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CHAPTER LIII.

A further supplement to the act entitled "An act concerning

crimes."

iron, &c., from

&c., larceny.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of stealing lead, the State of New Jersey, That if any person shall steal, or house, fence, rip, or cut, or break, with intent to steal, any glass or woodwork belonging to any building whatsoever, or any lead, iron, brass, copper, or other metal or composition of metals, or any utensil or fixture, whether made of metal or other materials, in whole or in part, respectively, fixed in or to any building whatsoever, or anything made of metal or wood, or of both, fixed in any land being private property, or for a fence to any dwelling house, garden or area, or in any street, square or other place dedicated to public use or ornament, every such offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction therefor shall be liable to be punished in the same manner as in the case of simple larceny, if the value of the thing so stolen or ripped, cut or broken, with intent to steal, shall be twenty dollars or upwards, in the same manner as if convicted of stealing goods and chattels of that value, and if they be under the price or value of twenty dollars, in the same manner as if convicted of stealing goods and chattels under that price and value.

2. And be it enacted, That in case of any such thing being Regulation. fixed in any square, street or other like place, it shall not be necessary to allege the same to be the property of any person.

misdemeanor.

3. And be it enacted, That if any person shall receive or Receivers buy any such article or thing so stolen as aforesaid, knowing guilty of a the same to have been stolen, the person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, or imprisonment at hard labor not exceeding three years, or both, at the discretion of the court.

Approved February 18, 1863.

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CHAPTER LIV.

AN ACT respecting ancient deeds.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That where a deed of lands, tenements or hereditaments shall, for a period of thirty years or more, have stood on record, in any of the lawful books of records of deeds in this state, the record of such deed, or a duly certified copy thereof, shall, if corroborated, before, or after the same shall have been read in evidence, by evidence of ancient, or modern, corresponding enjoyment, or other equivalent or explanatory proof, be as good evidence and have the same force and effect as if the original deed were produced, notwithstanding any informality, or defect in the proof or acknowledgment of such deeds.

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

Approved February 18, 1863.

Preamble.

CHAPTER LV.

AN ACT to authorize the inhabitants of the township of Rockaway, in the county of Morris, to raise money.

WHEREAS, the inhabitants of the township of Rockaway, in the county of Morris, did, by a committee of its citizens, whereof the members of the township committee formed a part, advance to the nine months' volunteers for the United States service from said township, various sums of money to aid the state in filling her quota of men, called for by the governor, and relieve themselves from the odium of a draft and the severity of a conscription; and whereas, the said committee, in order to carry into effect the purpose of their organization, were obliged to borrow the sum of four hundred dollars, and for that sum to give the notes, bonds or obligations, in writing, of a portion of such committee,

payable, with interest, on demand; and whereas, it is necessary that a law should be passed by the legislature to legalize the raising of said sum, and interest thereon, by taxation; therefore,

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of To raise $400. the State of New Jersey, That the inhabitants of the said township of Rockaway be and they are hereby authorized to raise by assessment and tax on the taxable property in said township, the said sum of four hundred dollars, borrowed for the benefit of said township, and expended for the purpose specified in the preamble to this act, with the interest which has accrued, or which may accrue thereon.

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2. And be it enacted, That the said assessment shall be Money how made, levied and collected by the same persons, in the same appropriated. manner, at the same time and under the like fees, fines and penalties as other township taxes are levied and collected, and thereupon the said sum of four hundred dollars, with interest which has accrued or may accrue thereon, shall be paid by the collector thereof, out of any township funds in his hands, on the presentation and surrender, by the lawful holders, of the notes, bonds, certificates or obligations issued and given by the committee mentioned in the preamble to this act, or by such number of them acting for and on the part of said committee.

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

Approved February 18, 1863.

CHAPTER LVI.

AN ACT to authorize the people of the township of Ocean, in the county of Monmouth, to raise by tax an amount necessary to pay the bounties advanced to the nine months' volunteers of said township.

WHEREAS, the inhabitants of the township of Ocean, in the Preamble. county of Monmouth, did advance to the nine months' volunteers for the United States service from said township, the sum of five thousand three hundred dollars, ($5,300.00,) to aid the state in filling her quota of men called into ser

May assess and raise

pay.

vice by the governor, and relieve themselves from the odium of a draft and the severity of a conscription; and whereas, it is necessary that a law should be passed by the legislature to legalize the raising of said sum by taxation— therefore,

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of money to re- the State of New Jersey, That the inhabitants of said township be and the same are hereby authorized to raise by assessments on the taxable property in said township, a sum sufficient to liquidate the amount advanced and expended in raising said volunteers.

How collected.

2. And be it enacted, That the said assessment shall be made and collected at the same time and in the same manner as other taxes are assessed and collected.

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

Approved February 18, 1863.

Preamble.

Township

committee

may issue

bonds to repay advauces.

CHAPTER LVII.

AN ACT to authorize the inhabitants of the township of Pompton, in the county of Passaic, to raise money by issuing bonds and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, the inhabitants of the said township being desirous that the call of the government for troops to support its authority and suppress rebellion, should be filled with volunteers rather than with drafted men, did recommend and request the township committee of said township to offer bounties for that purpose; and whereas, the said township committee, acting upon said recommendation and request, have paid for bounties the sum of five thousand dollars; and whereas, it is deemed desirable that the indebtedness so created should be gradually paid off-therefore,

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful for the township committee of the township of Pompton, in the county of Passaic, to provide for the payment of the said indebtedness by issuing bonds in the name of the inhabitants of the town

ship of Pompton, in the county of Passaic, under the respective hands and seals of the said township committee, or any three of them, for an amount of money not exceeding five thousand dollars, in such sums and payable at such time or times as the said township committee shall deem proper, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding seven per cent. per annum, payable annually, and to pledge the property and credit of the said township for the payment of the same, which bonds it shall be lawful for the said township committee and their successors to sell and assign; provided, that no bond shall be sold by the said township committee for less than its par value; and provided further, that the bonds so issued shall be redeemable at a period of time not to exceed six years from the passage hereof.

May provide

taxation to pay interest

raise money

and principal.

2. And be it enacted, That the township committee of the said township of Pompton shall have power and authority to by provide by taxation for the payment of the said bonds and to the interest thereon; and the said township committee shall yearly and every year, until the bonds to be issued by the authority hereof shall be redeemed and paid off, order and cause to be assessed and collected, by tax, at the time and in the manner that other taxes in the said township are assessed and collected, a sum of money sufficient to pay the interest on the said bonds as the same shall become due and payable, and to pay and discharge the principal at the several times it shall become due and payable; and that the township collector of said township, or other person for the purpose appointed, shall, when such tax or any part thereof shall be collected, pay the same to the township committee of said township; and all such moneys so to be raised by virtue of this act shall be inviolably applied by said township committee to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as the same shall become due and payable; provided, not Proviso. less than nine hundred dollars nor more than fifteen hundred dollars of the principal of said bonds to be issued as aforesaid shall be made redeemable in any one year.

3. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said Money approtownship committee to apply the net proceeds of the bonds priated. that may be issued by virtue of this act, to the payment and satisfaction of the debt and liabilities incurred in said township by the township committee thereof paying bounties to volunteers as aforesaid.

4. And be it enacted, That the debt and liabilities incurred Debt ratified. in said township of Pompton, in consequence of the payment

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