 Only Green Village, another early town like Chatham that dates to colonial times, was left under jurisdiction of "Chatham Township".On August 19, 1892, the citizens of Chatham reincorporated with another type of village government offered as an alternative within townships by New Jersey.The village of Chatham then reincorporated for governance as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 1, 1897 with complete independence from Chatham Township.