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of East Brunswick, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day, and shall then and there proceed, by writing, signed by a majority of those present, to allot, divide, and assign to the said townships of East Brunswick and New Brunswick such proportion of all the real estate and personal property, and of all surplus moneys of the said township of North Brunswick then on hand, due or owing, arising from taxes on dogs, road taxes, taxes for the support of the poor, and for the education of children, as the taxable property and ratables of those parts of the townships of East Brunswick and New Brunswick which are taken off from the township of North Brunswick bears to the whole taxable property and ratables of the present township of North Brunswick, according to the last assessment, and the said townships of East Brunswick and New Brunswick shall be liable to pay a like proportion of the debts of the said township of North Brunswick, if any there shall be at that time; and that the said township committees shall then and there also proceed to make a distribution between the three townships of North Brunswick, East Brunswick, and New Brunswick of such poor persons as shall be chargeable upon said township of North Brunswick at or immediately preceding the time at which this act is to take effect; and that in the division and distribution of the said poor, the said three townships respectively shall be governed by the same laws, rules, and regulations by which they would have been governed had they heretofore existed as separate townships; and if, in relation to any such poor, it be uncertain to which of the said three townships they of right and law belong, then the said three committees shall divide the same between the said three townships according to the rule of proportion hereinbefore given; provided, that if any of the members of the said township committees, or either of them, shall neglect to attend at the time and place aforesaid, it shall and may be lawful for the members of said committees, or either of them, as shall attend, to proceed to such division of property and distribution of poor as is by the section prescribed,

and a decision of a majority of those present shall be final and conclusive.

mittees of

Monroe and East Brunswick to divide property.

8. And be it enacted, That on the third Tuesday of May Town com next the town committees of the said townships of Monroe townships of and East Brunswick shall meet at the inn now kept by Mrs. Van Cleef, at Spottswood, in the said township of East Brunswick, at ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day, and shall then and there proceed, by writing, signed by a majority of those present, to allot, divide, and assign to said township of East Brunswick its just proportion of the property and surplus moneys of the said township of Monroe, upon principles similar to those prescribed in the preceding section for the division of the property between the townships of North Brunswick and East Brunswick, and also to make distribution of the poor in the manner prescribed in the preceding section for distributing the poor between the townships of North Brunswick and East Brunswick, the decision of the majority of the members of the said committees so convened, who shall attend such meeting, to be final and conclusive.

trict of East

9. And be it enacted, That all that portion of the township Election dis of East Brunswick that is taken from Monroe township by Brunswick. this act, shall be an election district, and to be called the Spottswood election district of East Brunswick; and all inhabitants therein entitled to vote at all general and town elections, shall vote at a poll to be opened within said limits at all state and county elections.

10. And be it enacted, That the first election to be held under this act shall be held at the hotel kept by Mrs. Van Cleef, at the village of Spottswood, in said township of East Brunswick, and each election until otherwise ordered, at the annual town meeting of said township, and said election shall be conducted, in all respects, as elections are now conducted by the several townships of this state.

First election.

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11. And be it enacted, That there shall be elected at the Mode of conannual town meetings in the township of East Brunswick, tions." three judges and one clerk of election, to conduct the election in said election precinct, the polls to be opened at eight

canvassed and

o'clock in the morning and to be kept open until seven o'clock in the evening.

Votes to be 12. And be it enacted, That the township committee of the returns made. township of East Brunswick shall provide a suitable election box for the use of said precinct election, and all persons voting at any election therein, shall vote by ballot, and the said judges of election shall forthwith, after closing the polls, proceed to canvass the vote taken at said election, and certify the result thereof in the same manner as returning officers are now required by law, and shall file their returns with the clerk of the county of Middlesex; and the said poll district at Spottswood shall be included in and constitute part of the third assembly district in the said county, in the manner and within the time now required of the election officers in this state, and subject to the same liabilities as such officers are now subject to.

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

Approved February 28, 1860.

Preamble.

CHAPTER LXVIII.

A supplement to the Act for the Settlement and Relief of the Poor.

WHEREAS, certain townships in this state have poor-houses located without their limits and within the limits of neigh

boring townships, and in accordance with the laws of this state, all legitimate children born therein, of parents who have no legal settlement in this state, gain a legal settlement in the township where such poor houses are located, therefore

the poor.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of settlement of the State of New Jersey, That no person born of parents who have no legal settlement in this state, shall gain a legal settlement in any county, township, city or borough in this state by reason of such birth; but that the legal settlement of such, persons shall be as though they had been born within the limits of the township from which their parents were legally entitled to relief.

acts repealed.

2. And be it enacted, That any part of the act, or the supplements thereto, to which this is a supplement, inconsistent Part of former with the provisions of, this act be, and are hereby repealed. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately.

Approved February 28, 1860.

Substitute for

section four of former act.

Meetings of directors.

CHAPTER LXIX.

A supplement to an act entitled " An act to incorporate the American Telegraph Company," approved March twenty-third, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That section four of the act to which this is a supplement be and the same is hereby repealed, and that the following be substituted in lieu thereof: "That there shall not be less than seven nor more than thirteen directors of said company, and they shall hereafter be chosen by the stockholders on the last Wednesday of January in each year; the directors shall annually choose out of their own number a president, and in case of the death, resignation or removal of the president or any director, such vacancy or vacancies may be filled for the remainder of the year by the board of directors; and in case of the absence of the president, the board of directors may appoint a president pro tempore, who shall have such powers and functions as the by-laws of the said corporation shall provide; at all meetings of the stockholders each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote on each share of stock belonging to him, which vote may be given in person or by proxy; the directors may also choose out of their own number a vice president and executive committee, the power and duties of whom shall be prescribed by the by-laws."

2. And be it enacted, That the meetings of the board of directors and stockholders of the said company heretofore held shall be deemed valid and effectual, notwithstanding any irregularity in the time, place or manner of holding the

same.

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

Approved February 28, 1860.

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