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an ACT FelHtlFS TO IRE escapes.
l. lie II enacted by the Senate and Cen
cral Assembly Of the State Of New Jersey.
That all buildings now or hereafter
erected il which twenty or more persons
live or eoBgfegate Or are employed, tenn.
porariiy or otherwise, above the first Of
ground floor thereof. shall have one of
more, as the proper authority shall direct,
external wrought iron fire escapes, III
such dimensions and character and sub
ject TO such regulation and CONSTRUCTION
as The said proper authority shall degig.
nate.
2. And be it enacted, That in all incor-
porated municipalities Che board Of alder.
men, city council OF borough comngis-
sioners shall provide for the enforcement
OF The provisions OF this act BY ordinance.
3. And be IL enacted. That in ell see
tons outside OF Incorporated nlnnieipaii.
ties township committees snail nave
power 10 enforce the provisions Of this
act.
4 And be 1t enacted, That this ACT shall.
take effect Immediately.
Approved March u, 1880
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An Act to authorize ana empower the
common council board of aldermen or
other governing bodies in cities of the
second class to set aside certain NOM
eys into a fund TO be called the
Especial street improvement fund,
and to provide for the expenditure
thereof.
/. Be il enacted by the Senate and Cen
eral Assembly of the State of New Jersey,
That it shall and may be lawful for the
common council, board of aldermen or
other goyerning body Of any city OF the
second class in this state, py vote OF
three fourths of all its members, 60 set
aside from the none ys received by said
city from licenses issued either for the
sale of spirituous. vinouS or malt liquors
or for any other licenses. a sum not 10 ex-
coed fifty thousand dollars, which said
sum when so set aside shall DE known
and designated as the special street inn
proYement fund " OF such city OF mnnici-
patty.
2. And be it enacted. That thereafter it
shall and may be lawful for the said city
council board of aldermen or other gov
erning body TO expend. use and employ
the said fund or any part thereof In paw
ing, macadamIzing or improving the
streets OF said city In such manner, upon
the said council. board OF aldermen or
other governing body shall by a Ehrees
fourths vote provide; provided, however,
that such fund shall be used exclusively
in paving, macadanizing or improving
streets which have never before been
paved or nlacadamized.
5. And he 1t enacted, That all acts or
parts of acts inconsistent with or repug.
nant to the provisions Of this act be and
the same are hereby repealed, md that
this act shall take effect immediately.
Approved March 20, 1890.
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A Supplement to al act entitled IAN aet
to authorize and enable counties iii this
state IL acquire and improve lands for
public parks aud 10 maintain and Yegu-
Late the SAME, approved Marcia ihir-
tecnth, one thousand eight hundred and
Feighty-eight.
Il l. BE il enaeted by the Senate and GEN
eral Assembly of the state OF New Jersey,
That section eight of the act emitted.
An act 10 authorize and enable counties
III THIS state to acquire and improve lands
Tor public parks, aud to maintain and
regulate the same, approved March thir-
tenth, one thousand eight hundred and
eiEhty-eignt, be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:-
s. Ana be 1t enacted, That after such
meeting shall have been held and tax
payers interested have been heard. the
said commissioners shall have power,
If they, or a Inajority Of them, deem it,
advisable SO to do, from time to time to
enter into an agreement or agreements In
the corporate name Of the county, for the
purchase of the whole or any part OF one
or more Of the sites SO selected; and said
commissioners shall have power to i'm
prove the same Tor park purposes, and to
that end employ engineers, gardeners,
mechanics, labofers, policemen. and other
necessary servants, and to make reason
able and proper rules and regulations Tor
the use and enjoyment of the same
" 1Att pAtG14N eto t1AdtG VI lJtetgGSs A9I H.
creation provided, gegheless. that the
cost Of acquiring said lands, and Of con
yerting the same into one or more pu biic
parks with all the necessary improve
ments thereon, shall. in the aggregate,
not exceed one per centum OF the assessed
value of all the property, real md per
sanal- fnssald county liable totaxation for
county purposes; and provided further,
that the entire annual expense of keep
ing in order, regulating and maintaining
said PARK or parks, and the improvement
thereof as hereinafter provided, shall not
exceed ole mill On the dollar OF the as
sessed valtle of all property, real and per-
sonal, II said county liable to taxation
FOR county purposes.
2. And be it enacted, That it shall be
lawful for said commissioners to purchase
aud lake under the provisions OF said act
and the supplements thereto without adj
YeFtislng the same as in said act provided,
such lands adjacent TO auv site or sites
which may have been advertised by said
commissioners. and the whole or a poF-
ton of which may have been selected by
said commissioners lis park or parks as
in the Judgment OF said commissioners
may be for the public benefit.
