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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-17
CHAPTER CLIX.
Ict to provide for improvements in


l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State Of New Jersey, That the
board of inspectors and the supervisor of the state
prison be and they are hereby authorized and di-
rected to remove the present gas works from the
dangerous position in which they are now situated,
and TO cause to be erected, at safe and proper
distance from the other prison buildings, the neces
sary works to supply the prison with gas.
2. And be it enacted, That the sum of seven thou
sand dollars, or so much thereof as may be neces-
sary, is hereby appropriated to defray the expense
attendant upon the erection and fitting up the gas
works hereby provided for, and the said moneys
shall be drawn from the treasury in the manner
provided in section three of this act concerning
the appropriation for additional rooms and re-
pairs.
B. And be II enacted, That as to all work provided
for in the foregoing sections which can advan-
tsgeousy be done under contract, the said inspect
ors and supervisor shall be required to advertise for
proposals. and to award the work to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder or bidders.
4. And be it enacted That the said inspectors
and supervisor shall receive no additional compen-
saton for the services which may be rendered by
them under this act.
s. And be it enacted, That the said inspectors
and supervisor shall make to the next legislature
fnll and detailed account of their operations
under this act, together with detailed statement
of the moneys expended by them or under their di-
rection.
6. And be itenacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March %, 1888.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-17
CHATTER CxLvI.

An Act to authorize cities Of the first class OF this
state to erect armores and to provide for the pay
ment for the costs of erection.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and General AS
eembly of the State Of New Jersey, That 1t shall
be lawful any city OF the first class Of this state
not now having an armory for the use Of the state
erect In said city amory for the use of the state
militia at cost not exceeding the sum Of forty
thoues nd dollars.
q And be it enacted, That for the purpose of pro-
curing site for said armory and providing for its
erection, the mayor of any such city shall nominate
board 81 aldermen or council OF said city, thre,
commissioners who shall be residents and freenoid-
ers in said city that said commissioners shall have
have plans and specifications prepared for the erec
ton Of said armory, advertise for proposals Tor the
erection of the same, and award the contract or
contracts for the erection Of the same and generally
superintend the same during its course Of erection;
and said commissioners shall receive five hundred
dollars each for the performance Of this service
when said armory is erected; and that the pay
ments for the site and the costs of the erection Of
said armorY shall be paid by the municipal auhori-
ties Of such city having the management and con-
troll OF the finances Of such city upon the certin-
cate Of said commissioners from time to time
given to and filed with such last named financial
board.
materials done and furnished for the erection Of
said armory shall be done and furnished by con.
tract awarded by said commissioners. upon at least
two weeks advertisement in the official papers OF
said city, to the lowest bidder or bidders for the
same.
4 And be it enacted, That the municipal board
Of any such city having the management and con-
troll OF the finances OF such city are hereby author
lied and empowered to issue bonds, either regis
tered or coupon bonds, in amount not exceeding
the sum Of forty thousand dollars, TO raise money
10 pay for the site Of and the erection Of said armo
ry that said bonds shall be payable in twenty years
from the date thereof and shall bear interest at
rate not exceeding. four and one-half per centum
per annnm and that there shall be sufficient
amount appropriated and put into the tax levy Of
such city in each year to pay the interest on such
bonds and also there shall in each year be appro-
priated and put in the tax levy Of such city the fur
iaer sum Of two thousand dollars towards the pay
nenf OF said bonds to be invested either In tntec
fund of such city to answer the payment OF SAID
bonds when they shall become due and payable
5. And be 1t enacted, That this act shall take
effect immediately.
Hpprovcd March %, 1858.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-17

An Act concerning street and sewer improvements
in cities Of the second class.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
semby Of the State Of New Jersey, That If when
ever any report made by commissioners or BY the
proper board of assessments in any city Of the sec
ond class in any matter of street or sewer improve
ment, shall be defective in matter Of form, or shall
be referred back for amendment or alteration, it
shall be lawful for such commissioners or proper
board of assessments to correct the and file
amended report, and such amended report may be
considered and treated as the original and proper
frned at any time within three months from the
fling thereof; and the proceedings for such i'm
proyement shall not abate, but may be proceeded
with as if said report had been filed in due time
under the provisions of the charter Of such city.
q And belt enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March 23, 1888.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-17
CHAPTER CHI.

