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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-04-04
CHURCHES.


FRIENDs-Services on First and Fifth days at 1890
AM. Monthly meeting first Tuesday after last Mon
day in the month. Society meeting, Thursday be-
fore last Monday. Sunday School meets at O'Clock
every Sunday morning.
METHODIST EPIsCoPAL-Rev. N. ]. Wright
Services at 1000 A. N. and 100 P. NJ. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday at 100 P. NJ.
Sunday School at 200 p. m, C. H. Richman, Super
intendent.
BAPTIsT-Rev. j. E. Wilson.
Services at 1890 a. M and 100 p. m. Prayer
meeting Thursday at 100 p. NJ
Sunday school at 200 p M, Joseph Turner, Super
intendent.
PREsBYTERIAN-Rev. o. B. McCurdy
Services at 1000 a. m. and 100 p. m. Prayer
meeting Wednesday at 7.30 p. m.
Sunday School at 200 p M, j. E. Jaquette, Super
intendent.
CATHOLIC
Services third Sunday in the month at HOO a. m.
WOMAN's CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION
Meets every Wednesday afternoon at ESQ O'Clock
President Mrs. D. Ware, Cor Secretary, Miss Annie
Macaltioner.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-04-04
1ireftnru.
WEST JERSEY RAILROAD.

WEST JERSEY RAILROAD.
Trains going north-7.M and s.13 A. M, 1894 and
4.04 I. M Sundays, 7.42 A. NJ
Trains going south-9.29 A. NJ, Psi 4.56, and 1902
PM. Sundays, 640P.M.
Trains leave Philadelphia-S.10A. NJ, $780, 3.40 and
$40 P. NJ. Sundays, 5.15 Pm
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-04-04
LODGES AND SOCIETIES.

WoopsTowN LODGE, No. 1873, F. & A. M
and two weeks thereafter, in Borton's Hall.
WooDBINE LODGE No. 1853, l. O. O. F.
Meets in j. H. Turner's building every Friday
evening.
MosACSA TRIBE, No. AZ, /. o. r. M
Meets in j. H. Turner's Building every Tuesday
evening.
WoODsTowN GRANGE, No. 9, P. OF H.
Meets every Wednesday evening in Rleys build
ing
JOHN G. FOSTER POST, No. 81, G. A. R.
Meets on the first and third Thursdays in the
month in Rileys Building.
HARMONY COUNCIL, No. Sc, o. U. A. M
Meets every Tuesday evening in Riley's building.
BAND OF HOPE
Meets every SATURDAY. afternoon at 3 O'Clock in w.
C. 7. Z. rooms, Mrs. Hannah Cawley. Sup't
w. c. T. U. READING Room.
Open every evening except Sunday from to 10
O'Clock.
, 1884-04-02
Publication.

NT is hereby made known that the
- lists showing The measurements
effected by the Town Surveyor in
consequence Of changes which have
taken place in the year 1888 with
certain buildings in the Towns of
C~hristiansted and Frederikstcd, is at
the Royal TIeasurer's Office, and in
Frederiksted at the Police Office.
Pursuant to Ordinance If Goth
November 1854, all parties concern
ed ere requested to forward to the
Government of the Danish West
india Islands within 3 months from
date, their eventual objections
against the said measurements.
Tax,Commission for St. Croix the goth
March 1884.
s. W. vAN BRAKLE, P. NJ. LESCHLY.
NJ. R. NYSSUM,
est
, 1884-04-02
Ans8ttelse.

~ cole Marts d. A. ere
- Forvalterne W. LATIMER af
Plantagen "M"n Bijou" og A.
FLEMING af PEntagea LA
Refine beskikkede til Veiinspectcurer
henholdsvis for Diet nordlige og
sydlige District af Kongens Qvar-
teer, istedetf0r Planter LEVY Og
Forvalter HEIBROCK, der ere
bortayttede.
, 1884-04-02
TRANSLATION.
Publication.

