any person who has heretofore been elected to any office at any annual town election, so far as relates to said office, and all officers shall hold their office for the term for which they were elected. 67. And be it enacted, That this act shall be deemed and taken to be a public act, and shall take effect immediately. Approved April 13, 1868. CHAPTER CCCCXIX. A Supplement to the act entitled "An Act for the government and regulation of the State Prison." WHEREAS, it is desirable to promote the permanent reforma- Preamble. tion of the convicts in the State Prison by incitement to industry, good behavior and self-improvement; therefore, of the conduct be kept. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Dally record the State of New Jersey, That from and after the passage of of prisoners to this act it shall be the duty of the inspectors of the State Prison to assign to one or more officers thereof the keeping of a correct daily record of the conduct of each prisoner and of his labor, whether satisfactory or otherwise, and it shall be the duty of the keeper to see that the said record is regularly made and preserved under his care. reports to be 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said Tri yearly inspectors to make reports three times in each year from the made. said record of the conduct and labor of each prisoner; and said inspectors are hereby required to make and deliver a copy of the said reports to the secretary of state, on the Tuesday immediately previous to the meeting of the court of pardons, to be submitted to said court on the first day of their regular meeting, and afterwards filed in the office of said court. prisonment 3. And be it enacted, That for every month of faithful per- Term of imformance of assigned labor by any convict, as shown by the may be abated said record, there may be remitted to him by the said court of pardons two days of the term for which he was sentenced; and for every month of continuous orderly deportment, two days; and for manifest effort at intellectual improvement and self-control, one day. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved April 14, 1868. Corporators. Name. Shall be subject to pre CHAPTER CCCCXX. An Act to incorporate the Jersey Shore Automatic Railroad Company. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That Amariah Lake, William Rice, Jesse S. Lake, John Burroughs, Lucas Lake, Peter B. Risley, Joshua Lake, Nicholas Bowen, Joseph Sharp, together with such persons as shall subscribe to the stock hereby authorized, and their successors, be and are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic in law, by the name of "The Jersey Shore Automatic Railroad Company," and by that name shall have power to sue and to be ued, to defend and be defended, in all courts of law and equity, for the purpose of carrying passengers or freight on the Jersey strand, the cars to be drawn either by steam or horse-power; the cars are to be made on the plan of Jesse S. Lake's patent self-track-laying car, said cars to be used on any of Jersey strand bordering on the Atlantic ocean and Delaware bay, between Sandy Hook Point and Goshen Creek. 2. And be it enacted, That whenever the said company may scribed rules employ an engine or engines, or find it necessary to lay a track rate limits of or tracks upon or along any street, lane, alley or highway cities, &c. within the corporated limits of any city, village or borough, within corpo they shall be subject to the rules and regulations which the council and authorities of such incorporated city, village or borough may adopt, and pay such licenses and taxes for the use of such streets and privileges as may be required by ordinance governing vehicles for the transportation of citizens and freight on any such streets, lanes, alleys and highways. 3. And be it enacted, That the capital stock of said corpo- Capital stock. ration shall be twenty thousand dollars, and shall be divided into shares of twenty-five dollars each; and the said company may organize and commence operations whenever two thousand dollars shall have been subscribed to said stock; and the said stock shall be deemed personal property, transferable only on the books of said corporation, and shall be paid in at such times, in such manner, and upon such notice as the directors of the corporation may appoint. estate. 4. And be it enacted, That for carrying out the purposes May hold real mentioned in the first section, the said company may from time to time procure, hold and use Jesse S. Lake's patent self-track-laying cars, engines, horses, and such other personal property as may be needed by them for carrying on their business as aforesaid; and may also purchase, hold and convey so much real estate as may be considered necessary for the proper transaction of their business. a board of di 5. And be it enacted, That the business of the said corpo- Conducted by ration shall be conducted by five directors, one of whom shall rectors. be president, and one the treasurer; the said directors shall hold their office for one year and until others are elected in their stead; the election for directors shall be held annually, at such time and place as the by-laws of the corporation shall provide, at which each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote, in person or by proxy, for each share of stock held. ment. 6. And be it enacted, That at the annual meeting of the Annual statestockholders for the election of directors, the directors shall exhibit a full and complete statement of the affairs of the said company during the preceding year; and no dividends shall be declared upon the stock of said corporation, except from the net profits thereof; and this act shall continue in force sixteen years, and the principal office of said company shall be at Principal of Atlantic City. 7. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved April 14, 1868. fice, where located. Preamble. Mayor and aldermen may holders. CHAPTER CCCCXXI. An Act to authorize the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of WHEREAS, it is proposed to construct gas works in the city of Paterson under and by authority of an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Citizens' Gas Light Company of Paterson," approved March twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, and it is deemed desirable that the city of Paterson in its corporate capacity should become stockholders therein; therefore, 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of become stock- the State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful for the mayor and aldermen of the city of Paterson to subscribe for and to hold stock in said "Citizens' Gas Light Company of Paterson," to such an amount as they may by ordinance prescribe, not exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars, and to provide for the payment thereof by tax, which shall be assessed and collected as other taxes in said city are assessed and collected, which stock shall give to the said mayor and aldermen the same rights and privileges in said company in all respects as individual stockholders have or may have therein. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved April 14, 1868. Increase of capital stock, CHAPTER CCCCXXII. A Further Supplement to an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Miners, Manufactrers and Farmers' Railroad Company," approved March fourth, eighteen hundred and forty-six. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of and road ex- the State of New Jersey, That the capital stock of the said tended. company shall be increased to two millions of dollars, and that it shall be lawful for said company to construct and extend their railroad from a suitable point on the main road to Hoboken, on the Hudson river, in the county of Hudson, or to form a connection and junction with the Morris and Essex Railroad Company at any point west of Hoboken, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by said company; provided, that in crossing the Passaic river, the road shall Proviso. cross the said river at some point north of the Morris and Essex railroad. money on mortgage. 2. And be it enacted, That the said company be, and they May borrow are hereby authorized to borrow two millions of dollars for bond and the construction and equipment of their road, and to secure the repayment thereof by bonds or by mortgages on the property, privileges and franchises of the said company, and also that the payment of the principal and interest of said bonds and mortgages may be guaranteed by the Morris and Essex Railroad Company, upon such terms as may be agreed upon between the last named company and the Miners, Manufacturers and Farmers' Railroad Company, and also that the said the Miners, Manufacturers and Farmers' Railroad Company may lease their road to the Morris and Essex Railroad Company; and that any other than municipal corporation created by any existing law of this state may subscribe to the capital stock of the company, and hold the same as stockholders therein, and dispose of the same. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved April 14, 1868. CHAPTER CCCCXXIII. Supplement to an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Morristown Gas Light Company," approved February nineteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five. WHEREAS, the said "The Morristown Gas Light Company" Preamble. are about extending and increasing their works, and are |