CHAPTER CCX. An additional supplement to the act entitled, "An act to provide for the support of the government of this state, and to fix the salaries of public officers," approved April fourth, eighteen hundred and forty-five. ral instructor. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Salary of mothe State of New Jersey, That the moral instructor of the state prison shall receive the annual salary of six hundred dollars. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 22, 1860. CHAPTER CCXI. A supplement to the act entitled, "An act to incorporate the Weequahick Lake Association," approved March twenty-third, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine. tion to be 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Map of loca he State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful for the pre-made and Proceedings in case company cannot agree. sident and directors of the association incorporated by the act to which this is a supplement, or others in their employ, at all times after the passage of this act, to enter upon all swamp, meadow, or other lands or water in the township of Clinton, in the county of Essex, above or about the stone bridge on the creek known as Bound creek, in the said township, and survey the same, and locate the dam authorized by the act to which this is a supplement, and to locate the artificial lake and the roads and carriage ways around the same, and to take the lands and grounds necessary for said roads and carriage ways, and for the parks, squares, walks, water works, and other divisions and improvements therein and hereby authorized; and when said location shall have been determined upon, the said president and directors shall cause a map to be made of all the lands and water which they may require for the purposes aforesaid, and file the same in the office of the register of the county of Essex aforesaid, and then it shall be lawful for the said association, by its officers, agents, engineers, superintendents, contractors, workmen, and other persons in their employ, to enter upon, take possession of, hold, have, and occupy, use, excavate, and embank any such lands, erect and maintain dams, construct roads, walks, and all other works, and to do all other acts and things which shall be suitable or necessary for forming and completing the lake and other improvements contemplated by the act aforesaid, compensation having first been made as herein provided for. 2. And be it enacted, That if the said association, or its and owners agents, cannot agree with the owner or owners of such required lands, for the use or purchase thereof, or if by reason of their legal incapacity or absence of such owner or owners, no such agreement can be made, the said association shall give notice to the persons interested, if known and in this state; or if unknown, or out of this state, by publication in at least two of the daily newspapers published in the city of Newark, that they intend to make application to one of the judges of the court of common pleas in said county, on a day and at a place to be named in said notice, and not less than twenty days from the date of service, or publication thereof, for the appointment of three commissioners; and on the said day, and at the place named in said notice, the said judge shall make said appointment of three commissioners, under his hand and seal; and it shall be the duty of said commissioners, (having first taken an oath or affirmation before some person authorized to administer the same, faithfully and impartially to examine the matter in question, and make a true report, according to the best of their skill and understanding,) to meet at such time and place as they shall designate, giving at least fifteen days' notice of their said meeting; and on the day so appointed, or on some subsequent day or days to which they may adjourn, to proceed to view and examine the said lands, and make a just and equitable estimate of the value of the same, and the said commissioners shall report in writing the whole amount which the said association must pay to each owner, stating in said report the metes and bounds of the lands assessed, which said report the association shall file in the office of the register of the county of Essex, and cause the same to be there recorded, and a copy thereof certified by the register of said county, shall at all times, after making the payment hereinafter mentioned, be considered as plenary evidence of the right of said association to have, hold, use, occupy, possess, and enjoy the land so described, in fee or otherwise; and it shall be the duty of said association to pay to the said owner or owners the amount assessed as aforesaid; or in case the owner or owners refuse to receive the same, or are incapacitated by law to receive the same, then said sum shall be delivered to the clerk of said county, to be by him retained for such owner, under the order and direction of the court of common pleas of said county; and upon making payment in either of the ways above stated, the title of the premises mentioned in said award, and so paid for, shall be vested in said association. isfied may 3. And be it enacted, That if the said owners, or any of Parties dissat them, are dissatisfied with the report of the commissioners "ppeal. Commission ers may lease land. Proviso. named in the preceding section, the said party so dissatisfied may appeal to the circuit court of said county at the term next succeeding the filing and recording of such award, whereupon the said court shall proceed to hear and determine the whole matter in the same manner as if such owner had summoned said association to appear before said court; and if the jury, upon the trial of the cause, shall find a greater sum than the commissioners have awarded, or the association. offered, in favor of said owner or owners, then judgment thereon, with costs, shall be entered against the association, which shall constitute a lien upon the property of the association, which said lien shall have priority over any other incumbrance which said association may have given; but if said jury shall find the same or a less amount than the company shall have offered or the said commissioners awarded, then the person appealing shall pay the costs in such manner as the court shall direct. 4. And be it enacted, That the commissioners named in the act to which this is a supplement, shall have the power and authority to lease or purchase, within three years from the date of this supplement, such tract or parcels of land, for the uses and purposes of the association as they may deem suitable therefor; provided, such tract or parcels of land shall be located in the township of Clinton, in the county of Essex, and shall not exceed twenty-five acres; and the said association shall have the right to construct, keep and maintain such wells, reservoirs, fixtures and apparatus as may be necessary and useful to supply the neighborhood with good and wholesome water from said lake for domestic and other purposes, and to make contracts with persons and corporations for the preservation, supply and use of said water, and to erect, construct, and maintain all works necessary for that purpose. 5. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 22, 1860. CHAPTER CCXII. A supplement to the act entitled "An act to incorporate the Merchants' Mutual Fire and Marine Insurance Company," approved February eighteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight. may be in 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Capital stock the State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful for the di- creased. rectors of the Merchants' Mutual Fire and Marine Insurance Company to provide additional security for the insured by establishing all necessary rules and regulations for raising a capital for said company to the amount of fifty thousand dollars, with privilege to increase, the same at any time to two hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of twentyfive dollars each, the half of which capital shall be paid in cash, and constitute the capital stock of said company, and the other half may be secured to the company by good guaranteed notes or obligations, which shall be subject to ratable assessment, in accordance with the by-laws, to meet losses. ferable. may be in 2. And be it enacted, That the stock of said company Stock transshall be deemed to be personal property, and shall be assignable and transferable as the rules of the company may direct. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said Capital stock company to invest its cash capital, or the funds accumulated vested. by its business, or any part thereof, in the stocks of the incorporated cities of this state or of the United States, or the states of Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia or Pennsylvania, and in bonds secured by mortgages on unencumbered real estate within this state worth double the amount so invested. 4. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the di- Dividends. rectors to make dividends of so much of the profits of the company as shall appear advisable, among the stockholders, |