Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-06-11
CHAPTER CXXII.

that this act shall take effect Immediately
Approved March %, 1885.
CHAPTER CXXII.
An Act concerning fremens relief associations
!. BE it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly OF the State of New Jersey, That
in the several cities, towns, bOrOughS, townships
and fire districts in this state in which there now
are or hereafter may be organized for and doing
public fire duty one or more fire engine, hook and
ladder, hose, or supply companies, or any fire
association, or fire department or boardo fire
wardcns, which said company or companies, as
ISOLATION or department. or fire WardenS shall be
under the supervision or control of any common
council, Or township committee, or board of COM
miSSioners, or other governing board or body
whatsoever, or any salvage corps Qlnder super
vision or control OF any duly authorized board of
undcrWriterS), the members OF which corps shall
have been enlisted from among the active or
exempt firemen, or any association of exempt
ilremen, 1t shall be lawful for the chief engineer
or, if there be no chief engineer, then the fire
marshal, or, in ease there be neither, then the
senior foreman, and for the president, if any, of
such fire association or department, and all MEM
berS OF any board of fire WardenS or board of
trustees engineers OF such fire association or
department, and also all tiremen belonging to
such fire engine, hook and ladder hose or sup
ply company or companies, or salvage corps, and
all members of any association of exempt fire
men OF Sucn CITY, town. or IRE
district, to associate themselves together and
become Incorporated under and by the name of
THE Firemens Relief Association" or any
other name which shall indicate the object of
such association using the name of the city,
town. borough, township or fire district in which
the same may be located; and, upon the record
ing of certificate, in form as hereinafter pro-
vided in the office of the clerk of the county in
which the same may be located, and the filing of
such certificate in the office of the secretary of
state of this state, such person shall from and
after the date of the filing thereof become and
| be Incorporated under and by the name afore-
said, as body polite and corporate in law and
by such name shall have perpetual succession
and continuance, except as hereinafter provided
| and be capable of suing and being sued, COM
| planning and defending in any court of law or
! equity, and may make and use a common seal
and alter the same at pleasure and may receive,
! take, hold. purchase and convey, or mortgage,
| invest and renveSt, real personal and mixed
estate, and may enter into, execute and enforce
any contracts or agreements relating to, touching
or concerning the objects OF such corporation
and they and their successors, and all who shall
associate themselves together with them shall
as such corporation be entitled to all the rights,
powers privileges, benefits, advantages and I'M
munities which now are or hereafter may be
| conferred upon corporations generally under
| any law of this state; and the membership of
such corporation shall consist without any for
NAL election thereto. of the officers and members
! nfe ouch fire engine hnnk n,.a ladder, hose and
| supply company or companies, fire association
or fire department, or board of fire wardens as
shall be under the supervision or control of the
common council, or township committee, or
board OF commissioners or other GOVERNING
board or body of the city, town, borough town.
snip or fre district. also such of the officers and
| members OF any salvage corps doing duty there
| IN, being under the supervision or control of a
duly authorized board of underwriters, as have
! been enlisted from among the active or EXEMPT
! liremen, also of The officers and members of any
| association therein of exempt tiremen: and the
| whole body OF the membership of such corpora
| non shall have the same rights therein as the
charter members thereof
. And be it enacted, That the president and
| secretary of such corporation when elected as
hereinafter provided, shall forthwith sign a GER
tiiicate and cause the same to be recorded in the
office OF the clerk of the county in which the
same may be located; which certificate after
being sorecorded shall be filed, by the said presi-
dent and secretary, in the office of the secretary
OF state and the said certificate, or a copy there
of, duly certified by said county clerk or by the
secretary of state. shall be evidence in all courts
and places and such certificate in writing shall
set forth the election of the representatives all-
thorlZed To organize such corporation, the elec-
flon, by such representatives of board of of
hcerS and board of visitors or trustees giving
their names and official designations the corpor-
corporation the location of such corporation,
and reference to this act; but, in case of a re-
incorporation under this act the said certificate
shall instead thereof set forth the former i'll
corporation, and the date thereof, the names
and official designations OF the officers OF such
corporation, and a reference to this act.
3. And be it enacted, That any and all assoca-
tons. organized for the purposes intended by
TINS act, whether Incorporated or not shall be
reorganiZed and Incorporated or reincorporated
under the provisions of this act, except such
corporations rs may have been created or con-
tnued by any special act of the legislature of
thls state, which last mentioned corporations
may, If they see fit, be recognized and rencor-
porated under this act and the president and
secretary thereof, in case of such incorporation
or rencorporation shall sign, record and file Il
certincate, rs above provided, and the said
association or corporation shall thereupon be-
come and be body polite and cooperate in law
under and by virtue OF this act, and shall have
all the powers and privileges conferred by this
act upon corporations formed under it, and no
other powers or privileges whatsoever; and any
corporation which shall he recognized and rein
eorporated under this act shall succeed to and
pe seized OF all the right title and interest in
any estate, real, personal or mixed, belonging to
IL under Its former organization; and the repre-
sehtatlVes, visitors or trustees, and other officers
OF any association or corporation reorganized and
Incorporated or reincorporated under this act
siali continue TO serve rs such until the election
iohoWlhg Sucn reorganization, and until their
successors are elected respectively and nos
thereafter; and the membership thereof shall be
supJect 10 the SAME conditions and shall have the
same rights rs provided in the first section of
,iis act III relation to the membership of corpor.
atiohs formed under it; and, any such associa-
tloh or corporation shall not be reorganzed and
Incorporated or reincorporated under this act
W'thih one year after this act shall take effect
ano u s"ihe shaii thereupon and thereafter be