27:19-13 - Regulations for bridges and viaducts; bridge tenders; police powers - New Jersey Statutes

27:19-13.  Regulations for bridges and viaducts;  bridge tenders; police powers    The board of chosen freeholders shall make rules and regulations for the protection and use of the viaducts and bridges in the county under its care and  control, and may place any viaduct or bridge in the special care or charge of  such person as it may appoint for that purpose.  Where there are one or more  viaducts or bridges connecting two or more counties, the board of chosen  freeholders of those counties or any joint committee having charge thereof,  shall make rules and regulations for the protection and use thereof, and may  place them in the special care or charge of such person or persons as they may  appoint for that purpose.  The person so appointed shall have the same powers  as policemen in cities of the first class in respect to such viaduct, bridge or  roads or its approaches for the enforcement of all laws, rules and  regulations.

     Amended by L.1953, c. 289, p. 1793, s. 1.