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under l he same liabilities ns prescribed In cases
of the service and execution or tlie process and
executions by the act entitled “An act consti
tuting courts for the trial of small causes” and
the supplements thereto: all moneys recovered
In any such action shall be paid to the local
hoard of health In whose name the suit may have
been brought, for the uses of such board.
10. And be It enacted. That all acts and parts
of acts Inconsistent with the provisions of this
act, be and the same are hereby repealed and
that, this act shall take effect Immediately
Approved February 13, isss.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
An Act for the promotion o( manual training.
1. u< It enacted by the senate and General
Assembly of the stale ol New Jersey. That
whenever any lioard of school trustees or board
of education cf anysliool district in this state
shall certify to the state superintendent of pub
lic instruction that there has been raised by spe
cial district school tax. or by subscription, or
both, a sum of money not less than five hundred
dollars, for the establishment In such district ot
a school or schools for manual training, or for
the purpose of adding manual training to the
course of study now pursued In the school or
schools of such district. It shall be the duty of
the said state superintendent of public Instruc
tion. with the approval of the governor, to draw
his order on the comptroller and In favor of said
district, for a sum equal to that contributed by
said school district as aforesaid, for said object;
and when such school or schools shall have lycen
established, or manual training shall have been
added to the course of study In any district,there
shall be annually contributed by the state. In
manner aforesaid, for the maintenance thereof,
a sum of money equal to that raised each year In
said district for such purpose: provided, that the
course of manual training established or intro
duced under t he provisions ot this act shall be
approved by the state board of education; pro
vided further, that the moneys appropriated by
the state as aforesaid to any school district, shall
not exceed In any one year the sum of five thous
and dollars, and that all payments made In pur
suance of the provisions of this act shall he paid
on the warrant of the comptroller out of the in
come of the school fund.
2. And be (I enacted. That the trustees of any
•school district In this state receiving an appro
priation under the provisions of this act. shall
annually, on or tieforethe first day ol September,
make a special report to the state superintendent,
of public instruction of tlie progress of manual
training in such district, aud give such other In
formation in connection therewith as he may re
quire,
3. And be it enacted. That this act shall t^c
effect immediately.
Approved February 15. isss.
CHAPTER XL.
An Act to provide lor the pay ment of a compen
sation to tlieclerkof thecommltteeouengross
ed bills of the house of assembly of the session
of one thousand eight hundred and eighty
seven.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the state of Neyv Jersey. That
there shall be paid by the treasurer of tlie state,
upon the warrant ot the comptroller, to Thomas
Flynn, the sum of flve hundred dollars, for ser
vices rendered as clerk of the committee on en
grossed bills of the general assembly session of
one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven.
2. And be It enacted. That tills aid shall take
effect immediately.
Passed February 15. isss.
CHAPTER XL1.
An Act relative to the court of common pleas,
the orphans'court, and the court of general
quarter sessions of the peace, iu the several
counties of this state.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersev. That
in case of absence, sickness or other inability or
vacancy in the office of the law or president
Judge of any county In tills state, to sit or per
form the duties of his office, It shall be lawful for
tlie chief justice, or any associate justice of the
supreme court. If he shall he unable to perform
the duties himself, which he Is hereby author
ized and required to do. to designate and request
the law or president judge of any other county
to preside In the place and stead of any such luIv
or president judge thus absent, sick or unable to
sit and preside In the courts to which lie was es
pecially appointed, which said law or president
judge so designated aud requested shall have all
ihe power and perform all tliedutiesof anvstieli
law or president judge thus absent, sick or una
ble to attend to the duties of lits office, upon til
ing such designation and request in t he office of
the clerk or the county I11 the courts of which lie
shall have lieen requested so as aforesaid to pre
side.
3. And he it enacted. That this act shall lake
effect Immediately.
Approved February 13. isss.
CHAPTER XLII.
A Further Supplement to an act entitled "An
act to regulate elect ton. "approved March eigh
teenth. one thousand eight hundred and sev
enty-six.
