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In 1893, an act was passed which specified that a borough could have a Freeholder only if the borough contained a portion of two or more townships. Many of the new boroughs were formed from portions of multiple municipalities to take advantage of this new provision. Early in 1894, the New Jersey Legislature passed a school act which had each township to consitute a separate school district. Taxpayers were required to pay off any existing debts of the old districts and all future school-related debts of the new districts. Exempted from this provision were "boroughs, towns, villages, and cities". The citizens responded to the legislation in 1894, and Boroughitis was in full force, as scores of new boroughs were carved from townships. The borough-formation pace slowed down when new legislation was passed mandating that boroughs could have their own school districts only if they had 400 children within their boundaries. The formation of new boroughs continued after 1894. The Borough remained the most popular form of government for new municipalities, and most governments formed into the early 20th century used the Borough form. SOURCE
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