Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-08-19
NUMBER 50.

in or abets such obstruction, detention or dc
lay, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
fifty dollars, or by imprisonment not exceed
ing ten days.
q. And be it enacted, That any street rail
way company Incorporated under this act
may, from time to time, establish regulations
for the use Of itsroad, cars and property, and
may establish the rate or rates Of fare on all
passengers and property transported in its
cars.
%. And be it enacted That all penalties
prescribed by this act and incurred by any
street railway company incorporated hereun-
der, shall be sued for in its own name and to
its own use by the municipality or township
in which the act or omission OF such company
complained Of has been committed or suf-
fered
23 And be it enacted, That any street rail
way company heretofore incorporated, either
by special act or under general laws, and now
controlling and operating a street railawy,
may come under and be subject to the pro
visions Of this act, and continue its existence
and operation IN the same manner as if formed
under the same if such company shall make
and execute certificate under the hands OF
the president and directors Of the company,
which certificate shall state that the said com
pany desires to come under the provisions and
liabilities Of this act and which shall be duly
acknowledged or proved in the manner tm
Bcrlbed for the acknowledgements on proof
IN the Office OF the secretary Of state; and up
on the filing of such certificate as aforesaid,
the said company shall be deemed to be duly
Incorporated under this act and TO be free
from the liabilities and provisions Of this act
or acts under which it was formerly incorpor-
ated; provided, however, that nothing in this
section contained shall be held to affect any
transaction, liability or debts Of any such
company, done, accrued or contracted before
the filing of said certificate: and provided fur
ther, that If such company fling such certifi-
cate shall be at such time as it shall file uhe
same operating a railway not entirely COM
pleted over its designated route, it shall forth
with, and before proceeding further to COM
plete the same, pay to the state treasurer the
sum of two thousand dollars per mile, and
proporhOnate sums for fractions of a mile, to
insure the completion within one year from
the date of fling said certificate with the Sec
retary of g6ate of SO much of said company s
railway, the route of which has been lawfully
designated, but not actually built upon and
operated; upon failure to deposit the said se-
curity as aforesaid the designation of SO much
Of said companys route as shall be unUccu-
pied by its road shall be null and void, wheth-
er the same be designated by special statute
or otherwise.
"A. And be it enacted, That no company
not organized under special character, Or
| under this act, or now actually owning, CON
trolling and operating street railway, shall
hereafter construct or operate aUy street rail-
way or any branch or cxtention thereof In or
on any of the streets or highways of any mu-
nicipality or township of this state
25. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately
Approved April 6, 1886.