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The Penn's Grove record., 1892-07-01

An Act 10 amend an act entitled "a further sup
element TO an act entitled An act concerning
corporations tRevisionl, approved April seventh,
one thousand eight hundred and seVenty-hvc,
which further supplement was approved January
twenty-sixth, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-two.
1 Re il enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of The State Of New jersey, That
section one OF the act enhtleI "a further sup
pIemeut to an act entitled An act concerning
corporations (Rcvision), approved April seventh,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-hve,'
which further supplement was approved January
twenty-sixtb, one thousand eight hundred and
nincty-two, be amended so that the same shall read
as follows:
l. Be It enacted by the Senate and General AS
sembly Of the State of New jersey, That IL shall
be lawful for any corporation existing under ana oy
virtue of any general act for the formation of in-
corpcratcd companies in this state, with the assent
OF a majority in interest of its stockholders, al a
special meeting to be called for that purpose, and
with the approval Of the governor, at any time with
in five years from the date Of its incorpc ration, to
record with the clerk of the county in which Its
original certificate Of Incorporation was recordent
and file with the secretary Of state an amended GER
tifcate, duly signed by its president, and attested by
lis secretary under its corporate seal, and duly ar
knowleiged or proved as required for deeds OF real
| estate, modifying, changing or altering its original
| certificate of incorporation. in whole or In part
which said amended certificate shall take the place
place of the original certificate of incorporation, and
shall be deemed to have been filed and recorded on
the date of the filing aud recording of the Original
certificate; provided, however, that nothing here
in shall permit the insertion of any matter moi III
conformity with the law under which such company
was or shall have been organized and provided
| further. that nothing herein shall affect any suit OF
| proceeding. ut the time of filing such amended Ger
tifcate pending by or against said corporation. OF
impairing any rights Of action accrued by or against
its stockholders, corporations or directors and pro
yided. further, that the total authorized capital stoct
| of any such corporation shall not be increased OIL
decreased in the amended certificate herein pro
vided for.
Q And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March %, is92. .
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An Act in relation to assessments in certain
townships.

An Act in relation to assessments in certain
townships.
I. BE it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
in all townships In this state, the legal voters
of which are now. or hereafter may be,
authorized and empowered to elect commits
sioners of public roads at their annual town
ship elections. 1t shall be lawful for such COM
missioners of public roads to make the prop
er assessments for the costs. damages and ex-
penses which may have been heretofore in-
CURED, or which may be hereafter IN
CURED, by virtue of any law of this state
applicable to such township, for the survey
ing, laying out, altering. vacating or altering
the grade, of any public road, upon the lands
peculiarly benefited by such improvement;
provided. however, that such assessments
shall bear a just proportion to such benefits,
and be confirmed by the township committee
of such township. after due notice to all per-
sons interested therein, and shall. In all other
respects not inconsistent with the provisions
of this act conform to the law authorizing
the election of such commissioners of public
roads.
2. And be it enacted, That no certiorari
shall be granted or allowed to remove into
any court of this state. for the purpose of
review, any assessment. made OF to be made
under or by virtue of this act, after the expi
ration of sixty days from the time of the con-
firmation of said assessment by the said town
ship committee.
8. And be 1t enacted, Tba all acts or parts
Of acts inconsistent with the provisions of
this act be and the same are hereby repealed.
4. And be 1t enacted. That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved March IS, 1892.
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CHAPTER cLXxvI.

An Act for the encouragement of the build
ing of stone roads and fixing the rates of
tolls on turnpike roads that have or shall
be faced with stone.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
any turnpike company incorporated under
the laws of the state, which has or shall i'm
prove its turnpike Dad by coating or facing
the same or any part thereof with stone. is
hereby authorized to charge and collect tolls
not to exceed the following rates: for every
vehicle drawn by one beast, two cents per
mile; for every additional beast drawing a
vehicle, two cents per mile; for every led
horse, or horse and rider, one cent per mile;
for every bicycle or tricycle.. one cent per
mile; fractional parts Of a mile to be charged
for at proportionable rates; provided, tina
the above rates shall be charged only for so
much of the said road as is so coated with
stone; and provided, that for beasts W
vehicles having a tire of four inches or more
in width the charge shall not be more than
one and one-hal cents per mile for each
beast; and provided. further. that the said
rates of toll shall not be collected until the
turnpike company desiring to collect the
same shall have filed in the office of the secre-
tary of state. at Trenton. a certificate. under
the seal of the company, signed by the presi-
dent and attested by the secretary of the said
company. certifying the name of the COM
pany, the length of the o and the number
of miles so faced with stones; provided. that
before any company shall pay more than six
per eentum per annumi in dividends to stock
holders the tolls shall be reduced to the fol-
lowing rates: for every vehicle drawn by one
beast one and one half cents per mile, and
for every additional beast drawing a vehicle
one and d half cents per mile.
