thousand inhabitants and upwards, where it may hold fifty thousand dollars), for the purposes of the society in the promotion of its business, and pass all necessary by-laws for the management of its affairs; dividends may be paid as provided by the directors, and annual reports shall be made to the secretary of state to be filed. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 27, 1874. Act shall apply to suits in which the cause of action July 4th. CHAPTER CCCCLII. A further supplement to an act entitled "An act to prevent injuries by fire from locomotive engines on railroads, and to provide for compensation therefor," approved April sixth, anno domini, eighteen hundred and sixty-five. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the provisions of the second section of the supplement to the act entitled "Supplement to an act entitled 'An act to prevent injuries by fire from arose since locomotive engines on railroads, and to provide compensation therefor," approved April sixth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, which said supplement was approved April fourth, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, shall apply only where the cause of action upon which a suit is brought arose or accrued since the fourth day of July, eighteen hundred and seventy-three. Repealer. 2. And be it enacted, That so much of the act to which this is a supplement as is inconsistent with the provisions of this act be, and the same is hereby repealed, and that this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 27, 1874. CHAPTER CCCCLVIII. A further supplement to an act entitled "An act to incorporate Trustees of Religious Societies," approved April seventeenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six. of act ex mission 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the provisions of the act to which Provisions this is a further supplement, with all the rights, privileges tended to and advartages thereof, shall be and hereby are extended to Sunday and for the benefit of all associations which now are or here-schools. after may be organized in this state, the object of which is or shall be to establish and maintain what are commonly known as mission Sunday schools. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall be a public act, and shall take effect immediately. Approved March 27, 1874. CHAPTER CCCCLIX. A further supplement to an act respecting Circuit Courts in the several Counties of this State. graphers, called on 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the stenographers appointed or Stenohereafter to be appointed in each of the circuit courts of this when state, shall, when called upon so to do, by the judge of such shall atcircuit, attend the sessions of any court of quarter sessions tend the in such circuit, and perform therein like duties to those now sessions. required by law of such stenographers in the said circuit courts. quarter 2. And be it enacted, That the compensation of stenograph-compensa8 tion, by whom fixed. ers now appointed or hereafter to be appointed in the several courts of this state for attendance in the said courts, and for transcripts of the proceedings of said courts when furnished by order of the court, shall be fixed by the circuit judge of the said court, and paid by the county collector of the county in which the said court is held, upon the certificate of the said judge that such service has been performed by the said stenographer. 3. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts, inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall be a public act and shall take effect immediately. Approved March 27, 1874. Ten days' required. CHAPTER CCCCLXVII. A further supplement to an act entitled "An act to regulate the fisheries in the river Delaware, and for other purposes," passed November twenty-sixth, one thousand eight hundred and eight. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the notice not State of New Jersey, That hereafter it shall not be necessary in any case to give the ten days' notice heretofore required by the second section of a further supplement to an act entitled "An act to regulate fisheries in the river Delaware, and for other purposes," approved February twentyeighth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, this section to take effect when concurred in by the legislature of Pennsylvania. Approved March 27, 1874. CHAPTER CCCCLXVIII. An act to amend an act entitled "A further supplement to the act entitled 'An act for the maintenance of bastard children,' approved April tenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six;" approved April fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four. ings when 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the AmendState of New Jersey, That section one of the above entitled ment. act, approved April fourth, eighteen hundred and sixtyfour, be amended so that the same shall read as follows: Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That upon the application of any overseer or overseers of the poor of any township in which the legal set- Proceedtlement of any bastard child is, or in which the legal settle-legal setment of any bastard child likely to be born may be, to any bastard is one or more justice or justices of the peace of the county in or may be which such township is situate, the said justice or justices township. shall have and take such proceedings for the relief and indemnity of such township as he or they might or could have had taken if the said bastard child had been born or was likely to be born in such township by virtue of the act to which this is a supplement. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 27, 1874. tlement of in certain Erection and im provement in dams taries. CHAPTER CCCCLXX. An act to further define the duties of the fish commissioners of New Jersey. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That wherever there exists in the Rariof fishways tan river or its tributaries any dam which prevents the free over Rari- passage of fish in said river or tributaries, it shall be the tan River duty of the duly authorized fish commissioners of the state of New Jersey to examine the same, and if, in their judg ment, good and efficient fishways can be constructed therein, or if there now be any inefficient fishways constructed in any dam spanning said river or tributaries, and if, in the judg ment of said commissioners or a majority thereof, the same can be made to accomplish the free passage of fish, then the said commissioners shall have power to cause efficient fishways to be so constructed, and may cause any fishways now existing in any dam spanning said river or its tributaries, which may by said commissioners be deemed inefficient to be repaired, remodeled, rebuilt, or reconstructed, under the supervision of said commissioners, in such way, design or manner as shall accomplish the purpose designed by this Notice to terested. act. 2. And be it enacted, That whenever said commissioners parties in deem it necessary to construct, rebuild, remodel or repair any fishway in any dam now spanning said river or its tributaries, so as to accomplish the purposes specified in this act, it shall be the duty of said commissioners to give notice in writing to the person or persons, company or corporations owning, leasing or holding said dam, that a fishway must be constructed, rebuilt, remodeled or repaired in said dam (as the case may be), which notice must be given between the first day of April and the first day of June, in any year. Parties required to construct 3. And be it enacted, That whenever said person or persons, companies or corporations shall receive such notice, as or improve described in the second section of this act, they shall construct, rebuild, remodel or repair said fishway at their own fishways. |