Appropriation of was serving at the time of his receiving the wounds or wound, or incurred the disability resulting in his death, the same to be signed by the lady president of the home. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the $1,000 made treasurer of this state to pay, upon the order of the adjutant general approved by the comptroller, a sum not to exceed one thousand dollars for the purpose of carrying this act into effect. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 11, 1874. Churches may change their corporate name, by tion of trustees; and on filing such resolution in the County CHAPTER CLXXXVI. An Act to enable Churches to change their Corporate Names or Titles. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That any church incorporated under and by the laws of this state, may change its corporate name or title and assume another name or title, by resoluthe resolution passed at a meeting of its trustees; such resolution shall be certified under its corporate seal, and proved in the same manner as deeds for lands are required to be proved, and when filed in the office of the clerk of the county in which such church is situated, such corporation shall be thereafter known, and may bring and defend actions and suits at law or in equity by such new name; provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any such corporation from any of its legal contracts, obligations, debts, or other liabilities, or release any legal existing obligations, debts, or other liabilities, or rights due to, held by, or belonging to such corporation. Clerk's of fice. Proviso. County olution. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the file the res- clerk of the county within which such church is situated, to file the resolution changing the corporate name or title, in the same manner as certificates of incorporation are required to be filed, and to endorse on the original certificate of incorporation the change of the corporate name or title, and for these services he shall be entitled to receive the sum of one dollar. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall be deemed to be a public act, and shall take effect immediately. Approved March 11, 1874. Fees. CHAPTER CLXXXVII. A Further Supplement to an act entitled "An Act concerning Roads," approved April sixteenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six. the return is of the surva- highways lay veyors of not to vacate road proceed shall re return to be ings for the return. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That when it shall appear to the Defect in court that the return of the surveyors of the highways defective or erroneous, it shall not, on account thereof, cate the road, or annul or set aside the proceedings to out, vacate or alter the road; but the court, on motion of or annul the applicants for the road, or any of them, shall make an ings. order specifying the particulars wherein said return is de- The court fective or erroneous, and requiring the surveyors who signed quire the said return, and who are still living and residents of the amended. county or counties in which the road is located, to meet, at Proceeda time and place to be designated in the order, to make an amending amended return; said applicants, or any of them, may serve, or cause to be served, a copy of said order on each of the surveyors who signed said return, and who are named in said order, either personally or by leaving it at his residence, at least six days prior to the time of their meeting; and the surveyors named in said order shall meet at the time and place therein designated; and they, or a majority of them, shall make, date and sign an amended return, correcting the errors and defects in their former return, to which, when filed, the clerk shall annex the map attached to their former return; but if said map shall be defective or erroneous, If the error the said surveyors shall annex to their amended return a new one new map of the road, or authorize the practical surveyor to shall be is in a map, made. ed return to be filed and shall The amend- annex it thereto, as now provided by law in such cases; and the annexed return shall be delivered to some of the applicants, and be transmitted to the clerk, and be recorded as prescribed by the aforesaid act in relation to the returns of the surveyors of the highways; and such amended return shall have the same force and effect as an original return. be of full effect. If amended return erroneous, 2. And be it enacted, That if it shall appear to the court that the amended return is defective or erroneous, and the court may court deem it necessary, it may order another amended refurther turn to be made in the manner aforesaid. order amendment tion of Surveyors to act, although Powers and 3. And be it enacted, That the surveyors, in their proceedcompensa- ings to make an amended return, shall have the same powsurveyors. ers, and receive the same compensation, as is now provided by law in such proceedings; and if, at the time of making empowered the order aforesaid, the terms of office of the surveyors, or any of them, who signed the former return, and who shall then reside in the county or counties aforesaid, have expired, such person or persons are hereby authorized and empowered to act in making the amended return in the same manner and with the same effect as if they were still in office. their term of office shall have expired. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 12, 1874. Pension to soldiers and sailors of war of 1812, or CHAPTER CLXXXVIII. An act for the relief of soldiers and sailors of this state in the war of one thousand eight hundred and twelve. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the sum of one hundred dollars per annum be paid all soldiers and sailors of this state who their wid- served in the war of one thousand eight hundred and twelve, and the widows of any such soldiers and sailors, in equal semi-annual payments during their life-time. ows. Evidence of service shall be 2. And be it enacted, That the evidence of service in each case shall be furnished to and filed in the office of the ad upon presented certidcate paid. jutant general, and he shall examine the same and being satisfied that such service was really performed he shall an 1 on his so certify to the comptroller, and the comptroller shall audit the pension such claims and the treasurer of the state shall pay the shall be same; provided, that this act shall not apply to any persons who are.now or may hereafter be in the receipt of pensions apply to under any special law of this state or of any pensions from ceiving the United States government for similar services during pensions. the continuance of payment of such pension. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall be deemed a public act and shall take effect immediately. Approved March 12, 1874. Act not to persons re CHAPTER CCXLV. An act to better facilitate the direction of travelers on the roads, turnpikes or highways in New Jersey. WHEREAS, the roads, turnpikes and highways of this state Preamble. frequently intersect and cross each other at places distant from any habitation, making it inconvenient and troublesome to travelers to designate routes, thereby frequently causing delay and loss of time in traveling from place to place through the state; therefore, shall erect at road 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the Townships State of New Jersey, That each and every township in this guide posts state shall, in the manner hereinafter provided, erect and crossings. maintain guide posts on the several roads, turnpikes and highways within each township, at each and every place where such roads, turnpikes or highways intersect or cross each other. ship com require 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the town- The township committee, in each and every township aforesaid, to re-mittee shall quire the overseers of the highways, in the several highway overseers districts in such township, to ascertain and to report to the of highsaid committee annually at the first regular meeting there- port at of, (after having been notified so to do) at what place or pla- places are ces guideposts are required, as aforesaid in section one of necessary. ways to re what Penalty for overseers this act, to be erected for the direction of travelers in each of the said districts; and for each neglect or refusal to so ascertain or make such report, said overseers shall severally neglecting forfeit and pay, into the treasury of the township whereof they are respectively such overseers, the sum of ten dollars as a penalty therefor. to report. The township com cause the ed. How they shall be constructed 3. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of each and mittee shall every township committee in the several townships in this guide posts state, upon the receipt of such report of the overseers of the to be erect highways, as provided in section two of this act, and within three months thereafter, to erect or cause to be erected at each and every place designated in such report a substantial post or posts, of not less than eight feet in height above and firmly set in the ground, and near the upper end of which shall be securely fastened a board of suitable size and dimension, and upon such board shall be plainly and legibly painted the name of the next town or place thereto, and also such other town or place of note, as the township committee may think proper, to which said road, turnpike or highway leads, together with the distance or number of miles to the same; and also the figure of a hand with the forefinger thereof pointing towards the town or place to which said road, turnpike or highway leads. and what they shall state. Penalty for neglect. Penalty for injuring posts. 4. And be it enacted, That each and every township which neglects or refuses to erect and maintain such guideposts or some adequate substitute therefor, in the manner herein provided, shall forfeit and pay into the county treasury, annually, the sum of ten dollars for each and every guidepost which it so neglects or refuses to erect or maintain. 5. And be it enacted, That each and every person who shall maliciously or willfully disfigure, mutilate, break down or destroy any guidepost erected, or that shall hereafter be erected as aforesaid, in any of the townships in this state, shall pay a penalty of ten dollars for each and every such offence, to be recovered by an action of debt before any justice of the peace of the said county. 6. And be it enacted, That this act shall be deemed a public act, and shall take effect immediately. Approved March 17, 1874. |