PRIVATE ACTS

PASSED BY THE

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTH LEGISLATURE.

CHAPTER XIV.

An Act to authorize Joel Wilson and others, trustees for the Religious Society of Friends, to sell a certain meeting house and lot of ground in the township of Shrewsbury, county of Monmouth and State of New Jersey.

WHEREAS, It has been represented to the legislature of the Preamble. state of New Jersey that Joel Wilson, of the county of Middlesex, Henry Wood, William C. Ivins, Samuel Allinson and James Allinson, of the county of Mercer, and Richard F. Mott, of the county of Burlington, in this state, acting as trustees for the Religious Society of Friends, do now hold a certain meeting house and lot of ground situated in the village and township of Shrewsbury, in the county of Monmouth, in the said state, described as follows, to wit: Beginning at the northeast corner of Edward Henry Vanuxem's lot, thence running westwardly four chains and sixtythree links, to the line of James Dorset; thence northwardly on said line, one chain eleven and one-half links; thence eastwardly on the south line of said Dorset, four chains and sixty-three links, to the road from Eatontown to Red Bank, and thence southwardly on said road, one chain eleven and one-half links, to the place of beginning, containing fifty

one-hundredths of an acre, more or less; that the particular trusts and purposes for which said meeting house and lot are so held are set forth in the original deed for the same, made by Benjamin Parker and Margaret, his wife, of the said township of Shrewsbury, to Luke Conrow and others, dated the fifteenth day of the seventh month, anno domini one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, and recorded in the clerk's office of the said county of Monmouth, in Book K4 of Deeds, page forty-four, et cetera; that among the said trusts and purposes it is declared by the said deed that the grantees and trustees therein named, and their successors in the said trusts, should hold the said house and lot of ground for the only proper use, benefit and behoof of the monthly meeting of the Religions Society of Friends (called Orthodox), in the township of Shrewsbury, to be used and applied in such manner as the said monthly meeting shall direct, or if, in case the said monthly meeting shall cease to exist, then to be used and applied as the quarterly meeting of the said Society of Friends held at Shrewsbury and Rahway might direct; or in case the said quarterly meeting should be dissolved, then to be used in such way as the yearly meeting of the said Society of Friends (called Orthodox) for Pennsylvania and New Jersey, et cetera, held on Arch street, in the city of Philadel phia, might direct; yet, so as to secure to the Friends (called Orthodox, and no others.) in the township of Shrewsbury a place for public worship; that in consequence of the decease and removal of nearly all the members of the said Society of Friends from the vicinity of the said meeting house within the period which has elapsed since the date of the said deed there have been no meetings for divine worship held therein for several years past, and the said monthly meeting of Friends of Shrewsbury, as also the said quarterly meeting of Shrewsbury and Rahway, have ceased to exist, and have been formally dissolved by the yearly meeting of the Society of Friends, held in Philadelphia aforesaid; that in pursuance of the further terms of the said deed of trust, Lambert R. Ivins and Benjamin C. Parker, surviving trustees of the said premises, did convey the same, by the direction of the said yearly meeting of Friends for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, et cetera, held in Philadelphia, to the said Joel Wilson, Henry Wood,

William C. Ivins, Samuel Allinson, James Allinson and Richard F. Mott, in trust for the said purposes; that at a yearly meeting of the said Religious Society of Friends for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, et cetera (called Orthodox), held at their meeting house on Arch street, in the city of Philadelphia, on the twenty-second day of the fourth month, one thousand eight hundred and eighty, the following minute or resolution was duly adopted, viz.: "The attention of this meeting having been called to the situation of the meeting house and lot of ground at Shrewsbury, Monmouth county, New Jersey, which is now under the care of trustees appointed by this yearly meeting, and it being represented that no meeting for divine worship has been held in the house for several years past, and that there are not sufficient members of the Society of Friends in that vicinity to sustain such a meeting, it is the judgment of this meeting that the property should be sold; the trustees holding the legal title thereto are accordingly directed to apply to the next legislature of New Jersey for authority to sell the house and lot for such price as the trustees may think sufficient, and to apply the proceeds, under the direction of this meeting, for such purposes as may seem to accord most nearly with the intentions of the donors, as expressed in the original deed of trust for the premises; therefore,

