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An Act to authorize the issue of bonds for rebuild
ing bridges in counties of the second-class.
]. BE il enacted by the Senate and General As.
sembly OF the state of New Jersey, That 1t shall be
lawful for the board of chosen treeholders in conn
ties of the second class in this state. for the purpose
of rebuilding any of the public bridges of any such
county, to issue bonds in the corporate name and
under the corporate seal OF any such county, signed
by the director and the clerk of the board of chosen
the county collector of any such county. to be denom-
irated on their face rebuilding bonds"to an amount
not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars; such
bonds may be registered or coupon bonds, and shall
bear a rate of interest not exceeding five per centum
per annum. payable half yearly. and shall be re-
deemable at any time not exceeding twenty years
from their date. In the discretion Of the board of
chosen freeholders of any such county; which
bonds may be snld at public or private sale for the
best price they can obtain for the same, but shall
not be for less than The par value: and all real es-
tate and property within any such counties shall be
liable for the payment of the principal and interest
that may become due on the bonds to be issued by
virtue Of this act.
9. And be il enacted. That the board of chosen
freeholders of any such county shall have power
and authority to provide by taxation for the pay
ment Of the said bonds and the interest thereon.
and shall yearly. and every year until the said
bonds shall be redeemed and paid off, order and
cause to be assessed and collected by tax, at the
same time and in the same manner that other taxes
in any of such counties are assessed and collected.
a sum of money sufficient to pay the interest on the
said bonds as the same shall become due and paya-
several times it shall become due and payable.
3. And be it enacted. That this act shall be a pub
lie act, and take effect Immediately.
Passed February "a, 1891,
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ecutor or executors, trustee or trustees, in trust for
the benefit OF minor children until such time. or
until the happening OF some event In said will
named, and Ii shall be made to appear to the chan
cellor by petition Of said executor or executors.
trustee or trustees named in said will or the sur
vivor or survivors of them. or any duly appointed
person standing and acting In their place, that the
land devised a. aforesaid is occupied in whole or In
part by buildings that are insecure, dilapidated
or In need of repair, or that SAT land IL occupied by
n building or buildings that is or are incapable OF
producing an income proportionate with the value
OF the land, and that II would be to the advantage
of said minor children that additions, repairs and
Improvements be made to said buildings. or that a
new building or buildings should be erected, or both.
1t shall be lawful for the chancellor 10 order and
direct that the petitioner or petitioners as aforesaid
be authorized to enter into q contract or contracts
for the improvement OF the buildings already on
said land or for the erection or %erecti0na OF such
new building or buildings as may be deemed advis-
able by the chancellor. or both; and II shall be
lawful for the chancellor to order and direct that
the petitioner or petitioners as Aforesaid. borrow
on bond secured by mortgage on said land held In
trust for said minor children aforesaid, such sum or
sums Of money as shall he sufficient in amount TO
pay for the improvements and additions made to
The building already on said land or for the erection
of new buildings or both.
2. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts
Inconsistent with the provisions of this act. be and
the same are hereby repealed, and that this act
shall take effect Immediately.
Approved February IL. 1891.
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CHAPTER X,

A Supplement to an act entitled AN Act resi- oct-
ing conveyances" IRevisionl. approved March
twenty-seventh. one thousand eight hundred and
seveniy-four.
1. he 1t enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly Of the State of New Jersey. That whenever
any vacancy or vacancies shall occur In the office
of commissioners of deeds appointed under section
thirty seven of the act to which this is a supple
| mcnt, whether by expiration of time or failure of a
joint meeting Of the senate and general assembly
to appoint proper and fit persons for each OF the
| counties OF this state as such commissioner of
deeds, or by death. resignation or otherwise. or
where under any act of the legislature additional
| commissioners of deeds are to be appointed aud by
| reason of the failure 70 hold a joint meeting such
appointments have not been made. the governor OF
| the state Is hereby authorized to appoint such ad-
| ditional commissioners of deeds where failure has
been made to make such appointment by reason OF
no joint meeting Of the senate and general assem-
bly,, and is also authorized to Ill vacancies In such
| Office, arising as hereinabove set forth. who shall
hold office until their successors shall be appointed
by a joint meeting of the senate and general assem-
bly,.
:. And be II enacted, That all acts or parts Of
ncts inconsistent herewith be and the same are
hereby repealed and this act shall take effect imme-
diately.
Approved February Is. 1891.
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An Act to enable boards of commissioners and i'm
provement commissions in towns and villages, or
within townships in this state, to pass and en-
force their ordinances respecting driving upon
the public streets, and to collect the penalty for
the violation thereof.
l.. BE it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State of New Jersey. That 1t shall be
lawful for any such board of commissioners or i'm.
| provement commissions to pass all ordinances regu-
lating driving upon the public streets within the
limits of the jurisdiction OF the said commission and
to enforce the observance of all ordinances. by PEN
| alties, for the violation thereof, either by imprison-
| ment, before any Justice of the peace. within the
limits of the jurisdiction of the said commission. in
he county jail. not exceeding ten days, or by a fine.
not exceeding ten dollars for each offence, recover
able with costs in an action of tort in the name of
SAID commission, before any Justice OF the peace
within the limits of the jurisdiction of said com
mission. and for the use of said commission.
.. And be it enacted, That this act shall take CT
feet Immediately.
Passed February 20, 1901.
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Nj,


