CHAPTER CXXXI. AN ACT to authorize the building of a bridge over the Hackensack river. authorized to bridge. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Freeholders the State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful for the construct board of chosen freeholders of the county of Bergen to build and construct, or cause or permit to be built and constructed, a bridge across the Hackensack river, from the foot of Anderson street, in the village of Hackensack, over to a point on the eastern shore of said river, opposite the said street; and to place in said bridge over the deepest channel of said river a draw of not more than forty feet wide, of such construction as to impede as little as possible the navigation of said river. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 17, 1860. CHAPTER CXXXII. AN ACT relative to the Fernwood Cemetery Association. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Aucto Association sell property. Number of trustees reduced. the State of New Jersey, That the Fernwood Cemetery Association of Jamesburg, Middlesex county, organized under the provisions of "An act to authorize the incorporation of rural cemetery associations," approved March fourteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to sell and convey all the real estate now owned by said association, and that they be authorized to purchase other real estate and dispose of the same, according to the provisions of their original act of incorporation. 2. And be it enacted, That the number of trustees be reduced to five, and that they possess the same powers and be subject to the same liabilities as the present board of trustees. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 17, 1860. Preamble. CHAPTER CXXXIII. AN ACT to provide for the sale of the poor house and farm, and the tracts of land appertaining thereto, belonging to the counties of Camden and Gloucester. WHEREAS, the board of chosen freeholders of the county of Camden, and the board of chosen freeholders of the county of Gloucester, are the owners in equal moieties, as tenants in common of the poor house, and the farm and tracts of land appertaining thereto, situate in the townships of Washington and Munroe, in the said county of Camden; and whereas, such common ownership of said property is a source of great trouble and inconvenience to both counties, and occasions frequent difficulties in regard to the management of the same-therefore, ers to sell poor house and 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Commissionthe State of New Jersey, That William P. Robeson, of War-r ren, Charles Stokes, of Burlington, Joseph Porter, of Camden, Joseph Tatem, of Gloucester, and Josiah M. Reeve, of Salem, shall be and are hereby appointed commissioners for the purpose of making sale and conveyance of the said poor house and farm, and the tract or tracts of land appertaining thereto, above referred to, together with all and singular the appurtenances to the said property in any way belonging or appertaining, and to divide the proceeds thereof equally between the said counties of Camden and Gloucester. commission 2. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners shall Meeting of meet at the West Jersey hotel, in the city of Camden, on the ers. first Monday of May next, and subsequently at such times and places as they, or a majority of those in attendance may adjourn to, and having severally taken and subscribed an affidavit that they will faithfully, fairly and impartially perform the duties required of them by this act, shall as soon thereafter as they can in their judgment do so to good advantage, make sale and conveyance in fee simple of the property hereinbefore mentioned, in such lots, tracts, or parcels, to such person or persons, and upon such terms as they may deem most expedient and proper, and for that purpose shall make and execute, under their hands and seals as such commissioners, such deed or deeds of conveyance as may be necessary and proper; and such deed or deeds of conveyance, so executed by said commissioners, or any three of them, and delivered, shall be good, valid and binding for the purposes therein expressed, and shall convey and give to the purchaser or purchasers an absolute estate of inheritance in fee simple in the property thereby conveyed; provided, that possession of said Proviso. Distribution poor house and adjacent buildings shall not be given before the twenty-fifth day of March, one thousand eight hundred. and sixty-one. 3. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners, after of proceeds. deducting from the money which they shall receive for said property, a certain sum to pay the expenses of the commission, to be fixed as hereinafter provided, shall divide the residue into two equal parts, and shall pay over one part to the county collector of the county of Camden, and the other to the county collector of the county of Gloucester, for the use of the said counties, respectively. Distribution of securities. Commissioners to make report. Commission ers to call free holders 4. And be it enacted, That in case the said commissioners shall receive for said property any choses in action, or securities for the payment of money, then they shall divide the same into two shares of equal value, and deliver one share to the county collector of each of the said counties of Camden. and Gloucester, for the use of said counties, respectively. 5. And be it enacted, That after the said commissioners shall have made sale and conveyance of the said property, they shall make report, verified by affidavit, to the supreme court, at the next term thereafter, and also to the joint boards of chosen freeholders of said counties of Camden and Gloucester, of such sale, and of the amount of money or securities which they have received therefor, and the said joint boards shall thereupon fix the sum which the said commissioners shall receive respectively for such service, and their expenses in that behalf expended, and the amount thereof shall be deducted by the said commissioners from the money in their hands, before the same is paid over as hereinbefore provided. 6. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners shall meetings of have power to call together from time to time, and at such times and places in either of said counties as they may deem necessary, the said joint boards of chosen freeholders, by giving said freeholders at least ten days' notice thereof, in at least two of the newspapers published in each of said counties, and at all joint meetings the representation from each county shall be entitled to an equal vote on all questions coming before them in relation to the disposition of any joint property of said counties, either real or personal; and in case any or either of the commissioners herein appointed shall be unwilling or unable to serve, or shall not enter upon the duties of said commission, or in case of the death or inability of either of the said commissioners, then any one of the justices of the supreme court shall, upon application, supply the vacancy or vacancies thus made, taking care that in so doing each of said counties of Camden and Gloucester shall have one representative, and no more, in said board of commissioners. Reports and alidavits to 7. And be it enacted, That after the money and securities shall be paid over by the said commissioners as herein before be filed. provided, they shall make a final report thereof to the supreme court, and all the reports and affidavits provided for by this act shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the supreme court. 8. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 17, 1860. |