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CHAPTER CHI.

An Act to authorize the purchase of additional
real estate by the trustees of reformatory nsitu-
tons in this state.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That the
board of trustees of any reformatory institution
heretofore established or hereafter to be estab-
lshed in this state not owned by the state for the
reformation of juvenile offenders is hereby au-
thorized and empowered to purchase and acquire
such lands and real estate In addition to the lands
and real estate originally purchased and acquired
for the establishment of such institution, as may
be necessary for the proper accommodation. en-
ployment or welfare Of the inmates of such insti-
tuition; provided. that where any such institution
is or shall be supported and maintained by any
city Of this state the consent of the mayor and
common council, or other legislative body of such
city, shall be first obtained before such purchase
requirements of such additional lands and real
estate shall be made; and provided further that
no such additional lands or real estate shall be
purchased as aforesaid unless full provision shall
have been first made for the payment of the cost
thereof either from the current annual appropri-
alton for the support Of such institution or from
the earnings Of the inmates of such institution
both.
2. And be it enacted. That such purchase shall
be made and such additional lands and real estate
held in the same manner as the lands and real
estate originally purchased or acquired for the
establishment of such institution were purchased
or acquired, and shall be held at the time such
additional purchase shall be made.
8. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Passed March "a, 1885.
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CHAPTER cxrrL.

Supplement to an act entitled IAN act TO estab-
lish system of public instruction" (Revisionl
approved March twenty seventh, eighteen hun.
dred and seventy-four. 7'.
l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and General Ar
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That section
hfty-two of the act to which this Is q supplement-
be and the same is hereby amended 80 that the
same shall read as foliowB to wit: .la
SO. And be it enacted. That there shall be q
board of trustees of said normal school, to consist
of two trustees from each congressional district
only one of whom shall be a member of the same
political party. and no two of whom shall reside in
the same county, except where one county con-
stitutes congressional district; the trustees al
ready appointed shall continue in Office, severally
for the terms for which they have been appointed,
and in the place of those whose terms expire
during the month of March of the present year
successors shall be appointed by the senate and
general assembly, in joint meeting, to hold
office. seyerally, for the term of two years. and
until their successors shall be appointed and an
nualy hereafter in the place Of those whose terms
expire, successors In like manner and for like
term Of Office shall be appointed, SO that there
shall always be two trustees from each congress
sional district; and in case of any vacancy by
DEATH resignation or otherwise successor for the
unexpired term shall in like manner be appointed;
the state superintendent Of public instruction
shall be. ex-ofhcio, member of said board Of
trustees"
3. And be It enacted. That this act shall take
effect Immediately. $40
Passed March Is, 1885. -
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70 me rear end or me rear car or saiu Iran and
any corporation violating these provisions shall
be subject to a fine OF five hundred dollars for
this state who may sue for the same in any court
having cognizance OF the same. one-ffth of the
said fine TO go to the person suing for the same,
nevertheless. that the provisions of this section
shall not in any wise apply to mixed passenger
and freight trains or TO freight trains or to any
passenger train whereon any apparatus, device or
signals from the train 70. the engine e used in
accordance with the provisions Of IAN act con-
corning railroads" approved April second, one
2. And be 1t enacted. That all acts and parts Of
acts inconsistent with this act be and the same
are hereby repealed.
9. And be t enacted. That this act shall take
effect Immediately. 'fs 4fT m -
Passed March 10, 1885. $50
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CHAPTER CIV

An Act concerning the constitution of the boards
OF chosen freeholders of this state and to make
uniform the selection and duties Of directors OF
such boards.
/. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and General AZ
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That here
after only those persons elected by the various
townships, or other political divisions from which
chosen freehoders are authorized to be elected by
the laws of this state shall constitute the boards
of chosen freehoders In the respective counties Of
this state; and no member or director Of any
board of chosen reeholders shall be elected by the
vote of the electors of a county at large, any law
to the contrary hereof notwithstanding.
2. And be 1t enacted, That the boards Of chosen
freeholders in the several counties of this state
shall elect their own director from among their
own number in accordance with the provisions of
the act entitled IAN act to incorporate the chosen
freeholders inthe respective counties of the state,
approved March sixteenth eighteen hundred and
forty six and such director shall have the powers
and perform the duties prescribed by said act and
no other powers and duties. Er.
8. And be it enacted, That any Office of director
of board of chosen freeholders created by any
law of this state other than said act shall be and
the same hereby is abolished and in any county
where there has hitherto been such an Office the
board of chosen freeholders shall Immediately
elect director from their own number.
A. And be it enacted. That all acts and parts Of
acts, general OF special public or private incon-
sistent with the provisions of this act, be and the
same hereby are repealed. ~
5. And be 1t enacted, That this act shall be
deemed public act, and take effect Immediately.
Passed March %, 1885.
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CHAPTER xCIx.

