stockholder shall have free access at all reasonable times for the purpose of examining the same. and liabilities. 8. And be it enacted, That the said corporation hereby Restrictions created shall possess the general powers and be subject to the restrictions and liabilities set forth in "An Act concerning corporations," approved the fourteenth day of February, eighteen hundred and forty-six, so far as the same are applicable. 9. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved April 17, 1868. CHAPTER CCCCXCVIII. A Further Supplement to an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Weequahick Lake Association," approved March twenty-third, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine. creased. 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 may be inWeekquahick Lake Association," to increase their capital stock to an amount not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars. issue ecute mort. gage. 2. And be it enacted, That the said corporation shall have May borrow the power to borrow such sum or sums of money from time to bonds, and extime, as shall be necessary to complete the improvements authorized by their charter, and to secure the repayment by the issue of bonds secured by a mortgage on all the lands, property, privileges, franchises and appurtenances belonging to said corporation, at a rate of interest not exceeding seven per centum per annum; provided, the amount of such bonds shall not exceed one-half of the amount of the capital stock of said association actually paid in; and provided also, that it shall proviso. not be lawful for the said corporaton to plead any statute or statutes of this state against usury, in any court of law or equity in any suit instituted to enforce the payment of any bond or mortgage executed under this section. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved April 17, 1868. Proviso. Preamble. Acts legalized Secretary of state to fur commission ers. CHAPTER CCCCXCIX. A Further Supplement to the act entitled "An Act respecting conveyancers," approved April fifteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six. WHEREAS, it has occurred that certain commissioners for taking the acknowledgments and proofs of deeds in this state residing in other states, who have been duly commissioned, but whose official oath and impression of official seal do not appear on the files of the office of the secretary of state as required by the act of February tenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, have acted as such, and as if in all respects duly qualified; and whereas, doubts have been expressed as to the validity of the official acts of said commissioners. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That all the official acts of such commissioners prior to the date of this act are, and are hereby declared to be good and effectual in the law to all intents and purposes as if the official oath and impression of seal had been duly filed in the office of the secretary of state as required by law. 2. And be it enacted, That from and after the passage of nish lists of this act it shall be the duty of the secretary of state to furnish to each of the several commissioners residing in other states a copy of the list of commissioners such as is now required by law to be furnished to the clerks of the several counties within this state. Approved April 17, 1868. CHAPTER D. A Further Supplement to the corporate act of the City of Paterson, and the supplement thereto, approved March twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight. declared. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Division line the State of New Jersey, That the division line between the First and Second wards of said city shall be the centre line of Temple street, from what is known as the county bridge, directly out to the line of Manchester township. now the status of any offleer now elected. 2. And be it enacted, That nothing in this act contained Not to affect shall be so construed as to affect the status of officer any elected in either of said wards during the present year for which they have been elected. 3. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts con-Repealer. flicting with the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed, and that this act shall take effect immediately. Approved April 17, 1868. CHAPTER DI. An Additional Supplement to "An Act to provide for the publication of the Public Laws of this State," approved February sixteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four. laws. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Additional the State of New Jersey, That all laws directed to be published designated to by the act to which this is a supplement, or the supplements publish the thereto, in any of the newspapers published in the city of Trenton, shall be published in the "Emporium," a daily newspaper printed and published in the city of Trenton; and in the "New Republic," a newspaper printed and published in the city of Camden, all laws as are authorized to be published in the county of Camden; and in the "Spirit of the Times,' a newspaper printed and published in Egg Harbor City, all laws as are authorized to be published in the county of Atlantic; and in the "New Jersey Democrat," a newspaper printed and published in the city of Newark, all laws as are authorized to be published in the county of Essex; and in the "Constitutionalist," a newspaper printed and published in the town of Plainfield, in the county of Union, all laws as are authorized to be published in the county of Union; and in the "Orange Record," a newspaper printed and published in the city of Orange, all laws as are authorized to be published in the county of Essex; and in the "Weekly Bergen County Times," a newspaper published at Englewood, all laws as are authorized to be published in the county of Bergen; and in the "Hudson City Gazette," a newspaper printed and published in Hudson City, all laws as are authorized to be printed in the county of Hudson; and in the "Evening Journal," a newspaper printed and published in Jersey City; and in the "Sussex Record," a newspaper printed and published in the county of Sussex, all laws as are authorized to be published in the county of Sussex; and in the "Washington Star," a newspaper published in the county of Warren, all laws as are authorized to be published in the county of Warren; for which publication they shall be entitled to receive the same compensation as is allowed the publishers of other newspapers published in this state for said work, and that this act shall take effect immediately. Approved April 17, 1868. Township con mittee to CHAPTER DII. An Act to authorize the Township Committee of the township of Dover, in the county of Ocean, to open, work, grade and repair the public roads, streets, avenues and sidewalks in said township. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of supervise the the State of New Jersey, That the opening, working, grading and repairing of the public roads, streets, avenues and side opening and grading of streets, &c. walks in the township of Dover, in the county of Ocean, shall hereafter be under the control, direction and supervision of the township committee of said township, who shall designate and employ such and so many agents, and for such compensation as they shall deem expedient in the premises, and who shall have the control and disposal of all moneys raised, or to be raised in the said township for said purposes. 2. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts re- Repoaler. lating to overseers of the highways of this state, so far as the same relates or applies to the township of Dover, in the county of Ocean, be and the same are hereby repealed. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved April 17, 1868. CHAPTER DIII. An Act to confirm the acknowledgments and proofs of deeds, mortgages, and other statements in writing, taken by Frederick Clever. day of in the WHEREAS, It appears to the legislature that Frederick Clever, Preamble. of Egg Harbor City, in the county of Atlantic, and state of New Jersey, was on the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixtyduly elected by the senate and general assembly of this state, in joint meeting, a commissioner for the county of Atlantic at Egg Harbor City, to take the acknowledgments and proofs of deeds or mortgages, or of any other instrument in writing under hand and seal required by the laws of this state, to be acknowledged or proved; and whereas, the said Frederick Clever proceeded, under the said appointment, to take acknowledgments and proofs of deeds, mortgages, and other written instruments, and from misapprehension of the laws of this state, continued to take them longer than said laws authorized him to do, by reason of which defective acknowledgments and proofs, innocent |