Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-10

neld therein, or of any member of congress Of the
United states, OF electors for president and vice
president OF the United States at any election of
any delegate delegates to any political conven-
ton to be held hor the nomination Of any Of the
ocers aforesaid, or by way OF gift, gratuity
ward, for giving or Withholding the vote or votes
OF any delegate or delegates at any such conven-
tion, shall be guilty or misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished by fine or i'm
prlsonment, or both; such fine not to exceed s5e
sum OF ten thousand dollars, and such imprson-
mcnt not to exceed the term OF one year and shall
also be disqualified from holding any office Of trust
or profit under this state.
4. And be it enacted, That any person not in
dicted for the acts forbidden aforesaid, may be
compel ed to testify in any judicial proceeding,
aganst any person or persons charged with bribery,
corrupt solicitation of the offenses hereby prohib-
lted, and shall not be permitted to withhold his
testimony on the ground that he may crminate
himself or subject himself to punishment but such
IN any Judicial proceedings, except for perjury in
such testimony
g. And be it enacted, That the sheriff Of each
county in this state, shall, prior to any town. town
Issue public proclamation under his hand and
seal calling the attention Of the voters TO and re-
curing the strict enforcement Of this act together
with the provisions Of section thirtieth Of an act
entitled IAN act for the punishment Of crimes p
(reyison), and shall cause the same to be posted up
by two conspicuous handbilIs at each polling place
time OF holding such election as aforesaid: the ex-
penses attending the same shall be SLOWED snch
SntIill III tue seIUemeDt OF MS accounts with the
board of freeholders of said county. and if airy
sheriff as aforesaid, shall fail to comply with the
conditions and requirements of this act, he shall be
liable to fine Of one Thousand dollars, to be sued
for and recovered by any person who may sue for
the same, the one-haf of such fine to 90 TO the
plaintiff in such action, and the other half to the
county collector OF said county, to be credited to
the funds OF said county.
6. And be 1t enacted, That all magistrates. con-
stables and other peace officers of this state, are
hereby strictly enioined and required, under the
Yua nrI 81.
their respective counties in enforcing his proclama-
ton.
Z. And be it enacted, That section twenty-five
OF an act entitled San act for the punishment of
crimes' tRevisionl, and the supplement thereto.
approved February seventeenth, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty, also the act entitled San act
to prevent and punish the bribery of, and attempt
70 orlDe delegates to political conventions ap-
proved April fifth, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy be and the same are hereby repealed :;
provided. however, that this repeater shall not np-
ply to or in any manner affect cases in which in
dictments may have been found, or cases in which
complaints have been made before any INQUEST Of
this state for violation of the foregoings acts, but
all such cases may be prosecuted in the same man
ner as if this act had not been passed
s. And be it enacted, That this act shall be
deemed public act and take effect Immediately.
Approved Narch %. 1888
CHAPTER CXXXv.
supplement to an act entitled San act to author
ize the incorporation Of rural cemetery assoeia-
tions and regulate cemeteries"
]. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and General As
semby Of the State Of New Jersey, That the lands
which any association incorporated under the act
to which this is a supplement shall take and hold in
any county of this state, under and by virtue Of said
act, shall adjon and be contiguous TO each other,
and shall not consist Of separate tracts in different
not be taken'to apply TO cemetery grounds which
lie Immediately opposite each other on different
sides Of any public road or roads
2. And be It enacted, That no more than three
cemeteries shall be located placed under and by
virtue Of said act to which this is supplement, in
any one city, township or town in any county Of
this state
g. And be it enacted, That the municipal author
tiles Of the city, town and township in which any
cemetery is shall be located shall have the power
and authority to pass alter and repeal ordinances,
to regulate inter1nents, disnterments and the
ner thereof in any cemetery in said city, town or
township, and to prescribe the penalty by fine not
exceeding fifty dollars, in each case, or by impris
onment in the county jail, not exceeding ten days
in each case, BOTH for any violation of any ordi
nance authorized by this act; and said municipal
authorities any authorized agent thereof, shall
have the power and authority, ct all tunes, to enter
into and upon any cemetery within the limits of said
municipality and examine into the condition Of
said cemetery, and whether the ordinances regula-
ting the came are duly enforced
4. And be it enacted, That any recorder, police
justice, or justice OF the peace IN any city, town or
township of this state, be, and he is hereby em-
powered, on oath, affirmation or affidavit, made
according to law that any person or persons has or
have been guilty Of a violation Of any such ordi-
nance aforesaid, to issue process either in the
nature of summons OF a warrant, as to him
may most advisable, against the person OF per-
sons violating such ordinances, which process
shall, when in the nature of a warrant, be return
able forthwith, and when in the nature Of sum-
mons be returnable in i've entire days, and such
process shall state what ordnance the defendant
defendants named therein, has or have violated,
and in what manner; and on the return Of such
process, at the time to which the same shall be
adjourned, the said recorder, police justice, jus
tice of the peace, as the case may be- shall proceed
to hear the matter and to determine and give judg
ment in the same and if Judgment be given for the
plaintiff execution shall forthwith issue against the
goods, chattels and persons of the defendant or
defendants; aud all sums collected or recovered
under this act shall be forthwith paid to the treas
urer or collector Of the city, town or township in
which the same are collected, for the benefit of
slch municipality; provided, that in all cases
where the fine penalty shall exceed ten dollsrs,
where the punishment may be imprisonment,
there may be trial by jury to be conducted as in
cases trable by jury in the courts for the trial of
small provided, however, that said munich
pal authorities shall have the power to remit any
penalty that may be inflicted or adjudged, upon
application made to them.
S. And be it enacted, That every cemetery asso-
citation shall annually within ten days after its an
nua election, file in the clerks Office of the county
wherein it is located, certificate setting forth
the names Of the trustees and officers Of said asso-
citation.
6. And be 1t enacted, That all acts or parts Of
acts, inconsistent with this act, be and the
hereby repealed and this act shall be deemed to be
a public act, and shall take effect Immediately.
Approved March %, 1883.