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acknowledged according to the laws of the state of New Jersey; therefore,

valid.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the Deed made State of New Jersey, That the said deed and certificates of acknowledgment thereof, and also the said record of said deed, shall be deemed and considered as good, valid and sufficient in law, and the said record or a certified copy shall be taken and received in evidence to prove the title to the property thereby conveyed, as fully as if the said acknowledgments had been in all things certified and proved according to the laws of the state of New Jersey, any law, custom or usage to the contrary notwithstanding.

Approved March 13, 1856.

CHAPTER CIII.

AN ACT to set apart and preserve for the purpose of a burying ground the land therein described, situated in the township of Bergen, in the county of Hudson.

WHEREAS, Abraham Speer, of the township of Bergen, in the county of Hudson, in the state of New Jersey, heretofore purchased about one acre and a half of land in said township, bounded as follows: on the north by the road leading from the old burying lot of Bergen church to the back road, westerly by land of John Johnson, Francis P. Vidal and Merseles Parks, southerly by land of Peter Sip, and easterly by lands of Peter Sip and Mrs. Van Riper and the old burying ground; out of which purchase were excepted John Johnson's lot and some burying lots; and whereas, said land is adjacent to an ancient burying

Preamble.

Lands to be appropriated

dead.

ground, and grants had before such purchase by said Speer been made for the purpose of interment within the bounds aforesaid, and said lands are now in use as a burying ground; and whereas, it is thought proper to preserve said lands so purchased for the purpose of a burying ground; therefore,

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the for burial of State of New Jersey, That the said lands shall be and remain appropriated to and for the burial of the dead, and to and for no other use or purpose whatever.

Street not to

be opened

2. And be it enacted, That the said lands shall not be used through land or occupied by any road, street or streets, or other way, or be opened therefor, and that no street or streets, road or roads, or other way, shall from henceforth be laid, used or occupied over, through or upon any part thereof.

Lands may be sold for

burial.

3. And be it enacted, That the said Abraham Speer, his purposes of heirs and assigns, shall be at liberty to sell and convey any of the said lands in said bounds to any other person or persons, with such conditions, reservations of profits, and perquisites and regulations, as he or they shall annex to such grants, but such conveyance shall operate only to pass such title as shall be necessary to allow the land so to be conveyed to be used and enjoyed only for the purpose of burying the dead, and to and for no other use or purpose whatever, and shall be subject to such reservations and regulations as may be agreed upon by the purchasers, or prescribed as hereinafter allowed. 4. And be it enacted, That the said Abraham Speer, his heirs and assigns, shall and may, from time to time, make and prescribe reasonable rules and regulations for the burying of the dead in the land so within the bounds aforesaid, and for building vaults, digging graves, and for other necessary and proper purposes, and the same to alter and make again as he or they shall deem expedient; provided, such rules and regulations are not contrary to the laws or constitution of this state or of the United States.

A. Speer may make rules

&c.

Proviso.

In cases of sale under execution.

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5. And be it enacted, That in case any of the said lands lying within the bounds aforesaid, shall hereafter become liable to execution or other process, or subject to any lien, a sale of such lands under such execution or other process, or under

such lien, or any other sale by virtue of legal proceedings taken to enforce the same, shall not pass any other right or title to the purchaser except that of the right to bury the dead within the limits of the land so sold, and such sale shall not, nor shall any other voluntary sale authorize the purchaser or purchasers, their heirs or assigns to, and they shall not disturb the remains of the dead then already buried in such lands so sold.

Approved March 13, 1856.

CHAPTER CIV.

AN ACT to secure to operatives in manufactories, and other em

ployees their wages.

of workmen.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the Lien in favor State of New Jersey, That no goods, chattels or personal property whatsoever, being in this state, and belonging to any manufacturer or other person or persons, or to any corporation, shall be liable to be removed by virtue of any execution, attachment or other process, unless the party by whom or at whose suit the said execution, attachment or other process was issued or sued out, shall first pay or cause to be paid to the operatives, mechanics and other employees employed by such manufacturer, person, persons or corporation, the wages then owing from such manufacturer, person, persons or corporation to the operatives, mechanics and other employees employed by them; provided, the same shall not exceed one Proviso. month's wages, and in case the sum owing as aforesaid shall exceed one month's wages, then the said party at whose suit such process is sued out, upon paying the said operatives, me

Duty of the
Sheriff, &c.

Proviso.

Proviso.

chanics and other employees one month's wages, may proceed to execute his process, as he might have done before the passage of this act; and the sheriff or other officer is hereby empowered and required to levy and pay to the plaintiff, as well the money so paid for wages, as the money to be made by virtue of such process.

2. And be it enacted, That if the sheriff or other officer shall, by virtue of any execution, attachment or other process, remove from the possession or premises of any person, persons or corporation against whom such process may be issued, any goods, chattels or personal property, without first paying to the operatives, mechanics and other employees of such person, persons or corporation, their wages, to the amount in the preceding section specified, such goods, chattels or personal property shall not be sold by such sheriff or other officer, so taking or removing the same, until ten days after such removal, and then not until the plaintiff or party at whose suit such goods or chattels are taken as aforesaid shall, before the sale thereof, pay to the operatives, mechanics and other employees of such person, persons or corporation against whom such process is issued, the wages due them at the time of such removal; provided, the same shall not in any case exceed one month's wages, and if more than one month's wages is owing to such operatives, mechanics or other employees, then the party by whom or at whose suit such execution or other process is issued, by paying one month's wages, may proceed to execute his process, and sell such goods or personal property; provided, the persons to whom such wages may be owing, shall, before the expiration of said ten days after such removal, give notice to the sheriff or other officer holding such process, of the amount of wages due, and claim the same, which notice may be served by delivering the same to said officer, or leaving a copy thereof at his usual place of abode. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately.

Approved March 13, 1856.

CHAPTER CV.

AN ACT to alter the township line between the township of North Brunswick and the township of South Brunswick, in the county of Middlesex.

of parts an

nexed to S.

Brunswick.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the Boundaries State of New Jersey, That all that part of the township of North Brunswick, lying within the boundaries and description, to wit: beginning on the line between the county of Somerset and Middlesex, near the school-house at Six Mile Run village, and along said line in an easterly direction, to the road known as Ayre's lane, and along the middle of said road to the Trenton and New Brunswick turnpike, and up the middle of said turnpike road to the present line between said townships, shall be set off from the aforesaid township of North Brunswick, and attached to the township of South Brunswick, in the county of Middlesex aforesaid.

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

Approved March 13, 1856.

CHAPTER CVI.

AN ACT to authorize the Board of Chosen Freeholders of the county of Passaic, to issue bonds in satisfaction of debts and obligations heretofore issued and contracted.

WHEREAS, the board of chosen freeholders of the county of Preamble. Passaic, in this state, has become largely indebted for

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