An Act to amend an act entitled can act con.
corning roads" (Revision). approved March
twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-four.
semby of the State of New Jersey, That section
one of the act entitled "An act concerning roads
lReyision), approved March twenty-seventh. one
the same is hereby amended SO as to read sa
follows:
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That when
ten or more persons being freeholders shall think
public road necessary, or any public road which
hath been or shall be laid out unnecessary or any
alteration in such road necessary in any part of
the county in which they reside it shall be lawful
for the said persons to make application in writing
to the inferior court of common pleas of the said
county in open court. having given previous
notice for at least ten days, of such intended ap
plication, and also of the day on which such APP
piication is intended to be made. by advertise
ments under their hands. and set up at three of
the most public places in the township in which
the said road is proposed to be laid out vacated or
altered, and If there be more townships than one
through which the said road may run, by adver
tisements to be set up at three of the most public
places in each township; and the said court when
applied to as aforesaid on due proof being made
that the advertisements have been set up accord
ing to law, on which the judgment of the court
shall be final and conclusive are hereby author
lied and required to appoint six of the surveyors
of the highways of the said county, ever having
regard to the appointment of the surveyors of the
highways of the township or townships where the
said road shall be so applied for to be laid out,
vacated or altered; provided. that no surveyor
shall be appointed through whose land the road
may run, or who for any other reason which the
court in their discretion shall deem sufficient,
think ought not to be appointed; and the said
surveyors shall meet at such time and place as the
said court shall direct, copy of which appoint
mept shall be served on each of the said survey
ors at least six days prior to the time of their meet
ing and two of the said applicants shall, at least
twelve days prior to the said time sign and set up
advertisements at three of the most public places
in the said township or townships setting forth
the time and place OF the meeting of the survey
ors agreeably to the directions of the court and
designating the points places from and to which
the said road is proposed TO be laid out vacated
altered
2 And be It enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March %, 1885.
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CHAPTER CyIr.

An Act to enable cities to build main sewers In
certain districts and to acquire private lands for
that purpose Tp9fFf t ~
/ /. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
in a city any neighborhood OF said city lacks
sewers for the proper drainage thereof and the
protection Of the health of the Inhabitants there
Of. and there are no public streets through which
it Is feasible and advantageous to the city TO build
q main sewer from such neighborheod 10 tide
water or ether waters into which the sewerage of
such city is emptied then It shall be lawful for
the board or other authority OF such city having
cha4e OF the construction Of sewers to lay out
and construct q main sewer or sewers. sufficient
for the proper drainage of such neighborhood,
through and upon any lands in such city that
may be in the line of such sewer or sewers located
a. hereinafter provided the proceedings for the
construction Of such sewer or severn and for the
assessment 1oE the expense thereof. Atzil Acorra-
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CHAPTER cXvTu

Further Supplement to an act entitled "An act
concerning corporations" approved April sew
enth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That when
any company incorporated under any general
law of this state by special act of Incorporation
Is limited by Its charter to a certain amount Of
capital stock and the par value of the shares OF
such stock Is fixed therein, such corporation
shall have the power to decrease the amount
of its capital stock and the par value of the
shares Of its capital stock filing with the Sec
rotary of the state the assent in writing of stock
holders representing two-thirds in value of the
existing capital stock and certificate setting forth
the amount of the capital stock as decreased and
the parsvalue Of the shares of such capital stock
and published for three weeks in q newspaper
circulating in the county in which the place Of
business or principal office of any such company
is located and in default thereof the directors Of
the company shall be jointly and seYerally liable
for all debts Of the company contracted before
the filing of the said certificate and the certificate
of the secretary Of state that such assent and
tifcate have been fled in his Office shall be taken
and accepted as evidence of such decrease of
capital stock and of the par value of the shares
thereof in any court Of this state; provided that
no such reduction Of stock or the par value Of the
shares thereof shall be construed to effect any
reduction of the taxes that may be required to be
paid by the special acts respectively Incorporating
such companies.
q AID Be It enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Passed March 25, 1885.
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CHAPTER xcI.


