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CHAPTER XVI.

An act to incorporate "The Jersey City Directory Company."

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of corporators the State of New Jersey, That James Gopsill, Isaac Costa, John F. Jenne, William Gopsill, and Richard H. Wilson, and such other persons as may hereafter be associated with them and their successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, in fact and in law, Corporate by the name of "The Jersey City Directory Company," for carrying on the business of publishing directories, books, magazines, pamphlets, and general printing and publication, and that the persons above named, and their successors by the same name, shall be able and capable in law to acquire, purchase, receive, have, hold, and enjoy any lands, tenements, hereditaments and real estate, and any goods, chattels and property, whatsoever kind and quality, and necessary for the purposes of the corporation, and to sell, convey, lease, mortgage and dispose of the same, or any part thereof; to sue and be sued, plead and impleaded in all courts, whether in law or equity, and to make and use a common seal.

office.

Location of 2. And be it enacted, That the office of said corporation shall be at Jersey City, in the county of Hudson.

Capital stock.

3. And be it enacted, That the capital stock of said corporation shall be ten thousand dollars, with the privilege to the board of directors of increasing it any time to a sum not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, and a certificate of such increase shall within thirty days thereafter be filed in the office of the secretary of this state; said stock shall be divided into shares of fifty dollars each, which shall be subscribed and twenty five per cent. thereof paid in and the balance thereof paid in at such times, upon such notice, and in such manner and installments as the directors of said corporation, by their by-laws or otherwise, shall direct, and that in case of the failure of any stockholder to pay any

installment on his or her stock, at the place and within thirty days of the time appointed for the payment thereof, such stockholder shall incur a forfeiture of his or her share or shares of stock, and of all previous payments thereon.

stock deem

property,

4. And be it enacted, That the capital stock of the said cor- Capital poration shall be deemed personal property, and the shares ed personal of stock shall be transferable in such manner as the board and shares of directors by their by-laws may direct, and every share of how transstock shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote, either in ferred. person or by proxy.

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whom man

5. And be it enacted, That the affairs of said corporation Affairs of shall be managed by a board of directors, not less than five tion by nor more than thirteen in number, to be chosen, except as aged. hereinafter provided, by the stockholders of the corporation annually, at such time and in such manner as the by-laws of said corporation may direct, which directors shall serve for one year, and thereafter until others shall be chosen in their stead, notice of which election shall be previously given for two weeks in a newspaper published in the county of Hudson; the said directors shall, from time to time, elect a president from their own number, who shall hold his office until the next annual election for directors, and until another shall be elected in his stead, and may also appoint such other officers as they may deem necessary; that a majority of the directors shall form a quorum capable of transacting all business, and any vacancy in the board of directors may be filled by the remaining directors until the next annual election; and if for any reason an election for directors shall not be held at the time appointed, the corporation shall not for that cause be dissolved, but such election may be held at any time after; provided, two weeks' notice shall Proviso. be given of such election in a newspaper published in the county of Hudson.

act as first

6. And be it enacted, That the persons mentioned in the Who to first section of this act shall be the first directors of said directors. corporation, and shall hold their office until the first annual election for directors, and until others shall have been elected in their stead.

directors

7. And be it enacted, That the board of directors may, Board of from time to time, make, alter, and repeal by-laws for the their powgovernment of the corporation, its officers and agents, the ers and dupreservation and use of its property, and the conduct and

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management of its business; provided, that no such by-law shall conflict with the constitution of the United States, or this state, or any law of either.

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

Approved February 5, 1874.

CHAPTER XVII.

An act for the relief of Hannah Stokler.

