3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect imme

An Act for the appointment of Commissioners in relation to supplying the city of Elizabeth, with pure and wholesome

water.

ers shall be

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the city council of the city of CommissionElizabeth, shall on the first stated meeting of said city coun- appointed. cil, after the approval of this act, appoint five freeholders of said city who shall constitute a board to be known as the water commissioners of the city of Elizabeth.

commission

2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said commissioners and they are hereby authorized to examine and Duty of the consider all matters relative to supplying the said city of Eliz-ers. abeth with a sufficient quantity of pure and wholesome water for the use of the inhabitants of the said city, and the amount of money necessary to effect that object, and also to make an estimate and appraisement of the actual cost and present value of the works and property of the Elizabethtown water company.

surveyors to

3. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners shall have Engineers and power with the consent of the said city council to employ be appointed. engineers, surveyors and such other persons as in their opinion may be necessary to enable them to fulfill their duties under this act.

ers to make

4. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners shall commission make a report of their proceedings under this act, which shall report." contain their opinion as to the best plan of furnishing the city of Elizabeth with a sufficient supply of pure and wholesome water, and an estimate of the expense of carrying such plan into effect, also the reasons and calculations upon which such opinion and estimate may be founded, and generally all such information connected with the object of such improvement as

Report to be made to legislature.

Expenses and compensation.

order of city

council.

they may deem important, and also their estimate and appraisement of the works and property of the Elizabethtown water company.

5. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners shall present a copy of said report to the city council of the city of Elizabeth, on or before the first day of December next, and their said report shall be made and presented by them to the legislature on the second Tuesday of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine.

6. And be it enacted, That all reasonable expenses to be to be paid by incurred under this act, and the compensation of the said commissioners, engineers, surveyors and other persons employed, to be fixed by the city council, and not increased or diminished during their term of office, shall be paid by order of the city council for which purpose they are hereby authorized to raise money by tax in the same manner as they are now authorized to do for the expenses of the said city.

7. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately.

Approved April 9, 1868.

May have

four commissioners.

Repealer.

CHAPTER CCCC.

A Supplement to the act entitled "An Act relative to Commissioners for taking the Acknowledgment and Proof of Deeds," approved April fifteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That hereafter it shall be lawful to appoint four commissioners for taking the acknowledgment and proof of deeds in the First ward of the city of Hoboken, in the county of Hudson.

2. And be it enacted, That so much of the act to which this is a supplement, and of the supplements thereto, as is inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed, and that this act shall take effect immediately.

Approved April 9, 1868.

CHAPTER CCCCI.

A Further Supplement to an act entitled "An Act to charter the Passaic Valley and Peapack Railroad Company."

alter or im

vey or loca

road.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of May change, the State of New Jersey, That the Passaic Valley and Peapack prove the surRailroad Company may change, alter or improve the survey ton of railor location of said railroad not to exceed three miles in any direction from the present location at any time before the completion thereof, upon filing a map of such survey or change of line in the office of the secretary of state, upon the filing of which shall entitle the said company aforesaid to all the privileges and benefits in obtaining right of way and lands for other purposes as are embraced in the act to charter said company, or the supplements thereto; but said change, alteration or improvement shall be in conformity to the provisions of said act and supplement thereto.

2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately.

Approved April 9, 1868.

CHAPTER CCCCII.

A Supplement to an act entitled "An Act to create the town of Newton and the townships of Andover and Hampton out of the township of Newton, in the county of Sussex,' approved March tenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.

obstructing

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Penalty for the State of New Jersey, That from and after the passage of sidewalks. this act it shall not be lawful for any person to obstruct or encumber the streets or sidewalks of the town of Newton by placing therein or thereon at any time any ashes or garbage, boxes, barrels, merchandise of any kind or any other obstruction or encumbrance whatever, under a penalty of ten dollars for each

and every offence, to be recovered in an action of debt before any justice of the peace in said town, with costs of suit, by any person who shall sue for the same, the one-half thereof to his own use and the other half to the town committee of Newton for the use of said town.

2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately.

Approved April 9, 1868.

Corporators.

Name.

Capital stock.

Commission

ers to open

CHAPTER CCCCIII.

An Act to incorporate the Tuckerton and Burlington County
Central Railroad Company.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That Thomas Page, A. R. Pharo, J. H. Bartlett, T. T. Price, Joseph B. Cranmer, N. P. Todd, Richard C. Harris, Eli Bowker, John S. Irick, Eayre Oliphant, Theodore Budd, of the county of Burlington, and such other persons as may hereafter be associated with them, shall be and are hereby ordained, constituted and declared to be a body corporate and politic, in fact and in name, by the name of "The Tuckerton and Burlington County Central Railroad Company," and shall be capable of purchasing, holding and conveying any lands, tenements, goods and chattels whatsoever, necessary or expedient for the objects of this incorpo

ration.

2. And be it enacted, That the capital stock of the said company shall be three hundred and fifty thousand dollars, with liberty to increase the same to seven hundred thousand dollars, which shall be divided into shares of fifty dollars each, which shall be deemed personal property, and transferable in such manner as the said corporation shall by their by-laws direct.

3. And be it enacted, That the above named persons, or a books of sub majority of them, shall be commissioners to open books to receive subscriptions to the capital stock of the said corporation, at such time or times, place or places, as they, or a majority

scription.

how elected.

of them, may think proper, giving at least twenty days' notice of the same in three of the newspapers published in this state; and that at the time of subscribing, five per centum shall be paid upon each share subscribed for, to the commissioners, or some one of them; and when fifteen hundred shares are subscribed to the capital stock of said corporation, the persons holding the same shall be and they hereby are incorporated into a company as aforesaid; and the commissioners shall give like notice for a meeting of the stockholders, to Directors, and choose thirteen directors; a majority of directors so chosen shall be residents and citizens of this state; and such election shall be made at the time and place appointed, by such of the stockholders as shall attend for that purpose, either in person or by lawful proxy, each share of the capital stock entitling the holder thereof to one vote; and the above named commissioners, or a majority of them, shall be inspectors of the first election of directors of said corporation, and shall certify, under their hands, the names of those persons duly elected, and deliver over the subscription books and moneys paid in to the said directors, deducting a reasonable compensation for their services; and the time and place of holding the first meeting of directors shall be fixed by the said commissioners, or a majority of them.

4. And be it enacted, That the directors at such meeting, President. and at the annual elections of said corporation shall, as soon as may be after every election, choose out of their number a president, who shall hold office until after the next succeeding election and until another shall be appointed; and they shall have power to fill any vacancy which at any time may exist in their board by death or otherwise until the next succeeding annual election.

by failure to

5. And be it enacted, That the annual election for directors Not dissolved shall be held at such time and places as the board of di- elect directors rectors shall hereafter direct, of which election public notice as above mentioned shall be given, and such election shall be made as hereinbefore directed; and in case it shall happen that an election of directors shall not be made when it ought to have been, the said corporation shall not for that cause be deemed to be dissolved, but the said election shall be held as soon thereafter as possible, and public notice shall be given as before directed, and the directors for the time being shall continue to hold their offices until others shall have been chosen in their stead; seven directors shall be a quorum to transact