Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-05-29
LAWS OF NEW JERSEY,
[BY AUTHoRIrr.l
CHAPTER XXI.

OIlal AAA1.
An act to enable incorporated towns to con-
struct water works for the extiDguishment of
fires, and supplying the inhabitants thereof
with pure and wholesome water.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly OF the State of New Jersey, That any
incorporated town in this state be. and it Is
hereby authorized i'll the manner hereinaf er
-lfovided, to take and convey from such source
OF sources as may be practicable, into and
through said town, such quantity Of pure and
wholesome water ray be required for do
mestic use, the extinguishmeIIt of fires and
other purposes by the inhabitants residing
within the corporate limits of said town; and
to this end such town, is ereby authorized by
It's board OF commissioners or other governing
Dody, by whatever lame it may be called, to
appoint three commissioners to be called "Wa-
tef Commissioners" who shall have the pow
ets and perform the duties hereinafter men
toned; the first of said water commissioners
shall hold his Office until the first Monday in
May succeeding his appointment, the second
ior one year, and the third for two years from
the first Monday in May succeeding their ap-
pori tme-t. On the first Monday in lday in
each year after their appointment, one water
commissioner shall be appointed by such town,
who shall hold his Office for the term of three
years In case a vat ancy houits occur in the
once OF water commissioners, sucli town, by
irs commissioners or other governing power,
Shall appoi-t a proper person to fill the same
and serve the unexpired term; no member of
the Board OF Coinini sioners or otlIer govern
ing power of such town shall be eligible to the
Office Of water commissioner.
2. And it enacted, That the said water
commissioners, and every of them, appointed
under the provisions of this act, b. f re enter
ing on the discharge Of the duties prescribed BY
ihis act shall severally take and subscribe
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by authorized to administer to the same
an oath or affirmation, faithfully and i'm
PARTIALLY to discharge all the duties I'M
posed on them by this act, which said oath or
affirmation shall be filed in the office of the
clerk OF said town; and further, before entering
upon the di-ehargc Of the duties prescribed by
this act, each Of said water commissioners shall
repair tothe board of commis-ion or ther
governing body Of sand town, and enter into
bond to the said town by its corporate name,
with two freehold securities to be approved of
by the commissioner Or ether governing power
OF said town, in such sum not less than three
thousand dollars as the said board of commis-
sioners or othei governing power may disect,
conditioned for the true Ind faithful perform
ance of all the duties of the said tfice Of water
commissioner; no wafer comIn siuner shall
be interested or concerned, directly or Indirect
iy, in any eontrac agreement for furnishing
labor or materials in the erection or repair OF
the works authorized by thi, act, which said
water commissioners may make or cause to be
made; but eac.i OF said wafer commissioners
shall be entitled 10 receive, out Of the revenues
arising from SAID works and crea' ed by this act,
the sum Of one dollar and fifty cents per day
for each day actually employed, not exceeding
in the whole the SUN of one hundred dollars in
each ye T.
8. And be il enacted, That the said water
commissioner are hereby invested with al the
powers necessary to enable fhfm to copstgpcf,