PRIVATE ACTS PASSED BY THE One Hundredth Legislature. CHAPTER XXVI. An act for the relief of Moses R. Quigley. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That Moses R. Quigley of the county Rights and of Mercer, be and is hereby restored to all his former rights privileges and privileges as a citizen of New Jersey. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect im restored. CHAPTER XXXVIII. An act to confirm the title to land, sold by Maria Antonia WHEREAS, John Beck, of the city, county and state of New Preamble. York, did on the twenty-fourth day of June, anno domini Deed de clared valid tual. eighteen hundred and fifty-six, execute and deliver to Maria Antonia' Beck, his wife, a certain letter of attorney, bearing date the day and year aforesaid, empowering said Maria Antonia Beck to sell, grant, and convey a certain lot of land, on the south side of Springfield avenue, in the city of Newark, county of Essex, and state of New Jersey, and known as lot number sixty-five, on a map of Charles N. Buck; and by virtue of said letter of attorney, said Maria Antonia Beck did, as such attorney in fact, of John Beck, sell and convey, by deed dated August twelfth, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, to Valentine Markart, the premises aforesaid, known as number sixty-five on said map of said Charles N. Buck; and whereas, the letter of attorney, under and by virtue of which said Maria Antonia Beck attempted to convey said premises, was not recorded at the same time as the conveyance to said Valentine Markart, and cannot now be found; and whereas, it has been alleged that the title to said lot, so conveyed to said Valentine Markart, is defective, because said letter of attorney was not duly recorded at the same time as the conveyance to said Markart; and whereas, also the said John Beck and Maria Antonia Beck, his attorney in fact, are now deceased, for remedy whereof, and to confirm the title of said Valentine Markart, and his heirs and assigns, to the land so conveyed to him as aforesaid; therefore, 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the Stale of New Jersey, That the said deed, so made by said and effec Maria Antonia Beck, so far as the execution thereof by said Maria Antonia Beck, as attorney in fact for said John Beck, her husband, to said Valentine Markart, be, and the same is hereby declared valid and effectual in law, and to convey Estate vest- and vest in the said Valentine Markart, and his heirs and ed in Val entine Marhart. assigns, and such person or persons as have since purchased from said Valentine Markart all of the estate of said John Beck, in and to said lot, at the time of said sale, and the execution of said deed by the said Maria Antonia Beck, as attorney in fact for said John Beck, as fully as such estate would have been conveyed and vested, had said letter of attorney been duly recorded at the proper time. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 20, 1876. CHAPTER XLIX. An act to change the name of Daniel Donovan to Daniel WHEREAS, Daniel Donovan of Jersey City, Hudson county, is Preamble. desirous of having his name changed to Daniel Curran, and no reason appearing to the contrary, Daniel Cur 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the name of Daniel Donovan Name of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson, be, and the same changed to is hereby changed to Daniel Curran, and by that name he ran. shall possess and enjoy all the rights, powers and privileges which he would have possessed and enjoyed had he retained his original name of Daniel Donovan. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 30, 1876. CHAPTER LVI. An act to authorize Isaac Vanwagenen and Jabez P. Pennington, executors of the last will of James Baldwin, deceased, to convey land devised to them in trust by said will. WHEREAS, James Baldwin, late of the city of Newark, in the Preamble. state of New Jersey, now deceased, by his last will, devised to Isaac Vanwagenen and Jabez P. Pennington, executors of said last will, in trust, four certain city lots of land, situate in said city of Newark, for a site for a school house and lecture room, to be for the use of a denomination of christians called Methodist Episcopal; and where authorized land de as, the said Methodist Episcopal christians have, at large expense, erected and furnished buildings upon said lots of land, in execution of the object and intent of the said devise, and in pursuance of the same, and have established a church and organized a society incorporated under the general law of this state, by the name of "The South Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church, of Newark, New Jersey" and whereas, the said executors and the society are desirous that the title to said lands should be vested in the said society; and whereas, it is believed to be necessary to the security and prosperity of said society that it should hold the title in fee of said lots of land; therefore, 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the Execators State of New Jersey, That it may and shall be lawful for the to convey said Isaac Vanwagenen and Jabez P. Pennington, the execu vised, &c. tors of the last will of James Baldwin, late of the city of Newark, in the state of New Jersey, deceased, to make con. veyance, and the said Isaac Vanwagenen and Jabez P. Pennington, execuors as aforesaid, are authorized and empowered to make conveyance in fee of the said four city lots of land in the city of Newark, so devised to them by the said James Baldwin, as is mentioned in the foregoing preamble, to the said The South Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church, of the city of Newark, New Jersey, and to make as good and perfect title to the said lands, by such conveyance, as the said James Baldwin could have made and conveyed at the time of his decease; and also, that it shall and may be Society au lawful for the said society to receive and take such conveyreceive con-ance from the said executors, of said lands, and the fee veyance thereof shall, by force of such conveyance, be vested in said society as fully and perfectly, and the said society shall take hold and enjoy said lands as fully, perfectly and entirely as though the said James Baldwin had, in his lifetime conveyed said lands directly to said society by his deed, with full covenants. thorized to from executors. Receipt and ac ance to dis 2. And be it enacted, That whenever such conveyance as is ceptance provided for in and by the foregoing section, is made and of convey delivered by the said Isaac Vanwagenen and Jabez P. Pencharge ex- nington, and received and accepted by the said The South Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church, of Newark, the said Isaac Vanwagenen and Jabez P. Pennington, and each of them, shall be, from thenceforth forever freed and dis cutors. charged from all duties, responsibilities and reliabilities created and imposed upon them by the aforesaid trust and devise. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved April 4, 1876. CHAPTER LXXXII. An act to confirm title of land to "The Trustees of the New WHEREAS. Henry Swain, Jr., and wife, by deed of indenture, Freamble. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the said deed is hereby made le Deed legalgal, with power to the church by its correct name to hold and convey the same. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved April 12, 1876. ized. |