same if not

veying 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 swine, 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 Poundkeeper the duty of the poundkeeper to set up advertisements in five may sell the of the most public places in said township, describing such reclaimed. horses, cattle, sheep or swine, and giving at least ten days' notice of an intended day and place of sale; and if the owner or owners of such horses, cattie, sheep or swine do not appear and redeem the said beasts before the time so 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 or 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 cwners 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 in- Election of habitants of said township of Maurice River, at their annual pound keepers town 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.

3. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts in- Repealer. consistent with the provisions of this act, so far as the same may apply to the said township of Maurice River be, and the same are hereby repealed.

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

Approved February 22, 1870.

porators.

CHAPTER XCIV.

An Act to incorporate the Dundee Boat Club of Paterson.

Names of cor- 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That Isaac F. Boice, John A. Beckwith, George H. Low, Garret A. Hobart, Isaac Newton, junior, and Robert I. Hopper, and such other persons as now are or hereafter may be associated with them, and their successors, shall be and are hereby constituted a body corporate by the name of "The Dundee Boat Club of Paterson," in the county of Passaic, for the purpose of engaging in and promoting rowing and other athletic exercises; the principal office of said corporation to be located in Paterson, in said county.

Corporate

name.

May purchase,

real and per

2. And be it enacted, That the said corporation is hereby hold and sell authorized to receive by donation, purchase or otherwise, and sonal estate. to hold and possess such real and personal estate as it shall deem necessary for the purposes of said corporation, and the same or any part thereof, to sell, mortgage, lease or otherwise dispose of at pleasure.

Amount of capital stock.

Powers.

3. And be it enacted, That the capital stock of said corporation shall not exceed the sum of ten thousand dollars, and shall be divided into shares of such amounts and transferable in such manner and upon such conditions as the said corporation shall prescribe.

4. And be it enacted, That the said corporation shall have power to make and adopt by-laws and regulations for the admission, suspension and expulsion of its members, the election of its officers and to define their duties, and for the general management of its affairs, and from time to time may alter or repeal the same, to adopt a corporate seal, and to change the same at pleasure, and in its corporate name may be sued,

and may institute suits both in law and equity, for the recovery of all fines, debts, fees, dues and arrearages due the said corporation, and for all other causes of action.

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

Approved February 22, 1870.

CHAPTER XCVL

An Act for the relief of Jeremiah Hays.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Pension. the State of New Jersey, That the sum of one hundred dollars be paid by the treasurer of this state to Jeremiah Hays, of Cape May county, a soldier of the war of eighteen hundred and twelve, upon the passage of this act, and at the rate of one hundred dollars per annum thereafter to be paid to him semi-annually during his lifetime.

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

Approved February 22, 1870.

CHAPTER XCVII.

An Act to prevent nuisances in the Township of Newton, in the

County of Camden.

abate nui

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Empowered to the State of New Jersey, That the township committee of the sances. township of Newton, in the county of Camden, are hereby authorized, empowered and directed to abate all nuisances

that may exist in the said township of Newton, and to remove or cause to be removed any nuisance that might be injurious to the public health, and to compel the party maintaining such nuisance to pay for the removal of the same.

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

Approved February 22, 1870.

Salary of the

mayor.

CHAPTER XCVIII.

A Further Supplement to the act entitled "An Act to revise and amend the charter of the city of Newark," approved March eleventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the salary of the mayor of the city of Newark shall be such sum not exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars per year, as shall be fixed therefor by the common council of said city.

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

Approved February 22, 1870.

Pension.

CHAPTER XCIX.

An Act for the relief of John Peer, of the county of Morris.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the treasurer of this state be and he is hereby authorized and required to pay to John Peer, of the county of Morris, who was a soldier in the war

of eighteen hundred and twelve, or to his order, the sum of one hundred dollars per annum during the term of his natural life in equal semi-annual payments of fifty dollars each, the first payment to be made upon the first day of June, eighteen hundred and seventy.

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

Approved February 22, 1870.

CHAPTER C.

An Act to incorporate the Long Branch and Sea Bright 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 Sea Bright and Long Branch Turnpike scription. Company shall be opened by William W. Shippen, Samuel B. Dod, William H. Wood, Joseph H. Cooper, Francis Corlies, Mifflin Paul, or a majority of them, who are hereby appointed commissioners to receive subscriptions to the said stock, as such times and such places as they, or a majority of them, may direct, giving notice 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.

capital stock.

2. And be it enacted, That the capital stock of said com. Amount of pany shall be five thousand dollars, with liberty for the said company to increase the same to fifteen thousand dollars, and shall be divided into shares of twenty-five dollars each; and that when fifty 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 "Sea Bright and Long Corporate Branch Turnpike Company," and by that name shall have, name. enjoy, and exercise all the rights, powers and privileges appertaining to corporate bodies, and necessary to carry the objects of said company into effect.

3. And be it enacted, That at the time of subscribing for