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BY AUTHORITY. Laws of New Jersey. chapter LViir. An act to provide for and secure the rai-ing of revenue for the execution oT tne public duties of maintaining public schools, pre venting tbe destruction of property by fire, preserving the public health, supporting the poor, maintaining police arid » eeping the highways ai d streets in a sate condi tion for Dublic use, within tbe limits of in corporated cities towns av.d municipalities in cases where the local or municipal au thorities or officers fail to provide tor the performance of su -h dune* 1. Be it enacted by the Set.a e and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, that whenever in any incorporated city, town or municipality in this state, the local authori ties, boards or officers authorized by law to assess and levy the taxes enumerated and de fined in section five hereof, shall not be in ex istence and qualified to act at the time when by law assessments or valuations of taxable property may be commenced; or whenever such local authorities, board or officers shall for any cause whatever neglect or fail to com mence the assessment or valuation ot property for the purpose of taxation for the space of ten days after the time fixed by law when taxes become a lien upon land in such city, town or municipality; or shall neglect or fail to levy the taxes specified in section five hereof at the time required by law, it shall be the duty of the governor, in either of the said three cases to cau-*e a notice to be given the mayor of such city, town or municipality, if there be any such officer, or to the presi dent or chairman of the legislative or govern ing body, it there be no mayor, calling atten tion to the fact that the local authorities, boards or officers authorized to levy such tax es are not in existence and qualified to act as aforesaid, or that they have noglected to commence the assessment and valuation of property, as aforesaid or that they have neg lected or tailed as aforesaid to levy said tax es, wmcu notice huhii miiucr e'.use »nai un less proceedings be duly taken to make the assessment, valuation or levy within ten days after the giving of the notice, that tho gover nor will appoint commissioners of taxation under this act to make tho assessment and levy of taxes as herein provided; if the gov ernor at the expiration of sai l ten days shall be satisfied that the said vacancies still exist ^ or that the said local authorities or boards or officers havo not commenced tho assessment and valuation of property for taxation or that said taxes havo not been levied at the time required by law. it shail thereupon bo tho duty of tho governor to appoint and commis sion tnrec freeholders, who shall be residents of such city, town or municipality, to be known as1 commissioners of taxation,” whose duty it shall be under the authority of this act to assess and levy tho taxes specified in soction five hereof, ns herein provided, and to discharge all other duties required hereby. 2. And be it enacted. That ».t shall be the duty of tho said Commissions to meet and or ganize by the election of a chairman and se* cretary immediately after their appointment, and proceed to assess all the property in the city, town or municipality subject to taxatien at its full and fair value: they shall tabulate and arrange lists in suitable books, which shall exhibit in alphabetical order, or other wise. the names cf all persons, firms or cor porations liable to be acsessed to pay any tax, togother with the value, enumerations and assessment of the objects subject to taxation, for which each person, firm, or corporation is liable, and complete the same at a date threo weeks prior to the annual mooting of the as sessors of the county; and at least four weeks prior to the meeting of tho assessors of the county, the said commissioners shall give no tice by advertisement in at least on** newspa per. published or generally circulating in said city, town or municipality, that the books containing said lists will be open fer public inspection, examination and correction at some suitable place therein, for two weeks being the second and third weeks preceding the meeting of the assessors of the county, during which time the said commissioners shall consider all complaints touching such assessments, and make corrections therein; hut no assessment shall bo increased during said period of two weeks without a previous notice in writing of threo days to the party interested; and it shall ho lawful for said commissioners to require all parties liable to taxation to render an aocount of their taxable property in such manner as they shall direct and to require by summons the attendance of witne.*scs and the production of books and pa pers, and to enforce obedience to such re quirements in tho manner now provided by law in such city, town or municipality. 3. And be it enacted, That the said com miss oners shall attend all the meetings of the assessors of the county, and immediately af ter tho adjournment of the annual meeting of said assessors the commissioners shall pro ceed to fix such a percentage upon the gross valuation of the taxable property in such municipality for the current year as will produco tho amount of tax required to bo raised in said year for the purposes specified in this act, which shall be declared by them tobe the rate of taxation for said year.andthoy shall complete the said lists and deliver the same within three weeks from the time of fixing the rate, to tho officer or officers of the city town or municipality whose duty it is to collect taxes levied therein , 4 And bo it enacted, That it shall bo the duty of the commissioners to make out the bills or notices of demand of the payment of said taxes, and notices of tho meeting of said coHimisfioners us hereinafter provided, and ehal 1 forthwith serve or cause to bo served such bills and notices on all resident taxpay ers, and mail the same to all non resident taxpayers whoe residences are known; and tho said commissioners nhall meet at the time and place stated in said notice (which shall bo within thirty days alter the delivery of the sai-l books to the officer or officers whose duty it is to oollcct taxes) and shall hear and determine, by a vote ot a majority of tho commissioners, appeals from said assessments by all persons who shall make it appear by affidavit to the satisfaction of the commission ers that they were absent from tho munici pality or disabled by sickness from appear ing during tho second and third weeks pre ceding the meeting of tho assessors of the county, and the said commissioners shall meet from day today, until all applications shall be disposed of. to hear snid appeals, and shall deliver a particular statement of all taxes in creased or remitted by them to tho officer or officers for tho collection of taxes. 