6. And be it enacted, That no appeal to the prerogative When ap court, from any order, sentence, or decree of any orphans' made. court of this state, hereafter to be made, shall be allowed, unless such appeal shall be demanded within six months from the time of the making of such order, sentence, or decree; and that no appeal from any such order, sentence, or decree, heretofore made, shall be allowed, unless such appeal be demanded within six months from the time of the approval of this act. apply in cer. 7. And be it enacted, That this act shall not be held to ap- Act not to ply to cases where, by law, the time within which appeals shall tain cases. be taken from the orders, sentences, or decrees of the orphans' court to the prerogative court, is now limited. 8. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 28, 1849. AN ACT to incorporate the Morris County Mutual Life and Fire Insurance Company. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Names of the State of New Jersey, That Ira C. Whitehead, Francis corporators. Child, Moses A. Brookfield, George H. Ludlow, James J. Scofield, Ebenezer B. Woodruff, Ashbel Bruen, Freeman Wood, George Vail, Benjamin O. Canfield, John B. Johnes, Thomas L. King, Thomas C. Willis, and others, their associates, successors, and assigns, shall be, and are hereby ordained, constituted, and declared to be a body politic and corporate, in fact and in name, of "the Morris County Mutual Life and Style of inFire Insurance Company," to be located at Morristown, in this state; and, in addition to the real estate which the said corporation is allowed to hold, they may hold all such real estate as shall have been bona fide mortgaged to it by way of security, or conveyed to it in satisfaction of debts previously contracted in the course of its business, or purchased at sales on judgments or decrees which shall have been obtained for such debts. tion of direct ors. 2. And be it enacted, That all persons who shall at at any time Annual elec hereafter insure in or with the said association, shall, while they so continue, be deemed and taken as members of the said corporation; and that the property and concerns of the said corporation shall be conducted and managed by thirteen directors, a majority of whom shall be residents of Morris county, to be What proinsured. chosen by ballot, by and from among the members, and shall hold their offices for one year and until others are chosen ; and that the election for directors shall be held on the third Monday of April, in every year, at the office of the company, or such other place as a majority of the directors may previously designate, public notice of which shall be given by the secretary, in one or more newspapers printed or circulating in the county of Morris, at least two weeks previous to the time of holding such election; and if any of the said directors shall die, refuse to serve, or neglect to act in their said office for the space of two months, then and in every such case the remaining directors shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies until the next annual election; provided, that the persons named in the first section of this act shall be directors, until others are chosen in their stead. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for perty may be the said corporation to insure lives, and to make all and every insurance appertaining to or connected with life risks, of whatever kind or nature; and also to insure all kinds of property, both real and personal, against loss or damage by fire. sure. Married wo- 4. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for any marmen may in- ried woman, by herself and in her name, or in the name of any third person, with his assent as her trustee, to cause to be insured, for her sole use, the life of her husband for any definite period, or for the term of his natural life; and in case of her surviving her husband, the sum or net amount of the insu rance becoming due and payable by the terms of the insurance shall be payable to her, to and for her own use, free from the claims of the representatives of her husband, or of any of his creditors; but such exemption shall not apply when the amount of premium annually paid shall exceed three hundred dollars. Insurance 5. And be it enacted, That in case of the death of the wife how paid in before the decease of the husband, the amount of the insurance may be made payable after death to her children, for their use, and to their guardian, if under age. case of death of wife. Surplus fund may be loaned. Directors to 6. And be it enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the officers of said corporation to take the notes or obligations of the members for the amount, either in part or the whole, of the premium of insurance, in proportion to the amount insured, and to loan such pórtion of their money on hand as may not be immediately wanted for the purposes of said corporation. 7. And be it enacted, That at the first meeting of the direcchoose pre- tors, held after the organization of this company, and at every annual meeting of the directors in each year after, they shall choose, from among themselves, one person for president, who shall continue in office until the next annual meeting and until another shall be appointed in his place. to be made 8. And be it enacted, That all policies of insurance, which Assessment shall be made by the said corporation in pursuance of this act, for losses shall be made on such terms and conditions, and for such peri- sustained. ods of time, and confined to such persons, as shall be from time to time ordered and prescribed by the by-laws, rules, and regulations of said corporation; and if, at any time, it shall so happen that there shall be just claims on the corporation for losses sustained, to a greater amount than they have funds on hand to discharge, in such cases the directors for the time being shall, with all convenient expedition, proceed to assess such deficiency, in a ratable proportion, on the members of the association, or their lawful representatives, according to the amount of each member's insurance; provided, that