West-Jersey pioneer., 1879-03-27
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER Ii.
An act provide for the organization of fire patrol

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An act provide for the organization of fire PATROL or
| protective associations. ''
Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly
of the State Of New Jersey That in city in this state
shall be lawful organize fire patrol or protective
association for the purpose of saving life and property
from destruction by fire. which organization shall be ef
fected at meeting be held for the purpose and upon
of the time and place of said meeting, which notice
shall be published not less than ten days, in daily pa
per published in said city, and shall be signed by not less
than three persons who shall be officers of fire insurance
companies in said city such meeting for the purpose
of organization it shall be lawful for fire insurance
company in said city be represented by officer; and
said officers shall have the right to participate IN SAID
case there shall be less than three fire insurance
nes having their home officers located in such CITY, 1t
shall be lawful for the officers Of the company or compa
located in such CITY, together with the duly accred
tied agents of fire companies located elsewhere
but doing business in such city, to hold meeting and e
feet an Incorporation and to give notice thereof in the
manner heenabove set forth the whole number of such
officers and agents together being not less than three
2 And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the
persons so assembled any number thereof not less
than three to make and sign certificate, which shall
forth the general purpose OF the organization the ex
rod for which the association to continue not to ex;
association is be known and such certificate shall be
sealed and acknowledged by the persons signing the
same before some officer authorized take the proof
and acknowledgement of deeds in New Jersey; and shall
be filed and recorded in the Office of the clerk of the
county wherein such city is located; whereupon the per-
sons so signing and acknowledging shall become and
be incorporated by the chosen, body corpo
rate in law and they and their and all who
ration become possessed of the rights and privileges
and be liable the duties of corporations OF this state
forth in the general acts respecting corporations
And be it enacted That the said corporations shall
have power make all needf bylaws not contrary to
the provisions of this the constitution and laws of
this state of the United States
A. And be it enacted, That said corporations shall
have power to provide suitable for the transaction
of their business, and also to provide and maintain
corps of men, with proper officers whose duty it shall
be- far practicable to discover and prevent fires
with suitable apparatus life and preserve
tv at or after fire; and the better enable them
act with promptness and efficiency full power hereby
granted to such corps and its officers enter any build
ing fire, which in their judgment is exposed to or
in danger Of taking Ie from other buildings protect
and save life and property therein; and to remove such
property any part thereof after fire. nothing
in this act however shall any interference with
the action of the remen their duties extinguishing
fire. shall this act in any way be construed to JUS
tfy the of any building or personal property in
| the abandonment of their property. t
s. And be it enacted, That in each year after the for
nation of such corps annual meeting of the corpora
pers in such city, giving date time and place of such
meeting which meeting each incorporated insurance
company or association doing business in said city,
whether its officers its agents be members of this
poraton not shall have the right TO be represented by
of such officers agents. and each organization
resented at such meeting shall be entitled
for every thousand dollars gross premium receipts
from property located in such city, for the
wear ending December thirty first preceding;
majority of the whole number of votes shall decide
upon the question of sustaining the corps herenbeore
mentioned and of fixing the maximum amount of
which shall incurred therefore during hS
cal year ensue and the whole of such amount
so much thereof may be necessary may be assessed
upon the organizations belonging to said corporation
and upon all other organizations and agencies dong bus
mess in such city, in proportion the several
of premiums returned received by each, under OATH
as hereinafter provided and such assessment shall be
coectable by said corporation in any of law of
competent Jurisdiction in the state of New Jersey.
g. And be it enacted, That provide for the payment
of persons employed and to maintain the apparatus for
saving life and property provided in pursuance hereof
any corporation organized under this act is empowered
require statement to be furnished semi annually, by
all corporations associations underwriters, agents,
persons of the aggregate amount of premiums received
for nsurng property in the SAID cities for and during the
months next proceeding the thteth day OF June and
the thirty-rst day of December of each year. which
statement shall be by the president secretary
of the corporation association or by the agent or
son so acting and eectng such insurance in said cities
and shall be handed the of said corporation
within thirty days after the dates to which such returns
are to be made.