5. And be it enacted. That the commission ers appointed in pursuance of this act shall have power to levy tixes for such sums as they shall deem expedient for the lollowin ' and no other purposes: I. For tho support of public schools and re pair of school houses; II. For protecting property within such city, town or municipality from fire; III. For the protection and maintenance of the public health within such city, town or municipality; IV. For tho maintenance and support of tho poor; V. For tho support and maintenance of a police forco within such city, town or muni cipality; VI. For keeping the highways and streets within the limits of such city, town or muni cipality in a safe condition for public use; VII. For the expenses of assessing and col lecting the taxes levied under this act, and, in addition thereto, a sum to meet deficicn cios, not exceeding ten per cont. of the sums required to be raised for the above stated purposes; All taxes levied in pursuance of this act shall bo applied solely to the purposes for which they were levied; and it shall be un luwfni to appropriate, or use, or direct or or der their appropriation or use for any other purposo or purposes whatever. 0. And be it enaoted, That no tax levied in pursuance of this act in any one year for all purposes shall exceed one and one-fourth per cent, of the assessed value of tho property subject to taxation in the same year 7. And be it enaoted, That all taxes levied in pursuance of this act shall be collected nJ received by the appropriate officers of the municipality aooording to the laws in force for the collection ot taxes therein, and they shall give bonds to the state of New Jersey in such sum as the governor shall direct, and with such sureties as he shall approve, for the faitbtul pertormance of their duties under this act; it shall be the duty of the officers to whom warrants for the collection of taxes shall he directed and delivered to seize and sell so much of the personal property belong ing to any delinquent as may be found on the pre" ises from wuich any tax is due for eith er real or personal property, and the tenants or other persons in possession, or having the care of any lands or tenements and their goods and chattels shall be and they hereby are made liable for the payment of taxes which shall be imposed on the said lands un der this act, and in all cases ^hen any ten unt shall owe any rent for real estate occu pied or rented by him «n which any tax lev ied in pursuance of this act may be due. said rent shall be paid 'o the collector of taxes in discharge of said tax or so much thereof as shall bo necessary to satisfy the amount of tax so due; and if any such tenant or other person shall pay, or his goods and chattels shall be leviei on and sold to pay any such tax, it shall be lawful for him to deduct the sum so paid out of the rent, or to recover the same from the landlord or owner by action of debt with costs. 8. And be it enacted, That taxes levied for the purposes enumerated and defined in this act shall he valid, notwithstanding they may he assessed o levied by said coram is-ioners prior or subsequent to the time fixed by ex isting laws 9. And be it enacted. That taxes levied in pursuance of this act shall be collected, paid over, disbursed, appropriated, apportioned pro rata among the obiects herein named and expended r>y the same officers or bodies and in the same manner, as if they had been lev ied by the board of officers whose duty it was under the existing laws to bavo levied the same, and all taxes levied on real estate shall bo a first lien thereon prior to all other on cumbrances. This act shall not be construed to repeal, modify or affect the power to col lect or the mode ot collecting taxes, or of selling real estate for unpaid taxes, or of pay ing over, holding, disbursing, appropriating, apportioning and expending the same, except so far as is otherwise expressly provided herein. 10 And be it enac.eJ, That each commis sioner appointed under this act shall, before he enters upon the duties of his office and sIiivta nftni* 1,1a onnalrtrmmt f nlra and subscribe an oath of office faithfully to discharge his duty under this act. and file the same in the ofhce of the secretary of state, and he shall, unless sooner removed by the governor, bold office lor the term of one year from the date of appointment, except iD case of an appointment to fill a vacancy caused by the death, resignation or removal from the city, town or the municipality of any commis sioner, and in such cases the appointment shall be lor the unexpircd term only, and at the expiration of one year from the time when the commissioners shall bo first appoin ted, and annually thereafter, they shall be eligible to reappointment, or others may be appointed in their place, as provided in the first section of this act; the governor shall have power to fill all vacancies, whether oc casioned by death, resignation or removal. 11. And bo it enacted, That whenever the governor, after the appointment ot such com - missioners, shall bo satisfied that any such city, town or municipality, through i s local and proper officers, has duly eausea to be lev ied for the year the said taxes herein enum erated and defined, he shall revoke the com missions of the said ‘•commissioners of taxa tion" for the said city, town or municipality, and shall not appoint other commissioners until the happening of one or more of the conditions specified in the first section hereof. 