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

diately.
Approved March 19, 1863.

Preamble.

Township

procure loan.

CHAPTER CXCVIII.

AN ACT Concerning taxes in the township of Hackensack, in the county of Bergen.

WHEREAS, there is a deficiency in the amount of taxes ordered to be raised in the township of Hackensack, in the county of Bergen, for the year eighteen hundred and sixtytwo, for county purposes, to the amount of fifteen hundred dollars, arising through a mistake of the assessor of said township in making the assessment; therefore,

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of committee to the State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful for the township committee of the said township of Hackensack to procure by loan, for the use of said township, the said sum of fifteen hundred dollars, at a rate of interest not exceeding seven per centum per annum, to meet the said deficiency, and to cause the said sum to be assessed in the said township, at the next general assessment of taxes made therein after the passage of this act, and with the money, when collected, to pay and discharge the said loan debt.

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

Approved March 19, 1863.

CHAPTER CXCIX.

A supplement to the act entitled "An act to prevent fishing with seines or gill nets in the Passaic river, between Dundee Dam and the Passaic Falls," approved March twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two.

not to be used.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Fike or fikes the State of New Jersey, That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to fish with, set or haul any fike or fikes in the Passaic river, between the Dundee dam and the Passaic falls, in the counties of Passaic and Bergen; and any person. violating this act shall for each offence forfeit the same sum, to be recovered in the same manner and to the same use as is provided in the second section of the act to which this is a supplement.

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

Approved March 19, 1863.

CHAPTER CC.

Supplement to an act entitled "An act to provide for the removal of obstructions to the free course of the waters in the Rockaway River and Whippany River, in the county of Morris.

have certain

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Managers to the State of New Jersey, That the managers mentioned in the powers. first section of the act to which this is a supplement, shall and may have power to make the assessments in said first section provided to be made, annually, or from time to time, in the manner and for the purposes in said first section set forth h; and also for the purpose of removing and keeping removed all obstructions which may hereafter exist in the said rivers in said first section mentioned; and also for the purpose of enlarging and keeping enlarged New River, a branch of the

Meetings, when held.

Repealer.

Whippany River, and of removing therefrom any obstructions which may now or hereafter exist.

2. And be it enacted, That the owners and possessors of said flowed lands shall and may meet on the second Tuesday in April next, at three o'clock in the afternoon of said day, at the school house in Hanover Neck, in the township of Hanover, and said county of Morris, for the purposes and objects specified in the act to which this is a supplement; and that the subsequent annual meetings shall be held on the second Tuesday of April in each and every year, at such place as a majority of said owners or possessors at any annual meeting assembled shall appoint and direct; and that if at any annual meeting no place shall be designated, then it shall be the duty of the managers or a majority of them to appoint and direct where the same shall be held, by giving public notice thereof for at least two weeks, by advertisements in writing, set up in five or more public places in the vicinity of said flowed lands.

3. And be it enacted, That so much of said act to which this is a supplement as is inconsistent with this act, be and the same is hereby repealed.

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

Approved March 20, 1863.

Company authorized to

CHAPTER CCI.

A supplement to the act entitled "A supplement to the act entitled 'an act to incorporate the South River and Freehold Plankroad Company.'

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of construct road the State of New Jersey, That the president and directors of said company be and they are hereby authorized and invested with all the rights and powers necessary and expedient to construct and build a turnpike road on or near the public road leading from Old Bridge through Englishtown to Freehold, as the line of said plankroad granted in the act to which this is a supplement, and in place of said plank road.

Capital may be reduced.j

2. And be it enacted, That the president and directors of

said company shall have power to reduce the capital stock of said company to ten thousand dollars, and that whenever there shall be one hundred and fifty shares of said stock subscribed, an amount on each share paid in, as directed in said act, then said corporation shall be organized as therein directed.

tained.

3. And be it enacted, That said company may, by their Materials obofficers, agents or other persons in their employ, enter from time to time and at all times upon all lands to search for stone, gravel, clay, sand, or other materials for constructing or improving said road as aforesaid, doing no unnecessary damage to said lands, to take and carry away the same for constructing and maintaining the said road, the damages to be ascertained and determined in the manner provided in said act. 4. And be it enacted, That Jacob Herbert, John D. Perrine, Names of comJ. B. Herbert, Charles Conover, James M. Cooley, Gilbert Mount, Andrew J. Disbrow and Peter P. Clayton be commissioners in the place of those mentioned in the first section of the bill to which this is a supplement, and that they be invested with all the powers therein granted.

missioners.

5. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect imme- Public act. diately, and be taken and deemed a public act, and subject to the restrictions, limitations and conditions specified in an act entitled "An act concerning corporations," approved February fourteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six. Approved March 20, 1863.

CHAPTER CCII.

A supplement to the act entitled "An act relative to offices, commissions and resignations," revision, approved April sixteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six.

given in case

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Notice to be the State of New Jersey, That in case of the death of any of death. officer holding an office which is to be filled by the governor and senate, or by the legislature in joint meeting, or by the people at an annual election, except city, township and ward officers, it shall be the duty of one of the judges of the inferior court of common pleas of the county in which such de

ceased officer shall reside at the time of his death, living nearest to the residence of such deceased officer, forthwith to give notice and information, in writing, to the governor, or person administering the government of this state, of the death of such officer and of the time of his death, according to the best of the knowledge and belief of such judge; which notices shall be filed by the governor, or person administering the government, in the office of the secretary of state, and it shall be the duty of the governor, or person administering the government, to communicate to the legislature, at the earliest opportunity, notice of the death of every officer whose office is to be filled by the legislature in joint meeting, and of every case in which, by reason of death, either house of the legislature is authorized to issue writs of election for supplying vacancies.

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

Approved March 20, 1863.

Preamble.

School tax, how raised.

CHAPTER CCIII.

A further supplement to an act entitled "An act to divide
the township of North Bergen, in the county of Hudson,"
approved February twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and
sixty-one.

WHEREAS, it is represented by the people of the island of Se-
caucus, in the township of North Bergen, in the county of
Hudson, and by many others of said township, that the said
island of Secaucus is so separated from the other parts of
the township of North Bergen, and otherwise so relatively
situated that they do not receive the benefit of the school
tax in just proportion to the amount assessed upon and col-
lected of them, and that their schools require the whole
amount so raised to be expended in said district of Secau-
cus, and that the public good will be thereby promoted;
and it appearing that such appropriation of their school
taxes would be eminently just and proper; therefore,
1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of

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