the inhabitants of the township of Trenton, in the county of Hunterdon, by Mary Knowles and Aaron Moore, executors of the last will and testament of Asa Knowles, deceased, by deed, bearing date on the second day of May, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the said deed of conveyance, and release, duly made and executed by the said Israel Fish, shall convey to, and vest in, the said The inhabitants of the township of Trenton, in the county of Hunterdon, a good and sufficient estate of inheritance, in fee simple, of, and in the premises aforesaid, and therein and thereby, as well The inhabitants of the township of Ewing, in the county of Hunterdon, and the heirs and assigns of the said Israel Carle, as the said Israel Fish, his heirs and assigns, of and from all estate, right, title, interest, claim, and demand, whatsoever, of, in, and to the aforesaid tracts of land, and every part and parcel thereof, shall be absolutely debarred and forever excluded. Passed February 20, 1835.

Validity of deed

AN ACT to enable the guardians of the minor grand chil dren of Elizabeth Hance, deceased, to execute a Deed to John Hance, for land in the county of Cumberland. WHEREAS Elizabeth Hance, deceased, late wife of John Hance, died seized of certain real estate in the counties of Cape May and Cumberland, in this state, and leaving Elizabeth H. Leaming, now Elizabeth H. Garrison, William S. Leaming Jonathan F. Leaming, and Julia Leaming, her grand children and only heirs at law; AND WHEREAS, the said John Hance, since the death of the said Elizabeth Hance, has presented heavy claims against the said minor children, for their support, education and maintenance, during the life time of their grandmother, and for other expenses, amounting in the whole to about four thousand five hundred dollars; AND WHEREAS, for the recovery of the said claim, the said John Hance hath instituted suits, and hath in one of said suits, obtained a decree of the Orphans' Court of the city and county of Philadelphia, for the sum of about twenty-seven hundred dollars, leaving the residue of said claims still pending and undetermined; AND WHEREAS, the guardians of the said heirs have believ

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grand-children

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tain conditions.

ed that it would be greatly to the interest of the said chil dren to compromise the said claims, and for that purpose have received a proposal from said John Hance, to accept, in full satisfaction and discharge of all claims, demands, actions and causes of action, which he the said John Hance has against the said heirs, two certain parcels of land, situate in the county of Cumberland, and computed to be worth twenty-five hundred dollars; and it is the opinion of the guardians of the said heirs at law, that such offer is very greatly to their advantage, and would put an end to tedious and expensive law suits and litigation; but that the said guardians have not the power to effect said compromise, without legislative aid; Therefore,

Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assembly of this state, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That upon the execution, by John Hance of the city of Philadelphia, of good and sufficient releases and disof E. Hance au- charges, in due form of law, made, executed, and attested, vey lands of J. of all his claims and demands whatsoever, actions and causes of action, against the said Elizabeth H. Garrison, wife of Nelson Garrison, William S. Leaming, Jonathan F. Leaming, and Julia Leaming, and against the estate of the said Elizabeth Hance, their grandmother, unto Nelson Garrison, husband of the said Elizabeth H. Garrison, one of the said heirs, to Nicholas Corson, guardian of Jonathan F. Leaming and Julia Leaming, two other of the said heirs, and to Jeremiah Leaming, guardian to William S. Leaming, another of said heirs at law, that they the said Nelson Garrison, Nicholas Corson and Jeremiah Leaming, or the survivor or survivors of them, are hereby fully authorized and empowered, to make, execute, and deliver to the said John Hance, his heirs and assigns, a good and sufficient deed for a certain plantation, tract of land and premises, situate on Maurice river, in the county of Cumberland, containing about one hundred and eighty acres of land, and also, two hundred acres of bush land, to be laid off of a tract of six hundred and seventy acres, near said last mentioned farm in the county aforesaid, being a porValidity of deed. tion of the real estate of the said Elizabeth Hance, deceased,

which has descended to the said heirs at law, and which deed shall vest in the said John Hance, his heirs and assigns, as good, ample and perfect an estate in the said premises, as was held in the same by the said Elizabeth Hance, at the time of her death.

Passed February 21, 1835.

AN ACT to authorize the Administrators of James Cassidy,
late of the County of Sussex, deceased, to carry into ef-
fect an agreement therein named.

WHEREAS, Anna Cassidy, widow and relict of James Cassidy,
late of the township of Newton, in the county of Sussex,
deceased, and Peter Merkel and Mathias Metler, adminis-
trators of the said James Cassidy, deceased, and Alexander
Boyles, surviving partner of the said James Cassidy, de-
ceased, have, by their petition, represented to the Legisla-
ture, that on or about the twelfth day of May, eighteen
hundred and twenty-eight, the said James Cassidy, and the
said Alexander Boyles, engaged in business as partners in
trade at Lafayette, in the township of Newton, in the Preamble,
county of Sussex, which was carried on and conducted
under the style and firm of Alexander Boyles and com-
pany, until about the first day of September, eighteen hun-
dred and thirty-four, at which time, the said James Cassi-
dy departed this life, intestate, leaving the said Anna Cas-
sidy, his widow, and Matilda, David, John, Charles, Eu-
phemia, and Elizabeth, his children, all minors, under the
age of fourteen years; AND WHEREAS, it is further repre-
sented, that the said James Cassidy and Alexander Boyles,
partners as aforesaid, purchased for the use of the firm,
certain real estate, situate at Lafayette aforesaid, con-
sisting of a small quantity of land, with expensive build-
ings thereon, to wit: a furnace for castings, a saw-mill,
blacksmiths shop, store house, dwelling house, tavern house,
and wheelwright shop; and that previous to the death of the
said James Cassidy, he frequently offered to the said Alex-
der Boyles, all his right, title, claim, and interest of, in, and
to, all the partnership property, both real and personal,
upon condition that the said Alexander Boyles would pay,
or secure to him, the said James Cassidy, the amount of
the capital invested by the said James Cassidy, in the said
partnership, with lawful interest thereon, from the time of
such investment, and release him from the payment of his
own private account due to the firm, and indemnify him,
the said James Cassidy, and his estate, from all liability
and responsibility, for the outstanding debts due from said
firm; but the said arrangement was never carried into ef-
fect, in consequence of the death of the said James Cassi-
dy; AND WHEREAS, by reason of the minority of the said
Matilda, David, John, Charles, Euphemia, and Elizabeth;
and by reason of the peculiar situation of the said real estate,
no division or sale of the same can be made, without great
prejudice to the owners, and the said petitioners having
requested the aid of the Legislature in the premises;
Therefore,