Preamble. WHEREAS, Peter Stokler, late of the city or Newark, Essex county, New Jersey, departed this life on or abont the twenty-sixth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, intestate and without issue, leaving Hannah Stokler, his widow, and no lawful heir who can inherit the estate of which he died possessed, being a small house and lot in the said city of Newark; and whereas, the said widow, Hannah Stokler, by her labor and industry, accumulated a considerable portion of the money which was used in the purchase of said house and lot, and in clearing off the incumbrance thereon, and being advanced in life, is largely dependent upon the small income arising therefrom for her support; therefore,

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vested in Hannah Stockler.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That all the estate, right, title, and interest of the said Peter Stokler, deceased, at the time of his death, of, in and to the following described lot of land and premises situate in the city of Newark, Essex county, New Jersey: beginning in the westerly line of Humes street, five hundred and fifty-two feet distant southerly from the point at the angle formed by said line and the southeasterly line of lands now or lately owned or belonging to Jedediah J. Nichols ; thence first, north sixty-eight degrees, west two hundred and ninety-seven feet nine inches; thence second, south seventy degrees, west to the north west corner of lot number one hundred and twenty-eight, thirty feet more or less; thence third, south sixty-eight degrees, east

two hundred and ninety-five feet five inches more or less to Humes street; thence north, twenty-two degrees, east thirty feet to the place of beginning, being marked as lot number one hundred and twenty-nine on a map of the property late of A. W. Corey Esq., on or adjacent to Belmont street in said city of Newark, with the appurtenances, being the lot hereinbefore mentioned, and all the right, title, interest and estate of the State of New Jersey, of in and to the said lot and appurtenances, be and the same is hereby vested in the said Hannah Stokler, her heirs and assigns, to her and their only proper use, benefit and behoof forever.

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

Approved February 5, 1874.

CHAPTER XVIII.

An act to incorporate the Right Honorable Grand Lodge
Ancient Order of Good Fellows, of New Jersey.

tors.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the members of the Right Honor- Corporaable Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of Good Fellows of the state of New Jersey, and such other persons as may hereafter become members thereof, are hereby created a body politic and corporate in deed, and in law by the name, style and title of the "Right Honorable Grand Lodge of the An- Corporate cient Order of Good Fellows" of the state of New Jersey, to be composed of a board of incorporation as follows: grand Board of master, deputy grand master, grand chaplain, grand secre- what comtary, grand treasurer, grand warden, grand tyler, who shall be elected annually, in such time and place and in such manner as the constitution and by-laws provide.

name.

posed.

2. And be it enacted, That the said corporation by that General name shall have and enjoy perpetual succession, be able to powers. sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in all courts of law or elsewhere in this state, and shall be able and capable in law and in equity, to take, purchase, hold and receive to

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May grant charters to subordi

them and their successors for the use of said association any lands, tenements, goods, chattels, sum or sums of money, by grant, gift, bargain and sale, will, devise or bequest, from any person or persons whatsoever, and the same to grant, bargain, sell, mortgage, improve or dispose of for the use of the association, and in general to do all things which may be lawful or necessary for the well-being and proper management of the said corporation; provided, that the real estate of which the said corporation shall any time be possessed shall not exceed the clear annual value of one thousand dollars.

3. And be it enacted, That the said corporation shall have power to grant charters to subordinate lodges of the Ancient nate lodges Order of Good Fellows in the state of New Jersey, according to the regulations, by-laws, rules and constitution adopted to govern the same, or may be necessary for their government and the promotion of the principles of said association; provided, that no by-laws, rule or regulation as aforesaid, shall be valid it inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this state or of the United States of America.

Proviso.
Subordi-

4. And be it enacted, That any subordinate lodges charnate lodges tered by this association, shall have no power at any time. not to with- within themselves to withdraw from this association nor sever their connection with the order in the state of New Jersey.

draw, &c.

Present officers to re

fice until

election

5. And be it enacted, That the present officers of the said main in of corporation constituting the corporate board shall continue in their respective stations, until an election shall be held under this act, and the constitution and by-laws now in force shall be good and valid until altered, amended or ab. rogated by the said corporation.

held.

common seal.

To have a 6. And be it enacted, That the said Right Honorable Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of Good Fellows as incorporated, shall have power to make and use a common and corporate seal, and to alter, destroy and renew the same at pleasure, and to elect and appoint such officers of said association as said corporation may think necessary, and they shall be elected at such time and place and in such manner as the rules and by-laws of said corporation may direct.

Objects of association

7. And be it enacted, That the objects of this association shall be to maintain and promote the principles of good fellowship, to afford relief to the members thereof and their families, in case of sickness, to defray the funeral expenses

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