A bill introduced in the Assembly on Jan. 28 would purge the books of 19 outdated, superseded or invalidated statutes, including those governing private constables who track down "tramps" and allowing castration of runaway rams.

The measures listed in A-3726, sponsored by Peter Barnes III, D-Middlesex, are among about 60 identified in a March 2012 report by the Law Revision Commission report as candidates for elimination.