Supplement to an act entitled can act for the
construction, maintenance and operation of
water works for the purpose Of supplying cities,
proved April twenty-frst, eighteen hundred sew
enty-six.
1. Be it ehacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That it
shall and may be lawful for any aqueduct or water
company, organized under the act to which this is
a supplement, or specially chartered for the pur-
water, to extend Its mains outside and beyond the
corporate limits Of such city, borough or town,
along any road or street leading therefrom, for the
purpose Of supplying the dwellers along such road
or street with water, provided majority in 'front.'
age of the owners of land fronting such road or
street, or of any portion thereof, proposed to be
supplied, shall consent thereto in writing.
q And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March 23. 1888.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-17

An act in relation to volunteer fire departments Of
cities OF the second class.
l. BE it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly Of the State of New Jersey, That in any
CITY OF this state where the charter of any volun-
teer fire department Of said city shall expire by
limitation of the charters thereof that said charters
shall be and the same are hereby extended for the
term Of ten years from the date of this act
q And be 1t enacted, That in any city Of this
state where the volunteer fire departments OF said
city shall have accumulated fire department fund
for the benefit Of said department. that on the ex-
piration Of the charters OF said departments, by
limitation Of law or otherwise, and where said fire
departments shall maintain an existence as an ex-
euipt fire association that any fund accumulated
aforesaid shall revert to and be the property Of said
exempt association as aforesaid
s. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect immediately
Approved March 2S, 1888.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-17

Further Supplement to act entitled "An act
concerning townships and township officers ap-
proved April twenty-frst, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-slx.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly Of the State OF New Jersey, That in the
several townships in this state in which the town.
ship committees consist of three persons the mem
bers thereof shall hereafter be elected for
the term of three years; provided, how
ever, that at the first annual town meeting
held in such township, after the pass
age of this act the ticket voted shall designate the
name of one member of the town committee for
one year, the name of another for two years, and
the name Of a third for three years, and at each
succeeding election one member of the township
committee shall be elected for the term OF three
years.
g. And be it enacted, That all vacancies in the
office of members of the township committee in
such townships shall be filed for the unexpired
term only.
Approved March %, 1888.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-17

A Supplement to act entitled San act for the
punishment of crimes" approved March twenty
seventh, one thousand eight hundred and seven
ty-four.
!. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly OF the State Of New Jersey, That whoever
shall wifully and maliciously break and enter any
railway car, canal boat, ship vessel, with intent
to rob, steal commit any malicious mischief,
conviction thereof shall be punished by fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment at
hard labor not exceeding five years, or both.
q And be it enacted, That whoever shall willfuly
and malicously, without breaking the same, enter
any railway canal boat ship vessel with intent
to rob, steal or commit any malicious mischief
conviction shall be punished by a fine not
exceeding three hundred dollars, or Imprisonment
at hard labor not exceeding three years, or both.
g. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March %, 1888.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-17

An Act to provide for the support and maintenance
/. of the state industrial school for girls.
]. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That for the
support and maintenance of the state industrial
school for girls for the current year. the sum Of six
thousand dollars is hereby appropriated which the
treasurer Of the state s directed to pay on the war
rant of the comptroller out of any funds in his
hands, to the treasurer Of said state industrial
school.
2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March %, 1883.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-17
CHAPTER CIV.

An ACL COHCtTlIIl9 NItIt5s-
!. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly Of the State Of New Jersey, That the COM
mon council or other legislative body Of the several
cities OF the third class be- and they are hereby au-
thorized to elect a city attorney, VINO shall be a
counselor-at-aw and shall hold his Office for the
term of three years. and until his shall be
duly appointed and qualified; he shall perform
such service and receive such compensation as the
common council or other legislative body shal, by
ordinance, prescribe; provided, however; that this
act shall not apply to any city wherein like officer
il provided for in its act OF Incorporation.
Z And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March %, 1888.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-17
CHAPTER cLIY.
An Act to the spread of contagious diseases
of animals.

An Act TO prevent the sread OF cOntagOus ulseabes
of animals.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly Of the State Of New Jersey, That all persons
poultry or animals of any kind which may come to
their death by reason of any contagious disease,
shall within twenty-four hours after such death
bury such poultry or animals under the surface oil
the earth to depth not less than two feet i; any
person or persons neglectmg or refusing to comply
with the provisions of this act shall be deemed
guilty of amisdemeanor, and upon conviction there
Of shall be liable to fine not exceeding two hun
dred dollars or imprisonment in the county jail not
exceeding six months
2. And be it enacted, That this act shall be
deemed public act, and take effect Immediately.
Approved March %. 1888.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1883-05-17
CHAPTER cxLIx.
An Act concerning certain townships in this
state

An Act concerning certain townships In this
state
l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and General As
semby Of the State Of New Jersey, That all 1t shall
be lawful for the township committee of any town
ship in this state existing under and governed by
special charter, to change, by ordinance the title
and designation of such township, from township
known anddesignated as town instead Of town
ship; provided, however, that a certified copy Of
such ordinance, under the seal Of the township,
shall be fled with the secretary OF state within
thirty days after It's adoption.
2 And be it enacted, That the charter of any such
township, and all acts supplementary thereto,
and amendatory thereof, shall apply to and con-
tinue to govern such township after the change
aforesaid.
,. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March %. 1883.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-10
Tennessee Patents.

