The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-22

towns or places within the limits of any county
through which said road may pass, lay rails, and
lot mat purpose to enter upon, take possession of:
hold, have. use, occupy and cxcayate any lands, aud
to erect embankmcnts, bridges and all other neces-
sary work, and to do all other things which NAV be
suitable or necessary for the completion. repairs or
management Of said railroad, and for the convey
ance of passengers aud freight to and from the
terminus thereof by steam or other motive power:
provided, always, that the payment or tender of the
payment of oil damages for the occupancy Of all
lAnds through, under or upon which the said rail-
road and Its cOnycnienccs, appurtenances and APP
pendagcs may be laid out or located be made be-
fore the said company, or any person under their
direction or employ shall enter upon or break
ground IN the premises, except for the purpose OF
surveying and laying out said railroad and its con-
Neniences, app1rtcnances and appendages, and OF
locating the same, unless the consent Of the owner
or owners of such'lands be first had and obtained"
be and the same IL hereby amended SO rs to read Ms
follows, to wit
II. And be it enacted, That any railroad con-
structed under the provisions ofthis act shall not
exceed n hundred feet IN width, unless more land
shall he required for the slopes of cuts and em-
bankments, with as many sets of tracks as such
company incorporated under this act may deem
necessary; and il shall be lawful for the said COM
pany, its agents, engineers, superintendents, or
others In its employ, TO enter at Az times upon all
lands and waters for the purpose of exploring, sur
yeying, lcveling, and laying out the route Or routes
of such railroad, and of locating the same, and TO
locate all necessary works. buildings. convent
ences, appurtenances and appendages thereof, do
ing no unnecessary injury to private or other prop
erty; and when the route or routes of such railroad
| and the location or locations of other works, build
ings, cOnvenienccs, appuTtenances and appendages
thereof shall have been determined upon, and a
survey of such route or routes. location or locations
deposited in the office of the secretary of state,
then IL shall be lawful for every corporation formed
under This act, upon payment or tender OF such
compensation as is hereinafter provided. by its
officers, agents. engineers, superlntendents, work.
men and other persons In their employ, to con-
struct, maintain and operate d railroad with a single
or double track. with such side tracks, turnouts,
offices and dcpots as they may deem necessary
between the points named in the articles of associa-
IN, commencing at or within and extending to or
into any town, city or village named as the place of
the termini of such road, and from time to time,
either before or after completion of the main line,
construct, maintain and operate branches within
the limits of any county through which said road
may pass, lay rails, and for that purpose to enter
upon, take possession of. hold, have, use. occupy
and excavate any land, and to erect entertainments
bridges and all other necessary works, and to do all
other things which may be suitable or necessary for
the completion. repairs or management of said
railroad, and for the conveyance OF passengers and
freight to and from the terminus thereof by steam
or other motive power: provided, always, that the
payment or tender of the payment of all damages
for the occupancy of all lands through, under or
upon which the said railroad and its cOnveniencos,
appnrtenances ana appendagcs may be laid out OF
located be made before the said company, or any
person under their direction or employ shall enter
upon or break ground in the premises. except for
the purpose of surveying and laying out said rail-
road and its conventcnces- appirtenancos and ap-
| p%endages and Of locating the same, unless the con-
! sent OF the owner or owners of such lands be first
had and obtained; aud provided further, that che
survey of the route of any branch shall not be filed
in the Office of the secretary of state until the
officers or directors of the corporation shall have
deposited with the treasurer of the state of New
| Jersey a sum equal TO at least two thousand dollars
for every mile. and a propOrtionate sum for any dis
lance less than a mile, of such branch which il is
proposed to construct, and the said treasurer shall
be the custodian of such fund, and shall hold the
same subject to be repaid to the directors or the
treasurer OF such company in sums of two thousand
dollars for each mile, and a prop0rtionate sum for
any distance less than n mile, of such branch upon
| the construction OF which 1t shall be proved to his
satisfaction that such amount has been expended;
and provided, further, that all such branches shall
be commenced within six months from the date of
filing the survey thereof as aforesaid, and shall be
| opened aud completed within two years from the
date of commencement as aforesaid.
| ADDrUyed March 10. 1891.