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hereby repealed, so far as the same may affect the working and grading of said Central avenue in East Orange.

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

Approved March 18, 1868.

CHAPTER CLXXXVII.

An Act making an appropriation for lot of land and trestle work for landing coal at the State Lunatic Asylum, for the cost of erecting and improving outbuildings, &c.

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1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Appropriation the State of New Jersey, That the sum of twenty thousand provements dollars be and is hereby appropriated to pay for land and tie asylum. trestle work required for landing coal at the State Lunatic Asylum; for bakery, building and fixtures; for stable and carriage house and hay scales; for fixtures and apparatus for extinguishing fire; for extension and renewal of laundry building and machinery, and completing new buildings as per report of managers; and the further sum of five thousand dollars, as per report of joint committee, to defray the expenses of making extraordinary repairs, improvements and refurnishing older parts of asylum buildings.

2. And be it enacted, That the said moneys shall be paid by the treasurer to the managers of the asylum upon the warrant of the comptroller, who is hereby authorized and directed' to draw the same, at such times and in such sums as the managers may require.

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

Approved March 18, 1868.

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Power to ditch

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CHAPTER CLXXXVIII.

An Act to facilitate the drainage of swamp and meadow lands in the township of Landis, in the county of Cumberland, and in the township of Buena Vista, in the county of Atlantic.

WHEREAS, the interests of a large number of persons residing in the township of Landis, in the county of Cumberland, and in the township of Buena Vista, in the county of Atlantic, would be greatly promoted by the draining of large tracts of swamp and meadow land along certain streams; and whereas, the frequent overflowing of said swamp and meadow lands materially interferes with the cultivation of the same, and the construction, maintenance, and use of suitable highways of travel thereon for the accommodation of the people; therefore,

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of and drain low the State of New Jersey, That the overseers of the highways in the township of Landis, in the county of Cumberland, and in the township of Buena Vista, in the county of Atlantic, are hereby authorized and required to ditch and drain the swamp and low lands in their respective districts in the said townships where such ditching and draining shall seem to them necessary, and at all times to keep such ditches free and open for the proper drainage and improvement of the lands of the said townships.

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Assessment of 2. And be it enacted, That after the draining of any lands shall have been completed, it shall be lawful for the said overseers of the highways, and they are hereby required to assess, in their respective districts, upon the lands so drained, the price and expenses of draining them, and collect the same annually; provided, however, that if any of said overseers of the highway shall fail to keep any portion of said lands in his district properly drained, he shall not collect or cause to be collected any tax upon such portion of said lands in the year or years when such failure shall happen.

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Assessments when unpaid

3. And be it enacted, That the said overseers of the higha lien on land, ways shall each year file a list of the unpaid assessments on be sold sub said lands in their respective districts, in the office of the redemption. county clerk of the county wherein said lands are lo

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cated, and such assessments shall thereupon become a lien upon said lands, and in default of payment for the space of two months thereafter, said lands, after eight weeks' advertisement in one or more public newspapers of the county in which such lands are situated, shall be sold at public sale for the shortest term of years to any person or persons who will pay the amount of said tax and the expenses of said sale; and any of said lands so sold may be redeemed from such sale by the owner or owners thereof within three years from the date of said sale by paying to the overseer of the highways of the district in which such land may be, for the benefit of the purchaser, the sum paid by the said purchaser at said sale with interest thereon, at the rate of twelve per centum per annum; but if any of said lands are not so redeemed as aforesaid within three years from the date of the sale thereof, then the purchaser thereof shall continue to have, hold, use, enjoy, and possess such lands so sold during the full term for which said sale shall have been made.

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

Approved March 18, 1868.

CHAPTER CLXXXIX.

A Further Supplement to an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the New Jersey Building Company," approved March eleventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.

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1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Change of the State of New Jersey, That the corporation created by the name. act to which this is a supplement, shall hereafter be called "The Derrom Building Company," and by that name may possess and exercise all the powers, rights and privileges conferred by said act and the supplement thereto, anything therein to the contrary notwithstanding.

2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect im-. mediately.

Approved March 18, 1868.

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CHAPTER CXC.

An Act in respect to the collection of tolls upon the turnpike roads of this state.

WHEREAS, many turnpikes have been constructed in this state over public roads and through lands wherein the owners of the fee or parties interested have not made any claim for damages, and considerable moneys have been expended in the construction thereof, without any interference from the aforesaid persons; therefore,

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That all turnpikes or turnpike roads heretofore constructed and now in use, shall be and are hereby declared to be legally in the possession and control of the corporation controlling the same, so far as relates to the collection of toll thereon, or to the enforcement of penalties for interfering with or regulating the management or travel of said turnpikes or roads.

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

Approved March 18, 1868.

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CHAPTER CXCI.

An Act to incorporate the Elm Ridge Cemetery Company.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That Abraham J. Suydam, John S. Voorhees, Henry P. Cortelyou, Theodore Skillman, John B. Smith, Henry B. Skillman, Ralph Voorhees, junior, and their associates be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate in law by the name of "The Elm Ridge Cemetery Company," with the general powers and privileges of a corporation.

Powers of cor- 2. And be it enacted, That the said corporation shall have power to purchase and hold in fee a tract of land not exceed

poration.

ing five acres, situate in the township of North Brunswick, county of Middlesex, adjoining the ancient burying ground formerly upon the farm of the late John Van Cleef deceased, and to hold, occupy and improve the same, together with the said ancient burying ground, as a cemetery and to lay out and divide the said tract so purchased into sub lots, and to sell and dispose thereof for the purpose of burial, subject to such conditions, regulations and restrictions as may be established by the said corporation; provided, that it shall not be lawful Proviso. for the said corporation, nor for any other person, to encroach upon lots now occupied as family burying places in the said ancient burying ground, nor deprive any person entitled to bury in the said ground of the right of burial therein, subject to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the said corporation for the better government thereof.

3. And be it enacted, That the said corporation shall be composed only of such persons as shall be owners of burial lots in said cemetery; and in all elections for managers, every person of full age who shall be proprietor of a lot, or if there be more than one proprietor of any lot, then such person as the majority of joint proprietors shall designate to represent such lot may give one vote for each lot owned by him or them.

4. And be it enacted, That the affairs of said company shall Election of be managed by a board of seven managers; the first board managers. shall be composed of the persons above named as corporators whose term of office shall continue until the first day of March eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, on which day and annually thereafter on such day, at such place, and subject to such regulations as the said corporation shall prescribe, an election for seven managers shall be held, who shall hold their office for one year, and until others are chosen in their stead.

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5. And be it enacted, That the lands and property of said Property excorporation shall be exempt from all public taxes, rates and taxation. assessments, and shall not be liable to be sold on excution or to be applied in payment of debts due from individual proprietors; but the proprietors of lots or plats in said cemetery their heirs or devisees, may hold the same exempt therefrom so long as the same shall remain dedicated to the purpose of a cemetery.

6. And be it enacted, That the said corporation shall have the powers, privileges and immunities, and be subject to the restrictions and limitations contained in the seventh, eighth,

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