count of all costs and expenses, moneys received and disbursed, and the valuations and assessments, and copies of any survey and map made by them of said premises, which said book and account shall at all times be open to the inspection and examination of each and every owner of said. lands and premises; and said commissioners, as soon as said watercourses, ditches, outlets and drains shall be completed, shall lay before a committee to be chosen by the owners of said lands, or a majority of them, the said book and accounts, and said commissioners shall be liable for all moneys by them Liable for all received, but not applied for clearing out, making and repairing said watercourses, outlets, ditches and drains, and for the costs and expenses incident to the duties required by this act, and shall pay the balance, if any, pro rata to the persons who paid said assessments.

moneys.

how filled.

7. And be it enacted, That if any of the commissioners Vacancies, herein named, or their successors, shall die or remove out of the county, or shall refuse to serve, the other commissioners for the time being, upon written request of any three owners of said land, shall call a meeting of such owners by notices set up in three places in the neighborhood of said owners, expressing therein the object of said meeting, who shall, when met, appoint a person or persons to supply the place or places. of such commissioner or commissioners so dying, removing or refusing, and the person or persons so appointed shall have all the power and authority hereto given to the commissioners named in this, act.

ers to take

May appoint

one of their number to

ties.

8. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners and Commissiontheir successors, before entering on their duties, shall take at and subscribe an oath to faithfully and impartially perform their duties under this act, and as soon as said oath shall be taken they shall organize their commission and appoint one of their number, who shall have the power to perform all the duties under this act, except making contracts for drainage, surveys and valuations of property, and assessing the costs perform duand expenses of said work upon the owners of the same and those benefited by said drainage; and the record and report of said commissioners shall be sufficient evidence of the in- Record and debtedness in each case respectively, and a defence for all evidence. their acts done under and by authority of this act. 9. And be it enacted, That the said work and drainage Time of comshall commence on or before the first day of September, work. eighteen hundred and seventy-two, and shall be completed

report to be

meucing

penses to be

assessed.

as soon thereafter as may be with due diligence of the same, and that immediately after the said work, or any part thereof Costs and ex- shall have been completed, the costs and expenses of the same shall be assessed on the owners of the land through which the same shall have been constructed, altered, repaired, and made as aforesaid, and upon the owners of the lands benefited thereby, in the manner herein before directed and provided, and which said assessment shall become due and payable upon a notice in writing of the same being served ten days upon or left at the residence of the person or persons so assessed; and that at the expiration of every five years from the first day of September, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, or sooner if necessary, the said commissioners, or a majority of them, or their successors, shall hereby have Commission power and authority to contract with or to employ one or more persons to clear out and remove all earth, dirt, and other obstructions in the said watercourses, ditches, outlets and drains, and to assess and collect the costs and expenses from the then owners of said lards in the same manner as heretofore in this act directed and provided, and the same shall be a lien on the lands benefited thereby.

ers inay enter into contract

or employ per·

sons to clear

out drains.

Penalty for erecting any dam acroSS watercourses.

Commission.

ers to call meeting of laud owners.

10. And be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to erect any dam across said watercourses, ditches, outlets and drains, or either or any of them, or in any way place any obstructions across or in the same, or in any of them, so as to obstruct the watercourse in the same, and any person or persons so offending shall forfeit and pay for every such offence the sum of thirty dollars, to be recovered in an action of debt in any court having cognizance of the same, with costs of suits, in the name of any one or more of the said commissioners, or any one or more of their successors in office, to be appropriated by them toward the expenses of said drainage.