SPIT is hereby male known that
- Planter JAS. WILSON has from
this date again tak,n "ver his tunc-
ton as Captain of the Fire Com
pany in the Western Centre District,
which on account of his leaving the
Island for some time in 1892 has
been conducted by tie Manager of
Negro Bay, MIR. DIDRICIISEN.
The Government of the DANISH W,st
India Islands, 81. Croix the 25'h March
1884.
@. II. ARENDRUP.
, 1884-04-02
ekjendtgjoxelse

a T Hr. Planter JAS. WILSON
SsSS a ter fla Days I. to o>crtager
Funct omen son Captain for Ve~tre
Center Branddistrict, hviIkcn for
medel~t hans Borlrciso for nogrn lid
lis midlertidigen har vi ct brSty.
ret af Forva'tel DlDRICHSEN D. IL
Negrobly, b inges horved til offentIig
kunlSkab.
GOuve nrmtntet for de danSk vpStin-
diSke Der, st, Croix den 25de Mats 1884.
T.. ii. ARENDRUP.
, 1884-04-02
acknowledgements

Co. aehjendt*jo'es he'yoI at
Stadsconducteurrn i Anledning at
foregaaede Bygningsforandringer i
Byorno Christiansted og Frodorik-
sted i sidst afvigte >kattvaar fore.
tagne MaaIinger henIi4ge til Efter-
syn i Christi nstcd i Get Kongelige
Kasserer- Contoir, og i Frcdprik>ted
paa POIitikammeret >ammestrds, og
opfoldres, i Ienho'd til Anord-
ningen af code November 1854, dc
Vedkommpnde til at fremkonmc
med deles muli9e Ankle over Maal-
ingen til Gouvernemontet for de
dansk vest;ndiske Ger indcn 3
Manncder fra Dat0.
Skattecommissionen for St. Croix den
code Marts 1884.
s. W. VAN BRAKE, P. NJ. LESCHLY,
est.
d. r. NYSSUM,
est.
, 1884-04-02
Cash Tor Bones.

Now is the time while we require
A FEW TONS. Lois of from 5 lbs.
up will b. paid cash for at RAVEN
& COS, Chr.stians'ed or Frede-
rikst d.
, 1884-04-02
AnsHttelse.

gXRED Arcrh6itste Resolution af
" 22lr Februar d.. A. er der al
l. uaaIigst %IIIa9t hidIilv@rende con
sti,urlet Toldforvalter i Frederiksted
cand. jur;s j. f. V. RICHTER
KongrIi9 UdumvnrlSe i hemeldte
tmbcdc med ForpIigtelse til tillige
at vlrrt1ge Po~tmesterforrelninger i
L rdcriksted.
, 1884-04-02

n LIE og Enhver, der matte
AZ have Nogpt al fordre paa IF.
gnngne Arrrs,forvarer SOREN
PETER MADS"N REGARDS
D0lsbo inlkaldes herved med 8
haanedtrs Varsel til at anmelde og
bevisiiy2j0re deres Krav for under
tegnede Skifteret.
hr%istiansteds Skifteret, St. Croir den
code Marts 1884.
.DUUS.
est.
, 1884-04-02

Van Brake.
est.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-07-03
CHAPTER Crx

A Further Supplement to an act entitled f'An
act concerning the protection of the public
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That in
addition to the powers conferred by the act and
the supplement thereto to which this is sup
plement, the board of health of any city, town,
borough or other form Of Incorporated town OF
village government in this state shall have
power at any stated or adjourned meeting Of
such board TO pass, alter or amend ordinances
in relation to the public health in such city, for
the following purposes, to wit;
J. To regulate and control the method Of
construction, The location, the method or man.
ner of emptying or cleansing and the time OF
frequency Of cleansing, of all cesspools and
privy vaults.
III. To regulate and control the mode oi
connection Of house drainage and plumbing
with outside sewers, cesspools and other recep-
tacles and 10 enforce rules and regulations re-
lating thereto.
III To protect the public water supply and
to prevent the pollution of any stream Of water
or we'll, the water Of which is used for domestic
purposes, and to order not to be used or to close
any we'll, the water of which is polltted.
" To remove TO suitable place any
case Of contagious on infections disease and dis
infect premises where the board Of health de-
clares that the removal Is necessary for the
public health and without undue risk to the
person or persons thus diseased.
v. 10 reg late the burial and dlsintermept
Of human bodies in accordance with the laws oi
this state,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-07-03
CHAPTER CLXVIII.

