Essex county, shall remain attached to the Orange brigade as organized by the militia law approved March twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty.

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

Approved March 18, 1863.

CHAPTER CLIX.

A further supplement to the act entitled "An act to incorporate the Town of Orange, in the county of Essex," approved January thirty-first, one thousand eight hundred and sixty.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of May borrow the State of New Jersey, That the common council of the said money. town of Orange are hereby authorized to borrow, upon the credit of the town, any sum of money, not exceeding forty thousand dollars, that may be needed in the redemption of certain certificates, bearing date on the first day of September, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, which were issued by the treasurer of the town, under the direction of the said council, for the purpose of paying a bounty of two hundred dollars to each of the soldiers who had volunteered from the said town to serve for the term of nine months in the army of the United States, in the present war, except those persons who have left the service voluntarily or without an honorable discharge, prior to the passage of this act; the said sum of money to be paid in four equal annual installments, with annual interest thereon, at a rate not exceeding seven per cent. per annum; and that the said council are also authorized to issue bonds, notes or other evidences of debt therefor, under the corporate seal of the town and the signature of the mayor, and that the said council are also authorized and directed to determine, from year to year, what sum of money may be necessary to pay that portion of the debt and the interest thereon that will mature in that year. together with a reasonable allowance for expenses and losses from delinquent taxes, and to cause the said sum to be assessed, levied and collected by the several assessors and col

Proviso.

Public act.

lectors of the town, in the same manner as other town taxes; provided, that the property of all soldiers from the town of Orange who have served in the present war shall be exempted from any tax to be levied by virtue of this act.

2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately, and be deemed a public act. Approved March 18, 1863.

Act amended.

Act amended.

Repealer.

CHAPTER CLX.

A further supplement to an act entitled "An act to incorporate the city of Hoboken," approved March twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the eighth section of the act to which this is a supplement be amended, by striking out after the words "judges of election" the words "together with the members of the board of councilmen whose term of office will not expire until after the next succeeding charter election," and also by striking out after the word "than" the word "five," and inserting the word "two."

2. And be it enacted, That section thirty-four of the act to which this is a supplement be and hereby is amended by striking out the word "four" and inserting the word "five" instead.

3. And be it enacted, That so much of the act to which this is a supplement, and all other acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed, and that this act shall be deemed a public act, and shall take effect immediately.

Approved March 18, 1863.

CHAPTER CLXI.

AN ACT to incorporate the Trenton Car Works.

porators.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Names of corthe State of New Jersey, That Joseph G. Brearley, Thomas J. Stryker and Andrew G. M. Provost, and their associates, shall be and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic, in fact and in law, by the name of "The Trenton Car Works," for the purpose of manufacturing railroad cars of all descriptions, and for that purpose may hold such real estate, water privileges, machinery and effects as may be needful to carry on the said business, or may accrue to them in the course thereof, and may sell, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose of the same.

$100,000.

2. And be it enacted, That the capital stock of said com- Capital stock pany shall be one hundred thousand dollars, divided into shares of five hundred dollars each, and the persons named in the first section of this act are hereby appointed commissioners to receive subscriptions to said capital stock, at such place in the city of Trenton as a majority of them may appoint, giving at least five days' notice thereof in two newspapers published in said city; and as soon as fifty thousand dollars of said capital stock is subscribed, and ten per cent. thereof paid in, the said commnissioners shall, by like notice, call the first meeting of the stockholders for the purpose of organizing said company.

3. And be it enacted, That the business of said corpora- Election of tion shall be managed by not less than three nor more than directors. five directors, all of whom shall be stockholders, and one of whom shall be president, who shall hold their office for one year, and until others are elected in their stead; and every year thereafter, at such time and place, and upon such notice as the by-laws may appoint, an election shall be held, at which election every stockholder shall be entitled to one vote, either in person or by proxy, for every share of stock he may own.

4. And be it enacted, That the directors of said corpora- Duties and tion shall have power to make by-laws for its government, powers. not inconsistent with the laws of this state or of the United

Stock, &c., to be personal

estate.

Books to be kept.

Powers of corporators.

States, and may appoint such subordinate officers as the business of the corporation may require.

5. And be it enacted, That the stock of said corporation shall be deemed personal estate, and shall be transferred in such manner as the by-laws may prescribe, but no dividends shall at any time be made to the stockholders except from the net profits of the corporation.

6. And be it enacted, That regular books of account shall be kept in the office of said company, in the city of Trenton, to which books every stockholder may have free access, at all reasonable times, for the purpose of inspection.

7. And be it enacted, That the corporation hereby created shall possess the general powers, and be subject to the general restrictions and liabilities set forth in "An act concerning corporations," approved on the fourteenth day of February, eighteen hundred and forty-six, so far as the same are applicable; and the legislature may at any time hereafter modify or repeal the same.

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

Approved March 18, 1863.

Session laws,

printed, and

CHAPTER CLXII.

AN ACT in relation to the public printing.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of &c., how the State of New Jersey, That the laws enacted at each sescompensation sion of the legislature, the journals of the senate and minutes of the joint meeting, the minutes of the house of assembly and the legislative documents, shall be printed hereafter in royal octavo form, in strict conformity with the provisions of the act relative to the public printing, approved February eighteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, at the following prices, to wit: For printing three thousand copies of the session laws, the sum of thirty dollars per sheet of sixteen pages; for printing one thousand copies of the journal of the senate, with the minutes of the joint meeting and the minutes of the house of assembly, the sum of twenty-two dollars per sheet of sixteen pages; for printing one hundred and thirty copies of the

shall include.

public bills ordered by either branch of the legislature, at the rate of four dollars per sheet of four foolscap pages, on good writing paper, with pica type, each page to contain thirtyone lines; for printing the legislative documents and other papers ordered by the legislature, at the rate of sixty-five cents per one thousand ems for composition, and seventy-five cents per token of two hundred and fifty impressions of sixteen pages for the press-work; provided, that in all cases Proviso. where rule and figure work is required, the prices for composition shall be double the rates above stated; and provided Proviso. further, that one dollar extra shall be paid per page for all indices and tables of contents set in brevier type in the session laws, journals of senate and minutes of house of assembly. 2. And be it enacted, That the above prices shall include What prices all the expenses incident to the printing, folding and stitching of all documents ordered, excepting the paper, which shall be of good quality, white printing paper, for documents in octavo form, weighing forty-four pounds to the ream of four hundred and eighty sheets, twenty-four by thirty-eight inches in size; the bills to be on good foolscap paper, weighing fourteen pounds to the ream; the price to be allowed for such papers shall be at the lowest rate per pound at which the same is sold by paper dealers in New York or Philadelphia during the first week in February for the paper used for the legislative documents and current work ordered by the legislature, and for the other work at the lowest prices aforesaid at which such paper is sold in said cities during the last week in March. of each and every year; and satisfactory evidence of the price of such papers, within the said periods, shall be submitted to the auditor of accounts before the allowance by him of any bill for paper on which any public printing has been executed.

livered to the

3. And be it enacted, That the printer or printers who are Laws to be de hereby or who may hereafter be appointed to print the laws treasurer. and proceedings of the legislature of this state, shall, within two months after he or they shall have received the copy therefor, deliver to the treasurer of this state as many copies of the laws and proceedings of the legislature, for the time being, as shall be directed by law.

4. And be it enacted, That the journal of the senate and Auditing. the minutes of the house of assembly shall hereafter be printed in the same compact form and style as the journal of the senate for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and the