2. And be it enacted, That this act
shall take effect Immediately.
Approved March II, 1880.
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An Act proving fer the taxation OF
property miles, villages. Doroughs,
townships eDther municipal CORPORA
tons u thiStase IN cases where the
assessor or SCISSORS eli The SAME have
or may oulir neglect to assess sncn
property ate Jew a valuation and the
comm issiosS OF appeal IN cases OF
taxation ha met ana adjourned.
!. Be it enasd by the Senate and Gen
eral Assemble the State Of New Jersey.
That where Amy city. village, borough.
township or GER municipal corporation
OF this state assessor has neglected or
omitted to asss for lakes tor the cur
rent fiscal y Of such city. villare.
borough. totship or other municipal
corporation Itch Is liable to taxation
or where 81 assessor or assessors
has or he or may hereafter
assess such roperty which is Ilnbse
10 taxation too low a valuation. or
may neglect omit to assess the same.
and the eonlgsioners of appeal ia cases
OF taxation I'VE met ard adjourned
without havi received complaint Of any
such neglecEaiuation or omission. II
shall be lawffor the city council, board
of misunderstanding committee or
other gover1g body Of such city. VII
lage. borougtoSFnship or other munich
PAL corporate, OF the corporation attor-
ers Of ppeaGomDlaint in writing. see
ting forth { property so omitted or
/ neglected 10 assessed. or which has or
may be assed a. too low q valuation.
aud the naul}r names Of the owner or
owners OF 81 property, IL known, aud
requesting ii commissioners 10 con
we've and takleh action thereon as mas
be authorlzsy this act or il any other
| statute OF q state, provided that com
- lfTf faf c1 Arrle
omission sh be filed with said COM
ulissioners Inn one year from the
time that 81 taxes become or should
become q lie
2 And be enacted. That witnfa fire
4 days after rzving such complaint the
said conm3ners of appeal shall. BY
writing, unetheir hands, designate the
time and tf7Aace wheA ana where the
said commisHers Will meet to consider
the matters Draeed IN sneh complaint,
said time t1e not more than twenty
/ days after thine Of receiving SUCH com
! piaint, and All, within the time afere-
said, file 81 wl1tten designation with
the clerk che cisy, village, borough,
! township oriier municipal CORPORATION.
3. And IL ebaciesl, That such clerk
/ sksll. inInlsKlely after TIE fifibg with
/ him OF the steai designation aforesaid,
give public tlee Of the time and place
and of the scr OF the meeting Of the
c0uan7fsSiox OF appeal. by uosssng writ
ten or print Notices there5f III 1t least
six Of the q pablse places III said city,
village. bershs t0WasAig or other mu-
nicipal corAtson, OF by publish
/ ing such Office in newspaper
printed published or ciFcuiat
i ing III snehys Village. borough, town
ship or ct municipal corporation, st
$50. -. 49, - q
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the circuit court OF the county in writing,
setting forth the assessed ya!ua OF the
rea! estate therein for the purpose Of tax
alton II the yearnext preceding, together
with statement Of the entire debt Of the
county for all purposes, and ~ the
amount of county road bonds which they
propose az that time to issue; whereuDon.
the said court shall fix n tine to hear
such application, whereof such Notice by
publication shall be given as the court
snan direct, aud at Che time aud place SO
liked the said court shall proceed ia a
summary manner 10 investigate the ae-
curacy of the statements contained IN tho
said application, and shall make q eertffi1
cate setting forth the assessed value IL
tile real estate in the county for the par
pose aforesaid in the year next preceding,
and the total amount OF the debt Of the
county for all purposes as found by such
investigation, which certificate Shall be
entered at length on the minutes Of the
court and filed in the Office OF the clerk OF
the county; and no county road bonds
shall be issued to such an amount as, Ia
addition to existing debt shall raise the
debt OF the county for all purposes above
three per centum of the assessed value OF
the real estate are shown bysueh cerGifi-
cate; and in case any such boada shall
be issued in excess of the limit aforesaid.
all such bonds SO issued In EXCESS shall
be void in the hands of any such person
or party, notwithstanding any fecitals
therein or any representations that may
be made concerning the same such ap-
plication must be repeated in case of
every other proposed issue OF such bonds,
but in no case shall any such board issue
bonds under this net SO that the amount
of such bonds outstanding ut any one
time shall exceed the sum Of three hun
dred thousand dollars.
g. And be it enacted, That all acts or
parts OF acts inconsistent with this act,
be and the same are hereby repealed, and
this act shall take effect Immediately.