A Supplement to an act entitled Gan act for
the organization OF the national guard Of the
state OF New Jersey approved March ninth,
one thousand eight hundred and six y-nine.
!. Belt enacted BY the Senate and GeneraI
Assembly OF the State Of New Jersey, That in
all cities Of the second class Of this state in
which there is not more tiinn one regularly en-
rolled company of the national guard, there
may be Organized a battalion to consist Of not
less than two nor more than thiee additional
companies, OF not less than fifty nor more than
eighty enlisted men {, each company, which
battalion and companies comprising the same
shall be entitled to the rights. privileges and
allowances, and be required to perform the
like dusies and subject to the pen lties now pro
vided by law fer infantry haitAlions and infan-
try companies OF the national guard, except ms
hereinafter provided.
2. And BE- it enncled, That any such hat-
talon and the companies composing ths same,
shall be furnished with the regulation state uni
form BY the nnariennaster- general upon the
terms set out ii The seventeenth section Of the
supplement to the net to which this j. supple;
inent. approved March fourteenth, one Thousand
eight hundred md seventg=nine as amended
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-07-03
/ April 81, 1884.


A Further Supplement to act entitled can
act fixing the compensation of certain public
officers of this state" approved March six
teenth, one thousand eight hundred and sew
enty-six.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, 1hit
the attorney general is herebi authorized, by
and with the approval of the governor of this
state, to employ in his Office such clerical
assistants as may be necessary; provided, that
The cot thereof shall not exceed the sum of fif-
teen hundred dollars per annum; and such cler-
ical assistants so employed shall be paid in the
manner prescribed by the second section of the
act to which this is a supplement for the pay
ment of the persons employed in the other
departments.
2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved April %, 1884
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-07-03
CHAPTER CLxxIII.

A Further Supplement to an act entitled ian
act concerning disorderly persons" proved
April ninth, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-five.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly Of the State OF New Jersey. That
section FIVE of said act (Revision, page 3o5.) be
amended so as to read as follows:
rs. And Be it enacted, That any husband or
father who deserts or wIlfully refuses or neg
lects to provide for and maintain wife or other
family. shall be deemed and adjudged a disor-
.lerly person, and whenever any overseer Of the
poor Of the township or city within which any
husband or father resides, or the overseer OF the
poor Of the place Of legal settlement q such
husband or father, believes that such person
does desert or willully refuse or neglect 70 pro-
vide for and maintain his said family, and that
by reason thereof, such family may become
chargeable TO such township or city, it shall be
his duty to make complaint thereof, under oath,
before some Justice of the peace in either the
township or city where said disorderly person
resides Or the place o. his legal settlement-l
q And be It enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved April 25, 1884.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-07-03
CHAPTER CXIvu.

an Act providing for the review of convic-
tons and judgments for contempt OF couft.
l. Be it enacte by the Senate and General
Assembly OF the Sta,e of New jersey That
hereafter every summary conviction and judg-
inent by any court inferior in it, jurisdiction to
me supreme court, except an orphans court,
ior contempt against its own dignity peace or
good order, shall be renewable both upon the
law and the facls by the supreme court; and
every such conviction and Judgment by an
orphans court shall be renewable in the same
way and manner by the prerogat.ve court.
z. And be it enacted, That every such con-
viction and judgment shall upon the petition OF
the person or persons convicted signed by at
least two counselors at law, be BY the court
wherein such conviction is had, Immediately
certified and sent to the supreme court, or to
the prerogative court, as the case may require,
70 which the same shall be certified and sent
together with the petition of appeal and all pro-
ceedings touching the conviction and Judgment,
and which said court shall be invested with
jurisdiction and required to re-hear the matter
Of contempt upon which the conviction was
founded, both upon the law and the facts which
shall be inquired into and ascertained by depo-
sltlons or n such other way manner as the
court above shall direct; and it shall be required
to give such Judgment in the premises as to it
shall seem lawful and Just under all the cir
cumstanc of the case, to be enforced in such
way and manner as il shall order and direct;
and that upon the person appealing giving to
the clerk of the court in which such conviction
shall take place, good and sufficient bond for
the due performance of the judgment of The
court above approved by any one of the justices
of the supreme court of this state, the appeal
shall suspend the Judgment and supersede all
further proceedings IN the cpurt below to en-
force the same until otherwise ordered by the
court above; and upon the breach of the con-
dition of any such bond so given it shall be the
duty of the prosecutor cfthe pleas of the county
in which it is given, to prosecute the same to
effect, in the name of the clerk, and pay the
proceeds to the comfy collector, to be dis
tributed by him according 10 law.
8. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately,
Approved April IL 1884
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-07-03
CHAPTER cLxvn.