.. And be it enacted. That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved March q, 1892.
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A Further Supplement to an act entitled AN act
relative to sales Of lands under a public statute OF
by virtue OF any judicial proceeding" (Revisionl,
approved March twenty-seyenth, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-fOur.
l.. Be il enacted by the Senate and General Assem-
bly, OF the state of New Jersey, That where any sale
Of lands, tenements, hereditaments or real estate
shall be ordered by the orphans court OF any county
of this state, the officer or officers, person or persons
authorized or directed by said court to make such
sale, may, unless Otherwise provided in the order of
sale. make sale of such lands, teBements, heredita-
mentsior real estate, at public or private sale In his,
her or their discretion and on such terms as such
officer or officers, person or persons may deem to be
most advantageous to the parties concerned therein;
provided, however, that no sale of lands, tenements,
hereditaments or real estate so made at private sale
shall be valid until such sale shall have been con-
tirmed by the court upon n report of the terms
thereof, and proof before the court by affidavit or
otherwise that the price obtained at such private
sale was a fair price, and the said sale not injurious
to the interests of the parties concerned therein.
2. And he it enacted, That the provisions of this
act shall apply to all sales heretofore authorized by
the orphans court of any county OF this state.
). And be il enacted, That all acts and parts of acts
Inconsistent with this act be and the same are here
by repealed, and that this act take effect immedi-
ately.
Approved March Is, 1892.
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that the owners OF lands upon which as,eau.
ments for improvements. rs aforesaid have
been OF mas hereafter be levied, may nav
such assessments In such equal yearly In
line not exceeding ten. and with in.
terest thereon at q rate not less than ak per
ceptum per annum. as the said township
committee shall determine; provided. thar
any party assessed shall hsve the privilege Of
paving the whole of any assessment or any
balance of lnstallments with accrued interest
thereon. at one time.
. And be it enacted. That in case any In.
stallment OF any assessment mentioned In
the previous section shall remain unpaid for
thirty days from and after the time when the
same shall have become due aud payable the
whole assessment shall become and be inn
medlately due and payable. shall draw in.
terest at the rate OF one per eentum per
month. and the said township committee or
other governing body OF such township shall
have the same remedies and rights 10 enforce
the payment of said assessment as they have
to enforce the collection of taxes In such
township. and by like proceedings.
a. And he it enacted. That every such sssess-
ment shall be and remain q first and para
mount lien upon the lot or lots OF land de-
scribed in such assessment until the same.
with all in~stallments of the same. the accrued
interest thereon. shall lave been paid and
satisfied.
L.. And be it enacted. That all collections on
account of said assessments or the interest
thereon shall be applied to the payment OF
the township obligations issued by the said
township committee In payment OF the cost
of the improvements for which said assess.
ments were made, and for no other purpose
whatever.
8. And be it enacted. That this act shall a
effect Immediately.
Approved March q, 1879.
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CHAPTER CLxII.

An Act to authorize cities of this state to issue
bonds to provide for the paymen, of Indebtedness
heretofore incurred for street and sewer improve
ments, In anticipation of the collection of ASSESS
ments.
/. Re il enacted by The Senate and General Assem-
bly, Of the state OF New Jersey, That 1t shall be law
full for any city IN this state, not having power in
its charter OF otherwise to issue bonds for the pur-
poses hereinafter mentioned, by and through its
common council or other governing board having
control of the finances thereof, from time to time to
borrow money for the use of said city in such sums
as they may think best, in anticipation of the eollec.
ton OF assessments, heretofore or hereafter to be
imposed, for work heretofore done and completed
for street and sewer improvements in such city, and
the money so borrowed shall not at any time ex-
coed the costs Of such improvements, or where an
be laid, the amount Of such assessment and the
same shall be secured by the issue of bonds, payable
in not exceeding ten years, and drawn in such form
and payable in such manner as the said common
council or other governing board may fix and de-
termine, and shall be either registered or coupon
bonds and shall bear interest at not exceeding six
per centum per annum, and shall not be sold at less
than par.
