The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-04
CHAPTER CXXXV.

CHAPTER CXXXV.
An Act to amend an act entitled "A supple
ment to an act concerning corporations "
[Revision], approved April seventh, one
thousand eight hundred and seyenty-hve,
which supplement was approved March
eighth, ammo domni one thousand eight hun
dred and seYenty-SeVen.
/. BE if enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
section one of an act entitled "A supplement
to an act entitled An act concerning corpora
tons, approved April seventh, one thousand
eight hundred and SeYenty-fiVe, which SAID
supplement was approved March eighth one
thousand eight hundred and seyenty-seYen' be
and the same is hereby amended TO read as
follows: &C.,,
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
it shall be the duty of all corporations whlch
may now or hereafter be authorized 10 trans,
act business in this state, whether organized
under general or special laws, although such
corporations may not be organized under the
laws of this state, and they are hereby re-
guired to file on or before the thirteth day OF
June next and annually thereafter, wlthlh
thirty days after the usual time of the annual
election of directors, managers or trustees,
and the officers therefor, whether such cleo
ton shall have been held on the day fixed by
law or not, in the department of state OF TINS
state a complete list, duly authenticated by
the signatures of the president and secretary,
of the names of such directors, managers,
trustees and officers, with the date of election
or appointments term of office and residence OF
each and also to designate the business and
the location of the principal office or place OF
business of the company in this state, as also
in the state where organized, and for this pur-
pose it shall be the duty of the secretary OF
state to furnish blanks in proper form, and to
safely keep in his Office all lists as filed, and
issue to the company so filing his certificate,
and also to prepare an alphabetical index there
to which list and index shall be submitted 20 the
inspection of persons interested at all proper
hours; and it shall further be his duty to
cause to be published a notice of the require
ments of this act during the month of April
next three times in each of the papers in this
state authorized to publish the laws; and ey-
cry such corporation which shall not within
ten days of the time herein fixed comply with
the provisions of this act shall forfeit the sum
of two hundred dollars, One-half thereof to the
use of the State of New Jersey and the other
moiety to him who shall sue for the same,
to be recovered by action of debt in any
court of record; together with costs of suit;
provided however. that where any corpora
ton has heretofore filed or shall hereafter file
| a complete list of officers, directors, managers
and so forth, as above required, within thirty
days of the time herein fixed, and also prior &c
| the service of the summons or other process III
| the commencement of any suit for the recov-
cry of the forfeit herein named, then no ac-
| ton shall lie and no recovery shall be had on
any suit heretofore or hereafter entered
against any such corporation when such list
shall be filed as in this proviso mentiond.
| q And be it enacted, That all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent with this act be and the
same are hereby repealed, and that this ACT
shall take effect Immediately
| Approved May /, 1894.