May issue special stock Wiecher's Sugar Refining Company," and the capital of said Increase of corporation is hereby increased to four hundred thousand dolcapital stock. lars; and said corporation is hereby authorized from time to time, as required by the exigencies of said company, to issue special stock to those who may advance money to said company, which said special stock shall, however, form no part of the capital stock of said company, or entitle the holder thereof to vote thereon, and the provisions of the general act entitled "An Act concerning manufacturing corporations," approved March twenty-second, eighteen hundred and sixty, in relation to the redemption of special stock, the dividends thereon, the liability of the holders thereof, and requiring the assent of the stockholders to the issue thereof, shall apply to all the special stock issued by this corporation. 2. And be it enacted, That the directors and stockholders may, by a vote of three-fourths of their number, hold their meetings in the city of New York or in Jersey City. Meetings. Stockholders may surren ceive new stock. 3. And be it enacted, That the stockholders may surrender old and re-der the stock now held by them to said company, and thereupon the same shall be cancelled, and new certificates of stock issued for the number of shares in the old certificate, and for such additional number of shares as they may agree to take; and said new certificates shall contain such provisions, restrictions and conditions as may be agreed upon by the present stockholders, at a stockholders' meeting called for this purpose. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 8, 1870. May impound horses, cattle, CHAPTER XIV. An Act to prevent Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Swine, from running at large in the Upper Township, county of Cape May. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of sheep or swine the State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful for any per keepers of son who may reside within the limits of the Upper Township, in the county of Cape May, to drive or convey, to any public pound which may be in the said township, any horses, cattle, sheep or swine, found running at large in the public highways or elsewhere, within the bounds aforesaid, and impound the same; and the keeper or keepers of any public pound in Duties of the said township, is and are hereby authorized and required to pounds. receive such horses, cattle, sheep or swine, and the party (or the poundkeeper, if the duty be performed by him,) shall have thirty cents per head for driving or conveying to the pound each horse, head of cattle or swine, and ten cents for each sheep; and the poundkeeper shall also have thirty cents per head for every horse, head of cattle or swine, and ten cents for every sheep, for letting in the pound, and shall have the same fees per head on horses, cattle, sheep and swine, for letting out of the pound; and for feeding and attending, twenty-five cents per head for horses, cattle and wine, and ten cents per head for sheep, for every twentyfour hours or fractional part thereof they shall continue in said pound; and if the owner or owners of said horses, cattle sheep or swine so impounded, shall not pay the charges of impounding and keeping, within four days after such beast shall be impounded, and take the same away, it shall then be the duty of the poundkeeper to set up advertisements in five of the most public places in said township, describing such horses, cattle, sheep or swine, and giving at least ten days' notice of an intended day and place of sale; and if the May sell the owner or owners of such horses, cattle, sheep or swine, do same if onnot appear and redeem the said beasts before the time so pear. notified, the said poundkeeper shall sell the same accordingly to the highest responsible bidder present; and out of the money arising from such sale shall pay the charges arising from conveying to the pound, and retain in his hands his fees for impounding, keeping and feeding, and letting out of the pound said horses, cattle, sheep and swine, and fifty cents for advertising sale and collecting the money for each horse, cattle, sheep or swine, and return the overplus to the owner or owners of said beasts; and if no owner or owners shall appear and claim such overplus, within six months after such sale, the same shall be paid to the collector of taxes of said township, by him to be held and accounted for as part of the funds of said township. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the ers do not ap Election of inhabitants of said Upper Township, at their annual town pound keepers meeting, to elect annually any number of poundkeepers, not exceeding four, and authorize the erection of any number of pounds, to be situated at such places as shall be most convenient for purposes of impounding in said township. Repealer. 3. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act, so far as the same may apply to the said Upper township, be and the game are hereby repealed. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 8, 1870. Preamble. Names of cor rators. CHAPTER XV. An Act to incorporate the Washington Market Association of the city of Trenton, in the County of Mercer. WHEREAS, Geore Fitzgeorge, Adam Exton, Joseph B. Yard, John Taylor, Henry N. Barton, Casper Martino, Imlah and Charles Moore, Joseph G. Brearley, David Naar, Henry B. Howell, David Manko, John F. Klein and others, under and by virtue of an act entitled "An Act to authorize and encourage the improvement of property in this state," approved April ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, have associated themselves into a company under the name of the "Washington Market Association of the City of Trenton ;" and whereas, for the better carrying out of the objects for which said company was organized, the said company are desirous of procuring a special charter and act of incorporation; now, therefore, 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That George Fitzgeorge, Adam Exton, Joseph B. Yard, John Taylor, Henry N. Barton, Casper Martino, Imlah and Charles Moore, Joseph G. Brearley, David Naar, Henry B. Howell, David Manko, John F. Klein and their associates, heretofore known as "The Wash ington Market Association of the City of Trenton," and their successors and all other persons who shall become stockholders in the corporation hereby created, and their successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby made and constituted a hody politic and corporate in law, by the name of "The Corporate Washington Market Association of the City of Trenton," for name. the purpose of erecting a market house or market houses, leasing, renting and using the same, and carrying on the business incident thereto, and for such purpose the said company shall or may raise by subscription by opening the books therefor, or otherwise a capital stock of sixty thousand Amount of dollars, to be divided into shares of fifty dollars each, with capital stock. the privilege of increasing the same from time to time to any sum not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars; and it shall be lawful for said association to issue certificates of stock in whole or in part payment for any real or personal property purthased or leased by said company for the purpose of their business aforesaid; and it shall be lawful for the directors of said company to call and demand from the stockholders thereof respectively such installments, and at such times, and in such proportions, and upon such notice as they shall deem proper, not exceeding ten dollars on each share at any one time; and in case of failure by any stockholder to pay his or her Failure to pay installment or installments, as the case may be, at the time to work a forand place appointed for the payment thereof, or within thirty days thereafter, such stockholder shall incur a forfeiture of his or her share or shares, and of all previous payments made thereon for the use of said company. installments feiture. and hold real 2. And be it enacted, That said corporation may purchase, May purchase use, hold, possess and enjoy such real estate as may be necessary or expedient for the purposes of said corporation, and may sell, mortgage, lease, or otherwise dispose of the same at pleasure, and may borrow money and issue bonds therefor to an amount not exceeding at any one time threefourths of their paid up capital stock, and may sue and be ed in all courts of law and equity, and may have and use a emmon seal, and change and alter the same at pleasure, and my make such by-laws for their regulation and government as they may see proper; provided, the same are not inconsistent with the constitution or laws of this state or of the United States. 3. And be it enacted, That the affairs and business of the Directors, offisaid corporation shall be managed by not less than five nor cers, &c. Failure to elect not to dissolve. Annual statement. ton. more than eleven directors, who shall elect one of their number president, and said directors shall be stockholders in said corporation, and shall hold their offices for one year, and until others shall be chosen to fill their places; said directors shall be elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders, to be held on such day, at such hour of the day and at such place as the by-laws of the said corporation shall direct, and until such annual election shall take place, Adam Exton, Joseph B. Yard, Henry N. Barton, Imlah Moore and David Naar, being stockholders, shall be directors of said corporation; a majority of the directors shall, on all occasions, when assembled at such time and place as the by-laws shall prescribe, constitute a body competent to transact business, and all business matters before them shall be decided by a majority of votes; and in case a vacancy shall occur in the board of directors, by death, resignation, or a failure of the stockholders to elect the full number authorized by this act, the remaining directors for the time being, or a majority of them, shall have power to fill such vacancy by the appointment of any stockholder. 4. And be it enacted, That in case it shall happen that an election of directors shall not be made upon the day designated for that purpose, the said corporation shall not be deemed to be dissolved, but the stockholders may proceed to hold an election for directors on any other day, ten days' notice being given of the time and place of such election. 5. And be it enacted, That the said directors shall submit to the stockholders, at their annual meeting, a written statement of the affairs of said corporation, setting forth the amount of the capital stock paid in, the amount of money due to and from the said corporation, and the amount of all assets and property belonging to said corporation, as nearly as the same may be ascertained. Office at Tren- 6. And be it enacted, That the meetings of the directors shall be held at such time and place as the board of directors, or their by-laws, shall from time to time designate, but the main office of the said corporation shall be at Trenton, where regular books of account shall be kept, which shall always be open at reasonable hours for the inspection of the stockholders; and that books of transfer of stock shall also be kept, and shall be evidence of the ownership of stock in all elections and other meetings. Corporation, how dissolved 7. And be it enacted, That the said corporation hereby |