80 ahu &c ~ NJ hh'h a'
principal and interest on account Of said assess
ments for street and sewer improvements, in antici-
patton of which bonds shall be issued by virtue OF
the provisions of this act, are hereby pledged and
appropriated TO the commissioner of the sinking
fund of said cities for the payment of the PRINCIPAL
and interest of the bonds hereby authorized to be
issued, and in any city where there are no commits
sioners of the sinking fund, such board shall be
created by said city before issuing any such bonds.
3. Aud be ii enacted, That it shall be the duty of
the said commissioners of the sinking fund, or such
board or department of any such city, to pay the
interest on the above mentioned bonds as the same
may fall due, and all surplus money that may come
into their hands above the amount needed to pay
the interest as Aforesaid shall be safely invested by
them as now or may hereafter be required by law In
such city and applied to the payment of the said
bonds as they snail fall due.
l. And he il enacted, That the amount for which
bonds shall be issued by any city under the provis-
ions of this act, may be in excess of any limitation
in its charter or supplements thereto as to the
amount Of its bonded Indebtedness.
s. And be 1t enacted, That in any case where the
courts shall determine that no assessment can be
legally imposed for such improvement, and the ex-
pense thereof would have to be paid by general tax,
cannot be assessed shall be levied each year by a tax
upon the ratables of said city, and the money thus
collected shall go into said sinking fund TO pay the
bonds issaed under this act.
G. And be it enacted. That this act shall be
a public act, and shall take effect Immediately.
Approved March &c, 1892.
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An Act concerning the appointment OF otheers IN
cities of the second class in this state.
!. Re it enacted by the Senate and eenerai As
sembly ofthe State Of New jersey. That In all cities
of the second class in this state it shall and may ne
lawful for the common council or other governing
board of such cities to pass, enforce, alter and repeal
ordinances to take effect within said cities Tor the
following purposes, to wit TO provide Tor the APP
pointment of one overseer OF the poor ana three
commissioners of appeal In cases OF taxation, which
said officers shall be appointed by the mayor by ana
with the consent Of the board OF aldermen common
council or other legislative body OF said city, anu
such appointment of said commissioners OF appeal
in cases Of taxation shall be made for not less than
one year or more than three years; the term for
each of said commissioners OF appeal In cases Of tax
alton shall be determined and fixed by the mayor at
the time of making such appointment and when
more than one commissioner is appointed at one
time, the several appointees may be appointed and
confirmed and hold their respective offices for diiier-
ent periods Of time within the limit aforesaid, and
not more than a bare majority of such board OF COM
missioners or officers shall at any time De menlhers
OF one political party, and such officers shall hold
their respective Offices until their successors snail
be appointed and qualify and such officers on being
appointed under this act shall perform and discharge
the same duties pertaining to their respective on
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Al Act for the relief Of Louisa r. Faller.
l. Re 1t enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly Of the State of New Jersey, That there shall
be paid to Louisa R. Faller during her natural life,
or during such part thereof rs she shall remain a
widow, the sum of one hundred and forty-four dol
lars per year, in equal quarterly payments as a COM
p~ensation or pension for the loss ofthe life Of Fred
erick Herman Faller, who was killed by the eSplos-
ion of a cannon at the state camp a, Sea Girt during
the regular cncampment of Company +, ofthe Third
Regiment, In the month of August, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and lightweight together
with arrears of said pension to be compnted at said
rate from September first, one thousand eight hun
bred and lightweight.
2. And he II enacted, That the same shall be paid
rs aforesaid by the treasurer upon the warrant oil
, the comptroller, and that this act shall take effect
Immediately.
Approyed March 26, 1892.
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An Act to authorize townships in this state
to acquire and improve lands for public
parks and to maintain and regulate the
same.
1. BE 1t enacted by the senate and. General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey. That
the legal voters of any township in this state,
he and they are hereby authorized and en-
powered, at the annual township elections.
or at any other election duly held for the
purpose. by a majority of all the votes cast at
such election. to vote, grant and raise such
sum or sums of money as they may deter
mine. for the purpose of purchasing. main
tanning and improving suitable tracts or
plots of land for public parks; said lands to
be purchased by. and to be under the control
and regulation of the township committee of
such township. and to become the property
of the Inhabitants of such township; which
moneys 80 voted and granted shall be as
sessed, levied and collected as other moneys
raised in said township are assessed, levied
and collected.
.. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved March 2s, 1892.
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CHAPTER cLXx.

