which said directors shall hold office for one year from their election, and until others are elected in their stead; and that such elections shall be by ballot, and that in case any vacancy or vacancies, in either of said offices, shall at any time happen, by any cause whatsoever, such vacancy or vacancies, shall, and may be filled up for the remainder of the time for which said officers were appointed, by a special election for that purpose to be held in the same manner as the aforesaid election, and at such times and places as by the by-laws of said corporation shall be provided for. directors. 3. And be it enacted, That the present officers of the so- Board of ciety as now elected, shall constitute the board of directors of said corporation, until the next election of officers therein. perty socie 4. And be it enacted, That the said society have power what proto hold, take, possess, enjoy, purchase, sell, or dispose of ty may hold. any real or personal estate, not to exceed in value the sum of twenty thousand dollars for the benefit of the corporation; provided, that the estate of the said corporation shall Proviso. not at any time be applied or appropriated to any purpose or object, other than that of a charitable purpose, or for the relief of the members, or families of the members of said corporation. powers. 5. And be it enacted, That the said corporation, and their General successors, shall and may, from time to time, enact and establish by-laws, alter and amend on and abrogate the same, as they from time to time may deem proper, for the appointment of times and places for the election of officers, for the terms, conditions and manner of the admission of members, and of the amount and sums every such member shall contribute and pay into the funds of said corporation, and of the time and manner of paying the same; and also for the management, application and disposition of the funds, estate, effects and property of the said corporation; for the purpose of carrying the objects thereof into effect; for fixing the times and places of the meeting of the corporation, and the manner of conducting the proceed Proviso. Qualification for membership. Proviso. Proviso. ings thereof, and touching the conduct and duties of the officers; to demand and have of and from the treasurer thereof, such security or securities, and in such sum or sums, as they from time to time may deem necessary and proper, and for imposing any penalties for the breaking and violating any of the by-laws duly established, and also for such other matters and things as may appertain to the affairs, business and purposes for which said corporation is by this act constituted, and for no other purposes whatsoever; provided always, that such by-laws, and penalties imposed for the violation of them, or any of them, be not repugnant to the constitution and laws of the United States or of this state. 6. And be it enacted, That no person shall be admitted a member of this corporation unless he be a citizen of the United States or at the time of, or within three months after his admission, shall produce before said corporation a certificate from the proper officer, as designated by the act of Congress in such cases made and provided, of his having declared his intention to become such citizen, and on failure thereof, such person shall not be considered or taken to be a member of said corporation; and whenever any member of said corporation shall violate and break any of the by-laws, as aforesaid provided for, and shall become liable to any penalty imposed by such by-laws, and neglect or refuse to pay the same, it shall and may be lawful, in any such case, for the said corporation to expel any such member from the said corporation, and to prosecute at law for said penalty; provided always, that any member of this corporation shall be at full liberty to withdraw himself therefrom at any time, on giving notice in writing of his intention, to the president thereof for the time being, at any of the stated meetings of the same, first paying into the treasury of said corporation all arrears of contribution or fines from him due at the time of such notice; and provided further, that no member shall be expelled unless at least two-thirds of the votes of all the mem bers present, at one of the stated regular meetings of said corporation, approve thereof. withdraw led not to receive recent, &c. 7. And be it enacted, That every member of the said cor- Members poration, withdrawing himself, or expelled from the same, ing or expelshall thereafter be prevented from having or receiving any benefit, advantage, or interest whatsoever from and in the funds, property, or estate of the said corporation; and that all payments, contributions, and advances, made by any such member to the funds of the same, shall be forfeited, and belong to said corporation. 8. And be it enacted, That this act is hereby declared to Public act. be a public act, and that the same be, in all courts, construed favorably to the beneficial purposes herein contained, and shall take effect immediately. Approved February 9, 1859. CHAPTER IV. AN ACT for the relief of the sureties, and to settle the business of Richard WHEREAS, Richard C. Ballenger, late sheriff of the county Preamble. of Salem, departed this life on the twenty-first day of October last; AND WHEREAS, the said sheriff, at the time. of his death, held a number of writs of fieri facias, unexecuted and partly executed, for the payment of which his sureties have become liable; therefore, S. Plummer authorized to execute writs, &c. Proviso. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That Samuel Plummer, esquire, one of said sureties, be and he is hereby authorized and empowered to take said writs of execution, and by virtue of the same, to make and complete a just and true inventory of the goods, chattels, lands, and tenements, of the several and respective defendants therein named, and to make return of the said writs to the next stated term of the respective courts, to which the said writs were returnable; and shall have as full power and authority to levy upon, seize and sell the estate, real and personal, of the said several defendants, and make deed or deeds for the same, and in all things to execute the said writs of execution, as if the same were made returnable to the next stated terms of the said several courts, and as any sheriff might or could have by law in cases of execution to him directed, and shall be entitled and liable to the like fees and penalties; provided, that nothing herein contained shall in any wise affect the rights of any other judgment creditors of any of said defendants. 2. And be it enacted, that this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 10, 1859. CHAPTER V. A SUPPLEMENT to the act entitled "An act to incorporate the Burlington and Jacksonville Turnpike Company." former act 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Part of the State of New Jersey, That so much of the act incorpo- repealed. rating "The Burlington and Jacksonville Turnpike Company" as authorizes or may require the said company to make and construct a turnpike along and upon that part of the road known as the Springfield road, between the intersection of the said Springfield road and the Oxmead road, and the intersection of the said Springfield road and the road leading from the Three Tuns to Mount Holly, in the village of Jacksonville, be and the same is hereby repealed. rights, &c., to be held 2. And be it enacted, That all other, the rights, powers, All other franchises and privileges, granted by their charter to the of company said company, shall continue to be held, used and enjoyed and enjoyed. by them as heretofore, notwithstanding such repeal; and so with respect to that part of the turnpike road already made and constructed by the said company, from the intersection of York and Federal streets, in the city of Burlington, to the intersection of the said Springfield and Oxmead roads, in as full and ample manner, and under and subject to the same provisions and restrictions, as if the said charter had originally authorized the construction of said turnpike road only so far as the same has been constructed, and no farther, along and upon the said Springfield road. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall go into effect immediately. Approved Feb. 10, 1859. |