1. Be tt enacted by tlie Senate and General
Assembly of the state of New Jersey. That,
section one of the act entitled -A supplement to
an act to regulate elections,” .approved April
eighteenth, one thousand eight hundred and sev
enty-six. which supplement was approved March
sixteenth, one thousand eight hundred and eigh
ty-six. be and tlie same Is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
1. Be it enacted by tlie Senate aud General
Assembly of the state of New Jersey. That
In all Incorporated cities ill tills state, as'soon as
the election shall he finished and the ballots, poll
lists, tally papers and oaths and affirmations de
posited in tlie ballot-box. and the same sealed as
now required by law. the ballot-box shall tie Im
mediately taken iu charge by the two Inspectors
of election of the precinct, and by them forth
with carried to the office of tlie city clerk of tqe
city In which such election may be held, by the
most direct route, and without delay; and said
inspectors shall not stop at any place between
the polls and the city clerk's office; the clerk of
any city In winch the election shall beheld, shall
attend at Ills said office on election day. and kee p
his office open from the time the polls shall lye
closed until all the ballot-boxes used at tlie var
ious polls in said city at such election shall have
•Jen delivered at his office: and he f'aall there,
upon keep such boxes containing the tickets and
other documents, and said clerk shall not open
nor permit to be taken or opened, any ballot-box
deposited as aforesaid, for tbe space of three
months after tlie same has been deposited as
aforesaid, except when he shall be called upon
by some court or other tribunal authorized to try
the merits of such election, or take testimony re
garding the same; and after such trial or inves
tigation. it shall be tlie duty of the clerk to have
said box or boxes returned and deposited in his
office: the city clerk shall either attend person
ally at ids office, or appoint one of the clerks in
his office to act for him; provided, that when any
special election is required to lye held for any pur
pose. within the time that said ballot-boxes are
required to remain In the custody of said city
clerk, it shall be lawful for the judge of the cir
cuit court of the county, upon application of the
city council or other governing body, to direct,
the contents thereof to be removed and carefully
preserved, and the said lyallot-boxes to be used
at said special election.
3. And be It enacted. That all acts or parts of
acts inconsistent with this act. be and the same
are hereby repealed, and that this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved February 13. isss.
CHAPTER XI.IV.
An Act to take tor public use a tract or land on
the Atlantic coast, tn the county ot Monmouth,
and to vacate the streets and ways thereon,
and to take and extinguish certain easements
thereon and therein.
l. Be It enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly or the State ot New Jersey. That
William L. Payton, of Mercer county, and James
Smith, junior, of Essex county, be and they are
hereby appointed commissioners to acquire for
the public use of the state, all that certain tract
ot land situate at Sea Girt, In the township ot
Wall, tn the county of Monmouth, and state ot
New Jersey, and being a part of u larger tract
belonging to the sea Girt land Improvement
company, beginning at a stake In tbe middle of
Sea Girt avenue, which stake Is at the distance
ot tour chains and fifty links, measuring on a
course south, forty-five degrees east, from a
stone in the southeast corner of lands formerly
belonging to Charles Graham, deceased, and now
ot said Sea Girt land Improvement company,
and in the line of land belonging to William Har
ris, and running tbence along the middle of said
Sea Girt avenue south, forty-three degrees forty
five minutes east, two thousand nine hundred
and eighty-eight feet and six-tenths of a toot to
a stake, a corner of other lands of said company;
then by said other land south, forty-three de
grees forty-three and one-lialf minutes west,
eight hundred and seventy-one feet and eleven
hundredths or a foot to a stake; thence south,
seventy-one degrees twenty-four and one-half
minutes east, one thousand six hundred and two
feet and thirty-one hundredths ot a toot to ordi
nary high-water mark of the Atlantic ocean;
tlience along said high-water mark south, eigh
teen degrees thirty-five and one-halt minutes
best, four hundred and eighty feet to a point;
thence north, seventy-one degrees twenty-four
and one-halt minutes west, one thousand seven
hundred and slxty-two feet and sixty-hundredths
ot a foot to a stake; thence south, forty-three de
grees rorty-three and one-lialf minutes west, one
hundred and fifty-three feet and two-tents of a
toot to a stake on the northerly side ot Stockton
lake or Newbury’s pond; thence along the same
oourse produced Into the said lake or pond to
the middle thereof; thence along the middle ot
said lake or pond and along the middle of a small
stream emptying thereinto, the several courses
and distances thereof respectively to a point
where a line running south, twenty-seven de
grees forty-five minutes west,one thousand seven
hundred and torty-flve feet and twenty-tour hun
dredths ot a foot from the first mentioned stake
and place of beginning strikes the middle line of
said stream; thence along said last-described
course and line to the plane or beginning, the
upland containing onp lmhdred and nineteen !
acres and elglit hundred and twelve one-thous
andths ol an acre; the foregoing description,
course and distances of the said upland being
taken from a survey of said tract of land made
by William Hegorne on the twenty-eighth day of
November, anno domlnl one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-four; and also to acquire by
purchase for the public use all rights, private
ways, easements or servitudes held, exercised or
used by any person or corporation In. upon or
over the said tract of land, or any part thereof;
provided, that the said land, private ways, ease
ments. rights or servitudes can he acquired for a
sum not exceeding the amount hereby appro
priated; and provided also, that the said com
missioners can ascertain such owners or persons,
and such owners or persons are competent to
make and execute valid conveyances for the
same.