12. An he it enacted. Then when commis sioners shall be appointed and shall have lev ied taxes in pursuance of this act for anj given year, the local officers or board of such city, town or municipality shall not for the same year levy taxes for any of the purposes for which taxes have been levied under this act. 13. And be it enacted, Tr.at the said com missioners and all officers, bodies or boards who shall bo concerned in the collection,hold ing. disbursing, paying over and expending or directing the expenditure of the taxes or the proceeds of the taxes levied in pursuance of this act, shall be for all purposes of this act, and as respects said taxes and their pro ceeds, the officers of the state, and any offi cial bonds given or to be given by them shall inure to the benefit of the state as well as to any person or CDrporaticn interested therein. 14 And be it enacted, Toat the said com missioners shall be paid for their services such compensation as the governor shall de termine, not exceeding iix percent, of the amount of taxes levied under this act in the same year, which compensation shall include disbursement for all clerical assistance, sta tionery and other necessary expenses; and the officers who shall collect the said (axes shall receive for their services the fees and snlaries now allowed to them by law for simi lar services in the municipality; and in lieu thereof, which compensation, fees or salaries shall be levied and paid out of the taxes col lected under this act 15. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts ot act?, generul, special or local, incon sistent with the provisions of this act. be and the same are hereby repealed, and that this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 20, 1884. CHAPTER L1X. An act to amend an act entitled “An act con cerning certain townships in this state," approved March twenty-third, one thou sand eight hundred and eighry three 1. Bo it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That section one of an act entitled “An act con cerning certain townships in this state," ap proved March twenty-third, one thousand eiffht hundred and ei«rhtv-three. he and th« same is hereby amended so as to road as fol lows: 11. Be it enacted by tho Senate and Gener al Assembly of tho State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful tor the township committee of any towmhip in this state existing under and governed by a special charter to change by ordinance the title and designation of such township from township to town, so that such township shall l»o hereafter known and designated as a town insteud of a toweship; provided, however, that a certified copy of such ordinance, under tho ted of tho town ship, shall be filed with tho seoretary of state within thirty days after its adoption; and af ter such filing as aforesaid, the corporate name and tide of such town shall be *»Tdo in habitants of tho town ot (specifying the name borne bythe township of which it is tho successor) in tho county of ' (naming tho county in which such town is situated) and tho governing or legislative body of suchtown shall be known and designated as ‘‘the town coun oil,” and the other officers a3 town instead of township officers.] 2. And be it enuoted, That section two of said act be and tho same is hereby amended so as to read as follow*-: [2. And be it unacted, Thai tho charter of any such township, and all acts supplemen tary thereto, aqd amendatory thereof shall apply to and continue to govern the town suc ceeding the same; provided, however, that when any provision of such charter or sup plement shall be inconsistent with the provis ions of any general statute heretofore passed or which may be hereafter passed by the leg islature of this state affecting or applying to incorporated towns, then such charter ar.d supplements to the extent that the same are or may be inconsistent with any suoh general statute shall be taken and deorned to bo re pealed.] 3. And be it enacted, That any town which may be formed or created under tho provis ions of this act and of the act of which this act is amendatory, shall take, hold, possess and enjoy and become absolutely vested with all the rights and property of tho township of which it is the successor, and shall be res ponsible for and liable to all contracts, debts, obligations and liabilities of such township. 4. And be it enacted, That all ordinances, resolutions and by laws of any such township shall within tho town succeeding the same continue in force until modified, altered or repealed by the town council of the town suc ceed ig the same. 5. Awd be it enacted, That all general sta tutes heretofore passed or whicn may hereaf ter be passed by the legislature of the state relating to or affecting incorporated towns in the state, shall apply to all towns which may be formed or created a* aforesaid. 6. And be it enaoted, fnat this act shall take effect immediate'v. Passed Mareh 25, 1884 CHAPTER LX A Further Supplement to an act entitled “An act in relation to encumbered cities,” approved March the seventeenth, one thou sand eight hundred and eighty one. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the S ate of New Jersey, That whenever any city shall commence or shall bavn commenced the arrangement and set tlement ol its debt under the provisions of theaetto which this is a supplement,it shall bo lawlul for the common council, city council, or o her legislative bodv of such city to make a proposition to arratig * aud settle its debt, and cause the same i.< be published in at least one daily newspaper in the city of New i ork for the period of tour weoks at least three times a week, at d ''hall also cause such proposition to be published for the same time and in the same manner i t newspaper pub lished in the city whose le .t i- to be adjusted. Arui ^e it further unnoted, That the said proposition shall be binding on the city making the same and on all the creditors thereof who shall signify their assent in writ ing thereto aDd file the same with the clerk ot the city, and in caso any creditor of such city shall neglect or omit to file with the city clerk ot such city his or her refusal in writ ing to concur in said agreement within three months from the date of the first publica tion thereof such creditor shall be taken to have agreed to the same and the city author ities shall immediately after the expiration ot said three months proceed to carry out the agreement thus made with its concurring creditors under the provisions of the act to which this is a supplement. d. And be it further enacted. That any proposition heretofore made