Bridgeton pioneer., 1886-07-01

An Act to amend an act entitled "A supple
ment to an act entitled An act to remove the
fire and police departments in cities of this
state from political control. approved May
second, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-fVe. which supplement was approved
January twenty-seventh, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State Of New jersey, That
the supplement to the act entitled An act to
remove the fire and police departments IN cities
Of this state from political control. approved
ON the twenty-seventh day of January, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, be and
the same hereby is amended to read as follows:
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
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-
tail the expenses of the tire and police depart
ments for the ensuing year. and shall transmit
such estimate to the common council of such
city, which Sums so estimated the said body
shall cause to be assessed and raised by making
provision therefor in the tax ordinance of each
year: provided however, that If such estimate
for the fire departments shall in any year eX-
ceed an amount equal to one min and eleven
hundredths Of Il mill on one dollar of the total
valuation of the assessed property in such city,
as ascertaincd by the assessors returns OF the
previous year, and ii such estimate Tor the eX-
penses of the police department shall in any
year exceed an amount equal to one mill and
nine-tenths on mill on every one dollar 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 orincur
any Indebtedness exceeding the amounts SO
appropriated and raised.
.. And be it enacted That all fines, penalties
and other receipts from pollce 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 com
mon 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 hesald board
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to the appropriation made therefor by the
common council, as herein provided.
3. And be it enacted, That whenever ana as
often as the common council OF any such city
shall. 10y resolution, direct the reasurer OF such
city to credit the said boards witha sum sums
Of money for the support OF their respective
departments, on account of the appropriations
so to be made as aforesaid, it shall be the duty
of such treasurer, Immediately upon receipt OF
n certified copy OF such resolution, TO enter on
his books the sum or sums of money therein
mentioned to the credit of the reSpectlNe boards,
and to pay ON presentation All drafts
drawn upon him, properly signed counter
signed and attested as herein provided TO an
amount not exceeding the balance remaining
on his books to the credit OF said boards respec-
lively, and to preserve such drafts TO pe eX-
hibited i'll the settlement OF his accounts as
treasurer of such city and that hereafter All
drafts or warrants for the payment OF bllls ana
claims for police and fire purposes when nave
been approved and ordered PAD hy tne poHce
or fire commissioners, shall be issued by the
said boards and signed by the president ana
secretary thereof, snail be delivered 10 ihc City
auditor, accompanied by the vouchers there.or;
and the said auditor shall counterSlgn sald
warrants and deliver them to the person or per-
sons to whom the same may be made payaple.
and keep record thereof as required Tor other
accounts of the city, and no such draft or war
rant shall be paid by the city treasurer unless
so countersigned: and it shall he the duty OF
the secretary of the said boards OF ponce ana
fire commissioners at the end OF eacn month,
to deposit in the Office Of the said auditor Il re-
port of the amounts due to the several mem
bers of the police and fire department Tor sal
aries for the current month for which warrants
are so issued, and the said auditor shall take a
proper receipt from all persons RECEIVING War-
rants on account of the police ana ire Depart
mentS in n book kept for said purpose.
4. And be it enacted That each or such
commissioners shall receive an annual salary
not exceeding one thousand dollars: 10 pe pmu
plement, and that the duties of clerk ana sec
retary of said boards respectively, where dls-
tinct offices by these names are created, may