*2. And he it enacted, Thai the said commis
sioners. before entering upon the discharge of
their duties, do severally take oefore a master
in chancery of this state, an oath or animation
faithfully. Impartially and Justly to perform all
the duties required of them by this act. and that
It the said commissioners shall be unable to
agree with tlie the owners of the estate In fee
simple in said land, and the persons holding or
entitled to Incumbrances, rights, private ways,
easements or servitudes In, upon or over said
tract of land, or any part thereof, for the pur
chase. conveyance or extinguishment thereof,
or cannot satisfactorily ascertain such owners
or persons, or if such owners or persons cannot
make and execute valid conveyances for the
same, then the said commissioners shall pro
ceed to examine Into and adjudge the true value
of the said land, lights, private ways, easements
or servitudes in or upon said laud, or any part
thereon, and that thereupon they do tlx a time
and place of meeting In the village of Manas
quan, in the county ol Monmouth; and that they
do summon toattend. and be heard before them
at such time and place, all persons claiming to
be owners of said tract of land, or to hold In
cumbrances thereon, and also all persons or
corporations claiming to have lawfully acquired
and to be entitled to any private ways, or other
easements or servitudes whatever In. upon or
over the said tract ot land or any part thereof;
such summonses shall declare that the state of
New Jersey Is about to take for the public use
said lands and all rights, private ways, ease
ments or servitudes whatever in, upon or over
the same, or any part thereof; and that the said
commissioners are about to ascertain the values
thereof respectively, and shall be served upon
all residents of this state known to the commis
sioners to he claimants of said tract of land,
either as owners or emcumbrances of or upon
said tract of land, or auy part thereof, or as
holders of any rights, private ways, easements
or servitudes therein or thereon; and such sum
mons shall be served by agents to be appointed
by said commissioners, and In the same manner
as summonses Issued out of the supreme court
of this state are now lequlred by law to be serv
ed, and In like manner, upon all persons claim
ing to be entitled to any private ways or other
easements or servitudes whatever In, upon or
over the same, or any part thereof; the said
commissioners shall also publish for one month
In at least two newspapers printed and pub
lished iu the county of Monmouth, and In the
newspaper styled the Public Ledger, printed
and published In the city of Philadelphia, and
the state of Pennsylvania, a like summons, ad
dressed to all persons not resident In the state
of New Jersey, and to all persons resident In or
out ot said state and unknown to said commis
sioners, who claim to be owners of or Incum
brances upon said tract of land, or auy part
thereof, or to be entitled to any lights, private
ways, or other easements or servitudes whatever
In, upon or over said tract ot' land or anv part
thereof, requiring sueli persons to attend and
l)e heard before them, in the village of Manas
quan. In the county of Monmouth aforesaid, at
the time and place fixed by said commissioners
as hereinbefore directed; and such service and
publication shall be deemed and taken to be
due notice to all persons Interested, of the Inten
tion of the state of New Jersey, to take the said
lands, private ways, easements or servitudes
for the public use of the state, and due not Ice to
such persons of the opportunity afforded them
to be heard thereon.
3. Ana be It enacted. That at the tlm>‘ and
place so fixed the said commissioners shall hear
representations ot all the claimants as afore
said. wlio-shall attend before them for that pur
pose. in respect to the value of Hie said tract of
land, and of tlie private ways, easements or
servitudes aforesaid, and shall inspect all docu
mentary proofs ottered by such claimants before
them, and shall take the depositions of such
witnesses as shall be produced to testify before
them, either in behalf of said claimants or of
the state, and for that puipose they are hereby
empowered to administer oaths or affirmations
to such witnesses, and to employ a stenographer
to reduce sucli depositions to writing, who shall
receive the compensation now prescribed bv law
to be paid to stenographers appointed bV the
circuit courts of the state, the attorney general'
shall appoint a proper counsellor-at-law to rep
resent tlie state In the proceedings before the
commissioners, who shall receive such com en
sation as the governor and attorney-general
shall approve; the said commissioners mav ad
journ the proceedings before them trom ttriie to
time, and shall orally announce at the close of
each of their meetings tlie time and place at
which tlielr next meeting will be held.
