Corporation not dissolved

elect on day prescribed.

which they shall have held in his, her or their name or names, at least one month before the time of voting.

5. And be it enacted, That if, at any time, an election for failure to shall not be held on the day herein appointed, the corporation shall not for that reason be dissolved, but the directors for the time being shall remain in office until others are duly elected, which may be at any time designated by the board of directors, on public notice as aforesaid for ten days.

Quorum.

Stock transferable.

Penalty for injuring works

Proviso.

Company may

borrow money

6. And be it enacted, That the directors for the time being shall form a board, and they, or a majority of them, shall be a quorum for transacting business.

7. And be it enacted, That the stock of the corporation. shall be transferable according to the regulations of the directors, and shall be considered personal property; and the stock and transfer books and all proper books of account, in which shall be fairly and truly entered all the transactions of the company, shall be kept at some suitable place in Middletown Point, and shall be at all times open. for the inspection of the stockholders.

8. And be it enacted, That if any person or persons shall wilfully do, or cause to be done any act or acts whatsoever, with intent thereby to injure any conduit, pipe, cock, machine, post or structure whatsoever, or anything appertaining to the works of the said corporation, or whereby the same may be stopped, obstructed or injured, the person or persons so offending, shall be considered guilty of misdemeanor, and being thereof convicted, shall be punished by fine not exceeding three hundred dollars, or imprisonment at hard labor not exceeding two years, or both; provided, such criminal conviction shall not in anyway impair the right of action for damages by a civil suit, which said civil suit is hereby authorized to be brought for any such injury as aforesaid, by and in the name of the said corporation, in any court of this state having cognizance of the same.

9. And be it enacted, That the said company shall have power to borrow money at any time or times, not exceeding two-thirds of their capital paid in, and to secure any moneys

so borrowed, to give bond or bonds, or other evidences of debt, and mortgage or mortgages upon their property, franchises and privileges, and by such other assurance or assurances as they may deem expedient.

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

Approved March 15, 1860.

CHAPTER CXXII.

Supplement to an act entitled "An act respecting Bridges," approved April tenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six.

brought for

cases where

bridge is not

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Action may be the State of New Jersey, That in all cases where a township damage in or the board of chosen freeholders of a county are chargeable in repair. by law with the erection, re-building or repair of any bridge or bridges, and the said township or board of chosen freeholders shall wrongfully neglect to erect, rebuild or repair the same, by reason whereof any person or persons shall receive injury or damage in his or their persons or property, he or they may bring his or their action of trespass on the case against said township or said board of chosen freeholders, as the case may be, and recover judgment against them to the extent of all such damage sustained as aforesaid, which said judgment shall be paid by the township or county, as the case may be.

Approved March 15, 1860.

Additional commissioner

nock.

CHAPTER CXXIII.

A further 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 in Pequan- the State of New Jersey, That it shall and may be lawful to appoint four commissioners for taking the acknowledgment and proof of deeds in the township of Pequannock in the county of Morris.

Part of former

2. And be it enacted, That so much of the act to which act repealed. this is a supplement as is inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed.

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

Approved March 15, 1860.

CHAPTER CXXIV.

AN ACT to revise and amend the Charter of the City of Elizabeth.

TITLE FIRST.

OF THE BOUNDARIES AND CIVIL DIVISIONS OF THE CITY.

incorporated.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Inhabitants the State of New Jersey, That all that district of country in the county of Union contained within the boundary lines of the city of Elizabeth, as now established by law, shall continue to be a city by the name of the city of Elizabeth, and all the inhabitants of this state within the limits aforesaid, shall continue forever hereafter to be a body corporate and politic, in fact and in name, by the name of "The City of Elizabeth," and by that name they and their successors forever, shall and may have perpetual succession, and shall be persons in law capable of sueing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, answering and being answered unto, defending and being defended in all courts and places whatsoever, in all manner of actions, suits, complaints, matters and causes. whatsoever, and that they and their successors may have a common seal and alter the same at their pleasure; and also by their corporate name aforesaid, shall be in law capable of purchasing, holding and conveying any estate, real or personal, for the public use of the said corporation, and that the said "The City of Elizabeth" and their successors shall, by virtue of this act, become and be absolutely and completely vested with, possess and enjoy all the lands, tenements, hereditaments, property, rights, causes of action and estate whatsoever, both in law and equity, in possession, reversion or remainder, which at the time of the passage of the charter of the city of Elizabeth, were vested in or belonging to the

Wards of the city.

Division lines intersecting, houses.

inhabitants of the township of Elizabeth, in their corporate capacity as then incorporated, by the name of "The inhabitants of the township of Elizabeth, in the county of Essex," according to such estate and interest as the said "The inhabitants of the township of Elizabeth, in the county of Essex," at the time of the passage of the charter of the city of Elizabeth had, or of right ought to have had in the same, or which since that time have become vested in and belong to the said "The city of Elizabeth," in its corporate capacity.

2. And be it enacted, That the said city of Elizabeth shall continue to be divided into three wards, as heretofore constituted by law; the city council in office after this act shall take effect, and thereafter once in four years, and not oftener, shall revise, and if it shall be needful, alter said wards in such manner as may be most convenient to the inhabitants, and shall re-apportion the members among the several wards according to the principles herein prescribed.

3. And be it enacted, That if any division line between any of the said wards shall intersect any dwelling house, such dwelling house shall be considered as included in and belonging to the ward in which the largest portion thereof shall happen to lie.

TITLE SECOND.

Election of mayor.

Election of city council.

ELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF CITY AND WARD OFFICERS.

4. And be it enacted, That the mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the said city of Elizabeth, and shall possess the powers and privileges and perform the duties which are hereinafter specified; he shall be elected for the term of one year, at the annual charter election in the year eighteen hundred and sixty, and in every year thereafter, and shall receive such annual compensation for his services, not exceeding three hundred dollars per annum, as the city council shall by ordinance appoint.

5. And be it enacted, That the city council of the city of