Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 51:3-4

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • 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
Every surveyor engaged in surveying land within this state, shall test and note the actual variation of his compass from the true meridian line at least once in each year. He shall deposit a copy of his notes with the date and time of such test and a certificate embodying the variation with an affidavit verifying its correctness with the clerk of the county, in which he resides or has his office, to be recorded in a book provided for that purpose.

For recording each certificate and affidavit, for copies or abstracts thereof, and for drawing the certificate and seal therefor, said clerk shall be allowed the legal fees allowed for similar services. The said fees shall be paid by the person who desires the service performed.