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and real estate devised to him as aforesaid, and all the right, Wortentitle, interest and estate of the state of New Jersey of, in and to the said lot of land, with the appurtenances thereto belonging, be and the same is hereby vested in the said Rachel Wortendyke, 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 March 5, 1874.

CHAPTER CLI.

A further supplement to the act entitled "An act to incorporate the Valley Express Company," approved April second, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two.

ed to build,

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the "Valley Express Company," Empowerare empowered, in addition to their other powers, to build, purchase, purchase, charter and own vessels, boats and tugs, or any charter, &c. share or shares, interest or interests, therein, legal or equit- boats, &c. able, to be propelled by steam or other motive power, and to be used in navigation between such ports as the business of the company may require.

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

Approved March 5, 1874.

vessels,

CHAPTER CLII.

An act for the relief of Nathan Long, Joel H. Long, Charles
H. Long, Emma J. Grimes, wife of Richard Grimes,
Joanna Long, Lydia A. Long, John Long, and Franklin
P. Long.

Preamble. WHEREAS, Ann Page, of the county of Burlington, in this state, who was the illegitimate daughter of Lydia Long, wife of Samuel Long, (said Lydia and Samuel having died in the life-time of said Ann,) has recently died unmarried, childless, and intestate, seized in fee, of a small house and lot of land in the village of Crosswicks, of the value of about fifteen hundred dollars, and possessed of personal property of about the same amount, and leaving no heirs capable of inheriting said land, and no lawful next of kin entitled to receive the surplusage of said personalty; and whereas, Nathan Long, the legitimate son, and only surviving son of said Lydia, and the natural half brother of the said Ann Page, and Joel H. Long, Charles H. Long, Emma J. Grimes, Joanna Long, Lydia A. Long, John Long and Franklin P. Long, lawful children of John Long, deceased, who was the legitimate son of the said Lydia, and a natural half-brother of the said Ann Page, are the only descendants of said Lydia, and the natural next of kin of said Ann Page, and are all in needy circumstances;

Certain

property

granted Nathan

Long and others.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the house and lot of land in the village of Crosswicks, in the county of Burlington, and state of New Jersey, whereof the said Ann Page was seized in her life-time and at her decease, be and the same is hereby granted to the said Nathan Long, Joel H. Long, Charles H. Long, Emma J. Grimes, Joanna Long, Lydia Long, John Long and Franklin P. Long, to have and to hold the same as tenants in common of the same estate therein, whereof the said Ann Page died seized, and in the same shares and

proportions, as if the said Ann had been the lawful child of the said Lydia Long, and the title to said land had been cast upon the said grantees, under the statute regulating the descent of lands in this state.

surplusage.

2. And be it enacted, That the administrator of the per- Adminissonal estate of the said Ann Page, deceased, appointed or to trator to be appointed by the surrogate of the said county of Bur-pay over lington, shall pay over to the said Nathan Long, Joel H. Long, Charles H. Long, Emma J. Grimes, Joanna Long, Lydia A. Long, John Long and Franklin P. Long, the whole surplusage of the goods, chattels and personal estate of the said decedent, and they are hereby empowered to receive and make acquittance for the same in the same manner time, shares and proportions as if the said Ann Page had been the lawful child of the said Lydia Long, and the said distributees were the lawful next of kin of said decedent, and the said distributions were made pursuant to the provisions of the laws of this state regulating the distribution of the estates of legitimate intestates.

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

Approved March 5, 1874.

CHAPTER CLIII.

A supplement to an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Hoboken Fire Insurance Company of the City of Hoboken," approved March twenty-first, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one.

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1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the board of directors of Board not said company may consist of as many members, not less than to be less thirteen, as may from time to time be prescribed by the by- teen. laws of the company; provided, that seven members of the Proviso. board shall constitute a quorum.

2. And be it enacted, That so much of section three of the Repealer. act to which this is a supplement as requires the board of

directors to consist of thirteen, be and the same is hereby repealed.

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

Approved March 5, 1874.

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CHAPTER CLIV.

An act to incorporate The Master Bricklayers Society of the City of Camden, New Jersey.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of corporators the State of New Jersey, That William H. Cole, Ira B. Jess, Samuel Monroe, Samuel Braddock, William H. Bishop and Joseph Butcher, and their associates and successors, be and they are hereby constituted and declared to be a body politic and corporate in law, under the name, style and title of Corporate "The Master Bricklayers Society of the City and County of Camden, New Jersey," and by that name to have perpetual succession, to have a corporate seal, with power to change the same at pleasure.

name

Object of society.

May make by-laws

2. And be it enacted, That the object of this society shall be for the cultivation and advancement of the art, trade, and mystery of bricklaying, and any like purpose appertaining to said society; they shall also have power to devise and adopt rules and regulations for the proper measuring, counting and estimating of buildings and parts of buildings in said city.

3. And be it enacted, That the said corporation shall have power to make and adopt by-laws and regulations for the admission, suspension and expulsion of members, the election of its officers, and to define their duties, for imposing fines and collecting the same, and contributions from the members, and for the general management of its affairs, and from time to time may alter or repeal the same.

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

Approved March 5, 1874.

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CHAPTER CLV.

An act to declare the true intent, purpose and meaning of
the fifth section of an act entitled "An act relative to the
Delaware and Raritan Canal Company, the Camden and
Amboy Railroad and Transportation Company, and the
New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Company," ap-
proved April fifteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight.
WHEREAS, The Delaware and Raritan Canal Company, the Preamble.
Camden and Amboy Railroad and Transportation Com-

pany, and the New Jersey Railroad and Transportation
Company, commonly called the United Canal and Rail-
road Companies of New Jersey (now "The United New
Jersey Railroad and Canal Company,") did on the twen-
tieth day of April eighteen hundred and seventy-one,
make, execute and deliver their mortgage, recorded inter
alia, in the clerk's office of Mercer county, at Trenton,
New Jersey, in book Y of Mortgages, page four hundred
and eight, &c., upon all their canals, railroads and prop-
erty, real and personal, and corporate rights and franchis-
es as in said mortgage recited, to the Fidelity insurance
Trust and Safe Deposit Company, of the city of Philadel-
phia, in trust to secure certain bonds or obligations, which
the said companies, mortgagors, had severally or collect-
ively issued, or intended to issue, as in said mortgage re-
cited, the proceeds of which have been or were intended
to be applied to the permant improvement or renewal of
all or any of their works; and whereas, it was the true
intent, purpose and meaning of the fifth section of the
said act, approved the fifteenth day of April, eighteen
hundred and sixty-eight, to authorize the said companies,
mortgagors, to make, issue and apply the bonds to be there-
after issued and secured by the said mortgage to the pur-
pose of paying off such loans as had been theretofore, or
might thereafter be made, when and as the same should
successively become due and payable, or in lieu of those

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