4. And be it enacted. That alter the hear n°
before prescribed, tlie said commissioners shall
proceed and ascertain the value ot said tract or
land, and also of each private wav. or other
easement, or servitude whatever, in. upon or
over the same or any part thereof, and shall
make their award thereof In writing, and return
and file the same In the office of the state comp
troller, and the said return and award shall be
inspected by the governor and state comptroller,
and If approved by them the amounts ot such
valuation and awards to an amount which shall
not exceed the amount hereby appropriated
shall be paid by the state treasurer upon a war
rant of the comptroller. Into the court of chan
cery ot the state to the credit ot the several par
ties named in said award, and a copy of said
award shall be tiled in the office of the clerk ot
said court; and it shall be the duty of the chan
cellor to give notice, in such manner as he shall
prescribe, to the several clalments of said funds
named in said award, and to all other persons
claiming the same, to appear before lum and
present tlielr claims thereto, and the said chan
cellor shall adjudge the validity ot their claims
and order payment thereof as he shall deem
equitable and just.
r>. And be It enacted. That so soon as the said
funds shall have been paid Into tlie court of
chancery as aforesaid, the governor ot this state
shall take possession of the said tract of land,
and of all the private ways or other easements
or servitudes whatever, in, upon or over the
same, for the public use of the state ot New Jer
sey; and that upon such taking Westminster,
Myrtle, Holly, Lake, Atlantic and First avenues
and Greenwich. Brunswick, Essex, Somerset
and Arch streets, designated on a map of Sea
Girt, or plan of streets and lots, made by Charles
F. Ingham and revised by Frederick J. Anspaek.
and tiled In the clerk's office of the countv of
Monmouth as a public record. September
twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and sev
enty-eight, so far as the same are embraced
within tlie limits of the tract of land aforesaid,
and all other roads, avenues, streets or ways,
whether public or private, embraced within the
limits ot said tract of land, be and the same are
hereby vacated and made void; ami it shall not
be lawful for any public or municipal bodv. or
any person or corporation, to open or use' the
same, and the land when so taken shall be held
by the state free from any and every easement
of way over the same, and in fee simple abso
lute.
a. And he It enacted. That the sum of seventy
live thousand dollars, or so much thereof as mav
be necessary', is hereby appropriated lor the
purpose of making compensation tor the. taking
for public use of said tract of land, rights, pri
vate ways, casements or servitudes, and for all
liabilities incurred and expenditures to be made
by virtue of this act.
T. And be it enacted. That 11lls act shall be a
public act. an l shall take effect Immediately.
Approved February 21,18SS.
CHAPTER XLV.
An net for the better protection of homing
pigeons.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly ot the State of New Jersey, That
hereafter any person or persons who shall forci
bly detain any homing pigeon, which may be
Identified by any device or mark, shall be deem
ed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction
thereof before any justice of the peace, shall be
punished by a nne not exceeding fifty dollars,
or by Imprisonment In the county jail not ex
ceeding three months, or both, at the discretion
of the court.
2. And be It enacted. That this act shall take
effect immediately.
Approved February 21. isss.
CHAPTER XLVI.
An net authorizing the common council or other
governing bodyof the cities of tills state to abol
ish the office of surveyors of t he highwaysivlth
ln such city.
h Be it enacted by the senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey. That
It shall and may be lawful for the common coun
cil or other governing liody of any <*ty In this
state, by an ordinance duly passed for that pur
pose, to abolish the office of surveyor of the
highways within the limits of such city, when
in such city the duties by law imposed upon
sucb surveyor or surveyors are or may be per
formed by a city surveyor or other city officer or
legislative body.
2 And be It enacted. That all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent with this act be and the
same are hereby repealed, and that this act shall
take effect Immediately'.
Approved February si, 1883.
CHAPTER XLVI I
A supplement to an act entitled - An at! to reg
ulate the acquiring of land for exclusive public
uses by the state or New Jersey, approved May
second, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-five.
1. Be It enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
section one of the act to which this is a supple
ment be amende:! so as to read after the enact
ing clause, as follows: That whenever It shall
be deemed necessary by the legislature to ac
quire land for the exclusive public use of the
state of New Jersey, commissioners shall be ap
pointed by a statute duly passed for that pur
pose. designating by general description the land
necessary to be acquired, and empowering and
directing the commissioners therein ahd thereby
appointed, to acquire the same by contract of
bargain and sale to be made by them with the
owners of the estate In fee simple in said land,
and such other persons as may hold or be enti
tled to special, legal or equitable rights or ease
ments in said land. If they can ascertain such
owners or persons; provided, such owners or
persons can make and execute valid conveyance
for the sarre; and such statute shall tlx and des
ignate the limit of the purchase money to he ;
paid therefor and prescribe the mode of payment 1
thereof.