such assessment shall not exceed the amount of the note or obligation given by each member, and one per cent. on the principal sum mentioned in each policy; which rates or assessments shall be approved of by a majority of the directors; and notice in writing shall be given to each member, or his lawful representative, of the assessment and amount by him, her, or them required to be.paid; and each and every member, or his lawful representative, so notified, shall pay the same to the trearer for the time being within sixty days after such notification, and in default thereof shall forfeit all right and claim to any policy that he may have obtained, and be no longer a member of the association, and shall also be liable for the amount of such assessment, with interest, to be recovered by action of debt, with costs of suit, before any court of competent jurisdiction; provided, that the accumulated funds from premiums for insurance against fire shall be kept, upon the books and in the treasury of said company, distinct and separate from the other funds thereof, and in case of loss by fire, the indemnification shall be paid out of such fund exclusively; and in all cases of life risks, the indemnification or annuity shall be paid out of the funds arising from premiums upon such risks exclusively. 9. And be it enacted, That three or more of the directors Special shall have power to call a meeting of the directors, by giving directors. notice in one or more newspapers published or circulating in the county of Morris, at least ten days before said meeting. 10. And be it enacted, That this act shall continue in force Limitation for the term of twenty years; and the said corporation shall possess the general powers, and be subject to the restrictions and liabilities, contained in the act entitled, "An act concerning "corporations," approved the fourteenth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, so far as the same are applicable. 11. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 28, 1849. AN ACT to prevent swine from running at large in the village of reamble. WHEREAS serious inconvenience is felt by the inhabitants of the village of Medford, in the county of Burlington, and the inhabitants of the villages of Lower and Upper Rahway and of Leesville, in the counties of Essex and Middlesex, in consequence of the owners of swine permitting them to run at large, and whereas no adequate remedy is provided by law-therefore, Swine may ed and sold. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of be impound the State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful for any person who is a resident of the village of Medford, in the county of Burlington, or a resident of the villages of Lower and Upper Rahway and of Leesville, in the township of Rahway, in the county of Essex, and of the township of Woodbridge, in the county of Middlesex, to drive or convey to the public pound, in said townships, any swine found running at large in the public streets, highways, or otherwise, within the circuit of one mile from the banking houses in said villages, and impound the same; and the keeper or keepers of the public pounds in said townships is or are hereby required and authorized to receive all such swine, and shall have twenty-five cents per head for impounding each swine; and the keeper shall have the sum of twenty-five cents for letting in and out of the pound, for each and every one, and for feeding and attending, five cents per head for every twenty-four hours they shall continue in said pound; and if the owner or owners of the said swine so impounded shall not pay the charges of impounding and keeping them, within six days after such swine shall be impounded, and take the same away, it shall then be the duty of the said pound keeper to set up advertisements in three of the most public places in said villages, describing such swine, and giving at least ten days' notice of an intended day of sale; and if the owner or owners of such swine do not appear and redeem the same, before the time so notified, the said pound keeper shall sell the same accordingly; and, out of the money arising from such sale, shall pay the charges of conveying to the pound, and retain in his hands his fees for impounding, keeping, and feeding said swine, and twenty-five cents for the advertising, sale, and collecting the money for each swine, and return the surplus to the owner of the swine, if they shall appear and claim the same; and if no owner shall appear and claim such overplus, within six months after such sale, the same shall be paid to the overseer of the poor of the said townships, for the use of the poor of said townships. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect on the first day of May next. Approved February 28, 1849. AN ACT to incorporate the Westfield and Camden Turnpike Company. books of sub 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Commissionthe State of New Jersey, That the subscription books of the ers to open capital stock of the Westfield and Camden Turnpike Company scription. shall be opened by Samuel R. Lippincott, Nathaniel N, Stokes, John S. Hylton, William Folwell, Chalkley Gillingham, Joseph R. Weatherby, and Nathan H. Conrow, or any three of them, a majority of whom are hereby appointed commissioners to receive subscriptions to said stock, at such times and places as they, or a majority of them, may direct, giving notice thereof, at least twenty days prior to the opening of said books, by publishing the same in at least two of the newspapers published in this state. 2. And be it enacted, That the capital stock of said com- Amount of pany shall be seven thousand dollars, with liberty of the said capital stock. company to increase the same to fourteen thousand dollars, and shall be divided into shares of twenty-five dollars each; and that when two hundred shares shall be subscribed for, the persons holding the same shall be,. and they are hereby incorporated into a company, by the name of "the Westfield and Camden Turnpike Company;" and by that name shall have, enjoy, and exercise all the rights, powers, and privileges ap- |