of J. Cassidy authorized to convey certain lands.

Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General As sembly of this state, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the said Peter Merkel, and Mathias MetAdministrators ler, administrators of James Cassidy, deceased, be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered, to sell and convey to the said Alexander Boyles, all the right and title which the said James Cassidy had, at the time of his death, in the real and personal estate belonging to the firm of Alexander Boyles and company, upon payment, by the said Alexander Boyles, of the amount of capital invested by the said James Cassidy, in the real and personal estate belonging to said partnership, with interest thereon, from thet ime of the investment, together with a release or discharge from the debt due from the said James Cassidy, to the said firm at the time of his death, and an indemnity from all liability and responsibility, for the outstanding debts due from said firm; and upon such sale or conveyance, to execute and deliver to the said Alexander Boyles, a proper deed, which shall vest in the said Alexander Boyles, all the estate, right, title, and interest whatsoever, of the said James Cassidy, at the time of his death.

Administrators

to account to

Orphans' Court.

Manner of distributing proceeds of pie.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the said Peter Merkel and Mathias Metler, shall keep a fair account of the amount received by them, and exhibit the same, under oath or affirmation, to the Orphans' Court of the county of Sussex, distinguishing in said account, what was received from the personal estate, and what from the real estate; which said account shall be filed in the office of the Surrogate of said county; and after deducting all reasonable costs and charges, to be allowed by the said Orphans' Court, the said Peter Merkel and Mathias Metler, administrators as aforesaid, shall charge themselves in their account, with the estate of the said James Cassidy, deceased, with such part of the moneys, so received, from Alexander Boyles, as arose from the personal estate of the said firm, and account for the same in the usual course of their administration, on the final settlement of the estate; and such part of the moneys, so received as aforesaid, from the real estate as aforesaid, the said Peter Merkel and Matthias Metler, administrators as aforesaid, shall pay as follows: two-thirds thereof to the said Anna Cassidy, guardian of the said Matilda, David, John, Charles, Euphemia and Elizabeth, minor children, as aforesaid, to be accounted for by her, on her settlement as guardian, as aforesaid, with the Orphans' Court of the county of Sussex; and the remaining third to be placed out at interest, by the said administrators on good security, to be approved of by the said Orphans' Court, during the lifetime of the said Anna Cassidy, and the interest to be paid to her annually; and after her death, the principal to the said minor children or their legal representatives.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That before the said Peter Merkel and Mathias Metler, shall enter upon the duties of

the Governor.

the trust reposed in them by this act, they shall give bond Administrators
to the Governor of this state, in such sum, and with such se- to give bond to
curity, as the Orphans' Court of the said county of Sussex
shall approve, conditioned for the faithful performance of the
said trust; which bond shall be filed in the office of the Sur-
rogate of the said county.

Passed February 21, 1835.

AN ACT to authorize the enclosure of a certain tract of Woodland, in the township of Hackensack, in the county, of Bergen.

rized to be en

Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Council and General Assembly of this state, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That it shall and may be lawful for the owners and possessors of all that tract of woodland, situated at Schralen- Boundaries of burgh, in the township of Hackensack, in the county of Ber- woodland autho gen, bounded on the east by lands of Albert N. Voorhis, closed. Samuel Parcels and Albert Bogart; south by the lands of Albert N. Voorhis, and the road leading from the New Bridge to Schralenburgh; on the west, by the lands of William Ely, James J. Demarest, Henry D. Brinkerhoff and David I. Westerwelt; and on the north, by the lands of Garret A. Demarest and David A. Demarest; to fence the same in common, and to erect and maintain such swing-gates, as they may deem proper; and that from and after the enclosing the same as aforesaid, no person or persons whatsoever, shall drive or let in any horses, cattle or sheep, with intent to run at large in said tract: Provided always, that nothing in this act contained, shall be construed, so as to prevent any person or persons from turning his horses, cattle or sheep, on such part of the said tract as may belong to him, and as may be kept enclosed, by a sufficient and lawful fence, separate from the remainder of the tract.

Proviso.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That if any person whatever, shall drive or let in any horses, cattle or sheep, into the said Penalty for lettract, after the same shall have been enclosed as aforesaid, ting in horses or except as is provided for in the preceding section of this act, cattle. or shall wilfully break down any part of the fence around the L