2. And be it enacted. That section two of said
act be amended so as to read as follows: That
In ease the said commissioners shall he unable
to ascertain, or to agree with the owners of the
estate In fee simple In said land, and with the
persons entitled,to legal or equitable rights
therein or easements therein or thereon, or If
the said owners or persons shall be unable to
make valid conveyances of the same, then the
said commissioners shall be authorized and di
rected by said statute to examine Into and ad
judge the true value of tbe said lands, rights,
and easements, upon due notice to all persons
whom they can ascertain to he Interested; and
the governor of the state, upon compensation
being paid into a competent court for the use
of such owners and persons, to the amount of
the award of said commissioners, shall lake the
said lands In fee. and the said rights and ease
ments. for the public use; and the moneys nec
essary to make such compensation shall be pro
vided and appropriated in such statute, to be
paid out of the treasury of this state In the man
ner prescribed by such statute.
And be It enacted. That upon the said
lands being taken In fee. as above provided, all
streets, highways, ways, rights and easements,
on or over any of the said lauds, shall become
and be vacated and made void.
4. And belt enacted. That this act shalltake
effect immediately.
Approved February 21. 1888.
CHAPTER XLYIU.
Ail act to authorize horse railroads companies
Incorporated under the laws of this state to
merge and consolidate their corporate fran
chises and other property.
i. Be tt enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the state of New Jersey, That
tt shall he lawful for any horse railroad com
pany or corporation organized under the laws
of this state to merge and consolidate Its capi
tal stock, franchises and property, with those
of any other horse railroad company or compa
nies having lines of railway In the same county;
which consolidation shall be made under the
conditions, provisions, restrictions and with the
powers hereafter til this acl mentioned and con
tained, that Is to say:
I The directors 'of the several corporations
proposing to consolidate may enter into a joint
agreement, under the corporate seal of the com
pany. for the consolidation of said companies
and railroads, and prescribing the terms and
conditions thereof, the mode of carry lug the
same into effect, the name of the new eorpora
tions.tlie number and names of the directors and
other officers thereof, and who shall be tlie first
directors and officers, and their places of resi
dence. the number of shares of capital stock;
the amount or par value ot each share, and the
manner of converting the capital stock of each
of the said companies into the new corporation,
and how and when directors and officers shall
be chosen, with such other details as tliev shall
deem necessary to perfect such new organization
and the consolidation of said companies or rail
roads.
II. Saul agreement shall be submitted to the
stockholders of each of said companies or cor
porations at a meeting thereof, called separately,
for the purpose of taking the same Into consid
eration; due notice of the time and place of hold
ing such meeting, and the object thereof, shall
be delivered to such persons respectively, orsent
to them by mall, when tlieir post office address
Is known to the company, and also by a general
notice published In some newspaper' in 1 lie city
where such company lias Its principal office or
place of business; and at said meeting of stock
holders the agreement of said directors shall be
considered, and a vote by ballot taken bv each
company separately, tor the adoption or rejec
tion of the same, each share entitling the holder
thereof to one vote, and said ballots shall lie
cast in person or by proxy, and If three-fourths
ot all the vet >s or all the stockholders of each
company voting separately shall lie for adoption
of said agreement, then that fact shall he certi
fied thereon by tlie secretary of the respective
companies, under the seal thereof; and tlie
agreement so adopted or a certified copy thereof
shall be tiled In the office of the secretary of
state, and shall, from thence.be deemoj and
taken to be the agreement and act of consolida
tion of the said companies; and a copv of salt
agreement and act of consolidation, duly certi
fied liy the secretary of state, under the seal
thereof, shall lie evidence of the existence of
said new corporation.
e. And he It enacted. That upon the making
and perfecting the agreement and act of consol
idation. as rrovlded in the preceding section,
and filing the same or a copy with the secretary
of state as aforesaid, the several corporation's
parties thereto shall be deemed and taken to I e
one corporation, by the name prov ided in said
agreement and act. possessing all rights, privi
leges and franchises, and subject to all the re
strictions, disabilities and duties of each of such
corporations so consolidated; and if there shall
beany difference In gauge or width of track of
said railroads so consolidated, the same may be
changed and harmonized as the board of direc
tors shall prescribe.
