. Folio. Woodbridge, 1761. (1702-76) of the General Assembly of the Province from 1702 to January 14, 1776. By Samuel Allinson. Published by authority.

Burlington, 1776.

viii+493 +6 +6 +4 +4 + 3 + 15 p. Folio.

27, 1776.

13, 1776.

22, 1777.

29, 1777.

7, 1777.
3, 1777.

1st Session,1 1st Sitting, August
1st Session, 2d Sitting, November
1st Session, 3d Sitting, January
1st Session, 4th Sitting, January
1st Session, 5th Sitting, May
1st Session, 6th Sitting, September
1st Session, 7th Sitting, September 29, 1777.
2d Session, 1st Sitting, October 28, 1777.
2d Session, 1st Sitting, November 3, 1777.
2d Session, 2d Sitting, February 11, 1778.
2d Session, 2d Sitting, April
2d Session, 3d Sitting, May
2d Session, 4th Sitting, September

3d Session, 1st Sitting, October
3d Session, 2d Sitting, April

6, 1778.

Bound in 1 vol. 95-
109 p. Folio.

27, 1778.

9, 1778.

27, 1778.

20, 1779.

3d Session, 3d Sitting, September

15, 1779.

4th Session, 2d Sitting, February 4th Session, 3d Sitting, May

4th Session, 4th Sitting, September 13, 1780.

1 The word "Session "is employed in this connection for the purpose of brevity, in place of the words "General Assembly."

16, 1780.

10, 1780.

E

5th Session, 1st Sitting, October
5th Session, 2d Sitting, May
5th Session, 3d Sitting, September
6th Session, 1st Sitting, October
6th Session, 2d Sitting, May
6th Session, 3d Sitting, September
7th Session, 1st Sitting, October
7th Session, 2d Sitting, May
8th Session, [1st Sitting], October
8th Session, 2d Sitting, August

24, 1780.

15, 1781.
19, 1781.

23, 1781.

15, 1782.

18, 1782.
22, 1782.

15, 1783.

28, 1783. 72 p. Folio.
5, 1784.

[Charlemagne Tower Collection of Colonial Laws shows the "2d Sitting" of 8th session as occurring Sept. 2, 1784.]

1 The word " Session is employed in this connection for the purpose of brevity, in place of the words General Assembly."

13th Session,1 1st Sitting, October 28, 1788. 473-514+ (1) p. Folio.

24th Session, [1st Sitting], October 22, 1799. 641-663 p. Folio.

SESSION LAWS (Octavo).

Laws Bloomfield's Revision "] (1800-11), compiled and published under authority of the Legislature [from November 11, 1800, to February 23, 1811]. By Joseph Bloomfield. 350 p. 8°.

25th Session, 1st Sitting, October

vision.]

25th Session, 2d Sitting, February

vision.]

26th Session, [1st Sitting], October

Trenton, 1811.

28, 1800. [See Bloomfield's Re

4, 1801. [See Bloomfield's Re

27, 1801.

1 The word "Session" is employed in this connection for the purpose of brevity, in place of the words "General Assembly."