= And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the
treasurer other appointed officer of said corporation
within days after the first day of July and the first
ay of January each year, by written printed demand
signed by him. require from every corporation assoc
ation underwater agent person engaged in the bust
ness of fire insurance in the said cities, the statement
provided for in the last proceeding section of this act
and every officer of such corporation association
and every individual, agent or underwater who shall
for thirty DAYS after such demand neglect render the
account shall forfeit fifty dollars for the of the
poraton created by this and shall also forfeit for
their use five dollars in addition Tor every day ne shall
such additional penalty may be computed and recovered
u to the time of the trial of any suit for the recovery
thereof which penalty be sued for and recovered
with costs of suit in any of competent Jurisdiction
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said fire patrol protective association with their
and shall have the right of way, while going
to fire. through any street. lane alley in the said cit
les subject the rights of the fire departments, and any
violation the rights of the said fire patrol protective
association shall be punished in the is
provided for the punishment of violations of the rights of
| the fire departments of said cities.
O. And be it enacted That this shall take effect
| Immediately
| Has CHAPTER LII
further supplement act to secure to mechanics
and others payment for their labor and materials in
erecting any building approved March twenty seventh
| one thousand eight hundred and seventy four.
Whereas it is the practice of of lots of
land to dispose Of the same to builder or builders,
taking therefore mortgage mortgages in of
the purchase money price of said lot or tract of land
the morgagee agreeing to pay such to the afoe
said builders from time to time as the building build
ngs progress such mortgages being known advance
| money mortgages therefore, fs I'd.
+ Be it enacted BY the Senate and General Assembly
of the State of New Jersey, Thatn all such transactions
the building buildings erected shall be liable for the
payment of any debt contracted and owing any per-
persons for labor performed or materials furnished
for the erection and construction thereof which debt
shall be lien such building buildings and the
land whereon they stand including the lot of curtilege
whereon erected and that the lien for labor
performed materials furnished for the erection and
construction of any such building buildings shall be
prior lien to the lien of mortgage created such build
ing or buildings and lot of ground to either
in whole or in part any advances in money be used
in and about the construction of such building or build
ings Except only much of the amount of said mort
gage as shall be for the purchase money Of the lot
tract of land whereon the said building buildings sha
be erected) provided that nothing in this act shall in
terfere with mortgage mortgages to secure bona de
loans of money advances as aforesaid such bona de
loans be paid in full, anything in this act to the con-
| trary notwithstanding.
2. And be it enacted, That this shall take eec
Approved March 4, 1879. Dl.f 1.l ae.
CHAPTER LII "a
An act to amend an act entitled can amend al
act entitled AN authorize the formation of rail
road corporations and regulate the same, approved
April second, thousand eight hundred and seventy
three approved February nineteenth one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-eight.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assemb.
of the State of New Jersey, That section two of the
entitled can authorize the formation of railroad
corporations and regulate the same, approved Apri
second one Thousand eight hundred and seventythree
as amended by the entitled can act to amend &C
entitled An authorize the formation of railroad
corporations and regulate the same, approved Apr
second thousand eight hundred and seventythree
approved February nineteenth, thousand eight hun
dred and and which amended section is
follows: s.5E &lE lf .
az And be it enacted That such articles of associa
ton shall not be filed and recorded in the Office of tn
secretary of state until at least two thoussnd dollars
stock for every mile of railroad proposed to be made
subscribed thereto and paid in good faith and in cash,
the directors named in said articles of association
until the said directors shall have deposited the said
so subscribed and paid to them with the
the state of New Jersey who shall be the custodian
the same and shall hold the subject to be repaid
the directors OF the said company to the treasure
thereof in of thousand dollars for each mile
said railroad upon the construction OF which 1t shall
proved his satisfaction that the said company hav
expended at least the of two thousand dollars nc
until there is endorsed such articles OF association
annexed thereto, an affidavit made by at least five of tn
directors named in said articles that the amount of stoc
required by this section has been in good faith subscribe
and paid in cash aforesaid, and that is intended
good faith construct, maintain and operate tn
road mentioned such articles of association, whc
affidavit shall be recorded with the articles of associato
as aforesaid provided that the articles Of associato
heretofore filed in the office of the secretary of stat
pursuant to the of the act to which this act
amendatory by any corporation which shall not at ii
date of the passage of this have fully completed
least three miles Of their proposed railroad locate
and filed in the office of the secretary Of the state sha
f be absolutely null and void, and effect whatsoeve
and the corporate powers vested in such corporation
the fling Of such articles shall become extinct and, sue
,f corporation shall become pso facto dissolved, unle
such corporation SHALL within twenty days after the pa
# sage Of this act fully comply with the terms heree
provided nevertheless that such corporations organize
under the act to which this amendatory as shall hay
completed at the date of the passage of this act mo-
/, than three miles Of their said railroad as originally