and partly exe cuted by any city may be published as here in provided with the same effect as a r.ew proposition made after the passage of this supplement 4. And be it further enacted. That a notice shall be published with the said proposition, requesting all creditors of tho city to file as sents or dissents thereto in writing with tho clerk of the city within tbreo months from me uaie oi me nrst puoncation or said pro position, which date shall be statod in the notice; and it shall be the duty of the oity cleru to make diligent inquiry in good faith for the residences and post office addresses of all the creditors and within the period of four week8 aforesaid mail a written or print ed copy of said proposition and notice with postage prepaid directed to the post office ad dresses of all the creditors known to said clerk; and in all cases where creditors agree to accept the proposition, the form of tho as sent shall be as follows: ‘ ‘The subscriber here by agrees to accept tho proposition of settle ment made by and published for the first time oo the day of and in ail cases where creditors are not will ing to accept the proposition the form of the dissent shall be as follows: “The subscriber hereby declines to accept the proposition of settlement made by and published for the first time on the of ;»» all assents and dissents shall be made out upon blank forms to bo furnished by the city clerk and shall be signed in the presence of at least one witness. 5. And bo it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Passed March 25. 1884. CHAPTER LXI. An Act i elating to cities of tho stcond and third class. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That in cities of tho second and third class in this state, it shall and may be lawful for the com mon council of any such city, by ordinance or otherwise, to authorize the placing in tho streets and alleys of such city, wires and oth er appliances for electric lighting in such manner as not to endanger life or property, and to authorize tho laving of oonduits in such streets and alleys underneath’the surface thereof for placing wires for the eleotric lighting therein. w 2 And be it enacted, That any company taking advantage of the provisions of this act shall obtain the consent of the parties upon whose property it intends to erect any polo or poles 3. And be enacted, That any wires for con veying electricity or the conduits containing said wires shall be laid at the greatest prac ticable distance from ihe outside of any water or gas pipe now laid down, and that such dis tance shall not be less than three feet 4 And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately Passed March 25, 1884 * CHAPTER LXIIf. An act concerning cities. 1. 13e it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful for tho mayor and council of any city in this state to increase, by reso lution or otherwise, an appropriation already made tor contingent expenses in such city, where such appropriation has been used, in part, for tho payment of an expert account ant or accountants for services in examining the books of the city, and has or may become exhausted; provided, such increase for tho balance of the fiscal year shall not exceed the sum of two thousand dollars; and tho mayor and council of sue i city is hereby authorized to borrow the amount which un der this act may be appropriated for the pur poses aforesaid in anticipation of taxes next thereafter to be levied, and they shall pro vide for tne repayment of the amount so bor ... .v.j v-/ mauL- ui-ii meru after, unless tho same be previously paid, 2 And be it enacted, That this” aet shall take effect immediately. Approved March 25, 1884. CHAPTER LXLV An act to enable cities of this stato to fur nish better accommodations for their offi oersand municipal boards es well as the national guard of the stato therein organ ized 1. Eo it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of tho Stato of New Jersey, That in any city in this stato in which there is not a building, tho property of such city suitable and sufficient to accommodate the different officers and department of tho municipal gov ernment, tho mayor aod board of aldermen of such city are hereby authorized to sell at public auction, after advertisement for at least ton days in tno official papers of such city, suoh publio buildings therein with tho ground whereon tho same stands, the prop erty of such city, as said mayor and board of aldermen shall determine an l to use tbo net proceeds of such sale fur the purchase of pro perty and erection thereon of a city hall in said city, to bo ercctol so as to furnish ac commodation for the municipal boards and officers of said city and such regiment of the national guard ot this state as may be organ ized in said city. 2- And bo it enacted, That for tho purposes of this act such sum as may be necessary over and above the amount realized lrom salo as aforesaid, ah all be provided by the board hav ing chargo and control of tho finances of such city, in such city by ,o issue of the bonds of said city, bearing interest at tho rate of not exceedin' six per centum por annum to be so Id at not less than tho par valuo thereof and said bonds shall be paid by taxation in not exceeding ten (10) years from their date of issue; provided, that tho whole expendi ture for purchase of ground and erection of building, including tho amount realized from sale as aforesaid, snail not exceed tho sum 0f one hundred thousand dollars 3. And bo it enacted, That for tho purposes of this act the mayor of any such city shall nominate and appoint with tho advise and consent of tho board of aldermen, throe com missioners, who shall bo residents and free holders in said city, who shall havo power to select by and with tho consent and concur rence of tho board having control ot the fin ances of such city, a site for snid city hall, have plans and specifications prepared, and generally superintend tho same during its course of erection, and that the payments for the same shall be paid upon tho certificates of said commissioners from time to time, and said commissioners shall receive five hun- I dred dollars each for the performance of this I service when said building is erected and ! completed. 