An Act to provide for the surrender TO the state by
railroad and canal companies of special immun-
tiles with respect to taxation claimed by virtue
of contracts with the state. ,r.,, 81
l. Be It enacted by the Senate and General AS
gembly of the State of New jersey That any rail-
road canal company having the right. by con-
tract. to any different imposition of tax, either
state or municipal, than that provided for in the
act entitled AN act for the taxation of railroad
and canal property" approved April tenth, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty -four, is hereby
authorized 70 execute and file in the office Of the
secretary of state an instrument to be first APP
proved by the attorney general waving the bene-
fit of any such contract and accepting and SUBJ
mittng to the provisions of the aforesaid act and
the supplements thereto; whereupon they shall be
bound by the terms of said act or any supplement
or amendment thereto. or any further act of the
legislature, and upon filing any such instrument
the state agrees to surrender its right to take the
property of any such company under any statute
now existing; provided. that any such company
shall execute and file such instrument on or before
the first day of July, one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-fve; provided. further that the lessee
or grantee of the railroad or canal of any such
company shall join in such instrument.
2. And be it enacted, That this act take effect
Immediately.
Approved March IS, 1885.
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CHAPTER CIV.

An Act to repeal an act entitled Gan act regulat-
ing the number of school trustees to be elected
in the respective school districts of this state
being supplement- to an act entitled An act to
establish a system of public instruction {" APP
proved March seventeenth, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy four.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That the act
entitled AN act regulating the number of school
trustees 70 be elected in the respective school dis
tricts Of this state. being supplement to an act
Instruction." approved March seventeenth, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy -four, which
supplementary act was approved March tenth,
eighteen hundred and eighty-three, be and the
same is hereby repealed.
2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately; provided that the present in
cumbents shall continue in office until the expira.
ton of the terms for which they were elected,
when one instead of two trustees shall be elected
annually until the whole number has been re-
duced TO three.
Passed March "a, 1885. +
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thority BY law 70 preside over the meetings or the
board Of chosen freeholders of any county in this
state, shall have the right or power 20 approve
officer. agent or employee Of such board N i
A. Ana De 1t enacted, That each and every
ooaIa q CHOSEN treeholders of the respective
counties In this state shall have power TO appoint
such officers, agents and employees as may Be re-
CURED to do the business Of such county and fix
their compensation and term of service, but no
person shall be appointed by such board 10 any
officer or position in any counAV, unless he shall
have been citizen Of the state5f New Jersey for
at least one year prior TO such appointment, nor
unless by the Affirmative vote Oh at least e ma
jority Of all the members Of said board at regu-
lar stated meeting of the board and any appoint
ment made as aforesaid, unless otherwise ordered
by resolution Of the board. shall be of full force
and effect and the term thereof shall commence
Immediately upon such vote being taken without
any approval or other action by the director, act
Ing director, or other presiding officer of such
board = n Z 4 7 ~
5. And be itenacted, That the board Of chosen
ireeholders of any county In this state shall have
the power, by a majority vote of all the members
OF such board. to remove from Office any person
who holds Office, in subordination to or by APP
pointment from such board, in all cases where the
term Of such Office is not fixed by any statute OF
this state =.
6. And be it enacted, That the board of chosen
reeholders of any county in this state shall have
the power by majority vote of all the members
of such board. to abolish any Office heretofore
created by such board, provided such office Is not
z. And be it enacted, That whenever the board
OF chosen freeholderS Of any county in this state
shall remove any officer or employe Of such board
or shall abolish any Office as provided In the two
preceding sections Of this act the action Of such
board shall be final, and the director, other pre-
siding officer Of such board shall have no power,
authority or right to approve or disapprove Of the
action Of the board in such matters but the action
OF the board shall be valid and of full force and
effect without being approved by the director, OK
acting director, of said board.
8. And be it enacted That this act shall not en-
power any board of chosen freeholders to change
the term Of service or compensation of any officer
of any county whose term of service and compen-
sation are regulated by any existing statute Of this
state = L.A p
g. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts OF
acts general. public, special and local, inconss-
tent herewith, be and the same are hereby re-
pealed -Tf4
10. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Passed March Is, 1885.
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CHAPTER Lxxxy.

