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such company association, board or corps shall
declare his Office vacant, and shall fill such
vacancy as above provided.
%. And be 1t enacted, That no part Of the funds
purposes or in any manner except as provided for
In this act and except for necessary expenses in
carrying out the interests and objects OF such cor
Is. And be It enacted, That the object of corpor-
atoms under this act shall be to establish provide
for and maintain fund for the relief support or
burial of INDECENT exempt fremen and Of their
families and OF such persons and OF the families
of such persons as may be injured or killed while
Be Or may die as the result of
jury. or BY sickness arising from their doing such
duty, from attending to their usual occupation or
"a. And be It enacted That it shall be lawful for
the several duly incorporated fremens relief asso
elected as hereinafter provided, in the oreassisa
ton and conduct Of state fremen's relief associ
alton; provided that there shall not be more than
one such state association. the incorporation of
which is hereby authorized, the same to be known
as the New Jersey State Firemens Association :"
and such state association shall have the same
rights powers and privileges as the local fremen's
relief associations except that Of sharing In the
distribution of any fund for the relief of INDECENT
or disabled fremen. other than that the expense
of maintaining such state association shall be
borne equally BY all of the local fremens relief
associations In this state.
rs. And be it enacted. That on or before the
second Wednesday In September, In every year,
the board of Representatives of each duly ineor-
porated local fremen's relief association in this
state may and shall choose out of the whole body
of the membership thereof, three delegates, who,
together with the chief engineer or If there be
chief engineer, then the fire marshal, or in case
there be neither, then the senior foreman, shall
represent said corporation at the meetings of the
said New Jersey State Firemen's Association"
26. And be It enacted, That at each annual
meeting or convention of the said New Jersey
State Firemen's Association" there shall be
chosen. by ballot, a president and secretary and
such other officers as the constitution and bylaws
adopted by said state association may require,
constitute the executive committee of said state
association; and the said president and secretary,
after each such election. shall file IN the Office Of
the secretary of state sworn statement of the
fact of such election and of the names of the
president and secretary and other officers SO
act shall take effect shall be deemed and taken to
be the certificate of the incorporation of such state
association, and shall contain reference to this
act and state the intention to incorporate there
under, and shall have thereon an impression of
the common seal of such state association.
q. And be 1t enacted, That each local firemen's
relief association, except such as have been incor-
porated by any special act of the legislature of
this state, shall file copy of its constitution and
bylaws and of its certificate of Incorporation with
mems Association" who shall forthwith submit
the same to the executive committee thereof for
their inspection and approval in order to deter
mine which of said local iremen's relief associa-
tons have complied with the requirements of this
act in relation thereto.
%. And be it enacted. That on or before the
which this act shall take effect. each local fire.
mems relief association. whether Incorporated
under this act or otherwise howsoever shall cause
to be filed with the secretary of state sworn
statement. showing the names of its representa-
tives, visitors or trustees and other officers with
the amount of their respective fees or salaries II
any, also the names of its benefciaries during or
within the year next preceding such statement
the amount of money paid to each of such bene
hciaries, also the receipts and expenses, during
such year, such expenses to be stated in detail,
and the amount of money and other property in
Its possession at the date Of making such state
ment, and how said money is invested or secured.
or where it is deposited, duplicate of which
statement, also sworn to, shall at the same time
be filed with the secretary of the said " New Jer.
sey State Firemen's Association" an examination
of which statements shall forthwith be made by
the executive committee of the said state ascot
alton to determine which of said local fremens
relief associations have complied with the require
ments of this act in relation thereto.
90 And be it enacted, That the secretary of
said state association on or before the first day Of
June in every year after the year in which this
act shall take effect, shall file in the Office of the
secretary of state a sworn certificate, counter
signed by the president of said state association,
setting forth the name and address of the treas
urer of each of such local fremens relief assoca-
tons as have complied with the several require
ments of this act; and no firemens relief assoca-
ton incorporated by any special act of the legis
lature of this state. nor any of the officers thereof
shall share in the distribution of, nor be entitled
to have or receive any part of any fund for the
relief of INDECENT or disabled iremen unless it
and they shall have complied with the require
ments of this act in regard to the annual state
ments aforesaid, and shall be so certified to the
secretary of state; and no other firemens relief
association, any of its officers shall share in
such distribution, nor be entitled to have or re-
ceive any part of any such fund, unless it and
they shall have complied with the several require
ments of this act and shall be certified afore
said to the secretary of state.
AnH ho oofa Of or nv nnr1fc
relief association incorporated or reincorporated
under this act, may be dissolved at any meeting
thereof by vote by written or printed ballot, of
two-thirds of the members present and voting in
favor thereof; provided that notice of such meet
ing and of the purpose thereof signed by at least
ten of the members, shall have been mailed to
each person entitled to vote thereat. at least
twenty days previous thereto, and shall have been
published for three weeks successfully, once in
neighborhood where the said association may be
located, notice of which dissolution shall forth
with be filed with the secretary of state and with
the secretary of said state association.
81. And be it enacted, That the legislature may
at any time alter, modify or repeal this act. and
may also alter. suspend or repeal the charter of
any firemens relief association incorporated or
re-incorporated under and by virtue Of the provi
sions of this act.
49, And be it enacted That nothing in this act
contained shall be deemed or held to repeal the
solve any voluntary association heretofore organ
lied by the exempt fremen of any city in this
state or by the volunteer iremen therein previous
to or at or about the time of the organization
therein of paid fire department.. or to prevent
the incorporation Of any such associations, nor
shall this act apply to In any manner affect any
funds which may have been or may hereafter be
accumulated by any such associations 1919
SO. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of
acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act
excepting such special charters as have been
granted by the legislature of this statel and es-
pecially the act entitled IAN act to incorporate
IRE departments" approved March eighth one
thousand eight hundred and seventy seven, be
and the same are hereby REPEALED and that this act
shall take effect Immediately,
Approved March U.s. 1885.