The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-24
CHAPTER CXXIII.

Supplement to an act entitled IAN act to author
ize the formation of railroad corporations and to
regulate the same" approved April second, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-three.
1. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State, of New Jersey, That any cor
poration organized during the year one thousand
eight hundred and eighty. three may change the
location previously adopted, including change of
one of the terminf named in its articles of associa
ton by action of its board of directors and upon
fling certificate of said action, under the seal of
the said corporation in the office Of the secretary
: of state accompanied with plan showing the
substituted terminus and route; any previous route
adopted shall be deemed to be abandoned, and the
route described in said action and plan so filed
shall thereupon and thereafter constitute the route
of the railroad of said corporation between the
termini as therein fixed; and the said corporation
shall be vested with all the powers as to such sub
stituted line as 1t was vested with In regard to its
original route
taking the action provided in the first section Of
this act shall also have the right, at the time and
as part of said action to either increase or decrease
its capital stock in the due proportion to which
its route may be heightened or shortened as the
result of such action; and If, by said action the
length of its railroad shall be increased it shall
be required to deposit with the treasurer of the
state two thousand dollars for each additional
mile of such increase; but If the length OF its
railroad shall be decreased, 1t shall at once have
the right to demand and receive from the treas
urer of the state, out of the moneys previously
deposited by 1t, Q sum equivalent to two thousand
dollars for each mile of such decrease; the
roneys deposited by it and remaining In the
treasury of the state shall be paid back to said
corporation from time to time for each mile of
the railroad as constructed. 5t,.
3. And be it enacted. That any corporation
awaiting itself of the provisions Of this act shall
have the time within which the construction of Its
railroad must be commenced extended to six
months from the passage of this act, and the time
within which it must be completed to two years
from the expiration Of said six months.
4 And be 1t enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March Is, 1885.
CHAPTER CXxIv.
A Supplement to an act entitled IAN act concern
ing idiots and lunatics" {Revisionl. approved
March twenty seventh. one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy-four.
1. Be It enacted by the Senate and General As.
sembly of the State of New Jersey. That IN all
cases of idiocy and lunacy of persons who have
been or may be In the military, naval or marine
service Of the United States, their widows. chill
dren mothers and fathers, said idiocy or lunacy
may be summarily heard and determined without
costs except witness and jury fees by the prerogs
| tive court or the orphans court Of the county
In which such person resides. and said court d
hereby authorized further application for thai
purpose, to appoint guardian, also without costs
for the person and estate Of said person. provided
| said guardianship shall extend only 70 so much
| Of said estate Is may come or be derived from
pension, bounty or other allowance due or "a
become due 70 such person from the United states