:i. And belt enacted. That upon the consum
mation of saldact of consolidation as aforesaid,
all and singular the rights, privileges, and fran
chises of each of said corporations, parties tothe
same, and all property, real,personal and mixed,
and all debts, due on whatever account. as well
as of stock subscriptions, shall be taken and
deemed to be transferred to and vested In such
new corporatlon.witliout furtheraet or deed;and
all property, all rights ot way. and nil and every
other Interests shall be effectually the property
of tlie new corporation as they were of the for
mer corporations, parties by said agreement .and
the title to real estate, either by deed or other
wise under the laws of this state, vested In either
of such corporations, shall not lie deemed to re
vert. or lie In any way Impaired by reason of this
act: provided,however, that all rlghtsof credit irs
and all liens upon the property of either of said
corporations shall lie preserved unimpaired, and
the respective corporations may be deemed to
continue in existence to preserve tlie same; and
all debts, liabilities and duties ot either of said
companies shall thenceforth attach to said new
corporation, and lie enforced against It to rhe
same extent as If said debts, liabilities and du
ties had been incurred or contracted by It.
4. And be It enact ed.That sultsmaybe brought
and maintained against such new company In
any of the courts of this state. In the same man
ner as against other railroad companies therein.
5. And lie ii enacted. That such consolidated
company and ail Its real estate and other prop
erty shall be subject to taxation and assessed In
the manner provided bv law for the taxation and
assessment of the propertyof other horae railroad
companies.
«. Aim oe n enacted. Thai any stockholder or
any company hereby aut horized to consolidate
with any other, who shall refuse to convert his
stock into the stock of the consolidated compa
ny may. at any time within thirty days after the
adoption of the said agreement of consolidation
by t he stockholders as in this act provided.apply
by petition to the court of common pleas of the
county in which the chief office of said company
may be kept, or to a .judge of said court in vaca
tion. If no such court sits wit hin said period, on
reasonable notice to said company, to appoint
three disinterested persons to estimate the dam
age. if any. done to such stockholder by said pro
posed consolidation, and whose a ward or that of
a majority of them, when confirmed by the said
court, shall be final and conclusive, and the per
son so appointed shall also appraise said stock of
such stockholder at the full market value there
of, without regard to any depreciation or appre
ciation in consequence of the said consolidation,
and the said company may, at its election, either
pay to the said stockholder the amount of dam
ages so found and awarded. If any, or the value
of the stock so ascertained and determined, and
upon the payment of the value of the stock as
aforesaid the said stockholder shall transfer the
stock so held by him to said company, or be re
tained for the benefit of the remaining stockhold
ers; and In case the value of said stock as afore
said Is not so paid within thirty days from the
filing of the said award and confirmation by said
court and notice to said company, the damages
so found and confirmed shall be a judgment
against said company, and collected as other
judgments in said court are by law recoverable.
7. And be it enacted, That in all eases of mer
ger or consolidation of two or more horse rail
road companies under and by virtue of the pro
visions ot this act, the said consolidated compa
ny shall have power and authorttvto issue bonds,
with coupons or interest certificates thereto at
tached. to an amount suflictent to cover all the
indebtedness of the companies so merged and
consolidated, and to aid in the completion, re
construction and better equipment of said rail
roads, to secure the payment of which it shall be
lawful for them to create a mortgage covering
their corporate franchises, rights, privileges and
property, real and personal, and said mortgage
shall be a valid lien, when properly executed and
recorded, upon the property described; provided,
that the bonds shall not bear a greater rate of
interest than six per centum per annum, and the
bonds so issued may be given fta lieu, exchange
and satisfaction 0f and for alj bonds, coupons or
other debts or liabilities against the companies
thus merged and consolidated, upon such terms
? »inaj ** a^eed upon by and between the
holders or said debts or claims and the board of
directors of said consolidated company.
H. And lx* it enacted. That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved February 21. isss.
CHAPTER XLIX.
A supplement to an act entitled “An act provid
ing for sewerage In and by adjoining cities,
towns and townships.” approved April twentv
thousand eight hundred and eighty- ;
I. Be It it enacted by the Senate and General i
Assembly of the State of New Jersey. That
the fourth section of an act entitled “An act '
projidlng for sewerage In and by adjoining clt
ies.towtjsaiid townships,-approved April twenty
first, one thousand eight hundred and elghty
seven, lx? and the same Is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
4. And be It enacted, That the said council or
township committee of any such town or town
ship, and the proper municipal authorities of
such adjoining municipality, instead of making
the contract or agreement provided for by the
first section of this act. may each appoint one
disinterested commissioner, who, after first mak
ing oath or affirmation In writing that they will
exercise the powers and discharge the duties
vested and imposed upon them honestly and
faithfully and to the best of their ability and un
demanding. shall appoint an additional
disinterested commissioner to act with
them, who shall reside in the county
but shall be a non-resident of either
such town or township or such adjoining munic
ipality . who shall make the same oath or affir
mation as is above required to lx* made by the
other commissioners, all of which oaths or affir
mations aforesaid shall lx? filed In the office of
t he Clerk of t lie county in which such municipal
ities are situated: the compensation of each of
the said commissioners shall lx? the sum of three
hundred dollars for the sendees required of them
under t he provisions of this act. which said com
pensation shall be apportioned in equal amounts
between or among such municipalities, and said
commissioners shall draw an order on each mu
nlcipalltyin favor of the chairman of the said
commission, which order shall lx* paid on pre
sentation by the municipality on which it is
drawn, and It shall then be the duty of the chair
man or said commission to pav to each of said
commissionei-s the compensation herein specifi
ed: provided. however, that at no time lxdore
said work shall lx? fully completed shall t he said
commissioners dm w orders forsaid compensation
as aforesaid.
