Title. CHAPTER II. An Act to vest in the Morris Canal and Banking Company, in trust for the State of New Jersey, all of the property and property rights, other than shares of the capital stock, bonds and scrip of said company, acquired or to be acquired by the State of New Jersey under and by virtue of the agreement entered into under the authority of an act entitled "An act to authorize the acquisition by the State of the Morris canal (as defined in this act), in whole or in part, and all the stock of the Morris Canal and Banking Company and the rights of all stockholders in said company and in said canal property and water rights, and all or any part of right, title and interest of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company in said canal property and water rights by virtue of its lease of said canal from the Morris Canal and Banking Company, or otherwise; to provide for a commission authorized to negotiate and agree upon terms of settlement with the Morris Canal and Banking Company and the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, in relation to the said canal property and water rights, and to vest in said Commission certain powers necessary for carrying out the terms of settlement and to make such other provisions as may be necessary to effectuate the objects aforesaid," approved March eleventh, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: I. The title to all of the property and property rights. acquired or to be acquired by the State of New Jersey under and by virtue of the agreement entered into under the authority of the act entitled "An act to authorize the acquisition by the State of the Morris Canal (as defined in this act), in whole or in part, and all the stock of the Morris Canal and Banking Company and the rights of all stockholders in said company and in said canal property and water rights, and all or any part of right, title and interest of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company in said canal property and water rights by virtue of its lease of said canal from the Morris Canal and Banking Company, or otherwise; to provide for a commission authorized to negotiate and agree upon terms of settlement with the Morris Canal and Banking Company and the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, in relation to the said canal property and water rights, and to vest in said Commission certain powers necessary for carrying out the terms of settlement and to make such other provisions as may be necessary to effectuate the objects aforesaid," approved March eleventh, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-two, other than the shares of capital stock, bonds and scrip of the Morris Title in Canal and Banking Company shall be, and the same is hereby vested in said Morris Canal and Banking Company in trust for the State of New Jersey. 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. 3. This act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 28, 1923. vested. Rules and regulations. Blanks. Applications. CHAPTER 12. An Act to amend an act entitled "An act for the payment of a bonus to each soldier, or a dependent or dependents thereof, who served in the military or naval forces of the United States during the war between the United States and the German Empire and its allies, and providing for the issuance of bonds and for the payment of interest and principal thereof," approved April thirteenth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Section four of the act of which this act is amendatory be and the same is hereby amended so that the same shall read as follows: 4. For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this act the "Soldiers' Bonus Commission" is hereby authorized and empowered to make such rules and regulations hereunder as to them shall seem necessary. The commission shall cause to be prepared and distributed application blanks, and all applications for a bonus, under the provisions of this act, shall be made to the commission upon application blanks provided for that purpose. All such applications for a bonus shall be made prior to January first, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four, or within one year after discharge from service, if such person so applying was in service at the time of the passage of the act of which this act is amendatory and has so continued since that time. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAPTER 13. An Act to amend an act entitled "An act to authorize the governing body of any municipality, excluding counties in this State, to transfer and convey certain lands to the board of education of any such municipality, excluding counties, in this State," approved April fifteenth, one thousand nine hundred and twenty. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: park land 1. Whenever the governing body of any municipality Transfer of excluding counties, in this State, shall determine that for school land heretofore acquired by it for public parks, streets, or other public purposes are no longer desirable or necessary for such purposes, and shall further determine that such land is desirable or necessary for the erection and maintenance of a public school building or buildings thereon, or for the establishment of a public playground or a recreation place, it shall be lawful for the governing body of any municipality, excluding counties, in this State, to convey and transfer such land to the board of education of any such municipality, excluding counties, in this State. The consideration for such convey- Consideration. ance and transfer shall be for such an amount as shall be agreed upon by the majority of the members of the Repealer. 2. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistencies. 3. This act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 2, 1923. Grounds for dispossessing tenant. CHAPTER 14. An Act to amend an act entitled "A further supplement to an act entitled 'An act concerning landlords and tenants,' approved March twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and seventy-four," which further supplement was approved March eleventh, nineteen hundred and twenty-two. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Section one of the act to which this act is an amendment be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 1. No proceedings shall be maintainable by any landlord or lessor against any tenant or lessee to recover the possession of premises occupied for dwelling purposes, except when the proceeding to cover such possession is upon the ground that the tenant is objectionable because of nonpayment of rent or otherwise, in which case the landlord or lessor shall establish to the satisfaction of the court, that the tenant is actually objectionable, or a proceeding where the landlord or lessor seeks in good faith to recover possession of the premises or an apartment therein, for his, or any member of his family, for immediate and personal occupancy as a dwelling; or a proceeding where the landlord or lessor claims that possession of the premises is desired in good faith for the purpose of making substantial alterations, or for the purpose of demolishing the building or buildings, or a proceeding where the landlord or lessor, being a body |