corporation.

shall be the erection of a masonic hall, and it shall be lawful objects of infor said corporation to use, or to lease and permit to be used, such parts of the hall or building or buildings to be erected by them, as shall not be necessary for holding their public and other meetings, and to promote the immediate objects of their incorporation, for the purpose of carrying on any trade or business therein not inconsistent with the laws of this state or the provisions of this charter.

capital stock

3. And be it enacted, That the capital stock of said associ- Amount of ation shall not exceed the sum of fifty thousand dollars, divided into shares of twenty dollars each, said shares to be deemed personal property, transferable in such manner as the by-laws of said incorporation shall direct.

tors to be

4. And be it enacted, That the government of said corpo- seven direc tion and the management and disposition of its stock, pro-chosen. perty, and concerns shall be vested in seven directors, chosen from among the stockholders in the manner hereinafter directed, who shall hold their office for the term of one year, and until others are elected; and in all cases the directors chosen at one election shall be capable of serving, by virtue thereof, until another election shall have been held; and should any vacancy or vacancies occur during the interval between the annual elections, by reason of death, resignation or otherwise, in such case the remaining directors, or a majority of them, may proceed to choose persons to fill such vacancy or vacancies; the said directors shall appoint from among themselves, a president, secretary and treasurer.

rectors.

5. And be it enacted, That the election for directors afore- Election of disaid shall be held annually on the second Tuesday of June, at such place in the city of Trenton as shall be directed by the by-laws of the said corporation; and public notice of such election shall be given in at least two newspapers, if two there are, printed in the city of Trenton, not less than five days previous thereto; and each stockholder shall be entitled to as many votes in person or by proxy as he, she or they shall hold shares of the capital stock of the said corporation. 6. And be it enacted, That in case it should at any time.

not dissolved

for failure to

elect on day prescribed.

Corporation happen that an election should not be held on the day that pursuant to this act it ought to be held, the said corporation shall not for that cause be deemed to be dissolved, but it shall and may be lawful to hold such election on such other day, in the manner aforesaid, as shall be prescribed by the laws of said corporation; and the following persons shall be commissioners to open books and receive subscriptions for the capital stock of said corporation, and to call the first meeting of the stockholders for the election of directors, namely, Jonathan S. Fish, William R. Clapp and David Naar.

Books of accounts to be kept.

Corporation

7. And be it enacted, That the directors shall at all times keep or cause to be kept proper books of account, in which shall be regularly entered all the transactions of the said corporation, which books shall at all times be open to the inspection of the stockholders, or their legal attorney or attorneys; and further, that no transfer of stock shall be valid or effectual until such transfer shall be entered or registered in a book kept by the directors for that purpose.

8. And be it enacted, That whenever the sum of twenty land and erect thousand dollars of the stock as aforesaid is subscribed, and

may purchase

buildings.

ten dollars on each share paid in, the president and directors may purchase a lot or lots of ground, and proceed to erect thereon such buildings as may be deemed needful and proper for the purposes of the corporation; and that installments of the shares subscribed may be called in as the wants of the association may require; and any stockholder refusing or neglecting to pay the installments as required by the directors, after thirty days notice, his, her or their installments paid in may be forfeited to the association by order of the directors.

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

Approved March 1, 1860.

CHAPTER LXXIX.

AN ACT to extend the provisions of an act to prevent, horses, cattle, sheep and swine from running at large in the village of Plainfield, approved February twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight.

Provisions of former act ex

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of tended. the State of New Jersey, That the act entitled "An act to extend the provisions of the act entitled an act to prevent horses, cattle, sheep and swine from running at large in the townships of Hackensack and Harrington, in the county of Bergen," approved February twelfth, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, to the village of Plainfield, in the county of Union, and partly in the township of Warren in the county of Somerset, and to the township of Hohokus, in the county of Bergen, be and the same is hereby extended; and the provisions of said act shall hereafter apply and be in force throughout the entire limits of the township of Mannington in the county of Salem, and the township of Plainfield in the county of Union, and to the township of Morris in the county of Morris, and to the township of Piscataway in the county of Middlesex, and to so much of the township of Warren, in the county of Somerset, as lies within the following described boundaries: beginning at a point in Green Brook, directly in range with the house of Isaac F. Romdolph in the township of Plainfield, and the house of Richard Manning in the township of Warren, and running with Green Brook to Sebring's mill; thence, to the foot of the mountain, and along the foot of said mountain to the Green Valley mill; thence, running in a straight line to the house of Jeptha Clawson; thence, in a direct line to the house of Richard Manning, and from thence, in a straight line to the place of beginning.

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

diately.

Approved March 1, 1860.

Penalty for using seines.

certain times.

CHAPTER LXXX.

AN ACT to prevent fishing with seines, baskets, nets or fikes in the Passaic river, between the mill dam at Little Falls and the mill dam at Chatham, in the counties of Essex, Morris and Passaic.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of &c. except at the State of New Jersey, That after the passage of this act it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to set or haul any seine, basket, net or fike within the limits of the Passaic river, between the mill dam at Little Falls and the mill dam at Chatham, in the counties of Essex, Morris and Passaic, except only between the first day of October, and the first day of May, yearly, and every year, under the penalty of ten dollars for each and every offence, to be recovered in an action of debt, before any justice of the peace in the county in which the offence was committed, with costs of suit, by any person who will sue for the same, the one-half thereof for his own use, and the other half for the use of the poor of the township in which the offence was committed.

Collection of

fines and penalties.

2. And be it enacted, That in any action or suit for the recovery of any forfeiture, fine or penalty, given or created in and by this act, the same may be commenced by warrant or summons in the court for the trial of small causes, and

proceeded in as in other cases when therein commenced by warrant or summons, for the recovery of statutory fines, forfeitures or penalties, any law, usage or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.

3. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts con- Parts of forflicting herewith, be and the same are hereby repealed.

mer act re pealed.

4. And be it enacted, That this act shall be deemed and Public act. taken to be a public act, and shall take effect immediately. Approved March 1, 1860.

CHAPTER LXXXI.

A further supplement to the act entitled "An act for the preservation of sheep," approved April fourteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six.

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1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Provisions of the State of New Jersey, That the provisions of the act en-tended. titled "A supplement to an act entitled 'An act for the preservation of sheep,'" approved April fourteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, which supplement was passed March twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, shall be extended to, and be of full force and effect within the township of Franklin, in the county of Warren, in this state.

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2. And be it enacted, That the first, second, fifth and tenth Parts of for sections, and all such other sections and parts of sections of pealed.