Cinnaminson of Cinnaminson are constituted a body politic and corporate Inhabitants of in law, and shall be styled and known by the name of "the incorporated. inhabitants of the township of Cinnaminson, in the county of Burlington," and shall be entitled to all rights, powers, authority, privileges and advantages, and subject to the same regulations, government and liabilities as the inhabitants of the other townships in said county of Burlington are or may be entitled or subjected to by existing laws of this state. ings in Chester 4. And be it enacted, That the inhabitants of the township Town meetof Chester shall hold their next annual town meeting at the town house in the said township, on the second Tuesday of March next. in Cinnamin 5. And be it enacted, That the inhabitants of the township Town meeting of Cinnaminson shall hold their first town meeting at the son." West Chester school house, in said township, on the second Tuesday of March next. mittees to dl 6. And be it enacted, That the town committees of the Town comtownships of Chester and Cinnaminson shall meet on the vide property. Monday next after the annual town meetings in the said townships of Chester and Cinnaminson, at the town house in the township of Chester aforesaid, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, and then and there proceed by writing, signed by a majority of those present, to allot and divide between the said townships all properties and moneys on hand or due, in proportion to the taxable property and ratables, as taxed by the assessor within their respective limits at the last assessment; and the inhabitants of the township of Chester, and the inhabitants of the township of Cinnaminson, shall be liable and required to pay their just proportion of the debts, respectively, if any there be, and shall receive their just proportion of all property, if any there be; and if any of the persons comprising either of the township committees should neglect or refuse to meet as aforesaid, those assembled may proceed to make the division, and the division of a majority of those present shall be final and conclusive. nue. 7. And be it enacted, That nothing in this act shall Surplus revebe so construed to impair, or in any wise affect the rights Assembly dis trict. of the said township of Cinnaminson in and to its just and legal portion of the surplus revenue of the general government, and the interest due or becoming due thereon. 8. And be it enacted, That the township of Cinnaminson shall form part of the fourth assembly district of the county of Burlington, as heretofore, when included within the township of Chester. 9. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 15, 1860. Assent of the CHAPTER CXIX. AN ACT giving the assent of the State of New Jersey to the act of the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania entitled "An act to incorporate the Brownsburg Delaware Bridge Company," approved the eighth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and sixty. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Pennsylvania. the State of New Jersey, That the assent of this state be, and the same is hereby given to the provision mentioned and contained in an act of the legislature of the state of Pennsylvania, approved the eighth day of February, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty, entitled "An act to incorporate the Brownsburg Delaware Bridge Company," and the said act of the legislature of the state of Pennsylvania, is hereby adopted, ratified and confirmed by this state; and the said act of the state of Pennsylvania shall be annexed to this act and published in the same manner as the laws usually are; and the governor shall likewise cause an exemplified copy thereof to be deposited in the office of the secretary of state of this state, and transmit an attested copy of this act to the governor of the state of Pennsylvania. ers. 2. And be it enacted, That the commissioners on the part Commissionof New Jersey, provided for in the second section of this act, shall be Stephen B. Moore, John Smith, John G. Muirheid and Tunis Q. Phillips. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 15, 1860. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. AN ACT to incorporate the Brownsburg Delaware Bridge Company. WHEREAS, it is represented to the legislature, by the petition Preamble. of a number of the inhabitants of the county of Bucks, that the erection of a bridge over the Delaware river, at Brownsburg, would be a great convenience and accommodation to the public-therefore, Section 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and House of Amount of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in capital stock. General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the capital stock of the Brownsburg Delaware Bridge Company shall amount to twenty thousand dollars, with the privilege of increasing the same to twentyfive thousand dollars, and the same shall be divided into shares of fifty dollars each; and the subscribers to the said capital stock shall pay the sum or sums of money for the Commission ers. Proviso. General pow ers. share or shares by them respectively subscribed, at such periods, and in such proportions, as the president and directors of the said company may determine. Section 2. That Stacy Brown, John A. Beaumont, James M'Nair, and John Eastburn, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners on the part of this state, who, with commissioners to be appointed by the state of New Jersey, shall be authorized to receive subscriptions to the said capital stock, at such times and places as they, or a majority of them, may direct, giving notice thereof in two newspapers printed in the county of Bucks, in this state, and in two newspapers printed in the county of Mercer, in the state of New Jersey, for twenty days at least, of the time and places when and where the said subscription shall be received; and at the time of subscribing for the said stock, five dollars shall be paid upon each share subscribed for, to the commissioners, or some of them, which money shall be paid over to the treasurer of the company, as soon as one shall be appointed, and that the residue of the subscriptions shall be paid in such installments, and at such times and places, and to such persons, as the president and directors of the company shall from time to time direct and give public notice of; and upon failure of payment thereof as so directed, for thirty days thereafter, the said president and directors shall have power to forfeit the shares of each and every person failing to pay the said installments, or any of them, to and for the use of the said company; provided, that if the number of shares subscribed for shall exceed the amount or number of shares authorized by this act to be subscribed for, that then the said commissioners shall apportion the said stock among such stockholders, in proportion to the amount or number of shares by them subscribed as aforesaid. Section 3. That when three hundred shares are subscribed for, the persons holding the same shall be, and they are hereby incorporated into a company, by the name of "the Brownsburg Delaware Bridge Company," and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and all the privileges and fran chises incident to a corporation, and shall be capable of taking and holding their said capital stock, and the increase and profits thereof, and of purchasing, taking, and holding to them and their successors and assigns in fee simple or for any less estate, such lands as may be necessary in the erection of said bridge and suitable toll houses, and of suing and being sued. officers. Section 4. That as soon as three hundred shares of the Election of said capital stock shall be subscribed as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the said commissioners to give notice in two or more of the newspapers printed in the county of Bucks, in the state of Pennsylvania, and the county of Mercer, in the state of New Jersey, of a time and place by them to be appointed, not less than thirty days from the time of issuing the said notice, at which time and place the said stockholders shall proceed to organize the said company, and shall choose by ballot, by a majority of votes, to be delivered in person or by proxy, one president, six directors, one secretary, and one treasurer, and such other officers as they shall think necessary to conduct the business of the said company until the next annual election, and shall make such by-laws and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws and constitution of this state or of the United States, as shall be necessary for well ordering the affairs of the said company; provided, that no Proviso. person shall have more than twenty votes at an election, and that each person shall be entitled to one vote for every share by him held, not exceeding ten, and one vote for every two shares above ten and not exceeding twenty, and one vote for every five shares above twenty, until the number of votes amounts to twenty. ings. Section 5. That the said stockholders shall meet on the Annual meetfirst Monday in January, in every succeeding year, at such place as shall be fixed by the by-laws of said company, for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year. registered. Section 6. That the president and directors first to be cho-Transfers to be sen as aforesaid, shall issue certificates of stock to the several stockholders respectively, signed by the president and |