A Supplement to can act to establish system of
public instruction (Revision), approved March
: twenty-seventh. one thousand eight hundred
l and seventy four.
: 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General AS
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That the
nineteenth section of the act to which this is a
supplement shall be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"l9 The state board of education shall appoint
Tor each county, subject to the approval Of the
board of chosen freeholders of the county per-
son of suitable attachments to be county superin-
tendent of the public schools of that county, who
shall hold Office for the term of three years and
until his successor shall have been appointed and
approved as aforesaid, unless sooner removed for
cause by the state board"
2. And be it enacted That where any vacancy
now exists in the Office of county school supern-
tendent or where any such vacancy shall here
after exist for the space of six months, from any
cause. it shall be lawful for the board of chosen
freeholders of the county wherein any such
vacancy does or shall exist to appoint some person
of suitable attachments to be county superintend-
emit of the public schools of that county who
shall hold his Office for the term of three years
and thereafter until his successor shall have been
appointed and approved, unless sooner removed
for cause by the state board of education.
8. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Passed March II, 1885. - sss
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CHAPTER cxtv.


An Act to establish the powers and duties Of the
boards of chosen freeholders in the respective
counties of this state and to define the powers
of the presiding offcen of said boards.
l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly Of the State of New Jersey, That the
boards of chosen freeholders In the respective
counties OF this state shall have the power by
resolution to designate any and all committees Of
their respective boards, and to define their duties
and determine the number of members of which
any committee shall be composed, and they shall
have power at any time to discharge any commit
tee created by them as Aforesaid.
q And be 1t enacted, That the officer who may
be lawfully entitled to preside over the meetings
of the board of chosen freeholbers of any county
In this state whether such right to preside NAV
result from an election by the members of said
board or from any election by the electors Of the
county at large TO any ONCE which entities the
holder thereof 70 preside over the meetings of the
board of chosen freeholderH of any county Of this
state. shall have the right to name the members
of any committee authorized "a aforesaid by such
board and shall have the power BY and with the
consent Of majority Of the members of such
board out not otherwise, 70 discharge any member
or members or such committees from further
service thereon; and no such presiding officer as
Aforesaid, whether he shall be Officially known by
the title OF director director at large or by any
other official title, shall have the power to deter
mine what committees shall be appointed, or the
mittee; and no such presiding oficer as Aforesaid
shall have any further or other power than any
single member OF such board In regard to an
pointment OF any person 10 any Office or employ
ment under such board; and no presiding officer
OF any board OF chosen ffeeholders shall have soy
ments 70 or removals from once by such board
than those now possessed BY every other member
9. And be It enacted That no neacer hazipg au-
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CHAPTER CT

An Act to amend an act entitled "A supplement
TO an act entitled An act fixing the compensa-
ton OF certain public officers Of this state ;
which supplement was approved March four
teenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine"
l. Be It enacted by the Senate and General As
Sembly Of the State of New Jersey, That section
one OF the act to which this is supplement be
and the same is hereby amended so that the same
shall read as follows: = !, =
al. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey That the
state librarian be and he is hereby authorized by
and with the approval of the governor of this
state, TO employ such assistants as may be neces-
sary IN his department; provided, that the annual
thousand dollars" W.T. 49, =. -
z And be IT enacted That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March 49, 1885,
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arch "a. 1885.
CHAPTER OK.

A Supplement to an act eAtftled IAN act concern
ing roads " Revisionl approved March twenty
seventh. eighteen hundred and seventy-four.
/. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly Of the State of New Jersey, That in
every case where the surveyors Of the highways
have been or shall hereafter be appointed under
the provisions of the act TO which this is supple
ment for the purpose of laying out, altering or
yacating any public or private road. and have
heretofore or shall have hereafter neglected for an
unreasonable length of time or refused to perform
or complete their duties under such appointment
shall refuse to lay ont, alter vacate any such
public or private road the applicant or applicants
may. upon giving Eye days notice In writing to
said surveyors or TO the major part of them apply
10 the court which made the appointment. where
upon the court may. in a summary manner. in-
vesigate the matter and II such neglect or refusal
the annointment ~ aid snrysyora and anntjnt
other surveyors In their place and stead; and
such last mentioned surveyors shall thereupsR
proceed In all things In ike manner as II APP
pointed in the first Instance; and any such sur
yexora whose aopointrnent Rhal be 80 revoked