Anu w it enacted. That the eighth section
of the same act lx* and t he same is hereby amend
ed to read as follows:
8. And be it enacted.That the said commis
sioners shall have power to take any lands that
may he necessary for the building or construct
ing of such sewer, upon paying to the owner or
owners thereof the fair value of the lands taken
audof the Improvements tliereen and thedam
age dune to any lot. tract or parcel, tenement or
building, by taking part of It tor such purpose:
and any person whose lands and property shall
or may be injuriously affected by the location of
the outlet of said sewer, shall be entitled to have
and receive a just compensation tor such injury,
which value, damages and compensation shall
be ascertained and determined by the said com-1
mlssioners. and the moneys necessary to pay the .
same shall be advanced and paid by the said mu
nicipalities on the order of the said commission
ers tn the proportion provided in and bv the re*
port of the commissioners; provided, however"
that the said commissioners shall not enter Into i
poaaesMon or any such lands or construct, said
outlet until after the amount of such value and
damages and compensation siiall have been paid
or tendered to the owner thereof: but If such
owner shall not reside in the comity, or
if he will noi accept the amount so ten
dered. or if lie is a lunatic, or tdlor. or au In
fant. then the said commissioners shall deposit
the amount of such v alue and damages In a no- i
tlonal hank, situate in the countv in which said
municipalities are situated, for the use or such ,
owner, and may then take possession of such t
land.
3. And tie It enacted. That the fifteenth section
of the same act lie and the same Is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
15. And he It enacted, That no sewer author
ized to he constructed by this act shall be located
or constructed so as to empty, drain or discharge
Its contents into any creek, pond or watercourse
except at such point or place therein as will be
the least dangerous to public health, which point
or place shall he designated and fixed bv the
board.of health of the state of Mew .Jersey, upon
application by said commissioners and upon no
tice to all municipalities bordering on said creek,
stream, pond or water-course; and" no such sewer
shall In any event lie located or constructed as
aforesaid so as to empty, drain or discharge its
contents Into any creek tn which there is a sluice,
unless It lie at a place therein between suehsluice
and the mouth of said creek, or located so as to
drain as aforesaid Into anv creek, strain. lake
pond or water course the waters ot which are
used for or connect with the waters of any liver,
creek, stream, lake, pond or water course used
for the supply of water to any aqueduct, water
main or reservoir of any cltj. town, township or
municipality of this state.
4. And lie it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved February 21. isss.
CHAPTER L.
A supplement to an act entitled, “An act for the
more easy partition of lands held by co-par
ceners. joint tenants and tenants In common"
[Revision], approved March twenty-seventh,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-tour
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the state of Mew Jersey. Thar
any executor or administrator with the will
annexed, whose testator lias or shall have died
seized ot an undivided share of any lands, tene
ments or hereditaments situated In this state,
and who has or shall have, under the provisions
cf such testator's will, power to sell such undi
vided share, shall hereafter have the same
power to bring an action to effect a partition of
such lands, tenements or hereditaments In any
court in ibis state of competent jurisdiction,
that such testator might have brought; if living
2. And be It enacted. That this act shall take
effect immediately.
Approved February 21.1885.
CHAPTER LI.