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1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Trustees authe State of New Jersey, That Joel Wilson, Henry Wood, meeting-house William C. Ivins, Samuel Allinson, James Allinson, Rich- and of ard F. Mott, trustees aforesaid, and the survivors of them, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to sell at public or private sale, for such price as they may deem reasonable, all that the aforesaid meeting house and lot of ground situated in the village of Shrewsbury, county of Monmouth and state of New Jersey, as hereinbefore described, and to grant and convey the same, by a good and sufficient. deed in fee simple, to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, clear of all trusts, and without any liability on the part of such purchasers to see to or be responsible for the application of the purchase money.

vest proceeds

2. And be it enacted, That upon the receipt of the purchase Trustees to inmoney or price of the said premises, after defraying the of sale, &c. necessary costs and expenses incurred in publishing and enrolling this act, and in advertising and selling the said prop

erty or otherwise concerning the same, the said trustees shali and may invest the net proceeds thereof in such way and manner, and appropriate the income thereof for such uses and purposes as may seem most nearly to accord with those desiznated by the said original deed of trust for the said land and premises, as the said yearly meeting of the Religious Socie of Friends (called Orthodox), held at Philadelphia, for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, et cetera, shall and may from time t time direct and appoint, by any minutes or resolutions concerning the same, adopted at its annual sessions.

3. And be it enacted, That this act shall go into effect immediately.

Approved February 16, 1881.

Preamble.

Corporation

thorized to sell and convey lands and invest proceeds of sale.

CHAPTER CLV.

An Act to empower "The Rector, Church Wardens a Vestry of Saint Peter's Church, in Perth Amboy," to mak sale and conveyance of certain real estate.

WHEREAS, The said corporation is in possession of certa real estate, conveyed thereto by George Willocks and wi as to one undivided moiety thereof, and by John Harris as to the other undivided moiety thereof, by deeds made the year one thousand seven hundred and nineteen, in tru to and for the use of such ministers as serve the cure of sa church and celebrate the worship of God according to the liturgy of the Church of England for the time being at their successors forever; and whereas, said lands hav become valuable for building purposes, it is expedient th the same be sold, and their proceeds devoted to such therefore,

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly ( the State of New Jersey, That the said corporation, " Church Wardens and Vestrymen of Saint Peter's Church, Perth Amboy," are hereby authorized, at their discretion,

sell and convey the said lands, to them conveyed as aforesaid, by the said George Willocks and John Harrison, and to invest the proceeds of such sale in bonds of the United States or in first bond and mortgage on improved real estate worth double the amount loaned thereon, which securities shall be held (by the said corporation) only upon the same trust aforesaid, that is to say, to pay the interest and profits thereof to the rector or other minister of said church for the time being.

mortgages and

be used, &c.

2. And be it enacted, That neither the said bonds and Bonds and mortgages, nor the said interest thereon, shall be used for any interest, not to other use or purpose whatsoever, nor shall any part of the proceeds of any such sale be loaned, directly or indirectly, to any minister, warden or vestryman of said church.

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estate used for

3. And be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for the Unlawful to said corporation to sell, convey or mortgage any part of the mortgage real real estate to them belonging, and used for their church, church and burial ground or Sunday school, anything in this or any other other purposes. act to the contrary notwithstanding.

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

Approved March 23, 1881.

CHAPTER CXCIII.

A Supplement to an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Order of Saint Benedict in New Jersey," approved March fifth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.

conferred

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Certain rights the State of New Jersey, That the corporation created by the act to which this is a supplement, shall have and possess the right and power of conferring the usual academic and other degrees granted by any other college in this state.

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

Approved March 25, 1881.