Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-06-12

Eame manner as other taxes are collected ID
said town, and shall be lien upon the properly
whereon the same are assessed in like manner
10: And be it enacted, That it shall be tie
duty Of said water commissioners to keep all
funds which may come to their hands on de-
post with one or more of the banks located in
said town, and they shall draw said funds by
checks upon said bank or banks, to be signed
BY at least t. Of their number, which said
checks shall specify briefly the purposes for
which the same are drawn; and the said water
commissioners shall keep accurate accounts Of
their receipts and disbursements in pr per
books, to be provided by them for the purpose,
and which shall always be open for the inspeca
tiUf Of the commissioners or other governing
power Of said town and their authorized agents;
and which accounts shall be annually, in the
month of March, audited by a committee OF
said board r commissioners or other governing
power Of said town, and short abstract there
OF shall be published with the annual statement
Of the town finances; every water commission
er, at the expiration OF his term of Office shall
deliver to his co-commissioDers all books and
papers which ne may have in his possession or
eustody by virtue IF his said Office and a''
books and papers Of said water commissioners,
which are no longer currently needed by them,
shall be deposited with the clerk of said town
who is hereby required to keep them safely in
his office but with liberty to said water COM
missiouers at all times to examine the same in
said clerks office.
20. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately, but its provisions shall
remain imperative in any town in this state,
until assented to by a majority Of the legal
electors thereof voting at an election to be held
in said town, at any time to be fixed by the
board Of commissioners or other Legislative
body of said town, of which election the town
clerk OF said town, shall cause public notice Of
the time and place Of holding The same to be
given BY advertisements signed by himself, and
set up IA at least FIVE public places in said town.
and published in one or more newspapers
printed therein, for at least six days previous
to the day of such election and said clerk shall
provide for each elector voting &C such elec-
ton, ballots, to be printed or written, or part
ly printed and partly written, on which
shall be either the words stior the adoption
for tins town of the provisions of an act entit-
led AN act to enable towns to supply the in
habitants thereof with pure and Who'll some
water or 'agninst the adoption for this town
of the provisions of an act entitled sAn act to
enable towns to supply the inhabitants thereof
with pure and Wholesome water;'n that the
polls for such election shall be held Mt the usual
places OF holding the annual charter election in
said town, and shall be opened nt one o'clock
rfternoon, and such election shall be conducted
3y the proper election officers Of said town for
die time then being, and in the manner as may
fhen be prescribed by the ordinance Of said
town regulating elections therein, and such
of ers shall return to the board of commis-
SIC rs or other leg slative body of said town,
d true and correct sta eInent. in writing, under
their hands, efthe result Of said election, the
same to be entered at large upon the minutes
Of said body.
Il. And be it enacted, That it shall not be
lawful for any town, corporation or board of
water commissioners or any other person or
persons availing themselves Of the provisions
Of this act or any supplement or amendments
thereto, to sell or dispose of in any way any of
ihe rights, privileges and franchises given, and
lhe water thereof acquired to any other town,
borough, village, city or corporation within
Ibis state, except the said corporation shall be
located within said town or township wherein
lhe said corporation shall be located within said
own OF township wherein said town is located,
and that it shall not be lawful convey any Of
said waters beyond the limits Of this state or sell
or dispose of any Of their rights, privileges and
lranchises to any person or ersons or cor
porations for such purpose.
%. And be it enacted, That this act shall
not apply to any municipality of this state not
named as town in its act of incorporation.
Passed March 5, 1884.