the receipt of the said John Beem, or his order, shall be a sufficient voucher to the treasurer for such sums so paid as aforesaid, in the, settlement of his accounts.

Passed February 22, 1843.

In case of death sheriff may per

of sheriff, under

form duties.

Bond, how drawn.

A further supplement to the act entitled, "An act concerning sheriffs," passed the eighteenth of March, seventeen hundred and ninety-six.

Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General As sembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That where any sheriff, before the expiration of his term of office, shall die or remove out of the jurisdiction of this state, or otherwise become disabled by law to execute the duties of his office, having in his hands to be executed any writ or writs of execution, issued out of any court of law or equity in this state, and having, before such death, removal, or other disability, appointed, according to law, an under-sheriff, such under-sheriff may, after taking the oath of office required of him by law, and executing to this state a bond, in the manner directed by the act to which this is a supplement, proceed to execute all such writs of execution, to make or complete levies by virtue thereof, if the same have not been made or completed, to receive all moneys remaining due thereon, to make sale and disposition of all goods and chattels, lands and tenements, levied on by virtue thereof, either by himself or by the said sheriff, to make good and sufficient deeds of conveyance, sold by virtue of such execution, either by the said sheriff or under-sheriff, and to do and complete all other acts in the premises, in as full and ample a manner as the said sheriff might himself have done, subject to the same regulations and restrictions, and to the same penalties, suits, and amercements, for any neglect of duty thereon, and shall be entitled to the same fees and emoluments as are by law allowed to the sheriff.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the bond to be executed by virtue of this act shall be, in all respects, similar to the bond mentioned in the second section of the act to which this is a

supplement, except that, in the condition thereof, the words "under-sheriff" shall be substituted for the word "sheriff."

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall go into effect Act, when to immediately after the passage thereof.

Passed February 22, 1843.

take effect.

AN ACT to incorporate the Temperance Beneficial Society of
Bordentown, New Jersey.

WHEREAS a number of the inhabitants of the county of Burlington have formed themselves into an association, or society, to which they have given the name of "the Temperance Beneficial Society of Bordentown," the object of which is mutual benevolence, by providing for themselves an honourable support, under such contingencies as Providence may permit, by raising a fund, to be applied towards the relief of such of the members thereof as shall, by sickness or bodily infirmity, or other cause, be rendered incapable of attending to their usual trade or calling, and, also, the decent interments of its deceased members;-and whereas it is believed an act of incorporation will promote the objects of said society, and add security to the property thereof

Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority

Pream ble.

of the same, That John Higgins, Robert Idell, Thomas S. Field, Names of corpo John S. Hankins, Abraham Claypole, Jacob E. Moreton, Wil- rators. liam C. Carman, William Adams, George S. Bunting, and Israel Fraser, and all such other persons, not exceeding two hundred, as now are or may hereafter become members of said society, be, and they are hereby ordained, constituted, and declared to be a body corporate and politic in law, by the name, Style of incorstyle, and title of the Temperance Beneficial Society of Bor- poration. dentown, New Jersey ;" and, by that name, they and their successors shall have continued succession, and be persons in law capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, Powers and answering and being answered unto, defending and being de- privileges. fended, in all courts of law and equity whatsoever, in all man

poration, how elected.

ner of actions, suits, complaints, and causes whatsoever; and
that they and their successors may have and use a common
seal, and shall have power to change and alter the same at
pleasure; and, by their name aforesaid, and under their common
seal, may
make and enter into, form and execute, any contracts
or agreements relating to, touching or concerning the ob-
jects of the said incorporation.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That, for the more effectual acOfficers of cor- complishment of the objects of the said incorporation, there shall be a president, vice president, secretary, assistant secretary, treasurer, three or more stewards, an investigating committee of three, and messenger, and all such other officers and assistants as shall be deemed necessary; all of whom shall be elected annually, by ballot, except the stewards and the investigating committee, who shall be chosen every four months, at such times and places as the said corporation shall, by their constitution and by-laws, from time to time appoint.

What real and personal estate may be held.

Proviso.

May make con-
stitution and
by-laws.

Proviso.

