The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-27

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tary of such board of trustees or by a
majority of said trustees. sa,as
2. And be it enacted, That all Such sales
and co~nveyances heretofore made by sucn
trustees are hereby validated and CON
authorized and approved by a majority
of the members of such church or Iell,
g.ous society present at a duly called
meeting thereof.
8. And be it enacted, That all acts or
parts of acts Inconsistent herewith be
and the same are hereby repeated, ana
that this act shall take effect lmmedl-
Approved March %, 1896.
CHAPTER CCCLI.
An Act to provide for the appointment
of commissioners to revise the laws OF
his state relative to Corporations ana
to prepare a bill for that purpose.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and
Jersey, That William H. Corbin, James
they are hereby appointed commission
ers, whose duty it shall be to revise and
codify the Act concerning corporations
thousand eight hundred and seventy
Supplementary thereto and a~rnendatory
ments as they may deem wise and nee,
essary to perfect the system of general
corporation laws of this state.
2. And be it enacted. That said com
misoners shall organize by the election
of one of their number as president and
| have power to adopt their own rules of
procedure and to employ such clerical
assistance as may be necessary or the
transaction of their business and to fix
the compensation therefor, which com,
pensation, as also all expenses incurred
| for printing and clerical assistance, shall
| ha maid nv the stare frp1 SllTPr on the GER
tificate of the president and the warrant
of the state comptroller.
3. And be 1t enacted, That said COM
mission shall conen and conclude their
| labors as speedily as may be and submit
the bill prepared ! tbsv t ,gsJ t seam WIZ g1ed Yaeh
to the legislature on the first day of its
next session.
| And be it enacted, That this act shall
| take effect Immediately.
Approved March y, 1895.
CHAPTER ccCLII.
An. Act to amend A act CONCERNING
twentyseventh one thousand eight hun
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and
| General Assembly. of the State of New
act aetse cyo;ncefning ssr dads" approved March
| twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hum
dred and seventy-four, is hereby amended
SO as to read as follows:
| 2s. And be ~ittenacted. That if any such
owners. applicant or applicants shall be
dissatisfied with the assessment of the
| applicants. within two years after. re-
turn made as aforesaid, having given
ten days notice in writing to the other
party of the object, time and place of
such intended application, may apply to
the justice of the supreme court or q
judge of the court of COMMON pleas O.
| which Justice or Judge shall forthwith
.apTsirst three competent ia ana ,d 1lstt
Wiz ~. a .afpritx nf thGTn shall have
power to review such assessments, and
may diminish or increase the same 25
they, under the cireImstances. saail
pors thereof in writing under tneir
hands forthwith. to he filed in the office
of the clerk Of said couaagi ana the
elusive; provided, that such freehoiders
meet upon like notice as aforesaid. aad
| he duly sworn or affirmed to execute the
duties aforesaid before they enter upon
the discharge thereof.
Approved March Is, 1895.
CHAPTER CCCIII.
An Act TO authorize the board af healtn
in cities of the first class in this state
to condemn and prohibit me sac Or
lated streams.
j: Be It enacted by the sts Senate ds S snd
General g]eI r Ahsf Ply e boa 5mi s ST health al Ne Of
each Of the cities of the first class in
this state shall have authority, 70 pro-
vide by ordinane for the Pr pre9 M ile ct nt
from polluted ponds or streams, arc IN
order to properly carry ont enforce
tie proytsi on d Of a smea /, of iea sor do9nd Eli,
or public use shall obtain from the
health authorities of such cities q per
mit. and to fix in such ordinance a pen
alfv for the violation of the same. which
shall not exceed a fine Of Of fifty dollars
for each offease.
shall take effect immediately.
Approved March q. 1895.
cAHPTER CccLIv.
A Supplement TO an act entitled, a
further supplement to an act entitled
An act concerning roads (Reyision)
thousand eight hundred and seventy
four. which said supplement- was APP,
proved March twelfth, one thousand
/. Be it enacted by the senat and
General Assembly of the State of New
Jersey. That no appropriation heretofore
shall be held to be invalid by reason of
the fact that any such appropriation
exceeded the amount estifrlated and pub
lished by the towship committee to be
raised for road purposes, and not with
standing the fact that no estimate shall
nave been made by the township commit
tee and published as directed in the fifth
section OF said supplement.
2. And be it enacted. That this act
shall take effect immediately.
Approved March Is. 1885.
CHAPTER CCCLv.
An act to amend an act entitled San act
to amend an act entitled "A supple
ment to an act entitled A act to
regulate the practice in courts of law, p"
approved March twenty-seventh, one
Thousand eight hundred and seventy
four" which said supplement was APP
proved March fourteenth, one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-three," and
which act to amend was approved
April twenty-fifth, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-four.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of New
Jersey, That section one of this act to
same is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of New
Jersey, That where any action or suit
has heretofore been commenced, or shall
hereafter be commenced, IN any court
of law in this state, under or hy4virtue
Of any statute or at common law, and
said action or suit has been or shall
hereafter be dismissed, abated, n%on-suit-
ed, or a judgment shall have been or
shall be entered against the defendant
or defendants, therein, by reason Of the
failure of the attorney or attorneys IN
within the time limited by law. or by
reason of the fling by such attorney or
attorneys of an insufficient or improper
pleading, It shall be the duty of said
court or of any judge thereof to revive
o9en TalRftf5s 1854 e sHa BBgffht sahHat l nSaESe
and sufficient pleaf6fgs toSrbe rfiled Upon
or judge to be equitable and just, if in
the opinion of said court or Judge the