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An Act to incorporate the Saint Michael's Total Abstinence Benevolent Society, of Jersey City.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Names of corthe State of New Jersey, That Patrick Meehan, Dennis porators. Leary, Hugh Murphy, Reverend John De Concilio, Patrick Kelly, James W. O'Brien, Daniel Hartigan, John Fleming, David Lane and John E. O'Brien, and such other persons as may hereafter be associated with them by becoming members of said society, and their successors, are hereby created a body politic and corporate by the name of "The Saint Corporate Michael's Total Abstinence Benevolent Society."

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2. And be it enacted, That all persons who are now mem- Present members of said society as it is at present organized shall continue so tinue so to be under this act, and shall be entitled to all the privileges and advantages arising from this act of incorporation.

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3. And be it enacted, That the persons who are now officers Present offlof said society as at present organized shall continue so to be until others under this act until others are duly elected in their stead by are elected. the members of said society.

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4. And be it enacted, That there shall be an annual elec- Annual election for officers of said society, and all the members in good standing shall be entitled to vote thereat.

5. And be it enacted, That the objects of this society shall objects. be purely moral and charitable, being to provide for the temporal welfare of the members thereof by affording relief in case of accident or sickness, assisting to bury deceased members and the deceased wives of members, encouraging all persons to abstain from the use of intoxicating liquors, and for

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any other benevolent or charitable purpose appertaining to said society.

6. And be it enacted, That the said society shall have power to make such by-laws and regulations for its management as its members shall deem necessary and proper; provided, the same are not inconsistent with the laws of this state or of the United States.

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

Approved February 3, 1870.

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CHAPTER IX.

A Supplement to "An Act to incorporate the Port Oram Iron Company," approved March thirty-first, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the said Port Oram Iron Comby bond and pany shall be and they are hereby authorized at any time during the continuance of its charter, to borrow such sum or sums of money from time to time, and for such time as shall be necessary for the purpose of paying existing debts, and for the uses and objects of said company and the due prosecution of its business, and to secure the payment thereof by the execution and negotiation of any note or notes, bond or bonds secured by mortgage upon its lands, property and appurtenances, franchises and machinery, or any part thereof, and to negotiate or sell said notes or bonds for the highest price the same will bring; provided, that it shall not be lawful for the said company to plead any statute or statutes of this state against usury in any suit in law or equity instituted to enforce the payment of any note, bond or mortgage executed under or in pursuance of this section, and the same shall not be invalidated by reason of the discount or deduction hereby authorized, nor shall any person or corporation incur any penalty therefor.

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An Act amendatory of "An Act for the relief of Joseph P. Brown, of the county of Monmouth."

WHEREAS, an act was passed by the legislature of eighteen Preamble. hundred and sixty-nine, approved April first, granting to Joseph P. Brower, of the county of Monmouth, a soldier of the war of eighteen hundred and twelve, a pension of one hundred dollars per annum, but owing to an error in the engrossment of said act, the name was written "Brown" instead of "Brower," the treasurer could not pay the said pension, now, therefore to correct said error, and to effectuate said act,

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Pension. the State of New Jersey, That the treasurer of this state be, and he is hereby authorized and required to pay to said Joseph P. Brower, or to his order, the sums, and at the times required to be paid by the act to which this is amendatory; the sum due from the first day of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, to be paid upon the approval of this act.

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

Approved February 3, 1870.

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CHAPTER XI.

Supplement to "An Act to incorporate the Hudson County Gas Light Company," approved March sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-three.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of capital stock. the State of New Jersey, That the directors of the said company be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to increase the capital stock of said company to any amount not exceeding six hundred thousand dollars, divided in shares of fifty dollars each, as in the act to which this is a supplement is provided.

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

Approved February 3, 1870.

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CHAPTER XII.

An Act to incorporate the Washington Kranken-Unterstuetzungs-
Verein, of Washington, South River.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That Maximillian Frommel, Charles Wall, Alois Allgaier, Adam Zink, George Leonhard Koch, Charles Knaussmann, Henry Schroeder, senior, John Brown, John Adam, William Alberd, Christoph Hadler, Peter Hoffmann, Frederic Jacke, Gustav Wall, Jacob Levinson, Henry Schroeder, junior, John Hart, Christian Meincke, Robert Kohn, John Knab, Bartholomaeus Stegmueller, John Weich, John Weidman, Frank Rees, Konrad Brenker, Konrad Kohlhepp, John Hoffmann, Karl Alletse, Heinrich Becker, Frederick Engert, Konrad Sebold, Gg. Schweiger, Peter

Huber, Heinrich Lohmann, John Klein, Michael Klein, Charles W. Knaussmann, and such other persons as now are, or hereafter shall become members of the "Washington Corporate Kranken-Unterstuetzungs-Verein," are hereby constituted a body incorporate by the name aforesaid, to have perpetual succession, and to have a common seal.

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2. And be it enacted, That the object of this corporation object. shall be the relief of the sick, the burial of the dead, and the protection of the widow and orphan.

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3. And be it enacted, That the said corporation shall have General pow power to adopt a code of by-laws for the better management of its finances, general business, election and duty of its officers; provided, that such by-laws shall not be repugnant Proviso. to, nor inconsistent with the constitution of the United States or of this state.

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4. And be it enacted, That the said corporation may hold May hold real real or personal estate, either purchased or devised, not to estate. exceed the amount of twenty thousand dollars.

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5. And be it enacted, That the said corporation shall Restrictions possess all the powers and privileges, and be subject to all' the restrictions and liabilities contained in the act entitled "An Act concerning corporations," passed and approved February fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred and fortysix, and the various supplements thereto.

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

Approved February 3, 1870.

CHAPTER XIII.

A Further Supplement to "An Act to incorporate the New Jersey Sugar Refining Company," approved March twentieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Change of corthe State of New Jersey, That the name of said corporation porate name. be, and is hereby changed to "F. O. Matthiessen and

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