4. And be it enacted. That tho act entitled “An act to authorize cities of tho first class of this state to ereot armories and to provide for the payment for the costs of erection,” approved March twenty-third, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, be and tho same is herebv repealed. 5. And be it enacted. That ibis act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 25, 1884. CHAPTER LXV. A Supplement to an act entitled ‘An act to authorize cities in this sta'e to issue and dir pose of water bonds or water scrip to re new oertain water bonds or water scrip,” approved Januarv thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three. 1. Be it enacted by the Sanate and General I Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That section two o£ the act to which this is a sup plement be amended to read as follows: [2. Anil be it enacted. That such water bonds or water scrip shall be sold by said city board at public or private sale for tho best price that oan be obtained therefor, but at not less than ninety-seven per centum of their par value; he said city board shall use the proceeds of such sale to pay off said water bonds or water scrip now due. and to pay any money heretofore borrowed, or that may be hereafter borrowed to pay off such water bonds or water scrip, or any part of such in debtedness when due; nothing in this act con tained stall be so construed as to authorize any increase of the mdootedness of said city 1 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect Immediately. Approved March 25, 1884 CHAPTER LXVI. An act to amend an act entitled “An act to establish a system of public instruction” (Revbion) approved March twenty-seventh, ■t)ne thousand eight'hundred and seventy four. !• Ho it enacted by tho Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That section ninety-one of tho act entitled “An act to establish a system of public instruc I tiou” (Revision), approved March twenty soventb, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, bo and the same is hereby amenued so as to read as follows: [91. And be it enacted That not more than twenty dollars annually of tho school moneys I uisinui. except sucn I as may he raised within tire district, shall be used ter any other purposo than the payment of teachers' salaries and tuel bills; provided, however, that when there has been apportion ed to any district rnoro than three hundred and fitly dollars, aud such district, by such apportionment, shall receive from the state appropriation state teheed tax aud interest of surplus revenue, a .-urn exceeding five dol lars for each child in tush district, according to the last published school census, it shall be lawful lor tho trustees of such distriot to use such excess for tho improvement of thosohool house and grounds, the purobaso of school furniture or apparatus, or for any other pur j pose connected with tho sohool or schools un der their charge, provided, that tho written consent of the county superintendent of the couuty in which such district is situated shall be first obtained. 2. And bo it enacted, ihat this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 2a, 1884. CHAPTER LXVII. A further supplement to an aot entitled “An act lor tie incorporation ot lire companies,” approved April twanty-flrst, one thousand eight hundred and seventv-six 1. Re it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly ot the State of New Jersey, That section one of tho aot entitled “A "supple ment to an act entitled ‘An act fur the in corporation ot fire companies,” approved April twenty-first, one thouzand eight hun dred and seventy-six,” approved March twenty third, one thousand’ eight hundred and eighty-three, be amended to read as fol lows, to wit: [ 1. Re it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That any of tho volunteer fire companies or asso ciations, incorporated under tne aot to which this is a supplement iu any of the counties in this state, may provide for the appoint ment of cortain of their members to perform police duty at fires, which members thus ap pointed to do police duty shall wear a badge when on duty at any fire stating such office; and they shall have the power and authority to keep persons who are not members of any fire or huso company or hook and ladder or ganization or salvage corps, or who are not the owners, agents for, or tenants of the burn ing building, or of any adjoining building, or the representatives ot any msuranoe company or companies, far enough away fritn tho plaoe ot the fire, as that such persons will not in terfere with the duties of tho firemen; and ill case of reiusal to obey their orders, or to show a good and sufficient cause therefor, such fire police may arrest the persons who disobey and keep them under arrest until the firo is extinguished; and, on complaint be fore a justice ot the peace, such oflender, if found guilty, shall be sentenced to u fino not exceeding ten dollars and oosts.) 2. Aud bo it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 25, 1-81. CHAPTER LXVIII. A Supplement to an aot entitled “An aot in eorporating tho inhabitants of townships, designating their powers and regulating their meelings,” approved March twenty seventh, one thousand eight hundred and seventy tour (Revision). 1. Re it enacted by tho Senate and General Assembly of the State of Now Jersey, Tbat it shall be lawful for tho inhabitants of any towuship iu this state, by veto at tbeir annual or a special town meeting called by the town ship committee of such town-hip for that purpose, to authorize the sale by such town Mi-maan , .. sale of any real estate whereof tho inhabi tants of such township may bo seized in their corporate capacity in fee simple, absolute or of any other estate therein, and in case of sale of any such real estate it shall bo lawful for the township committee of suoh township to oonvoy such real estate to the purchaser thoreof by deed signed by suoh township committee and sealed with the corporate seal of such township, and that at such annual or special town meeting, or at any town meet ing tho inhabitants of such township may veto to appropriate suoh moneys arising from tho sale of such real estato for any township purpose authorized by law; provided, that this aot shall not apply to lands acquired by tho township under sales for taxes or assess ments. 