Approved March Is, 1890
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A Supplement TO an act entitled %Aa act
10 authorize the construction Of drains
and sewers upon ana across private
property, upon suitable compensation
to the owner or owners Thereof, IN in
corporated towns in this state, APP
proved March sixth. one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-stx
/. Be il enacted by the Senate and Cen
eral Assembly of the State OF New Jer-
sey, That section three of said act shall
be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows
3. And be II enacted. That from ana
after the fling Of ssuch assessment in the
Office Of the clerk OF the county, such
assessment shall be and remnin a first
and paramount lien upon each lot of hand
or property assessed for the amount
assessed theFeupon, with interest thereon,
aud all costs aud fees thereon, until
the same shall be paid and satisfied. Of
alienation of such land, or any Judgment,
mortgage or iucumbrance whatsoever
thereon, ami notwithstana ing any mis-
take in'the name or names OF the owner
or owners, or any omission 10 name the
owner or owners thereof, ana any assess
ment in which sucn mistake or OMISSION
occurs shall nevertheless be valid and
effectual lien as aforesaid upoa the lands
assessed: and if such assessment. with in
terest be not paid within one year from
the time when the same is payable. then
the land upon which such assessment is a
lien shall be sold TO pay the same, with
interest thereon at the rate Of enc Der
cenfun per month from the time when
the same was made payable, together
with all ices, charges and expenses of col
lection and sale, in the same manner as
land is authorized 10 be seid for unpaid
taxes in said town; provided that where,
in the act of incorporation of any such
town or some supplement thereto, no ex-
press provision Is made fer effeering the
sale Of lands for taxes, then such lands may
be sold under and by virtue OF the gem
eral laws of this state relating to taxes.
except that the warrant for the collection
of any such assessment or tax may lie
issued either by majority of the board
of commissioners or by the police justice,
or by such other officer as such board of
commissioners shall designate by resoln-
ton, and may be directed 30 the township
collector, or to any marshal or assistant
marshal Of suca town.
2 And be enacted, That the powers
conferred by this act shall be extended to
any and all assessment or assessments
that may have been already made under
said act 70 which this IS q supplement-,
prior to the passage of this act.
s. And belt enacted, That this act shall
take effect immediately.
Approved March a, 1890.
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I
il''s;se' oHe q Walcn saaH De "a the neigh.
800 $4,000 y s1sA fe4a bosless sestAiig
~; - agar Us HID pe, NC stistaSe pro-
I poss1 tp pe ipase " SAG road, ana the
sa'ste si.ia 5saes OF Inc iifesflng OF ltie
iss Spaiiltta -seellissi Iba 1fesAoiders u
" 1Sltsrt sst@4 llI9y5sea eba9Ets ana y
s1sln ~ sile Hats q sai9 iteeii9iaefs and
~ I4tsei1e3a 20 allehd al the iline ana
PtaisS ~ AA-etis iaafl pteof OF the service II
sgen Aotlce llpon eala nllnttteene1 and
" me stssi5i8 UP q sala n9tices shall be
5tAue " tlle satisfaction q those 50 met,
.ll,Ie ~ tnes snatt tiecale; aug the
iltSilt3sis e9 hAet. UT . iliaJCfisY ~ them,
siiAsi nave power 70 adjourn trcm tins 70
LILY ~ A9u IeeAneat u MElcA sassil 0e
isftts,e a. stle LIFE aiid i sley, VI q mn
JetlsJ q theiiii Silall Gesi9 shange ia
s..sa Is,as. s'esat.,t, aiio siii.3 stJldge the
y, ei,e Aess sia t9-etner
NStn tlls aa5tsages - be awarded Tor land
yt g tlisEetpI' ag5 q exceed tie expense
- ...;, shs pssase ar bridges inst
-. - e1sit aeedfess pA sitl4 claA;le.
