Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-04-13
CHAPTER XXxvII.
An Act in relation to the improvement and mainte
nance of certain roads

An Act IN relation to the improvement and mainte-
nance of certain roads.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
semby Of the State of New Jersey, That in any
county in this state where the custody, rule and
keeping and charge of the jail Of such county, and
of the prisoners in such JAIL has been heretofore
shall be hereafter assumed by the board Of chosen
freehoders Of such county accordingto law, it shaD
be lawful for such board to improve and keep in re-
pair any road, or part thereof in such county, the
title to which has become vested in such board and
to put and keep at work thereon such prisoners de-
tanned IN the county jail as msy be lawfully re-
quirf q to work at hard labor; which prisoners may
be taken from and returned to the custody of the
warden or keeper of the county jail each day. under
such rules and regulations as the said board may
from time to time prescribe, and by such person or
persons the said board may employ for that pur-
pose, and an escape from such person persons
shall be deemed an escape from jail the said board
may employ such agents and provide such imple-
ments may be needed for carrying into effect the
provisions of this act provided, that the entire
pense incurred hereunder in any one year shall not
exceed onefortieth of one per centum of the taxa
bic valuation Of such county for the next preced-
ing year, which expenditure may be in excess OF
any limit heretofore fixed by law for the annual
expenditures for account Of sspubic works. by any
such board; and provided further that all such ex-
penses for men employed in the care and oversight
Of snch prisoners while working upon any such
road or roads shall be paid demand to the board
of chosen freeholders by any township or by any
city using the labor of the prisoners under the pro-
visions Of this act
q And be It enacted, That it shall not be lawful
ing strengthening for changing the lawfully
tablished grade Of any road or highway; and this
act shall not be construed to alter the provisions OF
any city charter in relatonto the improvements Of
streets or highways, and no street or highway
within the corporate limits of any city shall be i'm
proved or repaired by any board Of chosen free
holders under the provisions Of this act, wthoutthe
written consent the corporate authorities Of such
city first had and obtained for that purpose by
such board.
8. And be it enacted, That the warden or
keeper of any county jail from which prisoners
may be taken to be put and kept at work as pro-
yded in the first section Of this act shall not be liza
bic in any way for the escape Of any prisoner dur
ing the time such prisoners shall be out Of the
tody Of the warden or keeper and under the charge
ofthe agents to be provided by the board Of chosen
freehoders aforesaid and every snch agent shall
give bonds to such board in such as shall be
required conditional for the faithful performance OF
his duties and the exercise of due diligence in the
safe custody Of the prisoners intrusted to him and
their prompt return to the jail whence they have
been taken
A. And be it enacted, That this act shall take ef-
feet on the first day OF May next.
Approved March 8, 1882.