Ncription to be opened. notice, previously published for the space of ten days in one or more newspapers printed in New Brunswick aforesaid, designating the proportion of such payments per share, and the time and place when, and the officer to whom, the same shall be required to be made. 4. And be it enacted, That the subscription for said stock Books of sub- shall be opened until the sum required shall be subscribed, and for any number of days not exceeding sixty, nor less than three, under the direction of the board of directors, or such of them as shall be designated by the board for that purpose; and that they give at least ten days' notice of the same, in a newspaper in New Brunswick aforesaid, designating the time and place when and where the books of subscription are to be opened. 5. And be it enacted, That the stock of said corporation Stock personal shall be deemed personal estate, and transferable in such manner as shall be prescribed by the by-laws of said corporation. estate. 6. And be it enacted, That in case it should at any time happen that an election should not be made upon the day designated by this act for that purpose, the said corporation shall not for that cause be deemed to be dissolved, but it shall be failure to elect lawful to hold such election on such other days as shall be preon day prescrib- scribed by the by-laws of the said corporation. Corporation not dissolved for rd. 7. And be it enacted, That a majority of directors for the time being shall form a board for transacting the business of said corporation, and shall have power to make and enforce by-laws. 8. And be it enacted, That the directors shall at all times keep, or cause to be kept, proper books, in which shall be regularly entered all the transactions and business of said corpo ration; and further, that no transfer of stock shall be valid or effectual until such transfer shall be entered or registered in the book or books to be kept by the president and directors for that purpose. 9. And be it enacted, That this act shall continue in force for the term of twenty years, and shall possess the general powers, and be subject to the general restrictions and liabilities, set forth in an act entitled, "An act concerning corporations," approved on the fourteenth day of February, eighteen hundred and forty-six. Approved, March 31, 1846. AN ACT to prevent horse racing. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That all racing, by running, pacing, Penalty for rae or trotting of horses, mares, or geldings, for money or other ing. valuable thing, or where twenty or more persons are assembled together, shall be, and hereby are declared to be offences. against the state, and the authors, parties, contrivers, and abettors thereof, and all and every other person or persons concerned therein, either directly or indirectly, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeaner, and on conviction shall be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both, at the discretion of the court. 2. And be it enacted, That if any person shall bet or wager Penalty for betupon the running, pacing, or trotting of any horses, mares, or ting, &c. geldings, or shall be concerned in making up any purse for any such running, pacing, or trotting, such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both, at the discretion of the court. 3. And be it enacted, That if any person shall be a stake- Stakeholders holder of any sum of money or other thing betted, staked, or punished. wagered upon any such running, pacing, or trotting, or shall cause to be printed or set up any paper or other thing notifying or advertising any such running, pacing, or trotting, or shall be the rider of any horse, mare, or gelding in any race, of either running, pacing, or trotting, such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both, at the discretion of the court. 4. And be it enacted, That if any person shall contribute or Contributors to collect, or shall ask any other person to contribute or collect purse, &c., how any money, goods, or chattels, to make up a purse, plate, or punished. other thing to be run, paced, or trotted for by any horse, mare, or gelding at any place in this state, such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both, at the discretion of the court. racecourse. 5. And be it enacted, That if any person or persons shall let Penalty for let or rent his, her, or their land for the purpose of a racecourse ting land for a for the running, pacing, or trotting any horses, mares, or geldings, or shall knowingly suffer any such running, pacing, or trotting upon lands belonging to him, her, or them, or of which M Wagers on ra ces to be null and void. pealed. he, she, or they may be in possession, such person or persons shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, at the discretion of the court. 6. And be it enacted, That all wagers or bets which shall be laid, betted, or made on the running, pacing, or trotting of any horses, mares, or geldings, and all promises, agreements, notes, bills, bonds, contracts, judgments, mortgages, or other securities or conveyances which shall be made, given, granted, drawn, entered into, or executed by any person or persons, when the whole or any part of the consideration thereof shall be for money, goods, chattels, or other thing won, laid, or betted on the running, pacing, or trotting of any horses, mares, or geldings, shall be utterly void and of no effect. 