CHAPTER LVI. A SUPPLEMENT to an act entitled "An act to authorize the partition of lands in cases where particular undivided shares therein are limited over," approved March sixth, eighteen hundred and fifty-two. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That in all causes now pending, or which may hereafter be commenced in the court of chancery for partition of lands devised by a parent to his or her children, of which lands any share is limited over, the proceedings may be in conformity with the authority and practice of said court as the same were before the passage of said act; unless the said court shall otherwise order and direct. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 25, 1858. CHAPTER LVII. A FURTHER SUPPLEMENT to the act entitled "An act for the settlement and relief of the poor," approved April tenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six. mer act re 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Part of forthe State of New Jersey, That so much of the second section pealed. of the act entitled "A supplement to the act entitled 'An Proceedings in cases sons have no legal settlement in state. act for the settlement and relief of the poor,"" approved April tenth, Anno Domini eighteen hundred and fortysix, as provides that if the justices therein named shall find that the person or persons therein named, in respect to whose place of settlement said justices are thereby directed to examine, have no legal settlement within this state, they shall proceed to inquire in manner therein aforesaid, if he, she, or they shall have resided for six months continuously in any city, town corporate, or township within this state, and shall, by warrant, remove such person or persons to such city, town corporate, or township where they shall adjudge that such person or persons shall have last resided for six months, continuously, be and the same is hereby repealed. 2. And be it enacted, That if said justices shall find that where per- such person or persons have no legal settlement within this state, they shall proceed to inquire in manner aforesaid, if he, she, or they shall have resided for twelve months, continuously, in any city, town corporate, or township within this state, and shall, by warrant, to be issued and executed in manner above directed, remove such person or persons to such city, town corporate, or township where they adjudge that such person or persons shall have last resided for twelve months, continuously, to be delivered to the overseer of the poor thereof, there to be provided for according to law. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 25, 1858. CHAPTER LVIII. AN ACT to incorporate the city of Rahway. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That all that part of the several townships of Rahway, in the county of Union, and Woodbridge, in the county of Middlesex, in this state, beginning at the stone bridge, over King's creek, where said creek crosses the road leading from East Rahway to Trembly's Point; thence in a northwesterly direction on a straight line to the brook which crosses the road leading from Kinsey's Corner to Florence's mill, intersecting said brook two hundred yards to the eastward of said road; thence in a southeasterly direction to the road which leads from Rahway to Westfield, and known as the Westfield road, intersecting said Westfield road at a point where the road which leads to Madison Hill intersects it; thence in a southwesterly direction, on a straight line, to the road leading from the six roads to Mount Pleasant, intersecting said Mount Pleasant road at a small bridge, about two hundred yards to the northwest of the house owned and occupied by Moses B. Bramhall; thence in a southwesterly direction along the line of said Mount Pleasant road to the road which leads from Kinsey's Corner to Woodbridge, and known as the Old Woodbridge road; thence along the line of said road to the bridge which crosses the south branch of the Rahway river; thence, in a southeasterly direction and nearly due east, to the road leading to New Blazing Star, and along the line of said New Blazing Star road, to a point where the lands of Walter Fuller and Aaron Wilkinson adjoin, and thence in a northeasterly direction in a straight line to the place of beginning and all citizens of this state who now are or hereafter may be inhabitants within said limits, shall be and are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by the name of the Boundaries of city. Boundaries of first ward. "the mayor and common council of the city of Rahway," with all the powers incident to a municipal corporation and necessary for the purposes of carrying out the objects of this act. 2. And be it enacted, That the said city shall be divided into four wards, in the manner following-to wit, all that part of said city beginning at a point in Main street, in Lower Rahway, where the centre of said street and the New Jersey railroad intersect; thence following the centre of said street to the centre line of the road leading from Leesville to Woodbridge; thence down the centre of said road to the middle of the south branch of Rahway river, where the Leesville bridge crosses said branch; thence following the said branch in the centre thereof to its confluence with Rahway river; thence along down the centre of said river to the point where the city boundary crosses said river; thence along the boundary line of said city to the stone bridge, over King's creek; thence still along the boundary line of said city to the centre of the line of the New Jersey railroad; thence along the centre of said railroad to the place of beginning-shall constitute the first Boundaries ward of said city: and all that part of said city beginning ward. at the intersection of the New Jersey railroad with the centre line of Main street, in Lower Rahway, and running along the centre of said street to Centre street; thence along the middle of Centre street to the centre of Mechanic street, in Upper Rahway; thence along the centre of Mechanic street to the road leading to Westfield; thence along the centre line of said road to the boundary line of said city; thence following the said boundary line in a northeasterly and southeasterly course to the centre line of the New Jersey railroad; thence following the centre line of said railroad to the place of beginning-shall constitute the second ward of said city: and all that part of the said Boundaries city lying west of the centre line of said Main, Centre, and Mechanic streets, and west of the centre line of said road leading to Westfield, and north of the centre line of said. New Jersey railroad-shall constitute the third ward of the of second of third ward. said city: and all the residue of the said city shall constitute the fourth ward thereof. 3. And be it enacted, That the city officers shall consist of City officers. a mayor (who shall be the keeper of the city seal), a clerk of the city, a treasurer, one assessor, one collector of taxes, and one collector of arrears of taxes. cers. 4. And be it enacted, That the ward officers shall be, for Ward offeach ward, three judges of election, a clerk, who shall be clerk of election and perform all the duties required by law of clerks of townships not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, two councilmen, one constable, and one commissioner of appeal in cases of taxation. office. 5. And be it enacted, That all of the officers aforesaid shall Terms of be elected at the annual elections hereinafter provided for, and shall severally hold their offices for one year, and until others shall be elected and duly entered into office in their stead: the official term of the officers who shall be appointed by virtue of this act shall commence on the second Monday of May in every year, and they shall continue in office until the end of their term and until others are appointed and qualified in their place, unless removed as herein provided, and no appointment for the full term shall be made. more than one week prior to the commencement of the said official term. common council. 6. And be it enacted, That the mayor and councilmen of Meetings of said city shall constitute the common council of said city, who shall hold an annual meeting in said city on the first Monday of May, yearly and every year, and such other meetings as they may appoint: the mayor shall preside at said meetings and shall have a casting vote only, and, if he be absent, one of the councilmen may be appointed by the members present chairman pro tempore, and in case of the absence of the mayor from the city, such chairman pro tempore shall be acting mayor during such absence of the mayor, and a majority of all the members shall be a quorum to transact business: it shall be the duty of the mayor, when necessary, to call special meetings of said common council, and in case of his neglect or refusal, special meet |