seven, as is inconsistent with this act, be and the same are hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 24, 1870.

CHAPTER CXXIII.

A Further Supplement to "An Act to facilitate Judicial Proceedings in the County of Essex," approved March fifteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine.

of clerk of

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Compensation the State of New Jersey, That the compensation of the clerk grand jury. of the grand jury of said Essex county shall hereafter be one hundred and fifty dollars per term instead of one hundred as in said act provided.

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

Approved March 1, 1870.

CHAPTER CXXIV.

A Supplement to "An Act to incorporate the Newark Fire Department," approved March fourth, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Repealer. the State of New Jersey, That the words "the fire wardens one representative, composed of eighteen men and upwards, and under eighteen men one representative," in section second of the act of which this is a supplement, be, and the

same are hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect immediately.

Approved March 1, 1870.

Preamble.

Appropriation

CHAPTER CXXV.

A Further Supplement to "A Further Supplement to 'An act to provide for the publication of the Public Laws of this State," approved March twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixtynine.

WHEREAS, all laws directed to be published by any existing laws of the state of New Jersey, in any of the newspapers published in the county of Hunterdon, for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, were published in the Clinton Democrat, a weekly newspaper published at Clinton, in the county of Hunterdon; and whereas, the said paper was formerly known by the name of the Constitutional Democrat, and under that name published the laws for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, from which publication the former publisher of said paper was by the act to which this is a supplement, declared to be entitled to receive compensation, and did receive such compensation; and whereas, the change in name of said paper has occurred since the passage of the act to which this is a supplement, and doubts may arise as to the authority of the comptroller to audit the bills for the publication of said laws for the year eighteen hundred and sixty nine,

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of for publication the State of New Jersey, That John Carpenter, junior, the

of laws.

publisher of the Clinton Democrat, a newspaper printed and published at Clinton, in the county of Hunterdon, be, and he is hereby declared to be entitled to receive the same compensation for publication in said newspaper of the laws of this state for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-nine, as was allowed the publishers of other newspapers in said county

for said or similar work.

2. And be it enacted, That this act shall enter effect imme

An Act to prevent the removal of dirt in Newton Township, in the county of Camden.

remove or de

sent of town

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Not lawful to the State of New Jersey, That it shall not be lawful for any posit dirt, &c. person or persons to remove or deposit any dirt, earth, filth, without conrubbish or other materials, in any of the highways, streets, ship commitlanes, alleys or thoroughfares in the township of Newton, in the county of Camden, without first having obtained the consent of the township committee, which consent must be in writing, signed by a majority of said township committee.

tee.

2. And be it enacted, That for the purpose of carrying Penalty for out and effecting the purpose and object provided for in the offending. first section of this act, the township committee of the township of Newton, in the county of Camden, are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to bring an action of debt in the court for the trial of small causes, against any person or persons offending against the provisions of the first section of this act, for the recovery of any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, which suit shall be brought by the clerk of said township committee, on behalf of the inhabitants of said township of Newton.

3. And be it enacted, That whenever complaint shall be Proceedings made by the said township committee, before one of the jus- on complaint. tices of the peace of said township of Newton, against any person or persons offending against the provisions of this act, the said justice shall thereupon issue his warrant for the apprehension of such person or persons, and the said jus tice before whom such person or persons shall be brought, shall require such person or persons to enter into good and sufficient recognizance to appear and answer said complaint,

case of default

and in default thereof such person or persons shall be committed to the county jail to await said investigation.

Proceedings in 4. And be it enacted, That if, at the said time and place so appointed, such person or persons shall not appear, or if such person or persons do appear, and make no demand for a trial by jury, then the said justice shall proceed to exam. ine the case and give judgment for said township, pursuant to the provisions of this act.

Fees of jurors,

&c.

5. And be it enacted, That the jurors, constable, justice of the peace and witnesses shall receive the same fees that they are by law entitled to receive in other actions of debt tried in the court for the trial of small causes.

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

Approved March 1, 1870.

Names of corporators.

Object.

May make bylaws.

CHAPTER CXXVII.

An Act to incorporate the Bruderliebe Association of Hacken

sack.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That John H. Holst, John Zimm, Philip Shaffer, Henry Snyder, Joseph Bakman, and their successors, and such others as may be associated with them, are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name aforesaid.

2. And be it enacted, That the object of this association is for mental and physical improvement.

3. And be it enacted, That the said association shall have power to make and adopt a constitution and by-laws for the regulation, admission, suspension and expulsion of its members, the collection of fees and dues, the election of its officers, and to define their duties, and for the safe keeping of its property and funds, and from time to time to alter or repeal such constitution, by-laws and regulations.

hold real es

4. And be it enacted, That said corporation shall have the May have and power to sue and may be sued by their corporate name, and tate. shall have power to take, by purchase, lease, gift, grant, devise and bequest, any real or personal estate, and hold, convey and transfer the same; provided, that such real or per- Proviso. sonal property shall not exceed at any time the value of twenty thousand dollars.

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

Approved March 1, 1870.

CHAPTER CXXVIII.

An Act to authorize the Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Bernardsville, in the county of Somerset, to sell and convey certain real estate.

perty held in

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of May sell the State of New Jersey, That the trustees of the Methodist church proEpiscopal Church of the village of Bernardsville, in the trust. county of Somerset, or their successors in office, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to sell and convey a certain lot of land situate in the said village of Bernardsville, in the county of Somerset, now held in trust as the property of the said Methodist Episcopal Church of Bernardsville, by virtue of a deed made to the trustees of said church by Charles S. Quinby and Margaret C., his wife, bearing date the twenty ninth day of March, anno domini eighteen hundred and sixty-five, and to make, execute and deliver a good and sufficient deed of conveyance therefor to the purchaser or purchasers for the same, and that such deed or deeds of conveyance shall be good and effectual in law.

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

Approved March 1, 1870.