city be liable to pay any money for the support of the poor not residing within the limits of said city. 29. And be it enacted, That all sections, parts of sections Repeater. and supplements to Egg Harbor City charter conflicting herewith are hereby repealed. 30. And be it enacted, That this act shall be deemed and Public act. taken to be a public act, and shall take effect immediately. Approved February 13, 1868. CHAPTER XI. A Supplement to an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Repeater. the State of New Jersey, That the following words, "and with liberty to extend the same upon the public highway to Squan Village in the same county, with same powers and restrictions as in construction of said turnpike road upon the first named course" of the eleventh section of the act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Long Branch and Deal Turnpike Company," approved March sixteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, be and the same are hereby repealed. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 13, 1868. CHAPTER XII. An Act to incorporate the Union Protective Benevolent Society of the Trap Block Makers of Weehawken, in the county of Hudson. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That Michael Rooney, Thomas Henery, John Padden, Christian Rickert, Michael Furlong, Jacob Heiligenthal, Christopher Young, and Conrad Baum, and their associates, officers and members of the Union Protective Benevolent Society of the Trap Block Makers of Corporators. Name. Proviso. Proviso. Proviso. Weehawken, be and they are hereby constituted and declared to be a body politic and corporate in law, by the name, style and title of The Union Protective Benevolent Society of the Trap Block Makers of Weehawken," and by that name they and their successors shall and may at all times hereafter be capable in law of having, purchasing, holding and possessing any lands, tenements, hereditaments and personal estate purchased, devised or bequeathed by any person or persons, body politic and corporate capable of making the same, and the same, or any part thereof to sell, mortgage or dispose of at pleasure, to make all needful by-laws for the regulation of its members and property, to establish branch societies in different parts of said county, to have a common seal, and use and alter the same at pleasure; provided always, that the said corporation or body politic shall not at any time hold or possess property, real, personal or mixed, the net income of which shall exceed the sum of three thousand dollars; and provided also, that the property of said corporation, real or personal, shall not be disposed of or mortgaged without the consent of a majority of its members; and provided further, that the constitution and by-laws of said corporation or body politic shall not be repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state or of the United States. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 13, 1868. Extension of plete railroad. CHAPTER XIII. A Supplement to an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the 1. BE IT ENACTED bg the Senate and General Assembly of time to com- the State of New Jersey, That the time for commencing the railroad, authorized by the act to which this is a supplement, be and the same is hereby extended three years, and the time for completing the same be extended five years. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 13, 1868. CHAPTER XIV. Supplement to "An Act to incorporate Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company, Number One, of New Durham, in the county of Hudson," approved March thirteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That where section one of the act to which this is a supplement, reads "to the number of forty," the same henceforth shall read, "to the number of fortyfive." vice, how 2. And be it enacted, That the respective periods of time Term of serany members shall have served in other parts of the county computed. or state, in regular organized fire companies, shall be computed with the time they shall so serve as members of this company, said time to be certified by the officers of the respective companies to which they shall have been attached as members thereof; and members of Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company removing out of the township, who shall join other companies duly organized, the time they shall have served as members of said company, shall be allowed as s much service to be computed with the time they may serve elsewhere in this state. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall be a public act and take effect immediately. Approved February 13, 1868. CHAPTER XV. An Act to incorporate the Bergen Base Ball Club of Bergen, 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Corporators. the State of New Jersey, That Thomas D. Harrison, Samuel McBurney, John Winner, junior, Jacob Sip, James McDougal, John V. B. Vreeland, John V. R. Vreeland, John Daumont, John P. Culver, Thomas Lowrie, John H. Wester Name. Objects. May hold real estate. Powers. Capital stock. By-laws, rules, &c. Proviso. velt and such other persons as now are or may hereafter become associated with them, be and they are hereby constituted and made a body politic and corporate, by the name of "The Bergen Base Ball Club, of Bergen, New Jersey," and by that name they and their successors, may at all times hereafter be capable of contracting and being contracted with, suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, answering and being answered unto, defending and being defended, in any court of law or equity or elsewhere. 2. And be it enacted, That the objects of this club shall be the improvement and perfection of physical education, engaging in proper and lawful games of active exercise and amusement, and of promoting social intercourse among its members. 3. And be it enacted, That the said club shall and may at all times hereafter, be capable of having, holding, purchasing and possessing, any lands, tenements or hereditaments, (not exceeding in all twenty-five acres) or any personal estate, conveyed, devised or bequeathed to the said club, by any person or persons, body politic or corporate. 4. And be it enacted, That for the purpose of carrying into effect the objects and purposes of said club, it shall be lawful for said club to hold upon their grounds from time to time, and as often as they shall deem proper, base ball, cricket and skating matches, or exhibitions of feats of strength, and all games requiring skill and science, and to give to all competitors at such games, matches and exhibitions, premiums and other rewards, and to ask, demand and receive, for the said club's own use, such reasonable fees for admittance of competitors and visitors, to the said grounds, games, matches and exhibitions, as the said club may deem proper. 5. And be it enacted, That the capital stock of the said company shall not exceed thirty thousand dollars, and shall be divided into shares of ten dollars each, which shall be transferable in the manner and upon such conditions as may be prescribed by the by-laws of said club. 6. And be it enacted, That the said club, at any meeting of its members, shall have power to make and enact such constitution, by-laws, rules and regulations for the transacting, managing and conducting the affairs of said club, and for the maintaining and preserving good order and conduct among the visitors on the grounds and premises of said club, as they may deem necessary; provided, that the same shall not be contrary to the laws or constitution of the United States, or of this state; and from time to time may alter, modify and repeal the same; and by said constitution, by-laws, rules and regulations, the said club may determine the amount of the uniform monthly payments to be required of each member of the said club for the maintenance and support thereof, and may thereby also determine the mode of suspension or expulsion of members for violation of, or disobedience to, the constitution, by-laws, rules and regulations, or any of them. 7. And be it enacted, That the said club may by its by- omcers. laws determine and regulate what officers shall be elected or appointed to manage and conduct its affairs; the time, place, mode and manner of their election or appointment, and their powers and duties, and time of meeting. how created. 8. And be it enacted, That no stockholder shall be entitled Membership, to vote in said club at any election for officers, or in any manner whatever, unless he shall have been elected to meinbership to said club; and any stockholder may be elected a member of said club at such time and in such manner, and under such conditions and restrictions as the by-laws of said club may prescribe; and each member shall be entitled to one vote and no more, at any election or meeting of said club; any member who may be expelled or suspended from membership in said club, under the constitution or by-laws thereof, shall not be entitled to vote at any election or meeting until he shall have been restored to membership in said club, or his suspension be removed. persons to pre 9. And be it enacted, That for the purpose of maintaining May appoint peace, good order and decorum upon the grounds and premises serve order." of said club, and among the visitors and spectators thereat, it shall be lawful for the said club to appoint from time to time, one or more fit, proper or discreet person or persons, who shall take and subscribe, before the sheriff or one of the judges of the court of common pleas in and for the county in which the grounds of the said club may be located, an oath or affirmation, which oath or affirmation shall be filed in the office of the clerk of said county, and shall be of the like form and effect as now required by law for constables to take and subscribe, and they shall have power and authority to arrest all persons who shall be found upon the grounds and premises of said club violating any of the laws of this state, or who shall there or in the immediate vicinity be conducting themselves in a disorderly manner, to the annoyance and dis |