An act to amend an act entitled - An act to en
courage the establishment of public libraries
in any town or municipality tn this state, and
to provide tot taking care of and perpetuating
the same." approved March first, one thous
and eight hundred and eighty-two.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the state of Mew Jersey. That
section one of the act entitled “An act to en
courage the establishment of public libraries tn
any town or municipality in this state, and to
provide for taking core ot and perpetuating the
same," approved March first, one thousand
eight hundred and elghty-two. he and the same
Is hereby amended so that the same shall read
as follows:
1. Be it enacted by the Senate aud General
Assembly of the State of Mew Jersey. That
when anv person or number ot persons shall
have heretofore or shall hereafter subscribe any
amount of money, not less than one thousand
dollars, for the purpose of a public library iu
any town or municipality lu this state, and shall,
by deed acknowledged lu due form of law. ap
point certain persons as trustees, not less than
ten In number, i > use and administer said trust
or gift for tli- benefit of a public library, and
shall, by said deed, provide that the said trus
tees may, for the proper management of any
such library and taking care of and perpetuat
ing" the same, fill anv vacancies In tlielr own
number; su h trustees shall, upon the record
ingot anysueh deed in i he office of the clerk of any
county where the said library Is located, and tn
the office of the secretary of state, he and be
come n ho v paint • and eorporat ■ in law, with
out capital stock, with such corporate name as
may be provided tor in anv such deidof trust
appointing said trustees.
2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved February 21. lsss.
t UAPTEK LIl
An act providing tor tlie support of tlie state
Uidustrial school for girls.
l. Be It enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the state of New Jersey. That
forthe support and maintenance of the state
Industrial school for girls and for necessary re
pairs and the purchase of a strip of land con
taining about seven acres of land adjoining the
lands of said school, the sum ot ten thousand
dollars be and Is hereby appropriated, and the
state treasurer Is hereby authorized to pay the
said sum to the treasurer of said school upon
the warrant ot the comptroller.
•2. And be it enacted. That the trustees ot the
said Industrial school, by and With the approval
of the governor, aie authorized to purchase said
tract of land at such price as he may approve.
3. And be It enacted. That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved February 21, ISSN
CHAPTER L1II.
An act to Increase the powers of Boards of com
missioners.
1. Be It .enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State ot New Jersey. That
In all towns in this state where th-> governing
power has been committed to a board of com
missioners elected annually by a vote ot the
freeholders of such town, such board of com
missioners shall. In addition to tlie powers now
vested by law in them, hereafter have the power
to pass, alter, amend and repeal ordinances tor
the following purposes:
I. To prevent and suppress breaches ot the
Seace and disorderly assemblages, and to de
ne and suppress disorderly bouses In said town;
II. To provide for a board or health to act in
^ case of the prevalence of epidemic disease;
III. To abate and cause the removal of mil
sanqes. and, at the expense of the owner or oc
cupant, the cleansing and disinfection of prem
ises when nuisance# are maintained detrimen
tal to health;
IV. To compel the owner of abutting lands to
pave or flag sidewalks, and upon the refusal or
neglect of such owner to comply with such ordi
nance to cause the same to oe done at the ex
pense of such owner, said board of commission
ers being hereby empowered to recover such
cost or expense of such owner, in an action of
debt in any court of competent Jurisdiction;
v. To compel the owners or occupants of abut
ting lands to keep the sidewalks and gutters
free from snow and ice and other impediments,
and to keep the said sidewalks in a safe, conve
nient and passable condition at all seasons:
\ I. To regulate and prevent the dumping or
throwing of waste matter, ashes or garoage in
the public streets cron :1a nds belonging to or
under control of the public;
VII. To license and regulate public hacks,
carriages, carts, trucks and other vehicles used
for hire;
VIII. To license and regulate peddlers, huck
sters and other street venders, and all circuses
or other shows and exhibitions whatsoever pro
posed to be performed or exhibited within the
limits of said town;
IX. To establish, regulate and control a day
and night police, and to regulate and define the
manner of their appointment and removal,
their duties and compensation;
X. To fix the penalty for the violation of anv
ordinance authorized by this act or other act#
now in force applicable to the powers of such
board of commissioners, which may be passed
by said boards, which penalty may be imprison
ment in the county jail, not exceeding ten da vs.
or a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or both; all
prosecutions for the violation of any ordinance
so authorized shall be made before anv justice
of the peace residing within the limit's of said
town, jurisdiction being lierebv conferred.
2. And be it enacted, That this act shall be
deemed a public act. and shall take effect im
mediately.
Approved Februarv 21. 1^.
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Trains leave Bridgeton as follows:
For Philadelphia and Way Stations, at 7.00,
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For Maurice River and all points on the
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Returning.
Leave Philadelphia for Bridgeton 8.00 a. m.,
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Connecting Railroads.
Trains leave Vineland for Millville.
9.44,10.16 a. m. 1.32, 4.50.5.21,8.33 p.m. On Sun
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For Cape May, leave Vineland. 9.44,10.00 a. m.,
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Excursion train, 8.24 a. m., week days, and
5.30 a. m. on Sundays.
Bridgeton city office No. 54 East Commerce
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