An Act to authorize cities in this state TO fix
the salaries OF city physicians OF such ci es
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey. That
it shall be lawful for the board Of aldermen or
common council of any city in this state to hx
by ordinance the annual salary OF the city ply
scian and the time and the manner Of the pay
ment thereof; provided, that said salary shall
not be altered during the term for which he has
been or may be appointed; provided further
that this act shall not apply to any city IN
which the city physician is appoin ed by A board
other than the board of aldermen or common
couf ell; and provided Also that such nnsh
salary shall not exceed the sum Of fifteen hun
dred dollars; and provided, also that the charter
Of such city shall provide for the appoiE ment Of
a city physician
2. And be il enacted, That all acts, general.
special, local or otherwise, and all charters and
part of charters, Ir.con sistent with the proyi-
sions Of this act, be and the same are hereby
repealed.
3. And be it enacted That this act shah
take effect Immediately.
Approved April y, 1884.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-07-03
CHAPTER cxTS.

An Act for the preservation of the health Of
female employees employed in manufacture
ing, mechanical and mercantile establish
mcnts.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, tn t
every person or corporation employing female
employees in any manufi icturing, mechanical
OF mercantile establishment in this stats sEaiii
provide suitable seats for the use of the female
employees so employed, and shall permit the
use of such seats by them when they are not
necessarily engaged in the active duties for
which they are employed.
2. And be it enacted, That person or cor
poration violating any Of the provisions Of this
act shall be punished by fine of not less than
for each offense.
3. And be it enasted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved April II, 1884.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-07-03
CHAPTER CxLyu.

An Act to prevent the discharge or escape of
sludge acid into or upon the waters of this
state.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
from and after the passage of this act it shall
be unlawful for any pc son, persons, corpora
ton or corporations topermit the discharge or
escape, directly Or indirectly, OF such refuse ar
residuum, resulting from the refining of petro-
leum, as is commonly called ''sludge acid, in
to or upon an river, stream, water-course,
lake, pond or other body of water, or any tidal
waters within or bordering upon this state;
and every violation of this net shall consti-
tute public nuisance and shall be punishable
as such.
2. And be it enacted, That every person, per-
sons, corporation or corporations violating, or
whose servants OF agents shall violate this ret,
in addition to the penalty indicated in section
one of this act, shall forfeit and pay the sum of
one thousand dollars for each violation OF this
act which shall be proved, 10 be recov-
cred in any court of competent juTisdic-
ton by any person who shall sue for the same,
one-half of said pena ty to go to such person so
suing therefor and the other half to g to the
state.
g. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved April II, 1884.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-07-03
CHAPTER CLxxII.

An Act to authorize the conveyance Of certain
lands belonging to the state of New jersey
situated IN the township of Ewing and county
Of Mercer.
Whereas, Certain Improvements adjoining and
connected with the land of the state Of New
Jersey, apperiaining to the state lunatic
ASYLUM in the township Of Ewing and county
of Mercer require the sale of 6 portion Of said
land therefore,
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly Of the State Of New Jersey, That
the attorney general the state Of New Jersey
be and he is hereby authorized to sell and con-
vev by d good and sufficient deed in the law Tor
such land, not exceeding in the aggregate one
half Of an acre to any purchaser or purchases
thereof; the consideration to be named in said
deed to be such rs shall be fixed and deter
mined as the full and lnir value Of said land, BY
the governor Of the state, the comptroller and
the state treasurer for the time being; pro
vided. that such sale shall not be made except
by the consent Of the majority OF the whole
board of managers.
2. And be it enacted, That this act soan
take effect Immediately
Approved April 25, 1884.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-07-03
CHAPTER ct,v1.