Objects of incorporation.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That the estate and property, of what kind soever the same may be, now held, or which may be hereafter held by the said society, shall be vested in the body politic and corporate hereby created; which said body politic and corporate shall, by their name and title aforesaid, be able and capable in law to purchase, receive, take, hold, and convey, for the use and benefit of said society, and for the purposes expressed in the preamble of this act, any lands, tenements, hereditaments, and any sum or sums of money, rights, securities, goods, and chattels, by gift, alienation, devise, bequest, or otherwise, of any person or persons, bodies corporate or politic, legally authorized to make the same; provided, that the clear yearly income or value of the real and personal estate of said incorporation shall not exceed the sum of one thousand dollars.

Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the said corporation be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered to make, adopt, and use, and from time to time to alter, amend, or change, as by them may be deemed expedient, such general form of a constitution and such by-laws for the transaction of business, and for effecting the purposes of the society aforesaid, as to the members, or a majority of the members present, duly met, shall be deemed right and proper; provided, that nothing in the said constitution and by-laws be repugnant to the constitution or laws of the United States or of this state.

Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That the sole and exclusive object of the society hereby incorporated, shall be the relief of its respective members, when sick or disabled by bodily infirmi ties from pursuing their ordinary avocations, the

payment

of

the expenses incident to the decent interment of deceased members, or the deceased wives of members, as provided in the constitution and by-laws of said society, and such other necessary expenses as shall accrue by carrying into effect the objects set forth in the preamble, and in this and the foregoing sections of this act; and no part of the funds of said corporation shall be used for banking purposes, or in any other way except as provided for in this act.

Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the le- Act, when to gislature of this state, at any time hereafter, to amend, repeal, take effect. or modify this act, as they shall think proper.

Passed February 22, 1843.

AN ACT to repeal the charters of certain banks therein named.

Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assembly of this Siate, and it is hereby enacted by the authority Charters of banks repealed. of the same, That the following acts of the Council and General Assembly of this state, viz:

"An act to incorporate the Franklin Bank of New Jersey," passed December twenty-eighth, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four;

"An act to incorporate the Monmouth Bank," passed December twenty-eighth, one thousand eight hundred and twentyfour;

"An act to incorporate the Wehawk Banking Company," passed December twenty-eighth, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four;

"An act to incorporate the Manufacturers Bank at Belleville," passed February twenty-sixth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four;

"An act supplementary to an act to incorporate the Belvidere and Delaware Railroad Company," passed February seventh, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven;

"An act to incorporate the Citizens and Mechanics Bank of Elizabeth," passed February twenty-fourth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven;

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Act, when to take effect.

"An act to incorporate the Bank of New Jersey," passed February twenty-fourth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven;

"An act to incorporate the Hamburgh Bank," passed March ninth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven;

And so much of the act entitled, " An act to incorporate the Bergen Port Company," passed March seventh, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, as confers upon the company incorporated thereby the privilege of banking, be, and the same are hereby severally repealed; provided always, that nothing herein contained shall prevent a recovery, by or from any of the said corporations, in legal form, of moneys due and owing (if any) to or from either of them, or to preclude the directors from finally settling the affairs of said corporations, if they have commenced business.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall tion immediately after the passage thereof. Passed February 22, 1843.

go into opera

list of idiots and

AN ACT respecting poor lunatics and idiots.

Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General As sembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall be the duty of the overseers of the Overseers of the poor of the several townships in each and every county in this poor to furnish state, to make out and furnish to the board of chosen freeholders of the county in which said townships are situated, a list of all the poor lunatics and idiots within the bounds of their townships, stating the age of such lunatics or idiots, when such lunacy commenced, what means (if any) they have for sup port, with all other facts connected with each case, calculated to give information of their actual state and condition.

lunatics.

Lunatics and

idiots, how to be supported.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the said board of chosen freeholders shall, at their annual meeting, cause an examination to be made into the condition and circumstances of such idiots and lunatics; and if it shall appear to them that there is reasonable ground to believe that any of such persons can be restored to their right mind, it shall be their duty to cause such persons, under a warrant, signed by the director of the board,