s5 aiiaa ny OH s1ich HsF road
shu Nsses.le sntA portion q the old
.,lta'. - tiles ai,tal elllllN YropeT q elleet
tste propose cAAlge; Aad they shall des-
issh'1te me tseEsl.ang Aad eisaiag points
a1.. ~ s'44ela Fl sisia new roaa, and give
9 ti9lset cSssAif'lon tAteft.94i fslu shi4ll
- : -. slle sesa3e y Proper flstaHeees aud
s.aalt - ny sllie Asiela lile ssise sAstii 0e
opeiiea AoE puoae use; aEa they shaa
If anv whie. Fl sf.sg, ar 4 49, a.,gs .sssts
e1staf bg 1.s II .,,sl 49,. -
rand ,se,. and ais 10 - . 2esA
VIII n fhe5r 5rss5.as,r .s,...e,,s 80
owner ana si,;.ll ssrf5fss 81
ia their Ye4ft4u rartfe,43als-- e.s,..5
the alaa,,s,r ,,sssesaS n esz-.,, t. ~,
spscfiFe eig;,,s5is9a s.si. ..ssss.i,5.st
shall be- ey5depa ~ elss s,9sa.ss,t ~
amounts to tvhirs tJ,a - ~ -
of said land silal be antifle.I. and e snia
return el,1 a. = ssaats
chosen fraehoidf-S Tie res5 IS ,ssse-,a,,
sIal from rHa hi, s.s ~. 81
fAereof afd Thec.sf,,.ra 81, fis. $500
hfxhsvay s,9tl ej,sf fe. s,a,@e.4 ,,+.i
tanned as of,er ns,ls n gfi ~
fownshius ara orsrsa ssn -
And IL i 81 q; = 81 ssst s
freenolders and ss,ig,
SHAH make 4 ff,4rr, - ssssss.'s
v III least q 7f,.lsfif fsfst,1,, .ss,
uroeeedfnrs "a Is gnsri ~ s,se.s-. 80
foIeers m sf sss,f a., $3.50
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alVetid q Shall be see aside FOR or 81 raa.
sQl 81 any mistake Iii the maine or Hafnes
q SUCH 0HEer " owners
{. And BE ig enacted, That III the time
and place Designated as aforesaiS ths
CEN sssicners OF appeal shall meet ana
shall have and exercise alt the powers
conferred upon commissioners OF asspeal
II ald BY the gcs entitled An act con-
cerulng taxes kevisionl. approved
2 pFIi fenrteenffs one thousand cit TT hun-
ared and fort Six, AMI the several supple
iheuts thefefa, anQ snail ASCERTAIN ana de-
tefnllne whether or not the eyotaf1e
mentioned and set forth ID Complaint r.
any part thereof, has not been assessed.
q mas been assessed at too low yalna-
tloii, and t1ag the same ought to have
been assessed, or differently assessed nv
the assessor or assessors Of such CITY. VII
lage. borough, township or other lr1fni-
clpa1 corporation, then said commission
ef5 snail make just valuation and ss-
sesslnent OF taxes Of and upon such 1srssn4
erty, aud shah file the sans with thr
collector Of such city, village, borough.
township or other municipal corpora
; And be it enacted. That any tar gav.
leu, tssessed Or imposed IS aforesaid st1all
ne lien upon the property upon which e
IS 50 assessed, levied or imposed for the
period that the taxes Of suah cIty,Yfilaee
borough. township or other snu14ieifgaI
corporation are made s Tier BY the laws
goyerIiing the satae. and auch tax may I'D
corrected aud the payment thereof ed
forced - the manner provided By Iaw fcr
therein - =
4 And be It enacted, Tint this act shall
oe deemed pubic act, aad taxa eject
Immediately.
Approved March 81. 1880
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CHAPTER LxIy


A supplement TO an act entitled An Act
respecting tie orphans a9uft. and re-
lating 70 the powers and duties Ell the
ordinary aud the orphans cours and
surrogasesa lRevisloa3 approved
March invent y-scyeutA ID the wear one
Thousand eight hundred and seventy
four.
!. BE it enacted by the Senate and Can
eral Assembly OF tile State OF New Jersey,
That section sixty OF fhe said act 10
which this act is a supplement, be and
the same is hereby amended TO read IS
follows
Gu Aud be It enacted, That when any
order TO bring in debts and claims AGAINST
the estate OF any decedeat shah be n de
IL pursuance of the last preceding section.
all claims aud demands Of the creditors
OF the deceased shall be presented IN
writing, specifying the amount claimed
and the particulars of the claim and
shall be verified under oath, or the bring
Ing in OF the same shali be Of no effect:
provided. however, that when any e1-
ecut0r or administrator snail nave paid
or shall pay III good faith any claim or
demand Of any creditor presented 70 him,
which shall not lave been duly xeriiiesi
rs required BY this act, and 1t shall be
proven to the court or surrogate On or
before the fna accounting 81 said
executor or administrator that SAID clalul
or demand WIS owing by said decadenE
and was a just claim aud demand asaias t
said estate, that said court or surrogate
shall allow said executor OF administration
for the amount OF sueh claim aud demand
in said account, il there shall lie sufficient
OF said estate to pay tie debts CT e4ual
degree with said claim or demand ia Iull,
and IL said estate Is not sufficient fer sid
purpose, then said executor or atiHiais.
traitor snail be allowed for tine bro rata
amount such creditor would have been
entitled TO receive II said claim or demand
had been presented TO such executor o.
administrator, duly verified as required
by this act.
