Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1886-07-29
IBY AUTHORITY
LAWS OF NEW JERSEY.


A Supplement to an act entitled An act To
remove the fire and police departments in
cities Of this state from political control r
approved May second, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-fve
|. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
on or before the first day of March, in each
year, the said boards Of fire and police COM
missioners, respectively, shall estimate in de-
tai the expenses of the fire and police depart
menfs for the ensuing year, and shall trans
NIT such estimate to the common council of
such city, which sums 50 estimated the said
body shall cause to be assessed and raised by
making provision therefor in the tax ordi-
nance of such year. provided, however, that
If such estimate for the fire department shall
in any year exceed an amount equal to one
mill and -hundredths of a mill on one
hundred dollars of the total valuation of the
assessed property in such city, as ascertained
by the assessors returns Of the previous year,
and II such estimate for the expenses of the po-
Ice department shall in any year exceed an
amount equal to one mill and nine-tenths of
mill on every one hundred dollars upon such
valuation that it shall be optional with such
common council whether the excess or any
part thereof be raised by taxation in such city
or not; provided, further, that the said boards
shall not make any expenditure or incur any
indebtedness exceeding the amount 50 appro-
pTlated and raised.
2. And be it enacted That all fines, penal
ties and other receipts from police courts,
where such courts are or may Be established
IN such cities, shall be paid into the treasury
OF such city, to be appropriated and used as
the common council may direct, and that all
receipts from the sale of material or from
other sources, which may be received by the
fire department in any such CITY, shall be
used by the said board for the support of such
department in addition to the appropriation
made therefor by the common council, as
herein provided.
8. And be it enacted, That when
ever and as often as the common council
Of any such city shall, by resolution,
direct the treasurer of such city to
credit the said boards with a sum or sums
of money for the support of their respective
departments, on account of the appropria-
tiOns SO to be made as aforesaid, it shall be the
duty of such treasurer, Immediately upon re-
ceipt of certified copy Of such resolution, to
enter on his books the sum or sums of money
therein mentioned, to the credit of the respec-
tive boards, and to pay on presentation all
drafts drawn upon him by the order Of the
said boards, duly attested by the signatures of
the president and secretary thereof, to an
amount not exceeding the balance remaining
on his books to the credit of the said boards
respectively, and to preserve such drafts to be
exhibited in the settlement of his accounts as
treasurer of such city.
4. And be it enacted, That each of such
commissioners shall receive an annual salary
not exceeding one thousand dollars, to be paid
as specified in the act to which this is a sup
plement.
s. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent with this act be and the
same are hereby repealed, and that this act
shall take effect Immediately.
Approved January q, 1886.