Bi-Centennial Celebration of the Board of American Propietors of East New Jersey

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Excerpt from Bi-Centennial Celebration of the Board of American Propietors of East New Jersey: At Perth Amboy, Tuesday, November 25, 1884 Jersey, particularly into the adjacent counties Of Bergen, Essex, Monmouth, Somerset and Middlesex, the first European inhabitants Of which were generally Hol landers. But in 1664 the English reconquered the' territory and expelled the Dutch Government. The King thus gained a new title by conquest Of a civilized nation. On March 12, 1664, 'charles~ by royal patent, granted New Jersey to his brother James, then Duke Of York, afterwards Charles' successor upon the throne. He immediately took possession. Thus the landed property Of New Jersey is held direct from the King of England. This grant Of the Duke gave not only the property in the soil, but also the right and power Of government. NO other title to the soil than his was ever recognized by the law. It was unappropriated land, a savage wilderness, a great waste. T 0 such property the law appoints the King as owner, because there is no other. Moreover, it is a fundamental principle Of the common law, that all lands, even those Of private persons, are held Of the King. Where there is no private owner, therefore, all persons must claim through him. (3 Bl. Com. 49, In respect to the Old settled and granted lands, this may be a fiction Of law, but it is truth and history here. It was a newly discovered wilderness conquered by the King Of England, it was the King's from necessity, and belonged to him solely, substantially and beneficially. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.