Removal of officers. Proviso. Special elec tion. Meetings of commission expired term of said office; but this section shall not apply to councilmen or trustees of public schools. 17. And be it enacted, That any councilman or other town officer, whether elected or appointed, may be removed by resolution of the council; provided, that no such removal shall take place until the party sought to be removed has had an opportunity to be heard in his defence, nor unless two-thirds of all the members elected to said council vote therefor; whenever any such removal shall take place, the cause therefor, together with the ayes and nays upon the vote taken, shall be entered at large upon the journal of the council. 18. And be it enacted, That the council shall have power at any time to direct a special election to fill any vacancy that may occur in their own body. 19. And be it enacted, That hereafter the commissioners of ers appeal. appeal in cases of taxation in said town are required to convene on the Tuesday preceding the first Monday of October, annually, for the purpose of discharging the duties of their office, and they may hold sessions at such adjourned days as they may fix, not exceeding three in number, and not later than the fifteenth day of October. Duty of collector. Amendments. 20. And be it enacted, That hereafter the collector of said town shall, annually, immediately upon the receipt by him from the assessor of the transcript or duplicate of the tax assessment, give the notice required by the tenth section of "An Act concerning taxes," approved April fourteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six; and he shall make the demand and give the notice required by the eleventh section of said act within ten days after the receipt of said transcript or duplicate of the tax assessment, and the day fixed by him for the payment of said taxes shall not be later than the twentieth day of October; all taxes collected for town purposes shall be paid to the town treasurer within at least ten days after the receipt thereof, or within such shorter time as may be fixed by the council of said town; and all payments required by law to be made by him to the collector of the county of Hudson shall be made within the same period. 21. And be it enacted, That sections eighteen and nineteen of the act to which this is a supplement, be and the same are hereby amended by striking out in said sections, wherever it occurs, the word "December," and inserting in place thereof the word "October." 22. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of act incon- Repealer. sistent herewith, be and the same are hereby repealed, and this act shall be a public act, and take effect immediately. Approved March 26, 1868. CHAPTER CCXXXIV. A Further Supplement to an act entitled "An Act to create from the town of Bergen, in the County of Hudson, a new Township to be called the Township of Greenville," proved March eighteenth, eighteen hundred and sixtythree. ers to com- 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Commission the State of New Jersey, That Jacob O. Seymour, Peter Rowe, plete map of John H. Midmer, John Taylor, and Robert Drake, be and township. they are hereby appointed commissioners, whose duty it shall be to complete the map of said township heretofore made by commissioners under and by virtue of a supplement to said act approved April second, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, to supply all omissions and correct all errors therein, and to hear parties aggrieved by said maps, and grant such relief as in their opinion shall be to the interest of said township so to do, and for this purpose the above named commissioners are hereby authorized to take from the Hudson county clerk's office the copy of said map heretofore filed therein. how paid. 2. And be it enacted, That all costs incurred in alterations Costs incurred of said map for the purpose of granting relief to aggrieved parties, shall be paid by the parties applying therefor, and all other costs and expenses shall be paid in the manner provided in the act entitled "A Supplement to an act to create from the town of Bergen in the county of Hudson, a new township to be called the township of Greenville, which supplement was approved April second, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. be delivered sioners. 3. And be it enacted, That all books, maps, papers, sur- Books, &c., to veys and other property belonging to said township, in the to commis hands or under the control of the commissioners appointed under and by virtue of said supplement, approved April Map filed. Township Committee plication, lay second, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, shall upon demand be delivered over to the commissioners appointed by this act, and the commissioners so appointed under and by virtue of said supplement shall thereupon cease to act as such. 4. And be it enacted, That said map so corrected shall be filed, one copy in the county clerk's office and one copy in the town clerk's office on or before the first day of May, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. 5. And be it enacted, That upon the application in writing may, upon ap for that purpose by a majority of the resident property ownplank walks. ers on the line of any street in said township, it shall be lawful for the township committee and they shall have the power to direct the laying of plank walks, and the costs and expenses of such improvement, shall be assessed by the township committee in a just and equal manner on the owner or owners of land in front of which such improvements are made: provided, that the owners of such land may make such improvements at their own expense, under the direction and approval of said township committee within such time as may be limited by said committee. Proviso. Swing gates. Provisions of act extended. 