Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-04-05
NUMBER 80.

resolutions thereof either upon bids for the same
duly advertised for, or otherwise; proDided, that
said bonds shall in no case be sold at less than par
the director of such board and the county collector
Of such county shall sigh said bonds, and the same
shall be sealed with the seal Of the county, and the
county collector shall number and register the same
and registered bonds may be exchanged for coupon
| bonds and coupon bonds exchanged for registered
/ bonds Al the reonest az tha holder thereof. l7ro-
/ ytded, that such board Of chosen freeholders, by
resolution, shall consent to such exchaBgei and
/ said bonds shall bear such interest as eucn board
shall determine, not exceeding five per centum per
annutn, and said interest shall be paid semi-annHay
and the said bonds shall have such time 70 run az
said board Of chosen freeholders may at the time Of
the issue thereof, by resolution, determine, not ex
ceed1ng thirty years. and the costs. charges and
expenses aforesaid incurred in the laying out open
ing, constructing and improving said road. pro-
vided for by this act, shall be paid IN other man
ner and provided, that the issue Of such bonds In
all shall not exceed the sum of one million dollars.
1e- And be Il enacted, That such board Of chosen
freehoders shall each year place in the tax levy for
such county for such year, so long as such bonds
rum sufficient sum to pay all interest on said bonds
during such year, and also a sufficient to pay
the principal Of said b. n is falling due within the
year; the TO be LEVIED and raised in the game
manner as other county taxes levied and raised
20. And be Il enacted, That the soid board and
county collector shall keep the accotnts Of the
penditures on account Of said road separate and
apart from the accounts Of the other expenditures
OF such county, which account shall be called 81 the
public road account" and the clerk Of said board
snail, on the nrst days OF May and December in
each year, file with the county clerk there TO be and
remain as public record, detailed, itemized
account OF the exDenditures Of such board in rea-
ton to such road, which said account shall have
been submitted to said board, approved Of by said
board and ordered to be fled Aforesaid and that
the county collector shall also in like az the
times aforesaid, make and file his report Of the
moneys received by him on account Of the issue
and sale Of bonds, or otherwise, and the amounts
PAID out by him by order OF snch board, which SAD
reports shall be included under separate and ap-
propriate headings in the annual reports Of the
celpts and expenditures Of said board as now made
81 And Be it enacted. That such board shall, under
the laws in force and in accordance herewith.
employ such officers, surveyors engineers, agents.
clerks or employees shall be necessary and reqri-
site to carry the provisions Of this act Into effect;
but no member Of said board any officer, sur
yeyor, engineer, agent, clerk or employe except
contractor or employe for work to be done
terias to be furnished for such road shall at any
time be interested in any proposal bid or contract
that shall be made by or offered TO or made with
said board in any work done for materials TO
be supplied to sald board
22 And be 1t enacted, That said board may est
iish such rules and regulations for the authentlca-
ton Of all their acts, Contracts and for all other
purposes necessary or expedient for the Efficient
execution of this act, to them shall seem neces-
sary convenient they shall keep full record Of
all their meetings and proceedings, and regular
accounts Of all moneys received and expended, and
include the same under the separate headings OF
Npublic road account in the annual report OF the
receipts and expenditures Of said board. and that
all meetings and proceedings Of said board relating
to their duties under the provisions OF TINS act sAau
be public.
a5 And bs il enacted, That all the proceedings and
acts of said board, as the same shall appear upon
the minutes Of said board and all maps, contracts
awards, assessments or other matters or papers on
file in their oice, shall be matters Of public record
and all parties shall be deemed to have due notice
of the existence thereof, and the same shall be open
TO the inspection Of the public during the business
hours Of every day except Sundays and h9lidays)s
and copies thereof, certified under the seal OF the
clerk Of such board, shall be evidence IN all courts
and places, the same as the original would be II
produced
a. Ana be ftenae.cd, That after the completion
Of the laying ont, opening, constructing and i'm
proving Of said road, snch board shall forthwith
make, or cause to be made, copy OF al map or
maps, report or reports record or records, in their
Office relating to the course and location Of ssid
road, and cause the same to be certified under the
seal Of such board, and the hand OF the clerk
thereof, and the director other presiding ocer,
and file the same in the Office Of the county clerk
there to be and remain Of record
25 AFld be it enacted That whenever, IN this act
words importing the plural number are used In de-
scribing referring to any matter, parties or per-
sons, any single matter, party or person shall pc
deemed to be included, although distrbutive words
may not be used; and when any subject matter
party person is described or referred 10 by words
importing the singular numoer, or the masculine
gender, several matters, and persons, and females
as well as males, and bodies corporate as well as
individuals shall be deemed to be inelnded; and
these rules Of construction shall apply IN all cases,
unless it be otherwise specially provided hereni Or
unless there be something the subject or context
repugnant to such construction.
26 And Be it enacted, That this act shall not
confer power to operate under it by the board OF
chosen freeholders OF any county until the same
shall have been accepted by majority OF the votes
cast as hereinafter provided at the next regular an
nual election held for members OF the board q
chosen freeholders in such county that the mode OF
voting shall be for public road or against pno-
lie road - that the board Of chosen freeholders
shall cause notice to be given OF the election az
which such shall be taken in at least SIX news
papers printed in the county where such vote IS 70
be taken, for at least week for four success
i've weeks before such election; and shall provide
tickets to be voted both for and against snch
public road. and suitable boxes to receive sneh
ballots; the same judges Of election shall act az in
the general election and the result Of the votes cast
"forn and against the public road shall be can
vassed aud returned separately from the general
election returns, but in the same manner, and the
boxes and statements shall be filed with the clerk Of
ri And be It enacted That this act shall be
deemed public act and shall take effect incmedi-
ately.
Passed March It'll, 1ss3
STATE OF NEW JERSEY,l
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
IHENRY c. KELSEY, Secretary Of the State OF
New Jersey do hereby certify that the foregoing il
a true COPY Of an Act passed by the Legislature OF
this State the seventh day of March, A. D.. lsS5, as
taken from and compared with the original now on
file in my Office.
In TESTIMONY whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and affixed my official seal, at Trenton,
Il 81 this eighth day Of March, thousand eight
hundred and eghty-three-
HENRY c. KELSEY,
Secretary Of Stat