Deed declared valid. ing his indebtedness; and whereas, the said court did order sale of certain lands of the deceased, under and pursuant to which order the said executors did sell certain lands of the said deceased, and did report to the said court the sale thereof, at the December term thereof, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, as having been sold at public vendue to Joseph Shotwell, senior, for the sum of two hundred and forty-one dollars, and did, at the same term of the said court, obtain a decree confirming such sale, and thereupon the court did order conveyance of the premises to be made by said executors to the said purchaser; and whereas, the said executors did, instead of conveying said land and premises to Joseph Shotwell, senior, convey the same to Sarah Denton, for the said sum of two hundred and fortyone dollars, as appears by their deed, dated the eighteenth day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty, and of record in the office of the clerk of the county of Union, in book seven of deeds, at page twenty-eight; and whereas, it is alleged that the title of the said Sarah Denton to the lands and premises thereby conveyed is defective, because the said executors should have conveyed the same to the said Joseph Shotwell, senior; but from information obtained from the best sources, since the decease of the said Joseph Shotwell, senior, and the said executors, it appears that the said Joseph Shotwell, senior, did purchase the said premises for the said Sarah Denton, and did direct that conveyance thereof be made from said executors to her, the said Sarah Denton; therefore, 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the said deed of conveyance so made by the said executors to the said Sarah Denton be, and the same is hereby declared to be valid and effectual in law, and to convey and vest in the said Sarah Denton, her heirs and assigns, all the estate of the said Joseph T. Moore, so conveyed as aforesaid, the same as if she had been the reported purchaser at such sale, instead of the said Joseph Shotwell, senior. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 17, 1870. CHAPTER CCCXCVII. A Further Supplement to "An Act for the preservation of Deer and other Game," approved April sixteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six. water fowl prohibited du ring certain seasons. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Killing of the State of New Jersey, That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to kill, destroy or take, on the waters or about the shores of such portions of Metedeconk river, Manasquan river, the Beaver Dam creek, Kettle creek, and their several branches and environs, as lie within the present limits of the township of Brick, in the county of Ocean, any wood duck, black duck, teale or other wild water fowl, except only between the first day of October and the first day of April yearly and every year. violation of 2. And be it enacted, That if any person or persons shall Penalty for offend against the provisions of the first section of this act, act. he, she or they so offending, shall forfeit and pay for every wood duck, black duck, teale or other water fowl, ten dollars for each and every offence, to be sued for and recovered in an action of debt, with costs of suit, by any person who shall sue for the same, before any justice of the peace of the said county, one half of the said penalty to be paid to the complainant, and the remainder to the overseer of the poor, for the use of the poor of said township; and any person in whose hands or custody any wood duck, black duck, teale or other water fowl shall be found which shall have been killed, contrary to the provisions of this act, shall be deemed, taken and adjudged to be the killer and destroyer of such game, and liable to the penalties aforesaid. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall be deemed a public act, and shall take effect immediately. Approved March 17, 1870. Owners of land to make and street or road. CHAPTER CCCXCVIII. An Act to regulate Fences in the Township of Linden, in the 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of maintain fence the State of New Jersey, That hereafter every owner of along line of lands within the township of Linden, in the county of Union, shall make and maintain along the line of any street or road adjoining such lands a lawful fence pursuant to the provisions of the act entitled "An Act to regulate fences," passed January twenty-third, seventeen hundred and ninety-nine, and the supplements thereto; and that if any cattle being driven to market, or to and from pasture along any street or road in said township, shall enter upon the lands of any person in said township from such street or road, then said cattle shall not be impounded, nor shall the owner or owners of said cattle be liable for any damage done by them, unless the fence along said street or road, and through which entrance shall be made, shall be a lawful fence pursuant to the act and supplement aforesaid; provided, that nothing in this act contained shall compel any person to keep closed the gates leading from any street or road to the dwelling house of such person. Proviso 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 17, 1870. CHAPTER CCCXCIX. An Act to incorporate the Hamilton Savings Bank, of the city of Paterson. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Names of corthe State of New Jersey, That De Grasse B. Fowler, Henry porators. Hobbs, John Ryle, Philip Rafferty, Thomas Barbour, Andrew Derrom, Samuel Smith, Robert Hamil, John Edwards, Robert S. Hughes, Thomas B. Gardner, Alexander P. Fonda, Charles O'Neill, James Peacock, William G. Scott, James Jackson, John Quin, David Stoddard, Charles Hemingway, Peter Kipp and Robert J. Hopper, be and are hereby constituted a body corporate and politic by the name of "The Corporate Hamilton Savings Bank," to be located at Paterson, and by name. that name shall be capable of purchasing, taking, holding and enjoying, to them and their successors, any real estate in fee simple or otherwise, and any goods, chattels or personal estate, which shall be necessary for the purposes herein. mentioned, and of selling, leasing, or otherwise disposing of the said real and personal estate, or any part thereof, at their will and pleasure; provided, always, that the clear annual Proviso. value of such real and personal estate, exclusive of the profits that may arise from any investment in which the deposits may be made, shall not exceed one hundred thousand dollars. managers 2. And be it enacted, That the said institution shall be Election of conducted by seven managers, elected by ballot, from among the number of the above named incorporators, four of whom shall be a quorum to transact business, and at least three shall be residents of the city of Paterson; and the seat of any manager who shall have neglected to attend for four consecutive meetings, may be vacated by the board; the managers shall meet annually on the second Monday in April, and choose one of their number as president; they shall have power to appoint a secretary, treasurer, and such other officers as to them shall appear necessary for conducting the business of the institution, which officers so chosen and appointed, shall continue in office for one year, or until May make bylaws. Proviso. Deposits. interest. others are chosen; and all officers so chosen, shall be under oath for the faithful performance of the duties of their offices respectively, and shall give security, if required, for the faithful execution of the duties of their office, in such sum or sums and such securities as may be directed by the board of managers. 3. And be it enacted, That the board of managers shall from time to time have power to make, ordain and establish such by laws and regulations as they shall judge proper for the election of their officers, for prescribing their respective duties, for regulating the times and places of meetings of the officers and managers, and for the transacting, managing and directing the affairs of the institution; provided, that such by-laws and regulations shall not be repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state and of the United States of America, and such by-laws and regulations shall be put up in some public and conspicuous place in the room where the business of the said institution shall be conducted, and shall not be altered so as to affect injuriously any one who may have been a depositor previous to such alteration. 4. And be it enacted, That the said institution may receive as deposits, all sums of money which may be offered for the purpose of being invested, in such amounts, and at such times, and on such terms as the by-laws shall prescribe, which shall be invested accordingly, and shall be repaid to the depositor at such times, and with such interest, and under such regulations as the board of managers shall, from time to time, prescribe; and the aid institution may accept and execute all such trusts of every description as may be committed to them by any person or persons whatever, by will or otherwise, or transferred to them by the order of any court. Regulation of 5. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the managers to regulate the rate of interest to be allowed to the depositors, so that they shall receive a ratable proportion as near as may be of the profits after deducting therefrom all necessary expenses and a reasonable surplus or contingent fund; provided, that said rates of interest may at the discre tion of the managers be so regulated as that the interest allowed to depositors having over one thousand dollars deposited shall be at least at the rate of one per centum per annum less than the interest allowed to other depositors. Proviso. 6. And be it enacted, That no emoluments whatever shall |