An Act TO provide for the payment 5f the ex-
pefisss Of a special committee the House
9f Assembly to investigate the accounts OF
the state comptroller and other state officers.
/. Belt enacted by tile Senate and General
Assembly Of the State of New JERSEY, That
for the purpose of paying the expenses of the
special committee of the house of assembly to
investigate the accounts of the state coInptrol-
Ter and other state officers, appointed by reso-
luton OF the same, at the last Legislative
session, the treasurer IF this state is hereby
directed to pay, upon the warrant Of the comp
troller; the following sim: For expenses
Incurred BY said commit ee in the performance
of its duties, the sum Of thirty eight dollars
and fifty cents; TO William hutchinson, for
services as clerk to the committee, one hundred
and twenty-five dollars.
9. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved April IS, 1884.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-07-03

each day or part of day they shall continue III
SAID poundi and II the owners of such CATTLE
sheep, horses or swine SO imbouhded, shall not
pay the charges for iinpoundihs and keeping
the said cattle, sheep, horses or swine, Within
1--WE days alter the same shall Be impounded
iake the same away, it shall be the dnty of the
Said pound keeper to sell e same, giving at
least five days notice ofsuch intended sale, by
setting up III three or four public places in such
township, and if the owner shall not redeem
the same before the time so notified, then the
pound keeper shall sell the same accordingly,
and out OF the money arising from such sale,
shall pay the charges of conveying to and let
ting in the poand, keeping and feeding the
same, and one dollar for advertising and SELF
ing the same, and pay the surplus to the owner
or owners OF said cattle, sheep, horses orswine,
il they shall appear and claim the same within
six months after such sale, and il the owner or
owners shau not appear within six months rs
aforesaid, then to the overseer Of the township
for the use of the poor of said township.
z. And be it enacted, That for bringing said
cattle, sheep, horses or swine to the pound,
the party bringing the same shall receive
twenty-five cents per head from the pound
keeper, to be by him collected from the owner
in the same manner as fees provided for in
section one,
5. And be 1t enacted, That il any person.
whether having charge of any cattle, sheep,
horses or swine. pasturing upon running at
large in any such street or highway, attempt
to hinder or take away such cattle, sheep,
horses or swine, from any person taking or
driving, or attempting to take and drive them
tothe pound, he shall be liable to penalty of ten
dollars, to be recovered in an action Of debt,
many court Of competent jurisdiction by any
person prosecuting the same for the use Of the
person so pro ecuting; provided, that nothin :
in this act shall be so construed as to debar
any person from driving any cattle, sheep,
horses or swine along and over such streets
end highways to or from pasture, or in any
lawful way using such street or highway for
the purpose Of driving over the same.
f. And be it enacted, That all acts and
parts Of acts, whether general or special, in
consistent with the provisions Of this act, be
and the same are hereby repealed, and that
this act shall go into effect Immediately.
Approved April II, 1884
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-07-03
CHAPTER cLY.


An Act to provide for the imposition of state
taxes upon certain corporations and for the
collection thereof.
l. Be it enacted by the Serate and General
Assembly Of the State Of New Jersey, That
every telegraph, telephone, cable or electric
light company, every express company, not
owned by a r1lilroad company and otherwise
taxed, every gas company, palace or parlor
or sleeping car company, every oil or pipe
line company, and every fire, life, marine, or
accident insurance company, dong business IN
this state, except mutual fire insurance COM
panies which do not issue prl;eie' on thu stock
plan, shall pay an annual tax, for the use OF
the state by way OF a license for its corporate
franchise, as hereinafter mentioned; prov ded
however, that no company or society shall be
construed t. be a life insurance company doing
business in this state within the purview OF this
act, which by its ac- certificate OF mcorpoia'
ton shall have for its object the assistance OF
sick, needy or disabled members, the deirayine
Of funeral expenses OF deceased members and
to provide for the wants of the widows and
families Of members after death
2. And ne 1t enacted, That on or before tie
first Tuesday of May next, and annually there
after it shall be the duty Of the president, trea
surer other proper officer of every corporation
of the character specified in the preceding Sec
SCISSORS, appointed and to be appointed under
the act entitled ssAn act for The taxation Of
railroad and canal property, stating specifically
the following particulars, namely; Each tele-
graph, telephone, cable, and express company,
not owned by railroad company and other
wise taxed shall state the gross amount Of its
receipts from business done in this state for the
year preceding the first day OF January prior 10
the making OF such report; each electric light
company shall state the gross amount Of its re-
ceipts for Light or power supplied within this
state for the year preceding the first day OF
February prior to the making Of such report;
each gas company shall sta g The gross amount
ofits receipts Tor business done in this state
during the same time, and the amount
of dividends earncl declared for the same
period each par.or, iaaen or sleeping car
company shall state the gross anionnt uf lis
receipts for fare or tolls fuf transportation oi
passengers within fins state daring the same
time. each oil or pitie line company engaged ia