hereby repealed, and that this act shall be deemed a public act and take effect immediately. Approved March 17, 1870. CHAPTER CCCXIV. An Act to incorporate Hedding Young Men's Christian Associa tion of Jersey City. porators. name. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Names of corthe State of New Jersey, That Charles C. Clare, Amos C. Sherwood, James V. Foster and Henry C. Larowe, and their associates and successors, are hereby constituted a body corporate, by the name of "Hedding Young Men's Christian Corporate Association of Jersey City," and by that name shall be capable of contracting and being contracted with, suing and being sued, and impleaded in all courts of law and equity, and shall have power to adopt a common seal and to alter the same at pleasure, and do all other acts in their corporate name which may be necessary to carry out the objects of the association. 2. And be it enacted, That the object of this association object. shall be the improvement of the spiritual, mental and social condition of young men and other persons, by means of lectures, sermons, debates and other services, libraries, reading rooms and social meetings, and by such other means as the board of managers may devise. 3. And be it enacted, That the business affairs and estate Election of of the said corporation shall be managed and conducted by trustees. a board of trustees, consisting of five of the members of the said association, who shall be elected by a majority of the votes cast at any election for such trustees, and shall hold their offices for one year, which election shall take place at the annual election of other officers of the said association; but the association, at any of its regular meetings, may, by a majority of votes present, fill any vacancy that may occur in the board of trustees; and until the next annual election By-laws. Proviso May purchase and hold real estate. of officers of the said association, the officers for the time being shall be the trustees of said association. 4. And be it enacted, That the constitution and by-laws of the said association now in force, with such alterations and amendments as the said association may make in the same, shall continue to be the constitution and by-laws of the said association; provided, that the same shall not be inconsistent with the objects of the said association, or the laws of this state. 5. And be it enacted, That the said association, by its corand personal porate name aforesaid, shall have power to take, by purchase, gift, devise or bequest, and to hold, convey, sell and dispose of any real or personal estate, moneys, goods, chattels or other property, for the use of the said association, not exceeding in value one hundred thousand dollars; and all the real estate owned by the said association shall be vested in the said board of trustees. 6. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 17, 1870. Meetings may be held in New York. CHAPTER CCCXVI. Supplement to "An Act to incorporate the Mount Hope Mineral 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the stockholders and directors of said company are hereby authorized to hold their meetings in the city of New York. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 17, 1870. CHAPTER CCCXVII. An Act to incorporate the Hoboken Club of the City of Hoboken. porators. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Names of corthe State of New Jersey, That Robert A. Reed, Samuel Webb, George G. Cooper, Joseph W. Bownes, Hazen Kimball and Hermann D. Busch, and such other persons as now are or hereafter may be associated with them, and their successors shall be and are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name of "The Hoboken Club, of the City of Hoboken, in Corporate the County of Hudson," for the purpose of mutual improvement and sociality; the principal office of said corporation to be located in the city of Hoboken. name. hold real es 2. And be it enacted, That the said corporation is hereby May have and authorized to receive by donation, purchase or otherwise, and tate. to hold and possess such real and personal estate as it shall deem necessary for the purposes of said corporation; and the same or any part thereof to sell, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose of at pleasure. 3. And be it enacted, That the capital stock of said cor- Amount of poration shall not exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars, capital stock. which may be divided into shares of such amounts, and trans ferable in such manner, and upon such conditions as the by laws of such corporation shall prescribe. 4. And be it enacted, That the said corporation shall have General pow power to make and adopt by-laws and regulations, for the rs. admission, suspension and expulsion of its members, the election of its officers, and to define their duties, and for the general management of its affairs, and from time to time may alter or repeal the same, to adopt a corporate seal, and to change the same at pleasure, and in its corporate name may be sued, and may institute suits, both in law and in equity, for the recovery of all fines, debts, fees, dues and arrearages due the said corporation, and for all other causes of action. 5. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 17, 1870. Boundaries. May extend CHAPTER CCCXVIII. A Supplement to "An Act to authorize the planting of Oysters on lands covered by water in Shark River, in the county of Monmouth, and for the protection of the same," approved March fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the boundary lines mentioned in the first section of the act to which this is a supplement, be changed so as to include all that part of said river within the following boundaries, to wit: beginning at low water mark at Pearch Point, in the township of Ocean, and running thence in a straight line to Bukey's Point in the township of Wall; thence down the shore at low water mark to a stake standing on low water mark and on a line with the east end of James W. White's dwelling house; thence northerly and on a straight line to a stake standing at low water mark on the west side of Long Point opposite Yellow Bank, in the township of Ocean; thence up the shore of said river at low water mark to the beginning. 2. And be it enacted, That the commissioners provided for terin of lease. in the said original act, shall have the power and they are hereby authorized to extend the term of lease from five to ten years, if they deem it proper; but said extension to be made at a figure not less than that named in the last public sale; the proceeds arising from said sales to be appropriated to the support of schools in said county. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 17, 1870. CHAPTER CCCXIX. A Supplement to "An Act to incorporate the New Brunswick Water Company," approved March first, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine. WHEREAS, it is represented that certain parties residing out- Preamble. side and beyond the corporate limits of the city of New Brunswick, are desirous to be supplied with water by the said "The New Brunswick Water Company," and wish the said company to be invested with the necessary powers for that purpose, therefore, pipes outside 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Power to lay the State of New Jersey, That the said "The New Brunswick of city limits. Water Company," be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to lay and continue their pipes so far outside and beyond the corporate limits of the said city of New Bruns wick, within the counties of Somerset and Middlesex, as they may deem expedient and necessary for the purpose of supplying water to persons who now reside, or who may hereafter reside beyond the said corporate limits, and to erect hydrants and aqueducts, and to contract for the sale of, sell and dispose of the water issuing from such pipes, hydrants and aqueducts in as full and ample manner as they have authority under their charter to lay pipes, construct and erect aqueducts and hydrants in the said city of New Brunswick, and to sell and dispose of the water issuing from the said pipes, aqueducts and hydrants to the inhabitants. Property free 2. And be it enacted, That the lands and real estate of the said "The New Brunswick Water Company," held and used from tax. by them in the county of Middlesex, and in the necessary prosecution and exercise of their said business, shall hereafter be exempt from city taxation. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 17, 1870. |