shall be made to the stockholders at their annual meeting for

the election of directors hereinbefore provided.

registered.

8. And be it enacted, That no transfer of stock shall be Transfers to 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 Limitation. for a period of fifty years, and shall take effect immediately; but it shall and may be lawful for the legislature of this state, at any time hereafter, to alter, amend or repeal this act or any part thereof, whenever they shall see proper; and that the said corporation shall possess the general powers, and be subject to the restrictions and liabilities contained in the act entitled "An act concerning corporations," approved February fourteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, as far as the same are applicable.

Approved March 7, 1860.

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Former act

amended.

CHAPTER LXXXIX.

A supplement to an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Protestant Episcopal Church of Saint Michael, in the city of Trenton," passed January the twenty-eighth, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the word "fourteen" in the fifth section of the act to which this is a supplement, be repealed, and the word "cleven" be substituted therefor; and that the word "nine," in the seventh section of said act, be repealed, and the word "seven" substituted therefor; and that a former supplement, making the above words "seven and "five," passed November twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and twenty-four, be and is hereby repealed.

Approved March 7, 1860.

CHAPTER XC.

A further supplement to an act concerning roads, approved April sixteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six.

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certain coun

ties.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Parts of forthe State of New Jersey, That the first, second, third, fourth, be in force in fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth and twelfth sections of the act entitled "A supplement to an act concerning roads," approved March twenty-third, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, shall not extend to or be in force in the counties of Union, Ocean, Middlesex and Atlantic.

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2. And be it enacted, That all the acts and parts of acts Parts of forwhich were repealed by the twenty-second section of said vived. supplement, be and the same are hereby revived and continued in force in the counties of Union, Ocean, Middlesex and Atlantic, except so far as the same may be inconsistent with the other provisions of said supplement.

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

Approved March 7, 1860.

Number of directors increased.

Proviso.

Notices to be published in

CHAPTER XCI.

A further supplement to the act entitled, "An act to incorporate the Northern Railroad Company of New Jersey," approved February ninth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful for the stockholders of the Northern Railroad Company to elect two additional directors to the number now authorized by the act to which this is a supplement; provided, that no less than five directors shall be competent to transact business.

2. And be it enacted, That so much of the act as requires Bergen county publications of notices relative to this company to be made in a newspaper printed in the city of Paterson be repealed, and that in lieu thereof said notices be required to be published in a newspaper printed in the county of Bergen.

Former acts repealed.

3. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed, and that this act shall take effect immediately.

Approved, March 7, 1860.

CHAPTER XCII.

A further supplement to the act entitled "An act to incorporate the Hoboken Land and Improvement Company," passed the twenty-first day of February, eighteen hundred and thirtyeight, to authorize said company to make a railroad connection between Hoboken and Weehawken and Newark, and to make branches thereunto.

thorized to

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Company au the State of New Jersey, That the said company be and they lay out road. are hereby authorized and empowered to survey, lay out, construct, maintain and operate, or cause to be surveyed, laid out, constructed, maintained and operated, a railroad from some point at or near the Hoboken ferry in the city of Hoboken, in the county of Hudson, to some point or points in the city of Newark, in the county of Essex, with spurs and branches therefrom to and into said cities and Weehawken township, at such point and points as they may deem advantageous, convenient or proper, or as shall be best calculated to facilitate the public travel to said ferry, with power to erect and maintain, or cause to be erected and maintained, the necessary viaducts over the Hackensack and Passaic rivers, and to acquire or cause to be acquired by contract from any person or persons, or corporation or corporations, who are hereby authorized to contract and grant the same; or, if that is not accomplished, to take and appropriate, or cause to be taken and appropriated such lands, and take and appropriate, use and exercise, or cause to be taken and appropriated and exercised so much of all rights, privileges, franchises, property and bridges or viaducts, or such parts thereof as may be necessary to enable the said company to construct said railroad and branches, first making or causing to be made compensation therefor, as hereinafter provided; provided, that nothing Proviso.