Mr.. H. N. Jenkins, solicitor of
patents, Washington, d. c., officially
reports to the Exchange the complete
list of patents granted Tennessee in
ventors for the week ending Oct,
30th, 1888:
John B. Brickhouse, GAINESVILLE,
device for lifting wagons; William
Watson, Memphis, grain-elevator;
Chas. B. Cooper, Nashville, sheet,
metal roofvalley; Thomas Gates, Fl.
G. Cannon and j. w. Adams, Bell
fast, car>coupling; M. L. Rison,
GAINESVILLE, motor.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-10
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1888.
Last Tuesdays elections surprised

Last Tuesdays elections surprised
both parties somewhat. The demo.
Gratis carried New York by about TO-
600 majority-losing the secretary of
state, who was defeated by the liquor
infuence-Virginia by about 10000,
New Jersey about 5000, and Mary.
land and Mississippi. The republics
ans carried Massachusetts,, Pennsylva-
MIA, Minnesota and Connecticut. 1t
now looks like the great battle of next
year will have to be fought in New
York, and that New York's great
leader, Samuel j. Tilden, will have
to he put at the head of the ticket to
guarantee a victory. Let us have
Tildeu d Hendricks, and they will
sweep the country, "from Dan to
Beersheba."
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-10

A terrible tragedy was enacted at
kerrville, a small town near Mem
phis, on the End, in which Sam. E.
Roberts lost his life at the hands of
I. M. Edwards, a prominent citizen.
A Miss Logan, a step sister of Rob,
erts, it is claimed, had been wronged
by Edwards and had become a moth
er. Roberts had threatened the life
of Edwards. They had met in the
morning when ROBERTS fed from a
shotgun in the hands of Edwards.
That evening Edwards fred upon
Roberts, riddling him with bullets,
although he was told that Roberts
was drunk and in no condition to de,
fend himself.
Memphis Appeal: In conversa>
ton at the Peabody Hotel Friday
evening last, Ex>Gov. Jas. d. Port
er remarked that he had no doubt
the Republicans would place South
ern man on their ticket, as the North
was fully prepared for it. He thought,
however, that for Southern Demo-
Gratis to place a Southern man on
their ticket for the sole and only rea-
son that he was a Southern man,
would seem to indicate that the Dem
ocrats are sectional. "But," he said,
eff Southern man should be placed
on his fitness for the place, 1 do not
think the conservatives of either par.
ty could object"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-10

Gen. Merry, of the Illinois Gems
trail road, wants convention of farm>
ers and dairymen in Jackson, as will
be seen by a letter of his to Col. Nc
Whittier, published in this paper. 1t
is full Of good hard sense, and we
hope our readers will study it well.
Let us have the convention,
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-10
CHANCERY SALE
OF
REAL ESTATE
IN MILAN
IN oHANoERY COURT AT HUMBOLDT.

F. r. Burris Admir-. VS.. z. Bryant ct ais.
PURSUANT to the decree for sale rendered
Il in this cause at the July term, 1882 of the
Shancery Court at Humboldt and procedendo
from the Supreme Court at Jackson, Tenn,
and renewed at the special October Term, 1893,
l will sell at public sale to the highest bidder
in the town of Milan on
Monday, November 90, 1883.
W thin legal hours the following described
house and lot situated in Milan. Gibson CO.,
Team, lying and being on the southeast SIDE
OF Main street. bounded as follows. On the
northwest by Bryant, jackson * Cos brickstere
house. on the southwest by S. p. Ciark's line
and on the southeast by G..S. Cunninghams
lot: Said lot fronting " feet on Main street,
and running back so feet to S. P. Clark 5 line.
TERMS OF SALE.
On credit of six months, note and good
security. Lien retained to secure payment.
REDEEM ption barred; This Oct. sd. 1858:
L, j. WILLIAMS, @. IL NJ.
Y. l. WARE, Sol for Compl't.
HILL * WILLIAMSON, for Deft.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-10

a race riot occurred in Danville,
Wa, las saturday, III which several
We're killed. GleaI excitement pre-
vniied all over the state AMI the milf
Tia were called out 10 all the officers
Of the law. The election, however,
passed off quietly.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-10
One Heather Idol Left.
[Pittsburg Post. !

