CHAPTER CXXXVIII. AN ACT to confirm the conveyance of a lot of land in the city of WHEREAS, by the fifth section of an act of the legislature of the state of New Jersey, approved March twentieth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, entitled "An act authorizing the appointment of commissioners to lay out streets, avenues and squares in the city of Newark," it is enacted, "that it shall not be lawful for either of the said commissioners, during the time he shall be in office, directly or indirectly, to purchase or contract for any lands, tenements or hereditaments within the said city of Newark; and that every deed, contract or conveyance contrary to the intent hereof shall be utterly void; and whereas, Joseph Booth was appointed by the common council of the said city of Newark one of the commissioners provided for in said act, and entered upon the discharge of his duties as said commissioner; and whereas, on the eighth day of August, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, and whilst acting as said commissioner, the said Joseph Booth purchased from Thomas C. Hunt, at public auction, a house and lot, situate on the east side of Orleans street, in said city of Newark, and which lot is more particularly described in the deed therefor, recorded in book W, ten of deeds for Essex county, pages three hundred and sixty-eight and three hundred and sixty-nine; and whereas, doubts have arisen as to the validity of the title of said Joseph Booth to said lot, by reason of the provision aforesaid, and it is desirable that the title thereto be established-therefore, Preamble. made valid. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Title to lands the State of New Jersey, That the title to the above men tioned premises so conveyed to said Joseph Booth by said Thomas C. Hunt, and Mary, his wife, shall not be deemed, held or adjudged invalid, or defective, or insufficient in law, or avoided, or prejudicial, by reason that the same has been made in manner aforesaid, but shall be deemed good, valid and effectual in law for transferring, passing and conveying the estate, right, title and interest of such grantors of, in and to the land described in said deed, anything in said fifth section of said act contained to the contrary notwithstanding. Approved March 17, 1860. Provisions of former act extended. Capital stock may be increased. CHAPTER CXXXIX. A supplement to an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Hudson County Dry Dock and Wet Dock Company," approved February thirteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-five. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the act to which this is a supplement be and the same is hereby continued and extended for and during the term of twenty years from and after the time fixed by the tenth section of said act for its continuance. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said company to increase its capital stock to the sum of two hundred thousand dollars, in shares of fifty dollars each, in accordance with the provisions of the act to which this is a supplement; and the said company are hereby authorized to issue their bonds, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding seven per centum per annum, and to sell or otherwise dispose of them, in such manner and upon such terms as in the judgment of the directors they shall deem for the interest of the company; provided, the amount shall not at any time exceed Proviso. one-half the capital stock actually paid in. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect imme diately. Approved March 17, 1860. CHAPTER CXL. A supplement to the act concerning Taxes. property of "Mercer county 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Taxation of the State of New Jersey, That the property of any township, townships in city or borough in the county of Mercer, lying and being outside of its respective limits, shall not be exempt from taxation in the township, city or borough where it may be. Part of for mer act re 2. And be it enacted, That any part of the act to which this is a supplement, inconsistent with the provisions of this pealed. act, be and are hereby repealed. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall go into effect immediately. Approved March 17, 1860. Company authorized to lay rails. Proviso. Road may be straightened CHAPTER CXLI. A supplement to an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Jersey 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the Jersey City and Bergen Point Plank Road Company be, and they are hereby authorized to lay iron rails, and to run cars upon their road, and also upon so much and such part of the road constructed and authorized to be constructed by the Hudson and Bergen Plank Road Company, as said last named company shall agree to; provided, that said rails shall be so laid as not to hinder or obstruct the public travel on said roads, and that the same be done, so far as said rails shall be laid in any incorporated city, with the consent of the mayor and common council of such city; and such mayor and common council may, in such city, authorize any deviation from the route of said plank road as they may deem for the advantage of the inhabitants; and in such case said company may lay their rails and run their cars upon the route so changed, as if the same had been part of the authorized route of such plank road; and also provided, that no rails shall be laid, and no cars shall be run on that part of the Jersey City and Bergen Point Plank Road that lies between Communipaw lane and the Morris canal, where said plank road crosses said canal; and that no steam power shall be used on said rail tracks on any part of said plank road, except to cross the same. 2. And be it enacted, That said Jersey City and Bergen and widened. Plank Road Company may straighten their road and widen the same at any parts thereof, at their pleasure, on first obtaining the written consent of the owners of the land taken for such straightening and widening. Approved March 17, 1860. CHAPTER CXLII. A supplement to the act entitled " An act to incorporate the Jersey City and Bergen Railroad Company," approved March fifteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine. pay city taxes, etc. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Company to the State of New Jersey, That the Jersey City and Bergen Railroad Company shall pay to the mayor and common council of Jersey City, or to the proper officer of said city, all city taxes, assessments and water rents that shall from time to time be levied and imposed upon any real or personal estate that may be purchased and held by them in said city, in the same manner and to the same extent as individuals owning property in said city are liable, and with the same right of appeal and review; and the amount of city taxes so paid shall be deducted from the amount of one-half of one per cent. on the cost of their road, directed to be paid to the state treasurer yearly; provided, that said deduction shall not Proviso. exceed one-fourth of the amount of said one-half of one per cent. concerning 2. And be it enacted, That said Jersey City and Bergen Regulations Railroad Company, in laying, repairing and maintaining their laying rails. rails, and constructing their roads in the streets of Jersey City, shall be subject to such conditions as the common council of said city, in the ordinance granting consent to lay such rails and construct said road, shall have imposed or shall impose upon said company. Approved March 17, 1860. |