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Union townshin, Union county-act in relation to streets in a portion

of...

296

the town of, in the County of Hudson, and State of New Jersey
-act to revise and amend the charter of......
Upper Alloways Creek, County of Salem-act to better enable the vo-
ters of the several Road Districts in the township of, to
elect their Road Overseers by ballot.......

648

216

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Walpack township, in the county of Sussex-act to authorize the in-
habitants of to vote by ballot at their town meetings (and
relative to annual report by town committee).

Wantage township, in the county of Sussex-act to prevent horses,

396

mules, cattle, sheep or swine from running at large in....... 387
Warren County roads-relative to the removal of obstructions from.... 556
Washington Township, Burlington County-relative to tax sales in.... 529

number of Township
committee of, changed
from five to three...... 210

Bergen county-increasing powers of members
of the Bergen County Vigilance Association
residing in..

Fire Company, No. 1, of Matawan township-supplement
to act to incorporate..

tion of.........

Waterworks for the City of Plainfield-act to authorize the construc-
Weehawken and Hoboken-relative to the sewerage of.......
West Deptford township, in the county of Gloucester-act to authorize

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751

436
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254

the raising of a poll-tax for school purposes in...
Westfield, in the county of Union-act to provide for the Collection of
Unpaid Taxes for the year eighteen hundred and seventy-
three, in the Township of.

ship of........

porate the....

of taxes in

West Hoboken-act to reorganize the Local Government of the town-
West Jersey Orphanage for Destitute Colored Children-act to incor-
Weymouth township, Atlantic County-act to facilitate the collection
Willingborough and Westhampton, in the county of Burlington-act to
prevent animals from running at large in the townships of... 328
Woodland township, Burlington county-relative to sales of land for

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594

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PRIVATE LAWS.

PRIVATE ACTS

PASSED BY THE

NINETY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

CHAPTER I.

An act to change the name of "The Hudson Towage
Company."

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the name of "The Hudson Tow- Names age Company," incorporated by an act entitled, "An act to changed. incorporate the Hudson Towage Company," approved April fourth, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, be and the same is hereby changed to, "The American Transportation and Navigation Company," and by said name shall be known and designated, and shall enjoy all the rights and privileges and be subject to the same liabilities and restrictions as if said company had originally been incorporated under said

name.

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

Approved January 28, 1874.

Amendment.

Amendment.

CHAPTER II.

A supplement to the act entitled, "An act to incorporate the Singer Manufacturing Company," approved February twentieth, A. D. eighteen hundred and seventy-three.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the third section of the act to which this is a supplement, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows, viz; "3. And be it enacted, That the directors of the said corporation shall have power to make by-laws for the management and government of the said corporation; may hold meetings within or without this state, and may appoint such subordinate officers as the business of the said corporation may require."

2. And be it enacted, That the fifth section of the said act, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows, viz: "5. And be it enacted, That the capital stock of the said corporation shall be one million dollars, with power to increase or decrease the same, at any time, to such an amount as two-thirds in interest of the stockholders may deem advisable, and a certificate of such increase or decrease, shall within thirty days thereafter be filed in the office of secretary of state of this state; the capital stock shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, which shall be deemed personal property, and shall be transferable in such manner as the by-laws shall direct; and that the stockholders of the said corporation shall be exempt from individual liability."

3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 3, 1874.