Ingersoll does not believe in God,
but he did believe in republican SUI
preme court. This idol is shattered
since its decision on the civil rights
question, and Robert left to worship
himself alone.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-10

The Supreme Court of Indiana has
decided that certificates issued by
marriage endowment association
were void, as against public policy
and as being mere wagering contracts
as to the time when persons should
marry.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-10

From official statements published
recently, it is learned that the federal
army in Virginia, during the four
years of the civil war, lost in killed
and wounded more than double the
number of men in Lees army.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-10

Ben Butler was defeated in Massa-
chusetts. The republicans are re
joicing and the democrats are not
sorry. Like Foraker, of Ohio, he
made too many speeches.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-10

Mary Churchill, the st. Louis run
away girl, was found in indianapolis,
working in II laundry. She went
home with her father, but says she
isgoing back. No reason is given
tor her strange freak raia
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-10

The cotton jpop in the Memphis
district is turning out better than
was expected one month ago. The
decreased yield it is now thought will
be only twenty per cent.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-10

Maj. Y. W, Allen, an old citizen
of Huntingdon, died last Monday
morning. He was lightweight years
old, Il veteran Of the was of 1872,
and Mt one time c9Gnry court clerk.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-10
The Rev. j. q. Pollard, North
ern Methodist preacher, married

negro woman in Little Rock q few
days since. He hal hetn divorced
from his wife about one munth. He
is praciicing what he has preached,
and If the woman can stand il. we
suppose others may. I.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-10

A cyclone did great damage at
Springfield, Mo-, last Monday, de-
stroying many houses, killing and
Gripping number of people.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-10
OVER THE STATE.


yearn for the denomination of the
cold ticket"
Col. Thos. Boyers of the Gallatin
Examiner has been journalist thir-
ty>nine years.
Nearly all the Middle Tenn essee
papers report an increased acreage
sown in wheat.
Twenty dollar counterfeit bills are
circulating in Tennessee. Keep a
lookout for them.
A company has been organized at
Chattanooga, with 100000 capital, to
manufacture chairs.
Mrs. Addison Hayes, daughter of
Jefferson Davis, the Confederate ex>
President, is visiting her husbands
sister, Mrs. A. E. Garrett, in Smith
county.
According to the Lexington Ad-
vance>News, the new county of Ches.
ter is in a bad way financially. 1t
says the appropriations at the last
term of the Quarterly Court were
nearly equal to the entire annual rev.
enue, and that sheis "heels,over>hesd
in debt"
Mr.. VIM. Templeton, citizen of
White county, Tenn, who lives near
Rock Island, has living with him
cOlored man named Joe, whom he
owned as slave before the war, and
who refused to leave his old master
when Abe Lincoln set him free. Joe
has never married and never suffered
himself drawn into bad habits, and
to-day has about $500 in cash.
Wonderful to relate, there is one
postNofice in this country that goes
a-begging for postmaster. This re-
markable Office, says the Chattanoo,
ga Times, is located on one of the
most famous spots on the American
continent, Hooker's battle field on
Lookout. Mrs. Carlisle, the post
mistress, resigned the office some
time since, and no one yet has been
found who will take the office. The
residents on Lookout are suffering
great Inconvenience in consequence.
Gen. q. w. Gor,!un, one of the
State Railroad commissioners, stated
to ali Appeal reporter that the cons
mission has requested the railroads to
make IA considerable reduction IN the
rates of freight and cotton. The
Chesapeake and Ohio has agreed
promptly, greatly to the satisfaction
of the people living along its line.
Cotton, which WAS formerly SI.50
per bale from Covington, is now 81.
The other railroads have the matter
under consideration, and the result
will probably he made known in IL
n few days.
Gallatin Examiner: 1t is poor
economy where the fences of COIN
ty are worth more than the lands
they enclose, requiring an outlay eve
ry year Of ten per cent. and over ups
ON their first cost to keep them in re-
pair. In Gallatin they have from
four to six hundred places, mostly en-
closing gardens. 1t would be low
estimate to say that the fences of
each cost $50 making the aggregate
800, 900 to $50, 900, and the repairs
at ten per cent. $4,000 to $4,000 per
annum. A pretty steep sum for the
people of the town to be taxed to
keep up a few hogs and COWS.
A New York dispatch says: The
Agricultural Review of New York
city, the official journal of the Amer
lean Agricultural Association, has
consolidated with Debow's Review of
New Orleans, and the Southern In
dustr,es of Nashville, and with the
January issue will begin an interoa-
tional and intersectional magazine
devoted to American agriculture and
indnStru mn hliShad f.ona Mo.n NJ
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-10

Judge Greer, of Memphis, has de-
.clared the act of the Legislature
concerning the selling of pools on
races unconstitutional.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-10

Massachusetts, and Virginia are
both happy. Butler and Malone
are defeated and respectable people
rejoice.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-10

The Memphis Scimater will have
to get up another presidential ticket.
Butler is too dead to resurrect.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-11-10

Mississippi went democratic-of
course