The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-24
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An Act to provide means and moneys to guard
against the spread of contagious or infectious
diseases when epidemic, or likely to become
epidemic. and to regulate the disposition of said
moneys.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey. That when
ever there shall be presented TO the board Of chosen
freehoders of any county of this state. which has
q county board of health, a certificate signed by
the surgeon general Of the state the president
secretary of the state board of health, the presi
dent of the board of health of said county, the
county physician (where there is such an oficer)
and the director of such board of freenolders GER
tifying that any contagious or infectious disease is
prevailing or epidemic, or likely to become SO in
said county. it shall thereupon be lawful for such
board to authorize by resolution the expenditure
of such sum of money as to said board shall seem
necessary for the purpose of guarding against and
preventing the spread of such disease and that
notwithstanding there may be no appropriation
then available for such purpose or the sum author
lied may be in excess of any such appropriation
or in excess of any limit of expenditure for the
current fiscal year Heretofore fixed by said board
or by any law Of this state; said board may also,
from time to time, as the exigency OF the case shall
require. authorize further expenditure for the
purpose Aforesaid.
3 And be it enacted, That said sum or sums,
the expenditure Of which shall be SO authorized
shall be expended under the direction of the
board of health Of said county, where such board
exists.
8. And be 1t enacted That whenever there shall
be presented to the board or body having charge
ofthe financial affairs of any city, borough. village
town or township of any county which has
county board of health q certificate signed by the
surgeon general of the state the president OF the
county board of health the president or other head
officer of the local board OF health if any such
board exists the local health officer f any such
there bel and the mayor or other chief magistrate
of the municipality, certifying that any contagious
or infectious disease is prevailing epidemic or
likely to become so in such city, borough, village,
town township, it shall thereupon be lawful for
such board or body having charge of such fnan-
cal affairs to authorize by resolution the expendi
ture Of such sums of money as to said board or
body shall seem necessary for the purpose OF
guarding against and preventing the spread of
such disease and that notwithstanding there may
be no appropriation then available for such pur-
pose or the sum authorized may be in excess of
any such appropriation or In excess of any limit
fore fixed by said board or body or by any law of
this state; said board or body may also from time
to time as the exigency of the case shall require
authorize further expenditure for the purpose
4. And be it enacted, That said sum or sums,
the expenditure Of which shall be SO authorized,
shall be expended under the direction of the local
board of health If there be such a board and if
not then under the direction of the board or body
authorizing such expenditure.
s. And be it enacted. That for the purposes Of
this act, the board or body authorizing such ex-
penditure may bind the credit of the county city,
borough, village. town or township, as the case
may be, and may borrow money II required, on
temporary loan in q sufficient sum to pay the
debts SO contracted. and moneys borrowed and
expended for the purpose aforesaid shall be in
Guided in the next annual tax levy thereafter
made.
6. And be it enacted, That If more money shall
be raised than shall be expended for the purpose
aforesaid. the excess shall be applied upon the
bonded debt of the city, borough, village, town or
township, Rs the case may be- or If there be no
bonded debt then such excess shall be allowed for
In fixing the appropriations for the next fiscal
year and reduce the same accordingly
z. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately. f.sn .4t --
Approved March "a, 1885. s,,:r..