Preamble. Certain docu ty. To provide for furnishing certain documents to the New Jersey WHEREAS the New Jersey Historical Society have respectfully requested the legislature of this state to aid the same, by furnishing it with copies of the laws and journals, both state and colonial, so far as the same will not affect the interests and wants of the state, and to give the society access, by its secretary, to the office of the secretary of state (the prerogative files excepted) and other public offices of the state, for the purpose of copying, without paying office fees, such documents or records as the society may judge will promote the objects of its institution, and said request appearing rea sonable and proper-therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, as follows: The governor, secretary, and librarian of this state be authorized and directed to furnish to the librarian of the New ments to be fur- Jersey Historical Society, for the use of said society, one copy uished to socie- of the laws of the colony, one copy of the laws of the state of New Jersey, one copy of the journals of Council and Senate, one copy of the minutes of the General Assembly, from the organization of these bodies to the present time, so far as the same will not affect the interest and wants of the state; and that the secretary of said society have liberty to make such copies, for the use of said society, of any public documents or records remaining in the library or public offices (the preroga tive office excepted) as the said secretary may deem useful to promote the objects of the society, without paying office fees. Approved, April 5, 1845. CONTENTS. An act to incorporate the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company, An act for the relief of Elizabeth Ferrill, of the county of Gloucester, Page. 25 29 An act to incorporate the Cumberland Steamboat Company of New Jersey, ib. 32 An act to reannex the township of Hopewell, in the An act to confirm the last will and testament of George A further supplement to the act entitled, "An act re- 34 35 36 A further supplement to "An act to set off the township of Van Vorst, in the county of Hudson," ib. An act to extend the act incorporating state banks in 38 An act to incorporate the Hudson County Dry Dock and ib. An act to set off from the townships of Hardyston, Frankford, Newton, and Byram, in the county of Sussex, a new township, to be called the township of Sparta; and also to set off a part of the said township of Hardyston to the township of Byram, in the said county of Sussex, 42 An act for the relief of Laurence Van Hook, of the county of Cape May, 44 An act respecting the powers and duties of the president of the Senate, 45 An act to reannex the township of Tewksbury, in the county of Somerset, to the county of Hunterdon, ib. An act to establish a new township in the county of Cum- An act to divide the township of Knowlton, in the county An act to incorporate the Hudson River Steamboat Com- An act to reannex a part of the Upper Township, in the county of Cape May, to the township of Maurice River, in the county of Cumberland, An act to set off from the township of Jackson, in the county of Monmouth, a new township, to be called the township of Plumsted, Page. An act to renew the charter of the Farmers and Mochanics Bank of Rahway, An act to defray incidental expenses, An act to incorporate the Good Intent Manufacturing 66 An act to choose overseers of roads by districts, in the township of Woodbridge, Middlesex county, 69 72 An act to establish a new township in the county of Bur- seven, A supplement to an act entitled, "An act to incorporate the Musconetcong Manufacturing Company," passed March eleventh, eighteen hundred and forty-two, A supplement to the act entitled, "An act to incorporate the Alexandria Delaware Bridge Company," passed March fifth, eighteen hundred and forty-one, An act further to regulate the proceedings of the annual town and ward meetings, 74 ib. 75 ib. An act for the relief of the president and trustees of the 77 An act to incorporate the East Windsor Cemetery Company, in the county of Mercer, A further supplement to the act entitled, "An act to incorporate the Newark Mutual Fire Assurance Compa |