New Jersey Statutes 52:28-3. Islands subject to New York
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 52:28-3
- 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
Article II. The state of New York shall retain its present jurisdiction of and over Bedloe’s and Ellis’ islands, and shall also retain exclusive jurisdiction of and over the other islands lying in the waters above-mentioned, and now under the jurisdiction of that state.
Rev.1877, p. 1178, s. 4 (C.S. p. 5359, s. 6).