:. And be It enacted. That this act shall
take eject Immediately
Approved March n 1850
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An Act to provide for the use of tha.p pro
ceeds of riparian sales. grants and

ceedS OF riparian Sales grants and
lenses.
/, Be it enacted by the Senate aud Gem
eral Assembly of tbs State OF New Jersey.
That all moneys hereafter paid into tie
state treasury as the proceeds of sales.
grants or leases, made after the approval
or passage OF this act, of lands under
water belonging to the state. shall be
deemed u part OF the current revenue OF
the state aud shall be applied TO aud used
for the paymento OF the necessary expenses
OF the state aud for the payment OF sach
general or special appropriations as may
now or hereafter be authorized hg law to
be paid from the state fund. provided
that nothing in this act shall be construed
as transferring from the school fund of
the state any right, title or interest in any
securities or property now part Of the
assets OF that fund, OF US in any way inn
pairing the right of the school fund 30 the
proceeds or income derived from any Sc
curities or property now belonging to said
school fund.
8. And be IL 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 imme.
diately.
Approved March 10, 1890.
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'roved March "A. 1880.


a urther supplement- to an act entitled
An act 10 provide for the INCORPORATION
Of street railway companies and TO renu-
late the same, approved April Ska.
one thousand eight hundred ana eighty
six
L Be it enacted by Che Senate and Gem
erat Assembly OF the State Of New der
sey. That the board Of commissioners or
other authority having control Of the
streets and highways in any borough az
other municipality in this state. shall
have al the powers in relation to the 10
cation ct the railway OF any company nf-
ganized under the act fowhfch This Is a
supplement- or the supplements thereto, as
are conf erred by said act or supplements
upon the board OF aldermen or colnmoa
council Of any municipality, ana Bhere
application for location OF the tracks OF
Its railway or an extension thereof is
inside by any company to any beard. COM
m1ttse or other authority having control
OF the streets and highways In anw
borough or township. such board. COM
'inittee or ether authority shall consider
said application and grant or refuse the
location or extension petitioned Tor, or
ans portion thereof, BY 3 motion or resp
luton auly passed for this purpose. pre-
yldeds such location Or extension snail In
ne case DO granted unless the COMPANY
applying therefor shall have made the
deposit with the state treasurer required
by the act TO which this is supplements
:. And be it enacted, That ali acts 0r
and parts Of acts inconsistent with the
provisi OF this act be and the same
are hereby repealed.
5. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect immediately
Approved March a, 1890.
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OF street railway companies, and To regu-
Ia G TAG same, approved April sixth, one
tnonsiud eight hundred aud eignty-six,
be aud the same Is hereby amended so
that said section shall read as follows:
II. And be ii enacted, That the board
CT aldermen, common council or town
ship committee OF any municipality or
township may, from time 20 tfme, under
such restrictions as they deem the inter
ests Of the public may require, and under
tie restrictions contained in the eighth
section Of this act upon petition, author
lze q street railway company, whose
tracts have been located aud whose
charter has been duly accepted, or its
lessees and assigns, to extend the lOca-
ton OF its tracks within or into their
municipality or township; and such eX-
tended location shall be deemed to be
the true location OF the tracks OF the
company, ii the acceptance thereof III
writing, is filed in the office Of the sec
rotary of the state within thirty days
After the passage OF such ordinances: and
the said company shall, Mt the time of
such acceptance, file therewitA a certih-
cate Of the length OF such extension,
sworn to by the president, treasurer and
secretary, and the majority OF the
directors of said company, ana shall, at
the same tlfae, pay to the state treasurer
the sum of two thousand dollars for each
mite OF the said extension aud proper
f1onAte sum for each friction over or un-
der mite; such moneys shall be re-
funded TO the company, or forfeited tu
the use of the state, ut the times and In
the manner provided III the third aud
tenth SECTIONS OF this act; and the build
ing OF such extension shall not be COM
menced until the foregoing requirements
shall have been complied With
=. And be 1t enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved March is, 1896