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poles, machines, bells, boxes, locks or other apparatus of the Penalty for fire alarm telegraph of Jersey City, or shall maliciously or terfering with wilfully interfere with the same, or any part thereof, with fire alarm, &c. intent to create a false alarm, or shall in any way maliciously or wilfully obstruct or attempt to obstruct the efficient use or operation of the same, or any part thereof, or hinder or impede any of the operations lawfully intended to be accomplished thereby, he, she or they so offending shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the court, and shall also be liable if any damages occasioned thereby. 5. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately.

Approved March 21, 1872.

CHAPTER CCXCVII.

An Act to legalize the bonds issued by the city of Trenton. for the relief of the city Chicago.

WHEREAS, the common council of the city of Trenton, pur Preamble. suant to the resolutions of a public meeting of the citizens of Trenton, did appropriate the sum of ten thousand dollars to the relief of the city of Chicago, by reason of the late disastrous conflagration in that city, and did on the thirteenth day of October, anno domini eighteen hundred and seventy one, pass an ordinance to authorize the issuing of the bonds of said city to raise money to pay said appropriation, which said bonds, to the amount of ten thousand dollars, payable in one year, with interest, were issued and the money received therefor, and to the payment of which the faith of the inhabitants of the city of Trenton was pledged; therefore,

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the debt and liabilities in- Appropriation curred by the said city of Trenton, in consequence of the

Jegalized.

May provide by taxation

of bonds.

appropriation of the sum of ten thousand dollars to the Chicago relief fund as aforesaid, and the action of the said common council of the said city, in issuing the bonds of the city for the amount of ten thousand dollars as aforesaid, be and the same are hereby legalized, ratified and confirmed.

2. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the comfr Fayment mon council of the city of Trenton to order and cause to be assessed and raised by tax, at the time and in the manner that other taxes are collected in said city, the amount of money required to pay the principal and interest of the said indebtedness and to liquidate the said bonds at maturity. Approved March 21, 1872.

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convey land.

CHAPTER CCXCIX.

An Act to change the name of the First Presbyterian Church in Independence to the First Presbyterian Church of Hackettstown, and to authorize it to convey land.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Trustees au- the State of New Jersey, That the trustees of the First Preslease, sell and byterian Church in Independence, in the county of Warren, and state of New Jersey, or their successors in office, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered to lease or sell and convey all that certain tract or parcel of land and premises situate, lying and being in Hackettstown, Warren county, New Jersey, bounded and described as follows: beDescription. ginning at a corner in the lot belonging to school district number one, in the edge of Main street, and running easterly along the line of the said school-house lot, to a point near Bowers' pond; and along said pond to a corner in the edge of a lot owned by the estate of William Rea, deceased, and along the line of said lot in a westerly direction to the edge. of said Main street; and thence along said Main street to the place of beginning; and for that purpose to make, execute and deliver a good and sufficient deed or deeds of conveyance therefor, to the purchaser or purchasers of the same,

and that the said deed or deeds of conveyance shall be good and effectual in law; and the said trustees, or their successors in office, shall Lave full power and authority to remove all buildings, tombs or graves from said land and premises. 2. And be it enacted, That the incorporate name of the Name chang First Presbyterian Church of Independence, henceforth be changed to the First Presbyterian church of Hackettstown.

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

Approved March 21, 1872.

ed.

CHAPTER CCC.

An Act relative to the Heimback Slate Mining Company.

office in New

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the Heimback Slate Mining May have an Company of the city of Elizabeth be, and they are hereby York. authorized to keep an office in the city of New York, with such books and papers as may be necessary for the transaction of their business there; provided, that the principal Proviso. office of said company shall be and remain in the city of Elizabeth, where the meetings of its stockholders shall be held, and where its stock and minute books shall be kept.

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

Approved March 21, 1872.

May extend railroad.

Increase of capital stuck.

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Proviso.

CHAPTER CCCI.

Supplement to "An Act to incorporate the May's Landing and Egg Harbor City Railroad Company," approved March twenty second, eighteen hundred and seventy-one.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That it shall and may be lawful for the May's Landing and Egg Harbor City Railroad Company, incorporated by an act approved March twenty-second, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, to continue and extend the said railroad from its terminus at May's Landing, in the county of Atlantic, to some point in the village of Tuckahoe, in the county of Cape May.

2. And be it enacted, That in order to enable the said company to extend the said road as is above mentioned, it shall and may be lawful for the said company to increase their capital stock to the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, with the privilege of increasing it two hundred and fifty thousand dollars above the capital specified in the act to which this is a supplement.

3. And be it enacted, That for the purpose of carrying into effect the objects and purposes of this act, and the complete execution of the same, the said company shall be and they are hereby invested with all the provisions, powers, authority and privileges given and granted by their original act of incorporation, and also subjected to all the duties, responsibilities, restrictions and provisions contained in said act, except as herein otherwise provided; provided, that nothing in this act shall affect the rights of the state to land lying under water.

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

Approved March 21, 1872.

CHAPTER CCCII.

A Further Supplement to an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Perth Amboy Gas Light Company," approved March eighth, anno domini eighteen hundred and sixty

one.

WHEREAS, the capital stock of the aforesaid company, as Preamble. limited by the act to which this is a further supplement, is inadequate and insufficient for the purposes contemplated by said act; therefore,

capital stock.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the Perth Amboy Gas Light May increase Company be and the same hereby is authorized to increase the capital stock of the said company to an amount, which with the sum now authorized, shall not exceed the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, which increase shall be issued or subscribed and paid in, as the directors of said company from time to time may direct.

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

Approved March 21, 1872.

CHAPTER CCCIII.

Supplement to an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Marine and Inland Telegraph Company," approved March twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the corporation shall have May increase power to increase its capital stock, from time to time, to such an amount as may be decided on by the stockholders, at any

capital stock.

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