A Supplement to the act entitled "An act to amend
the law relating to the property of married wo-
men" (Reyisionl, approved March twenty-Seyenth
one thousand eight hundred aud seyenty-four.
l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the state Of New Jersey. That hereafter
any married woman above the age Of twenly-one
years may execute aud deliver any conveyance of
her real estate without her husband joining therein.
and such conveyance, when duly acknowledged and
such acknowledgment certified according 10 law shall
be good and ~effeetual 10 convey the lands, tenements
or Entertainments thereby intended 10 be conveyed ;
provided, that such deed is given in execution of a
written contract made by snch married woman, to
which her husband was or shall be a party. or to
which he has given or shall give his assent in writ
ing, or to the terms, conditions and stipulations of
which he in writing has bound or made subject or
shall bind or make subject his right, title or in
tereSt 10 said real estate and provided further,
that such contract shall have been or shall be
acknowledged, as in case Of a conveyance of land by
a married woman, and such assent or ether writing
signed by such husband shall have been acknowl-
edged or proved, as in ease of conveyance OF land
and such contract aud assent, or other writing. shall
have been or shall be recorded before or at the time
The Penn's Grove record., 1892-07-01

Supplement to the act entitled "a supple
ment to the act entitled An act respecting
the orphans court. and relating to the pow
ers and duties of the ordinary and the
orphans court and s~urrogates,'" approved
March twenty-seventh. eighteen hundred
and seventy four, and which said supple
ment was approx d March eighth. one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
1. ne 1t enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
whenever any order is made by the orphans
court of the county In which the will of any
testator was proved or letters of administra-
ton were granted for the sale OF lands In any
other county of this state. the said court
making such order shall take a bond in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the law in
such case made and provided. which bond
shall BIO filed in the Office of the surrogate of
the county in which said order is obtained.
and no further bond shall be required by the
orphans court of the county in which said
lands are situated.
Q. And be it enacted. That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved March "a, 1892.
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1. BE Il enacted by the Senate aud General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
the twenty-frst section OF the act to which
this is a supplement be and the same is here
by amended 20 as to read as follows:
u. And be IL enacted. That whenever here
after a greater sum of money than the said
sum of twenty mills on the dollar shall. IN
the opinion of said council be necessary TO
be raised In any one year for the use of such
borough. then and in such case the said coun-
ell are hereby authorized to give notice to the
property holders of the borough, by adver-
semen published in one newspaper. II any
there be printed in the county In which such
borough is situate, for at least two weeks
once in each week. before acting thereon. and
by printed rand bills put up in five of the
most public places in such borough for a like
period, stating the sum of money necessary
to be raised aud the purposes and uses for
which such money is needed; and upon OBJ
tanning the written consent of persons repre-
senting one-half or more OF the taxabie prop
erfy in said borough. as represented by the
duplicates of the borough assessor for the
previous year, said members of council may
proceed to vote thereon; and every sum oil
money 30 voted by any resolution OF said
council to be raised by tax in said borough
shall be assessed and collected the same as
other taxes are assessed and collected; pro
yided. always. that whenever council shabby
a unanimous vote, declare any sum not ex
ceeding three thousand dollars In any one
year. to be necessary for the repairing OF
maintaining of the beach front, such sum 80
voted upon shall be assessed and collected In
the same manner that the other taxes are as
sessed and collected. and said council. may II
by a unanimous vote they declare it necessary
borrow such sum in anticipation of its assess
ments and collection. giving therefore such
bond or bonds as they are hereinbefore
authorized to issue.
2. And be 1t enacted. That all acts or parts
OF acts inconsistent with this act be and the
same are hereby repealed, and this act shall
take effect Immediately.
-xta1 Aurah ~ 1902
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A Further Supplement to an act entitled
A act constituting district courts In GER
tain cities in this state. approved March
ninth. one thousand eight hundred and
seventy seven.
1. BE it enac;e ed by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
hereafter. Notwithstanding any provisions to
the contrary which may be contained In the
act to which this is u supplement-. or In any
act supplementary thereto or amendatory
thereof. the judge OF any district court in
any city In this STATE may preside In and con-
duct the business of any other district court
when requested to do so by the judge thereof.
2. And be it enacted. That the salaries OF
all the Judges and clerks of district courts, as
provided for in the act to which this is q sup
plement, shall hereafter be paid In monthly
installments.
8. And be 1t enacted. That this act shall be
deemed a public act. and shall take effect Inn
mediately.
Approved March 2s. 1892.