7. And be it enacted, That the act entitled, "An act to preFormer acts re- vent horse racing," passed the fifteenth day of February, eigh teen hundred and eleven, and the supplement thereto, passed the fifth day of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-five, and all other acts and parts of acts coming within the purview of this act, shall be, and hereby are repealed. Approved, March 19, 1846. Penalty for counterfeiting labels. Penalty for ven AN ACT to punish and prevent frauds in the use of false stamps and labels. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That every person who shall knowingly and wilfully forge or counterfeit, or cause or procure to be forged or counterfeited, upon any goods, wares, or merchandise, the private stamps or labels of any mechanic or manufacturer, with intent to defraud the purchasers or manufacturers of any goods, wares, or merchandise, whatsoever, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment in a county jail for a term not exceeding six months. 2. And be it enacted, That every person who shall vend any goods, wares, or merchandise, having thereon any forged ding goods with or counterfeited stamps or labels, purporting to be the stamps or labels of any mechanic or manufacturer, knowing the same to be forged or counterfeited, without disclosing the fact to the torged labels. purchaser, shall upon conviction be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars. Aet, when to 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect on the take effect. first day of April next ensuing. Approved, March 24, 1846. A further supplement to "An act to set off the township of regulation of 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That it shall and may be lawful for Township comthe township committee of said township, or a majority of mittee to pass them, in committee convened, to pass, by not less than three ordinances for concurring votes, and enforce all such ordinances as they shall township. judge proper for regulating, cleaning, and keeping in repair the side-walks, and for preventing the encumbering or obstructing the same; and for preventing persons from riding, driving, or passing over or upon the said side-walks with horses or oxen, or with wagons, carts, or carriages of any description; for abating or removing any nuisance in any street, and for protecting the trees and lamps in said township; provided always, that every and each ordinance so passed as aforesaid, shall be published for the space of twenty days, in at least one newspaper published or circulated in said township, before said ordinance shall go into effect. Aet, when to 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect imme- take effect. diately. Approved, March 26, 1846. Preamble. Constructive sheriffs. A supplement to "An act concerning sheriffs." WHEREAS doubts have arisen concerning the duration of the official term of the sheriffs elected in the several counties of this state, at the annual election in the year eighteen hundred and forty-four-for the removal thereof, 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, and it is hereby declared, that the term of office of the sheriff's elected in the several counties of this state term of office of at the annual election in the year eighteen hundred and fortyfour, continued to and terminated with the Monday following the annual election in the year eighteen hundred and forty-five, to wit, Monday, the tenth day of November, eighteen hundred and forty-five, and that whether any such sheriff had been elected at the annual elections in the years eighteen hundred and forty-two and eighteen hundred and forty-three, or not, and the same shall be so construed and adjudged in all courts and places whatsoever. Preamble. ratified. And whereas, in the month of October, eighteen hundred and forty-five, commissions were granted by the governor to several persons, to wit, William Winter, of the county of Warren, James H. Newell, of the county of Middlesex, Cornelius Lupton, of the county of Cumberland, and Abraham Gaskill, of the county of Burlington; which commis sions were designed to authorize them to act as sheriffs until the persons to be elected sheriffs at the annual election on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November of that year should be duly commissioned; and whereas offi cial acts have been performed by the persons in this section before named, under and by virtue of the commissions so granted to them-for the confirmation thereof, 2. Be it enacted, That all acts and proceedings of the Acts of sheriffa persons before named, performed and had under and by virtue of such commissions, be, and the same are hereby ratified, and shall have the same force and effect as if such acts had been done by the respective sheriffs of such counties, and shall be deemed valid; provided the same were in other respects agreeable to law. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect imme diately. Approved, March 26, 1846. |