West-Jersey pioneer., 1866-04-14

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ties il shall be lawful for any person or persous'
or BODY corporate, to take the value OF seven aol-
| lars for the forbearanee of one hundred ooiiai9
for year. and after that rate for greater or iess
| sum, or for longer or shorter PERIOD, ana tnae
when interest is allowable by law, the legal rate
shall be per centum; ahytning IN tne ao. -
which this is supplement to the contrary ho'-
withstanding, and that so much Of the sald act aS
| conflicts with this supplement be and the same
| is hereby repealed
2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
| effect Immediately.
| Approved March Is, 1856.
| SnnnIement IN fbe act entitled dan act authoriz
ing Justices OF the Supreme Court to appoint
Commissioners to take special bali, and 80 al b
| mister eaths aud afdrmations;" revision. ap-
proved April sixteenth, eighteen hundred and
| forty-seyen.
! l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State Of New Jersey, That every
| commissioner appointed by virtue OF the act 10
which this is a supplement, shall have the same
| power and authority to make order to hold the
defendant TO bail in any action of tort brought or
to be brought in any of the courts OF TINS state
that is now vested in the justices of the supreme
of this state and shah be entitled to the same ices
as are now allowed by law TO said justices IN Ike
cases.
2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March 10, 1866.
A supplement to an act entitled 'An act Tor the
more easy partition of lands held by eopareen-
ers, icin t-tepants and tenants in common
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey mat tne
courts of common pleas fthe several counties IN
this state be authorized and empowered 10 receive
reports of all sales made by order Of Juuge ot
any of said coHrs at any special term or terms OF
said sI1ch sales and 0rder tltie
TO be made to the purchaser or purchasers Whleh
shall be valid and efectual in law as II made at q
stated term of said courts.
2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March 10, 1866.
further supplement to an act entitled Dan act
to reorganize the courts of law approved Feb
ruary ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty i've.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General AS
sembly OF the cUate Of 1sew jersey, z Rssnt- 4-a-
and after the passage of this act the regular
terms of the courts in and for the county OF Hun
terdon, shall commence on the second TUESDAY IN
April and the first Tuesday in September ana De-
eember in each and every year.
2. And be it enacted, That the regular terms
of the courts in and for the county of Warren
shall commence on the fourth Tuesday in april,
third Tuesday in September, and fourth Tuesday
in December, in each and every year.
3. And be it enacted, That the regular terms
of the courts in and for the county of Mercer shall
commece the second Tuesday in January and
May, and first Tuesday in October in each and
every year.
4. And be it enacted, That all writs. process,
recognizances and other proceedings returnable,
made or given for. the first day of any term of
any court to be held in any of said counties, next
after the passage of this act shall be deemed, con-
sidered and taken, as made returnable, made and
given for the first day of the terms herein stated,
6vad ID cd rirr nav VI af the
age of this act
5. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent with this act be and the same
are hereby repealed
g. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March 13, 1855.
ernment and regulation of the State Prison"
approved April sixteenth, eighteen hundred
and forty-six
l. Be it enacted by rhe Senate and General As
semby of the State of New Jersey, That hereaf-
ter it shall be lawful for the keeper of the state
prison, with the consent Of the acting inspectors,
contract with any person or persons for the la
Dor of the prisoners, or any part of them for any
period not exceeding four years; provided that if
such contract shall be for period extending be-
yopd the term of Office of the keeper making such
contract, the said contract shall require to ZEN
der it valid, the approval Of the governor and
treasurer of the state
2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March 10, 1866.
A supplement to an act entitled "An act empow-
ering Railroad Companies to employ Police
Force.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly OF the State of New Jersey, That the pro-
visions of the act to which this is supplement-
are hereby so extended as to apply in all things
| to all the canal corporations of this state, on
which transportation is carried on either by horse
power or by steam, and policemen commissioned
under the provisions of this act shall be desig-
mated "Canal Polce-''
2. And be it enacted, That this act shall be
deemed and taken to be public act, and shall
| take effect Immediately.
Approved March IL, 1866.
Supplement to act respecting convevances,
approved April fifteenth, eighteen hundred
| and forty-six.
| Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the
provisions of the act eutited "An act to -legalize
certain ackn owledgments of deeds taken, or to be
taken, in other states and territories of hhe Uni
ted States for lands and real estate in this state
| approved March first, eighteen hundred and fFfy-
| nine, and of the act entitled "Snpplement to the
| act entitled "An act relative to commissioners
| for taking the acknowledgment and froof of
| Deeds" approved April fifteenth, eighteen hun
dred anp forty six" approved March ten. eigh-
| teen hundred and forty eight, shall extend to
| and include all proofs and acknowledgements
| heretofore made and taken, or hereafter to be
| made and taken, of deeds of or for lands or real
estate in this state, by any grantor or grantors,
residing in this state, and temporarily absent
therefrom, or by any grantor or grantors residing
in any Estate territory other than that in which
the said proof or Acknowledgements have been or
shall be made and taken.
| 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March 49, 1866.
An act to release and discharge the Interest and
estate of the State of New Jersey IN and to tn Q
lands of Peter J. Cucuel, late of the county of
| Morris, deceased.
Whereas, the said Peter j. Cucuel on or about
the twelfth day of October, eighteen hundred
and sixty-four, with Thomas E. Allen and
Oscar Lindsay as his sureties, before Alexan-
der Dickinson, esquire, justice of the peace
in and for the county of Morris, did aeknowl-
edge a recognizauce conditioned that said Pc
ter J. Cucuel should keep the peace towards
his wife Elizabeth; and whereas the said Peter
J. Cucuel did afterwards kill his said wife. Inv
means whereof the said recognizance became
forfeited, aud whereas, the said Peter j. Cncuel
| has been convicted and executed in the County
of Morris for the murder of his said wife: and
whereas it appears that the said Peter J. Gu
cuel devised all his land to and for the use Of
his youngest child, boy of eight or nine wears
OF age, anu tuae lhe SAID redi estate is of small
value and not more than sufficient TO bring mn
and educate the said boy; therefore,
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly ofthe State of New Jersey, That the
lands and real estate which belonged to the said
Peter J. Cucuel at the time Of his death shall he
and the same is hereby released and DISCHARGED
from the said recoguiSanee, and all the lien. as.
tate right. title and interest of the state Of New
Jersey in and to the lands and real estate Of ths
said Peter J.. Cucuel by Airtue of the said recog-
and forever discharged.
2. And be it enacted That this act shall tax,
effect Immediately.
Approved March 16, 1866.
A further supplement to the act entitled ~An ae
for the Punishment Of Crimes,' approved Aori
sixteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six.
|. Be it enacted by the Senate and Genera
Assembly of the State of New JERSEY. That !