Tracy v. Borough of Keansburg

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, J.

This writ brings up the conviction of the prosecutor in a summary proceeding before the recorder of the borough of Keansburg, in the county of Monmouth, of having violated the building code of that borough. The fundamental reason exploited before us is that the recorder was without jurisdiction, because the premises involved in the alleged violation are not, and were not then, situate within the borough limits. The solution of this question depends, not on any question of location or survey, hut on the construction and effect of statutes.

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