Names of corporators. Society may make bylaws. Proviso. Corporation inay hold Proviso. CHAPTER LXXXVI. AN ACT to incorporate the Bergen County Agricultural Society. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That Daniel Van Winkle, Enoch Brinkerhoff, Andrew C. Cadmus, Cornelius A. Wortendyke, Abraham H. Hopper, Garret S. Demarest, Isaac D. Demarest, Thomas H. Herring and Thomas Voorhies, of the county of Bergen, and their associates and successors, shall be, and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name of "the Bergen County Agricultural Society." 2. And be it enacted, That the said society shall from time to time have power to make, alter, ordain and establish such constitution, by-laws and regulations as they shall judge proper, for the designation of the officers of said society, the election of the same, for prescribing their respective functions, and the mode of discharging the same, and for the transacting, managing and directing the affairs of the society; provided, such constitution, by-laws and regulations shall not be repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state, or the United States. 3. And be it enacted, That the said corporation may purreal estate. chase, use, hold, possess and enjoy such real estate as shall be necessary to promote the objects of the society; provided, that such real estate shall at no time exceed in value the sum of ten thousand dollars; and whenever it shall see fit, the said corporation may sell, mortgage, lease and otherwise dispose of the same at pleasure. Property not to be taxed. Proviso. 4. And be it enacted, That all land or other property which may hereafter be owned by said society, and used for the purpose of promoting the objects of said society, shall not be liable to have any taxes assessed and levied upon it for any purpose whatever; provided, that such personal estate shall not exceed in value the sum of five thousand dollars. Approved March 9, 1859. CHAPTER LXXXVII. AN ACT authorizing the release of the right of the state to the lands and real estate late of Jacob Emmans, deceased. WHEREAS, on the twelfth day of March last past, a writ of Preamble. inquisition was issued out of the court of chancery of the state of New Jersey, in the matter of the escheat of the real estate of Jacob Emmans, deceased (in said writ called Jacob Wortman), situate in the township of Chester, in the county of Morris, in this state, and it appears by return made to said writ of inquisition now on file in the office of the clerk of chancery, that the said Jacob Emmans, at the time of his death, was seized in fee. simple of and in an equal undivided one-third part of the three several tracts of land and premises in said return particularly described, the first whereof contains. two hundred and one acres and seventeen-hundredths, strict measure, and the second whereof contains two hundred and forty-nine acres and forty-four-hundredths of an acre, strict measure, and the third whereof contains one hundred and fifty acres and ninety-five-hundredths of an acre; and that the said Jacob Emmans died in the month of March, eighteen hundred and forty-two, and that he made no devise of said lands, and that he did not leave any lawful heir; AND WHEREAS, Joseph Emmans and Elizabeth Emmans, wife of Edwin Emmans, brother and sister of Jacob Emmans, deceased (in said inquisition called Jacob Wortman), and those claiming under them, have improved and for a long time past occupied, and still do occupy, the said lands; AND WHEREAS, it is deemed equitable and just that the brother and sister of said deceased, and those lawfully claiming under them, should have the lands whereof said deceased died seized; therefore, general to 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Attorneythe State of New Jersey, That the attorney general, upon execute deed Proviso. Proviso. Public act. the payment to him of the fees, expenses, and costs incurred by the proceedings on the said writ of inquisition, do discontinue all further proceedings in relation to the escheat of the said lands of said Jacob Emmans (in said writ called Jacob Wortman), deceased, and in the name of the state do make, execute, and deliver a deed of release for the lands. described in said return to the said Joseph Emmans and Elizabeth Emmans, wife of Edwin Emmans, their heirs and assigns, therein and thereby releasing to them, and each and every of them, all the right, claim, and interest which the state of New Jersey now hath, or at any time hereafter may have, of, in, and to the said tracts of land; provided, however, that nothing in this act contained shall in any manner interfere with the lawful claims of any person whatsoever to the said lands and premises, other than those claiming or to claim under the state of New Jersey; and provided further, that if the said Joseph Emmans and Elizabeth Emmans (now the wife of Edwin Emmans), or either of them, has or have by any valid conveyance or conveyances aliened or conveyed the said lands or any part thereof to any person or persons whatsoever, nothing in this act contained shall be taken or construed to impeach or impair the title of their grantee or grantees or any person or persons lawfully claiming under them, but in such case the said deed of release shall enure to the use, benefit, and advantage of such grantee or grantees, their heirs or assigns, or any person or persons lawfully claiming under them, according to their respective interests in said lands, to the same extent, and in the same manner, as if he, she, or they had been named therein as party or parties of the second part. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall be deemed and taken to be a public act, and shall go into effect immediately. Approved March 9, 1859. CHAPTER LXXXVIII. AN ACT to incorporate the Union Fire Company of Crosswicks. corporators. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Names of the State of New Jersey, That Stacy Taylor, Simeon Hanold, Benjamin Davis, Josiah Buzby, Reuben Maps, Jr., Nathan F. Hendrickson, Barton Thorn, B. Rush Duer, William DeCou, John Lucas, and all persons, not exceeding one hundred in number, as now are, or hereafter shall become associates of the Union Fire Company of Crosswicks, be, and they are hereby constituted and declared to be a body corporate and politic, in fact and in law, by the name of "the Union Fire Company of Crosswicks," and that they and their successors may make, enter into, and execute any lawful contracts or agreements touching or concerning the objects of said incorporation. capital 2. And be it enacted, That the capital stock of the said Amount of company shall not exceed the sum of four thousand dollars, stock. which shall be applied to the purchase and holding of real estate; to the procuring, maintaining and repairing such fire engines, hose carriages, hose, ladders, buckets, fire hooks, engine houses, or other property, and such implements and machines, aud to such other incidental expenses as shall to the said company appear best calculated to secure the property of their fellow citizens from injury or destruction by fire. tion of offcers. 3. And be it enacted, That the said company shall have Annual elecpower to elect annually, or oftener if necessary, a president out of their own body, and such other officers and assistants as they shall deem necessary for conducting their affairs according to their constitution and by-laws; and that he shall keep in his custody the common seal of the said company, and at the expiration of his term of office, shall deliver it over to his successor. First forty members 4. And be it enacted, That the first forty acting members exempt from enrolled in this company, shall be exempt from serving jury duty. as jurors in any of the courts of this state. 5. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 9, 1859. Names of corporators. CHAPTER LXXXIX. AN ACT to incorporate the Standard Mutual Life Insurance Company. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That William Pennington, Thomas H. Herring, Joseph N. Tuttle, Daniel C. Whitman, Daniel Haines, Gabriel Grant, Richard Hall, James Tucker, Charles L. C. Gifford, Caleb S. Titsworth, Adolphus W. Waldron, Charles T. Gray, William Dunn, E. Newton Miller, David C. Dodd, Jr., Edgar G. Smith, and others, their associates, successors, and assigns, shall be and are hereby ordained, constituted, and declared to be a body politic and corporate, for the purpose of life insurance, and by the name of "The Standard Mutual Life Insurance Company," to be located in Newark, in this state, and by that name to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded, in all courts of justice, and to have and to use a common seal, and the same to alter and change at pleasure; and also by that name shall be and hereby are empowered to purchase, hold, possess, |