Former act to October in every year, except when the said day shall happen on a Sunday, and then on the next day following; whereupon it shall be the duty of said justice to perform the duties required of him by the thirteenth section of the act concerning taxes. 7. And be it enacted, That all the provisions of the act entitled, "An act ascertaining the duties of commissioners of remain in force. appeal in cases of taxation," passed the fourth day of November, seventeen hundred and ninety-seven, and of the act entitled, "An act concerning taxes," passed the tenth of June, seventeen hundred and ninety-nine, and the several supplements thereto, shall remain in full force and effect in the county of Passaic, and in the township of Acquackanonk, except so far as they are inconsistent with the provisions of this act. Act, when to Make effect. 8. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immnediately. Approved, March 6, 1846. Firemen exempted from taxes. A supplement to the act entitled, "An act to incorporate the city of New Brunswick," approved April the fourth, eighteen hundred and forty-five. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the members of the fire companies of said city, called companies number one, two, three, four, and five, and of the hook and ladder company, shall be exempted from the payment of taxes assessed by the common council of said city; provided, that such exemption shall not be made in any case in which said tax shall exceed the sum of three dollars. 2. And be it enacted, That the number of members of such bers, how regu- company or companies shall be fixed and regulated by said Number of mem lated. common council. 3. And be it enacted, That the common council shall Chief engineer, appoint the chief engineer of said fire department, upon the how appointed. nomination made and certified by a majority of the whole number of said fire companies. 4. And be it enacted, That the provisions of this act shall Provisions of extend to such fire and hook and ladder companies as may be act to extend to hereafter duly organized under the provisions of the charter of after formed. said city. Approved, March 13, 1846. companies here A further supplement to the act entitled, "An act to establish a uniform standard of weights and measures in this state," passed March thirteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-four. act extended. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the time mentioned in the act Time of former to which this is a further supplement, passed March thirteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-four, shall be, and is hereby further extended to the term of one year from the passage of this act. Approved, March 12, 1846. AN ACT for the relief of Catharine Vantyle, of the county of Morris. per annum to BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the treasurer of this state shall and Pension of $30 is hereby authorized and required to pay to Catharine Vantyle, C. Vantyle. widow of Abraham Vantyle, deceased, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, or her order, the sum of thirty dollars per annum, during her natural life, in semi-annual payments, of fifteen dollars each, the first payment to be made the first day of March, eighteen hundred and forty-six; and the receipt of the said Catharine Vantyle, or her order, shall be a sufficient voucher to the treasurer, in the settlement of his accounts. Approved, March 12, 1846. Jurisdiction Hook ceded to Cession not to prevent the op eration of the public laws. Lands exempted from taxes. Act, when to take effect. AN ACT to vest in the United States of America jurisdiction over Sandy Hook. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the jurisdiction in and over all that portion of Sandy Hook, in the county of Monmouth, owned by the United States, lying north of an east and west line through the mouth of Youngs creek at low water, and extending across the island or cape of Sandy Hook from shore to shore, and bounded on all other sides by the sea and Sandy Hook bay, be, and the same is hereby ceded to the said United States, for military purposes; and the said United States shall retain such jurisdiction so long as the said tract shall be applied to the military or public purposes of said United States, and no longer. 2. And be it enacted, That the jurisdiction ceded in the first section of this act, shall not prevent the execution on the said tract of land of any process, civil or criminal, under the authority of this state, except so far forth as such process may affect any of the real or personal property of the United States of America within the said tract; nor shall it prevent the operation of the public laws of this state within the bounds of the said tract, so far as the same may not be incompatible with the free use and enjoyment of the said premises by the United States for the purposes above specified. 3. And be it enacted, That all the lands and tenements within the aforesaid boundaries, so long as the same shall continue the property of the United States, and be used for the purposes expressed in this act, shall be and remain exempted from all taxes, assessments, and other charges which may be imposed under the authority of this state. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immedi ately. Approved, March, 12, 1846, A further supplement to an act entitled, "An act to incorpo- pany," passed the eighth day of March, one thousand eight WHEREAS the limitation of the route of the New Jersey Hud- Preamble. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Ecriptions. 2. And be it enacted, That Robert Hamilton, Martin Ryer- Commissioners son, Samuel Fowler, and Jacob Hornbeck, junior, all of the to receive anbcounty of Sussex, in this state, be, and the same are hereby appointed commissioners to open books to receive subscriptions to the capital stock of the New Jersey Hudson and Delaware Railroad Company, in addition to the persons named in the first section of the act incorporating said company; and that the commissioners hereby appointed shall be governed by the same rules and regulations as are prescribed in the aforesaid act, relative to the commissioners thereby appointed, and that a majority of the whole number of commissioners living and residing in New Jersey shall unite in the opening of the books to receive the subscription as aforesaid. 3. And be it enacted, That when the capital stock, or a Directors, when majority of it, shall be subscribed, and the apportionment be to be elected. made, if the same becomes necessary, it shall be lawful for the commissioners, or a majority of them, to call a meeting of the stockholders for the choice of directors, as is provided for in the fourth section of the original act, anything therein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. Approved, March 17, 1846. L 2 granted to T. Erickson. AN ACT for the relief of Thomas Erickson, of the county of BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the treasurer of this state be, Pension of $10 and he is authorized and required to pay unto Thomas Erickson, of the county of Cumberland, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, or his order, the sum of forty dollars per annum, during his natural life, in semi-annual payments of twenty dollars each, the first payment to be made the tenth day of March, instant; and the receipt of the said Thomas Erickson, or his order, shall be a sufficient voucher to the treasurer, in the settlemeut of his accounts. Approved, March 17, 1846. certain moneys. Supplement to an act entitled, "An act to authorize the esta-blishment of the New Jersey Lunatic Asylum." 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the treasurer of this stateTreasurer au- is hereby directed to pay to the commissioners for building the thorized to pay State Lunatic Asylum, on warrant of the governor, out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, such further sum or sums of money as they may require for the building of said Asylum, not exceeding fifty thousand dollars; and it shall be the duty of the secretary of state to audit the accounts of said commissioners. 2. And be it enacted, That the farm attached to said Farm to be in Asylum shall be for the time being under the management and control of the commissioners, until otherwise ordered. the care of commissioners. Act, when to take effect. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall go into effect. immediately. Approved, March 18, 1846.. |