2 And be it enacted, That this aot shall tako effect immediately. Approved March :5, 1884. CHAPTER LXIX A Supplement to an act entitled ‘ An aot for the reliel of persons imprisoned o.i civil process” (Revision), approved March twenty seventh, ono thousand eight hun dred and seventy-four. 1. He it enucted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State oi Now Jersey, That if tho declaration required tube liled by tho fourteenth section ol tho aot to which this is a supplement is not or shall not be tiled wi’ii in the time limited by s,id sec ion. tho court in which the insolvent proceedings are pend ing, may, whenever special cirouuistanoes satisfactory to said court justify it order that said time bo extended upon suoh terms and to such time as shall Beom proper, and a compliance with said order shall bo deemed a compliance with said act as if said declara tion were tiled Within said limited time; pro vided that application for suoh order it made before judgment is recovered in any suit brought by reason of a failure to file such de claration within said limited time upon tho insolvent's bond. 2 And bo it enacted, That this act shall tako effect immediately. Approved March 27, 1884. CHAPTER LXX g A supplement to an act omitled “An act to regulate ihe praotioo of dentistry and to protect the people agaiust empiricism io relation thereto in the state of Now Jersey,” approved March fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three. 1. Be it enacted by tho Senate and General i Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the first section of tbo act t > which this is a supplement be amended so as to read as fol lows. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of tne State ot New Jersey. That trow and after the passage of this act it shall bo unlawful for anv person hot now lawfully practicing to engage in the practice of den tistry in the state of Now Jersey unless said person has graduated and received a diploma from the faculty ot a reputable dental college chartered under the authority of some ono of the United States, and that any person hero after engaging in the practice of dentistry in the state shall within one month after com mencing such practice register his mi mo in a book, kept for that purpose in the county clerk’s office of the county in which ho shall have engaged in the practice of dentistry, giving his namo and tbo name of the dental college of which he i3 a graduate, and the name of the place in which he shall havo on gaged in practice, and for which rogistry the said county clerk shall bo entitled to demand and receive from each person registering the sum of fifty cents, and any person violating any of the provisions of this aot shall be lia ble to the penalties prescribed in tho sixth section ot the act to which this is a supple ment.) 2. Anu be it enacted, Teat this act snail take effect immediately. Approved March 2T, 1884. CHAPTER LXXl. A further supplement to an aot entitled “An act to regulate fisheries in tho river Dela ware and for other purposes,” passed No vember twenty-sixth eighteen hundred and eight. 1. Bo it enacted by the Senate and Gener al Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That section one of a supplement to said act, pass ed February twenty-sixth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, be amended to read as follows: fl. And bo it enacted, That if nny person or persons shall cast, draw or otherwise make use of any seine or not of a less mash than ten inches or any other appliance, except the hwok and line, for the purpose of catching fish in the river Delaware within tbo jurisdic tion of this state between tbo fifteenth day of June and tho tenth day of August below the head of Trenton iall3, and between the twen tieth day oi Juno and the tenth day of Au gust above the head of Trenton falls, in any year, he, she or thoy so offending shall for feit and pay the sum of one hundred dollars, together with costs of suit, for each and every offenco. I 2. And be it enacted That section one of a supplement to said act. parsed March fif teenth, one thousand eight hundred and sev enty-one, bo amended to read as follows: |'l. And be it enacted, That hereafter no person shall, within this stato have in big possession, or expose to sale, any shad caught in the river Delawaro, or any of its tributar ies, within the jurisdiction of this stato, be tween the sixteenth day of J une and tho tenth day of August below the head o? Tren ton falls, and tho twenty first day of June and tho tenth day of August above tho head of Trenton falls, in any year under a penal ty of five dollars for each and every shad so had in possession or exposed for sale, to be recovered in an action ot debt with costs of suit by any person or porsons id his or their mine or names, before any justice of tho peace in thre county where tho offence was committed, or where the defendant resides or is found, and all prosecutions or proceedings under this act it shall not be necessary to file any state of demand or to comply with the formalities required in penal actions; and in all such actions both parties may be sworn; provided always, nevertheless, that nothing in tbi3fict or the acts to which tnis is a sup plement contained, shall make it unlawful,by order of any one or more of the commission ers of fisheries of tho stato of New Jersey, to take fish in said river Delaware, or any of its said tributaries, at any time, to be used for the purposes of the natural or artificial pro pagation of the same; nothing in this act shall be construed to imnair any actions at law or suits wending prior to the passage of this act ] 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 27, lS*i4 CHAPTER LXXII A supplement to an act entitled “An act re specting conveyances,’’(Revision) approved March twenty seventh, eighteen hundred and seventy-lour. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersev, That every acknowledgment or proof of any deed or conveyanoo of lands, tenements or heredi taments lying and being in thisstao, hereto fore made by any grantor or witness thereto before or by any officers in some other stato in the union or territory tnereof, authorized at the time cf such proof or acknowledgment, by the laws of the state or territory wherein such proof or acknowledgment was made or takon, to take the proofs and acknowledg ments of deeds or conveyances of lands, tene ments or hereditaments lying or being in such state or territory, shall bo good, valid and effectual in law, and the record thereof admisible in evidence and good, valid and ef fectual in law for all purposes; notwithstand ing tho certificate accompanying such ac knowledgment or proof, under the great seal of such state or territory, or under the seal of a court of record of the county in which it was made does not certify that the officer,be fore whom such proof or acknowledgment was made, wa3, at tho time ot the taking thereof, authorized by tho laws of such stato or terri tory, to take tho acknowledgments and proof's of deeds or conveyances for lands, tenements or hereditaments in such stato or territory; provided, such certificate, and such acknow ledgment or proof, and the certificate there of, in all other respects conforms to tho laws of this state 2. And bo it enacted, That this act shall tare effect immediately. Approved Ma ch 27, 1884 CHART Lit LA. A. 111. A supplement to the act entitled “An act to provide for tho tiling of a lisponden m ac tions, either at law or equity, relating to or affecting the possession or t itle of lands and real estate,” approved February six teenth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty. 1. Re it enacted by tnebenateand General Assembly of the State ol New Jersey, That when any decree or judgment made in any suit, of the pending of which notice shall have been or snail be tiled in the office of the clerk of tho court of common pleas or of tho register of deeds and mortgages in any county, shall have been paid, satisiled or performed, or when pending such suit the matters in difference shall bo or shall have been settled by the parties or such suit shall have been or shall be abandoned by the plaintiff or complainant therein, a statement of such payment, performance, satisfaction, settlement or abandonment of such suit may be entered by t he attorney or solicitor ol' tho party abandoning such suit of receiving payment or satisfaction thereof or by the said clerk or register upon his re ceiving and tiling a warrant for tho purpose executed by said party or his attorney or solicitor i»» t he manner provided by law for tho execution ol warrants to satisfy judg ments, and thereupon tho land and real es tate affected by said suit and described in said lispendcn shall bo discharged of all claims or equities set up in the declaration or bill of complaint in said suit, and the same fees shall be paid for services rendered under this act as areallowed in thesupreme court upon satisfaction of a judgment therein. And be it enacted. That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March ~7,1884. CHARTER XLIV. A Further Supplement to “An act relativo to sale of lands under a public statute or by virtue of any legal proceedings,” (Re vision) approved March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and seventy four. 1. Re it enacted by the Senate and Gen eral Assembly of the State of New Jersey That no sale of land heretofore made shall bo invalidated by reason of tho omission to publish the advertisement of such sale in two newspapers printed and published in the county in which such lands are situate but that any purchaser of land at such sale who shall have complied with the conditions of such sale shall be entitled to have a deed for the land so purchased, notwithstanding tho sale was advertised in but one newspa per of tho county in which the land is situ ated; provided, that where the sale 1ms been made by direction of any court of compe tent jurisdiction, an order confirming such sale shall first be made by a judge thereof, which order shall bo granted when the judge shall be satisfied that the land has been sold for a fair price and that it is proper in such case to make the order; and provided, fur ther, that where the sale is not made by di rection of a court, that then such sale shall bo first, confirmed by an order of a justice the supreme court when such justice shall be satisfied that the land has been sold at a fair price, and that it is proper in such case to make the order; and a deed so given shall operate to transfer the title of the land to the purchaser as fully as if the sale had been advertised in two newspapers of the county where tin; land is situate; and pro vided, further, that nothing in this act shall be held to affect any litigation now pending. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 27, 1884. CHAPTER-LXXV’. An act concerning cities of this state. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That it shall not be lawful for the city authorities of any city in this state having a perma nent or bonded debt exceeding thirteen mil lion dollars, to expend, in any one year, more than ninety per centum oil the amount lixed as the amount to be raised in such city during such year for all city purposes. 2. And be it enacted. That all moneys re ceived in excess of the limit of expenditure lixed as aforesaid are hereby appropriated to a sinking fund of such city, and shall not be loaned from such sinking fund to any other department or board of such city, but shall be used solely for the payment of bonds of such city heteafter falling due, or for the purchase of bonds for the purpose ot cancellation. J. And be it enacted. That where there arc commissioners of the sinking fund of any.city, the sinking fund hereby created shall be under their management and con trol; where such commissioners arc not now by law provided for, a sinking fund for the purposes of this act shall be provided forby the city board having control of the iinances of such city. 4- And hn if mninfn/I rpu.,* *1 •.. 11 take effect immediately. Approved March27,1884. CHAPTER LXXVI. A Further Supplement to the act entitled “An act to provide means for protection against tires in townships,” approved March tenth, eighteen hundred and sev enty-nine. 1. Ho it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That section six of the act to which this is a sup plement be amended to read as follows: [0. And be it enacted. That the legal vot ers of a district so organized shall meet an nually, oil the last Saturday in May, at three o’clock in the afternoon, and determine the amount of money to be raised for the ensu ing year, and elect a board of tire commis sioners, to consist of live persons resident in such district, who, when elected, shall possess, within such district, all the rights and powers of the township committee un der this act, and shall hold office for one year and until their successors are elected. 