Trustees to ed. able in the settlement of said estate, and subject to be proceeded against in the same manner, and shall be entitled to the like remedies as executors and administrators, by law, now are or hereafter may be. 5. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the court be appoint of chancery, upon application being made to that court, to appoint some proper, fit, and responsible person or persons, as trustee or trustees, to execute and carry into effect the trusts created by said will; and it shall also be the duty of said court of chancery to see that the said trusts are faithfully carried into effect and fulfilled, as in other cases of trusts cognizable in that court, and according to the course and practice of that Will not to. court. 6. And be it enacted, That nothing herein contained shal be changed. be construed to alter or change the said last will and testament of said Thomas P. Stewart. Approved February 23, 1847. AN ACT establishing the official acts of George A. Vescelius, esq. Preamble. WHEREAS, in the reannexing of the township of Tewksbury to the county of Hunterdon, it appears that George A. Vescelius, who was one of the justices of the peace in said township, and was originally appointed and sworn into office in said county of Hunterdon, was not again sworn into office in said county until the second day of May, eighteen hundred and forty-five; and whereas he has continued to exercise the office of a justice of the peace in said county; and as doubts have arisen in regard to the validity of his official acts, as such justice, whereby injury might accrue to parties therefore, Official acts of G. A. Vescelius BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That all the official acts, as justice of the inade valid. peace, of the said George A. Vescelius, done since the first day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-five, until the time of the passing of this act, shall, and the same are hereby declared to be as valid and effectual, to all intents and purposes, as if the said George A. Vescelius had been sworn into office in the said county of Hunterdon on the said first day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-five; provided nevertheless, that this act shall not be so construed as to expose or subject to punishment or prosecution, of any kind, any constable or other offieer who may have declined, neglected, or refused to serve any process issued by the said George A. Vescelius between the said first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and fortyfive, and the passage of this act. Approved February 23, 1847. AN ACT confirming the official acts of Philip C. Huffman. WHEREAS, in the reannexing of the township of Tewksbury to Preamble. the county of Hunterdon, it appears that Philip C. Huffman was one of the commissioners to take acknowledgments and proof of deeds and other writings, in and for the said township of Tewksbury, and was originally appointed and sworn into office in said county of Hunterdon, before the clerk of said county, on the seventeenth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and forty-two, and was not again sworn into office since said township of Tewksbury was reannexed to the county of Hunterdon; and whereas the said Philip C. Huffman has continued to exercise the office of commissioner as aforesaid; and whereas injury might accrue to persons interested-therefore, Huffman BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Official acts the State of New Jersey, That all the official acts of Philip C. of Philip C. Huffman, commissioner to take acknowledgments and proof confirmed. of deeds and other writings, by him performed since the first day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-five, until the passage of this act, shall, and the same are hereby declared to be as valid and effectual in law, to all intents and purposes, as if the said Philip C. Huffman had again been sworn into office in the said county of Hunterdon on the first day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-five. Approved February 23, 1847. H township. AN ACT to extend the northern boundary line of the township of Northern 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 24, 1847. 1 Boundaries of tract. AN ACT to incorporate a meadow company, to be called the 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That it shall and may be lawful for the owners and posssessors of all that tract of meadow and marsh, lying and being on the westerly side of Raccoon creek, in the township of Woolwich, in the county of Gloucester, beginning at the fast lands of Benjamin Saulsbury, on Joseph Kille's bank; thence, up the said Joseph Kille's bank, to the mouth of Raccoon creek; thence up said creek, the several courses thereof, to the meadow of the Thoroughfare Company; thence, along the line of the said Thoroughfare Company, to the fast land now owned by Samuel Creighead, to be, and they hereby are formed into a company, to be called and Style of inknown by the name of "the Lower Meadow Company on tion. Raccoon creek." corpora 2. And be it enacted, That a meeting of the owners of said Time and meadow company shall be held on the first Tuesday in April mode of annu elec in each year, the first meeting to be held at the house now tion of maoccupied