6. And be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful after the passage of this act for any owner or occupant of property in said township to erect or maintain any swing gate opening outwardly across or upon any sidewalk, under a penalty of ten dollars for each and every week the same shall continue, after notice in writing shall have been served on said owner or occupant, by the township committee for the removal or alteration of the same, to be sued for and recovered in an action for debt, in the name of and for the use of said township, in any court having jurisdiction of that amount. 7. And be it enacted, That the provisions of the act entitled An Act to prevent horses, cattle, sheep and swine from running at large in the township of Hackensack and Harrington in the county of Bergen," approved February twelfth, eighteen hundred and fifty-two, be and the same are hereby extended to the township of Greenville. 8. And be it enacted, That the act entitled "A supplement to an act to create from the town of Bergen, in the county of Hudson, a new township to be called the township of Greenville," which supplement was approved April second, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, is hereby continued in force and declared to be applicable to this act, except so far as the same conflicts herewith. 9. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts incon- Repeater. sistent with this act, be and the same are hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 27, 1868. CHAPTER CCXXXV. An Act to incorporate the Jersey City Warehousing, Loan and Insurance Company. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Corporators. the State of New Jersey, That Hosea F. Clark, John Taylor, Charles H. Winfield, James Cassidy and their associates and successors, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by the name of "The Jersey City Warehousing, Loan and In- Name. surance Company," and by that name shall have existence as corporate body, for the term of fifty years from the passage of this act, with the right to sue and be sued in any court whatsoever, the right to contract and be contracted with, and to make and use a common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure, and may acquire, have, hold, possess, use and enjoy any real or leasehold estate or personal property necessary to be used in and about the prosecution of their business, and to sell and convey the same at pleasure, and particularly to contract for and build one or more warehouses, in Hudson county, New Jersey. ers. 2. And be it enacted, That the corporation hereby created General pow. shall have power to build or erect one or more steam elevators and to take upon deposit as bailees for safe keeping and storage, cotton and other merchandise and personal property generally, and to make insurance against loss by fire on such property, and to do all necessary acts and things, to make policies of insurance, legal, equitable and binding, and to advance money, securities and credits upon any property so deposited, at a rate of interest not exceeding seven per centum per annum; the terms and conditions upon which said property is First directors Powers of directors. Directors, and how elected. All charges a liez on pro. stored, deposited or insured, and upon which advances are made, shall be provided for in the by-laws of said corporation. 3. And be it enacted, That the business and corporate powers of said corporation is hereby vested in a board of directors, to consist of four persons three of whom shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and those named in the first section of this act as corporators, shall constitute the first board of the said corporation, and shall hold their offices for one year from the organization thereof and until others are elected in their place; and the said corporation shall be deemed to be organized when the directors aforesaid shall have elected a president, vice president and treasurer from their own number, and also a secretary. 4. And be it enacted, That the board of directors shall have power to make all such by laws, rules and regulations not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the state of New Jersey, as may be deemed necessary for the government and conduct of its affairs, and the appointment and employment of all necessary servants and agents; and the said corporation are hereby authorized to make, execute and issue in the transaction of their business, all necessary receipts, certificates, contracts and policies, which shall be executed and signed in such manner and form as their by-laws may direct. 5. And be it enacted, That all elections for directors shall be by ballot, and every stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock held by him; such directors must be stockholders, and upon any director ceasing to be a stockholder, he shall cease to be a director; the board of directors shall have power by ballot to fill all vacancies occurring in their body. 6. And be it enacted, That all charges, expenses, advances perty stored. interest, commissions and premium of insurance due, shall be a lien on the merchandise or property so stored with the said corporation; and in case the same or any part thereof shall be in arrears and unpaid, or in case any merchandise or property deposited with the said corporation, upon which advances shall have been made by them, shall before the maturity of the contract, from any cause decrease in value from the price originally fixed, or be unclaimed for one year, said company shall give notice to the owner of such property or to his agent, to perform the conditions of the contract, or make good the deficiency caused by such decrease in value, and within ten days after such notice, and in default thereof, may |