2. And be it enacted. That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 27, 1884. CHAPTER LXX VII. A Supplement to “An act in relation to the powers of commissioners appointed to purchase toll roads in this state,” passed April nineteenth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That where commissioners have been heretofore appointed in any county of t his state, by acts of the legislature not heretofore re pealed, with authority to purchase any turn pike or macadamized road, and such com missioners have not exercised the full pow ers conferred upon them by the said acts or the act to which this is a supplement, it shall bo lawful for any ten freeholders re siding in any county or counties wherein such unpurchased road is located, with whom a majority of the directors of said road shall join, to apply in writing to the justice of the supreme court holding court in that circuit, for the appointment of new commissioners, and the said justico shall appoint three commissioners from the counties composing such circuit, not more than two being from the same county, and the said commissioners having taken an oatli or affirmation faithfully and fairly to perform their duties, shall thereupon be vested with the same powers as the commis sioners appointed by the legislature, who have neglected to exercise their full powers hitherto, and shall proceed to take and ap praise the value of the property of any ex isting toll road in said circuit referred to in the acts appointing the previous commis sioners, and report the same to the boards of chosen freeholders of the respective counties in that circuit, shall have the same right of appeal as provided for in the acts aforesaid, which snail be tried in the man ner therein provided for; and the costs and expenses shall be paid as is provided in the said acts, and in the act to which this is a supplement. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Passed April 1, 1884. CHAPTER LXXVIII. An Act to authorize the establishment of free public libraries in the cities of this state. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That any city within this state be, and it is here by authorized, in the manner hereinafter provided, to establish a free public library within its corporate limits. 2. And be it enacted, That the provisions of this act shall remain inoperative in any city in this state until assented to by a ma jority of ; he legal electors thereof, voting at an election at the time fixed by law for the election of municipal officers therein to uu uuu ill ouiu uij nr.vi til il l 11119 iltl .-'I lull take effect of which election the city clerk of said city shall cause public notice of the time and place of holding tin..- same, to be given by advertisements signed by himself and sot up in at least live public places in said cit3r, for at least ten days previous to the day of such election, and published in one or more newspapers printed therein for at least ten days previous to such elec tion; the ballots used at such election shall be printed or written or partly printed and written, and the same may be printed or written on the general ballots used at such election, on which may be either the words “for the adoption for this city of the pro visions of an act entitled ‘An act to author ize the establishment of free public libraries in the cities of this state,’ ’’ or “against the adoption tor this city of the provisions of an act entitled ‘An act to authorize the es tablishment of free public libraries in cities of this state;’ ” the election of oliicors of said city shall return to the canvassing board of the same a true and correct state ment in writing, under their hands of the result of said election, the same to bo en tered at large upon the minutes of said body. 3. And be it enacted. That if a majority of all the ballots cast atsuch election m any t city shall be “for the adoption for this city of the provisions of an act entitled ‘An act to authorize the establishment of free pub lic libraries in the cities of this state,* ” it shall become the duty of the appropriate board of such city annually thereafter to appropriate and raise by tax in the same manner as other city taxes are assessed, levied and collected in said city a sum equal to one-third of a mill on every dollar of as sessable property returned by the assessors of said city for the purposes of taxation in such city which sum, when appropriated, shall be used for no other purpose than that of a free public library, and shall be paid by tlie disbursing oliicer of such city to the treasurer of the board of trustees of the free public library as hereinafter provided. *1. And be it enacted. That the board of trustee s of the free public library shall be immediately formed in any city when a majority of the votes cast shall be “for the adoption for this city, of the provisions of an act entitled ‘An act to authorize the es tablishment of free public libraries in cities of this state,’” consisting of seven mem bers, one of whom shall be the mayor of swell city ex-otlieio and one the superinten dent of public instruction therein ex-olhcio or president of the board of education in ease no otlico of superintendent exists, ana Jive to be appointed bv the mayor of the city from among tlie citizens oi the same city, to serve for t he terms of one, two, three, four and live years respectively; and upon the expiration of the term of oilicc of any trustee the mayor of the said city shall appoint to the vacancy for a term of live years. 5. And be it enacted, That the board of trustees shall be a body corporate under the name of the Trustees of the Free Public Library of the city of , naming the city wherein said library shall be established with corporate power of succession, to sue and be sued, and to adopt a corporate seal; such board shall meet at some convenient time and place in such city within ten days from the time of their appointment; they shall immediately proceed to organize by the election of one of their members to be the president, aud one to be tin,* treasurer