11. And be it enacted, That within ten days after the said commissioners shall have made an assessment in accordance with the provisions of this act, it shall be the duty of the said commissioners to call a meeting of the land owners embraced in this act, by notices set up in three of the most public places. in the neighborhood of said owners for at least ten days prior to the time of such meeting, designating the time and place of such meeting, for the purpose of electing three commissioners of appeal, and the said owners, at the time and place of such meeting, shall elect by ballot three of their number as

commission

meeting to be

commissioners of appeal, who shall, within thirty days from Election of their election, take an oath well and truly to perform the ers of appeal. duties of their office, and appoint a time for revising the said assessment, and give ten days' notice of their meeting, by notices in writing, set up in three of the most public places in the neighborhood of said owners, at which meeting the said Notice of commissioners shall hear all parties aggrieved, and revise the given to hear assessment made by said commissioners, and shall, within ten grieved and days after such revision, return the said assessment to the ments. said commissioners, who shall thereupon proceed to collect the said revised assessment, in accordance with the provisions of this act.

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

Passed April 2, 1872.

parties ag

revise assess

CHAPTER CCCCXXXVIII.

An Act to incorporate the Bessamer Company.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That Samuel K. Wilson, Charles D. Corporators. Deshler and Richard McDonald, and such other persons as may hereafter be associated with them, shall be and are hereby declared a body corporate and politic, in fact and in law, by the name of "The Bessamer Company," and by that name Name. may contract for, construct, maintain and operate works of public and private improvement; and for that purpose may purchase, hold, sell, convey, mortgage, lease and otherwise dispose of personal or real estate.

capital stock.

2. And be it enacted, That the capital stock of said com Amount of pany shall be fifty thousand dollars, with power to increase the same as a majority of the stockholders may from time to time determine, divided in shares of one thousand dollars each, which shares shall be deemed to be personal property, and be transferable in such manner as shall be prescribed from time to time by the by-laws of the company.

Directors to manage af

fairs.

May make bylaws

3. And be it enacted, That the property and affairs of said company shall be managed by a board of directors, a majority of them shall be citizens of New Jersey, to be chosen annually, not less than three or more than seven in number; that said board shall organize by appointing one of their number to be president, and a suitable person to be secretary, and may appoint such officers and agents as they may deem necessary, and may fix their duties, powers and compensation, and that the persons named in the first section of this act, or a majority of them, shall, within ninety days after the passage of this act, hold an election at their cffice, in New Brunswick, for directors of said company, who shall continue in office from the date of said election, and until others are elected in their stead.

4. And be it enacted, That the directors from time to time may make such by laws, rules and regulations as they may deem expedient for the government, management and disposition of the stock, effects, property, lands, profits and concerns of said company, not contrary to the constitution of this state, or the United States.

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

Approved April 2, 1872.

CHAPTER CCCCXXXIX.

An Act to incorporate the Union Club, of the City of Elizabeth, New Jersey.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Corporators. the State of New Jersey, That James T. Wiley, Anthony W. Dimock, Charles F. Davenport, James S. Myers, William D. Bruen, E. D. Weston, David D. Buchanan, A. H. Schenck, John M. Guiteau, A. M. F. Watson, and such other persons as now are or hereafter shall become members of an association in the city of Elizabeth, New Jersey, called the "Union Club," are hereby created and constituted a body corporate

by the name of "Union Club, of Elizabeth," to be located Name and in the city of Elizabeth, to promote social intercourse, mutual powers. encouragement and intelligence, and in furtherance of these objects to have and maintain a club house and club stables, carriages, horses and cabs, and such other property and appurtenances as may be requisite or convenient for the enjoyment of the members of said corporation, and the securing of the objects herein before mentioned.

ulations.

2. And be it enacted, That said corporation shall have May make power to make by laws, rules and regulations for the admis- rules and reg sion, suspension and expulsion of its members and their government, the collection of fees and dues and such other moneys as may be requisite to be collected, the number and election of its officers, and to define their duties, and for the safe keeping of its property, and from time to time to modify such constitution, by-laws, rules and regulations; the officers for the time being of the association shall be the officers of the corporation hereby created until an election shall be held. pursuant to such constitution, by-laws, rules and regulations. 3. And be it enacted, That said corporation may purchase May hold real and hold or lease any real or personal estate necessary, proper estate. and convenient for the purposes of its incorporation, of a value not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars, and it may create liens thereon to an amount not exceeding the value thereof.

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

Approved April 2, 1872.

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