by Charles Elkinton, at Bridgport, and afterwards at nagers. such place as the said company shall direct, and then and there, by a majority of votes, choose two managers for the ensuing year; and in case of any omission to choose managers at any annual meeting, the old managers shall be continued until others are chosen; and in case of neglect to choose managers, or in case of the death, refusal, or inability of any person chosen, it shall be lawful for either of the managers, or any three of the owners, to call a meeting of said company by advertisements, to be set up at least ten days before the time of meeting in three of the most public places in the said township of Woolwich, and when met, to choose a manager or managers, as the case may require, who shall be vested with all the powers, and subject to the same penalties, as if chosen at the annual meeting; and any person may be chosen a manager, whether he be an owner or possessor or not. ratable pro 3. And be it enacted, That the bank or banks of said mea- Owners of dow shall be put up and maintained by said company, each tract to pay owner or possessor paying his or her ratable proportion there- portion of of, according to quantity and quality of the meadow so owned expense. or occupied by them; and in case any owner or possessor shall neglect or refuse to pay his ratable proportion of the expense of said bank, then and in such case the managers for the time being shall present their account forthwith to the said delinquent owner or possessor, under oath or affirmation; and on the neglect or refusal of the said owner or possessor to discharge the same, within the space of twenty days after notice in writing, it shall and may be lawful for the said managers to enter upon the meadow or marsh of such delinquent, and take the rents, issues, and profits, or sell and dispose of the grass, hay, or grain thereon, or may advertise the meadow of the said owner or possessor, so neglecting or refusing to pay, in three of the most public places in the said township for the space of twenty days, and sell the same at public vendue, and execute a lease for the said meadow, for so long a time, and no longer, as will be sufficient to discharge the said expenses and all costs which may have accrued thereon; and the sale and lease so made shall be good and effectual in law. 4. And be it enacted, That all sluices, dams, and other ne Dams, how cessary water works for the purpose of keeping out the tide. construct shall be constructed and erected at the common expense of ed. Water courses, how kept open. Proceed the owners of and possessors of said meadow; and any owner or possessor neglecting or refusing to pay his ratable proportion of the expense thereof, such delinquent shall be proceeded against as directed in the third section of this act, respecting the bank or banks of said meadow; but all watercourses shall be kept open by the owner or possessor of the meadow through which the same may run; and on neglect or refusal of any owner or possessor to clear out and keep the same open as aforesaid, after ten days' notice thereof having been given in writing to such owner or possessor by the managers, then it shall and may be lawful for the managers to cause the necessary work to be done, and to present their account therefor to said delinquent, and, on refusal of payment by such delinquent, to advertise the grass, hay, or grain, or the meadow, of the person or persons so neglecting or refusing to pay, and to sell the same, as is directed in the third section of this act; and it shall be the duty of the owners and possessors to cause their banks to be mown and cleared of all the rubbish twice in every year, once between the tenth day of June and the fourth day of July, and once between the first day of September and the first day of October, and if neglected ten days after either of the times above specified, the managers are required to enter upon the said banks, and cause the work to be done; and they are authorized to recover the amount of the expenses thereof, in the manner directed in the third section of this act. 5. And be it enacted, That in case it should be necessary to ings in cer- remove the bank of any part of the meadow in said company tain cases. from the place where it now stands, and the owner of such part of the meadow cannot agree with the managers where a new bank shall be erected, then it shall and may be lawful for such owner to choose one disinterested person, and the managers another, to determine where such bank shall be erected; and if they two so chosen cannot agree, then such persons chosen shall choose a third person, and the place agreed upon by the three persons so chosen, or any two of them, shall be the place for erecting such new bank; and that if it should appear necessary to open the sluice or sluices of said company, for the purpose of watering the meadow at any time, the managers shall call a meeting of said company, giving at least three days' notice thereof to the owners and possessors of said meadow, by written notices forwarded to them, or by advertisements put up in three of the most public places in the township of Woolwich, and said meeting shall determine the same: but in no case shall both owner and possessor of the same piece of land be permitted to vote. |