D. S. Ives appointed treasurer, in the place of D. Ayers. Trustees autho estate. said Henry Moore and Richard H. Arnold were released and discharged from the further execution of the trust so reposed in them, and the said lands and premises vested in the said William Laign, in as full and ample a manner as the same were held by the former trustees, but with power to sell and convey the said lands and premises;-and whereas it appears to the legislature that the said William Laign has since departed this life, and that the said real estate remains unsold, and that the said Charlotte requires for her support more than the annual use and proceeds of said real and personal estate; and that the said Daniel Ayers is desirous to relinquish his said trust, and the said Charlotte and all the parties in interest have sought the aid of the legislature in this behalf-therefore, Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the said Daniel Ayers be, and he is hereby wholly released and discharged from the further execution of the trust so reposed in him; and that the said personal estate, and every part thereof, and of the proceeds thereof, and every thing pertaining thereto, be, and the same is hereby vested in David S. Ives, in as full and ample a manner as the same was held by the said Daniel Ayers, upon the like trust, and for the same uses and purposes, as the same was held by him; and further, that the said lands and premises, with the appurtenances, be, and they are hereby vested in the said David S. Ives, in as full and ample a manner as the same were held by the said William Laign at the time of his death, upon the like trust, and for the same uses and purposes, as the said lands and premises were held by him. Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the said David S. Ives be, and he is hereby authorized and empowered, in his own name, rized to sell real to take, demand, and receive, sue for and collect, the said goods and chattels and choses in action, and to sell and transfer the same; and with the consent in writing of the said Charlotte Losey, to sell and convey the said real estate, with the appurtenances, and to execute good and sufficient deed or deeds for the same; and securely to invest the moneys arising from the said real and personal estate, and from time to time to pay over the interest accruing thereon, and such portions of the principal as she may require, and as may be requisite for her use, to the said Charlotte Losey, upon her separate order; and that this act take effect and go into operation immediately after the passage thereof. Passed February 15, 1843. A further supplement to an act entitled, "An act to provide for the instruction of indigent blind persons, inhabitants of this state," passed March eighth, eighteen hundred and thirty-six. Term of instruc Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the term of instruction allowed by the act to which this is a supplement, may be extended to any term on extended. not exceeding eight years at the discretion of the governor, or person administering the government of this state; and indigent blind persons, inhabitants of this state, who may have been under instruction for five years only, under the act aforesaid, may be readmitted for the residue of the term hereby allowed, whenever the governor, or person administering the government of this state, shall receive a written communication, signed by the principal and one or more of the directors of the institution, in which such indigent blind persons are placed, setting forth that such blind perons are capable of making good progress in the acquisition of knowledge, and recommending their readmission to such institution. Passed February 16, 1843. AN ACT for the relief of Robert Thomas, of the county of ser $50 per annum Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the treasurer of this state for the time being shall be, and he is hereby authorized and required to pay to be paid to R. Robert Thomas, of the county aforesaid, a soldier in the Thomas. vice of the United States, in the Revolutionary war, or to his order, the sum of fifty dollars per annum, to be paid to the said Robert Thomas, in half-yearly payments, from the passing of this act, during the lifetime of the said Robert Thomas, the first payment to be made on the passage of this act; and the receipt of the said Robert Thomas, or his order, shall be a sufficient voucher to the treasurer for such sums of money as he may pay by virtue of this act, in the settlement of his ac accounts. Passed February 16, 1843. AN ACT to enable the townships of Dover, Middletown, and Howell, in the county of Monmouth, to sell and convey cer tain real estate therein named. WHEREAS the townships of Dover, Middletown, and Howell, in their respective corporate capacities, are now tenants in common in a certain messuage and farm, and other out lands, situate in the township of Shrewsbury, and county of Monmouth, in this state, known by the name of "the poor. house farm;" and whereas the aforesaid townships of Dover, Middletown, and Howell are desirous of selling and disposing of a part, or the whole of the same, either jointly, as the said townships shall agree, or separately, as each township for itself shall deem expedient, so far as their right to said farm and out lands shall extend; and whereas there is no person or persons authorized by law to convey the said farm and out lands, belonging to the aforesaid townships of Dover, Middletown, and Howell-therefore, the Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assem bly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the township committees of the respective townships of Dover, Middletown, and Howell, in the county of Monmouth, in this state, be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered, either jointly, or each township committee, for their respective townships, severally, to sell and convey whole, or any part of the aforesaid farm and out lands, as they shall deem expedient, to any township or townships within the county of Monmouth; and all and every deed or deeds made and executed by the township committees of the aforesaid townships, either jointly or severally, or by either of them, shall convey to, and vest in any and every grantee thereof all the estate, right, title, and interest that the township or townships making such sale and conveyance may have at the time of the execution thereof. Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall go into effect immediately on the passage thereof. Passed February 16, 1843. AN ACT relative to the assessment and collection of taxes in the city of Newark. Duties of as Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the duties which the assessors of the several townships and wards in the county of Essex are required by sessors, when law to perform, between the twentieth day of May and the to be performed. twentieth day of August, shall be performed by them between the twentieth day of April and the twentieth day of June, in each year hereafter. Time of meet Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the said assessors shall meet annually, on the second Monday in July, instead of the ing of assessors. first Monday in September, to perform the duties required of them by law; provided, that the assessors of the several wards of the city of Newark shall perform the duty required by the fifth section of the act entitled, "An act concerning taxes," within fifteen days from the said second Monday in July; and the assessors of the several other townships and wards of the county of Essex, within fifteen days from the first Monday in September, as now directed by law. Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That the commissioners of ap- Time of meetpeal in cases of taxation of the several wards of the city of ing of commisNewark, shall meet, annually, on the second Tuesday of Sep- peal. tember instead of the second Tuesday of November, as here tofore. sioners of ap Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the duty which the collectors of the several wards of the said city of Newark are now Duties of colrequired to perform by the tenth section of the act entitled, lectors, when to be performed. "An act concerning taxes," shall be performed on the first day of August, instead of the first day of October, in each year hereafter; and the provisions of the eleventh section shall be construed as relating to the said first day of August, except that the time of payment of moneys to the collector of the county of Essex shall be by the twenty-second day of October, instead of the twenty-second day of December, in each year; and that the provisions of the second and fourth sections of the act entitled, "A further supplement to the act entitled, an act to incorporate the city of Newark," passed March fourth, eighteen hundred and forty-one, shall also be construed as relating to the twentieth day of October, in each year, as aforesaid; and interest shall accrue and be reckoned accordingly, instead of the time mentioned in the fourth section of the last mentioned act; and that the lien mentioned in the fifth section of Act, when to take effect. the last mentioned act shall commence on the twentieth day of June of each year, and continue for two years thereafter. Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That the provisions of this act shall not be construed to repeal any of the existing provisions of law in reference to taxes, except so far as the same are inconsistent with the provisions of this act. Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That this act shall go into ope. ration upon the passage thereof. Passed February 16, 1843. Stockholders authorized to reduce capital stock. Proviso. AN ACT to authorize the stockholders of the Mechanics and Manufacturers Bank at Trenton to reduce their capital stock. Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That whenever, at a meeting of the stockholders of the Mechanics and Manufacturers Bank at Trenton, convened at their banking-house in the city of Trenton, in the manner prescribed in the third section of an act entitled, "An act to incorporate the Mechanics and Manufacturers Bank at Trenton," a majority of the said stockholders, voting according to the rule and in the ratio prescribed in the said act, shall determine that a reduction of the capital stock of the said bank is expedient, it shall and may be lawful for the said stockholders, by resolution, to be adopted at such meeting, to reduce the capital of the said bank to such sum as they may deem most likely to promote the interests of the said stockholders; and that the capital stock so reduced shall and may be employed, and the interests and profits thereof be divided among the stockholders, subject to the same provisions, restrictions, limitations, and penalties as are provided for in and by the above mentioned act; provided always, that the said capital stock shall not be reduced to a sum less than one hundred thousand dollars, nor to a sum less than the amount of the existing liabilities of the said corporation at the time of such reduction; and also, that the said reduction shall not be legally perfected and established, until a copy of the resolution |