A Supplement to an act entitled A act con-
corning divorces Revisionl, approved
March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy four.
l. he il enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the
fifth section of the act entitled al act con-
corning divorces" lRevisionl. approved March
twenty seventh, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-four,
he amended so as TO read as follows:
:. And he IL enacted, That for desertion,
adultery, or extreme cruelty in either OF the
parties, committed or that may be committed,
the court of chancery may decree of divorce
from the bed and board forever thereafter, or
in the extreme cruelty, for n limited time, as
shall seem just and reasonable. but in every
such case, except for extreme cruelty, the par
~ applying shall prove that he or she has con
scientions scruples against applying for q d.
vorce from the bono OF m~atrimony; when such
proof has been made, the court, In case il shall
deem it just so to do, may also decree that the
guilty party shall forfeit all right to dover,
courtesy and administration OF or participation
in the property or estate of the party in whose
favor the decree is entered.
.. And he IL enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March 1, 1891.
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An Act relating to the collection of assess
ments for street and other improvements in
the cities of this state.
/. BE it enacted by the Senate and Generai
Assembly ofthe State of New Jersey, That in
all cases in which assessments are made upon
any lands for improvements made in the cities
of this state the same shall not bear interest Il
paid within forty days after the same shall
have been confirmed: If not paid within forty
days after confirmation the same shall bear in
terest at the rate of six per centum per an
mum, if paid within six months after cOnfrma-
ton: and if not paid within six months after
confirmation then interest at the rate of eight
per centum per annum shall be charged and
collected thereon.
2. And be it enacted, That 1t shall be the
duty of the officer charged by law with tho
collection of such assessments, within ten days
after notice of the confirmation thereof has
been received by him, to give notice in the
manner herein directed to the owners of tho
lands so assessed of the amount of such as
sessment and of the provisions of this act with
relation to the interest thereon such notice
may be given by publication in one or more of
the newspapers authorized by law to publish
official notices in such city, or by mailing the
same, postage prepaid, directed to said owner or
owners at their last known address: and the
expenses incurred in giving such notice shall
be apportiOned by such officers and added 10
the assessments so made upon the real estate
of the owners so notified; provided, that II in
any case the name of the owner or owners
cannot he ascertained then such published no
tice shall shortly describe the property as.
sessed and state that the owner is unknown
provided, further, that the failure to give such
notice in any case shall not in any way affect
or impair the validity of such assessments or
prevent the collection thereof.
3. And be 1t enacted. That this act shall be
deemed a public act, and take effect immedi-
ately.
Approved March 4, 1891.
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XXXIII.

A Further Supplement to an act approved
March twenty-fifth, one thousand eight hun
bred and eighty nine,e ntitled"A supplement
to the act entitled An act respecting the or
phans' court and relating to the powers and
duties of the ordinary and the orphans
court and surrogates'" lRevisionl: ap-
proved March twenty-seventh,on thousand
eight hundred and seyenty-four.
l. Be IL enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New jersey, That the
said supplement be amended SO that the same
shall read as follows:
l.. be il enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
whenever upon the settlement of the account
OF a guardian of an infant, idiot, lunatic or
feeble minded person IL shall appear that the
estate of such infant, idiot, lunatic or feeble
minded person received into the hands Of such
guardian exceeds the sum of twenty thousand
dollars. IL shall and may be lawful, upon u
and any subsequent accounting, for the court
before which said account shall be presented
for settlement and allowance, to consider the
actual pains, trouble and risk of such accuunt-
ant, and to allow such commissions upon the
estate and interest or income received as 10
the said court shall be deemed fair and just;
provided. that said allowance with all former
or other allowances made to such guardian,
shall not together exceed the sum of five per
centum on such estate and the income re-
ceived by such guardian for such infant, idiot,
lunatic or feeble minded person.
9. And be IL enacted, That this act shall a
effect Immediately.
Approved March 2, 1891.
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CHAPTER XIV.

An Act to provide for the adjustment. division and
creation Of wards in certain cities of the second
class in this state. and for the election of officers
therein and In said cities.
/. BE ii enacted by the Senate and General As.
sembly Of the State of New Jersey. That after the
passage of this act, any city of not more than fifty
thousand inhabitants may by resolution adopted by
a majority vote of the common council or othor
Legislative body thereof. ct n regular meeting or at a
special meeting called fr that purpose, so divided,
increase or diminish the number of such wards
once in five years, 40 that each ward shall contain
not more than eight hundred legal voters.
council or other legislative body In any city OF this
state shall divide, create, re-create or readjust the
wards of snch city, or increase or diminish the mum
Der Of such wards in conformity with the first sec
ton of this act, each ward so created, re-created or
readjusted, shall be entitled TO elect to the common
council or other legislative body thereof to be elected
in such city, one councilman or alderman as the
case may be, and no more and one school commits
sioner and no more: and such other officers as were
therefore elected from the different wards Of such
city, whose term of Office shall be for the term of
two years, except that under the fret election held
under this act the representatives from the odd
numbered wards shall be elected for one year, and
the representatives from the even numbered wards
shall be elected for Two years; and thereafter coun-
\ cilmen or aldermen and school commissioners from
such wards shall be elected for two years; provided,
that If at the date of the first election under this act
the term of office of any councilman or other person
shall hold his Office for the term for which he was
elected.
g. And be it enacted, That in addition to the
| councilmen or aldermen, as the case may be, and
other officers elected under this act, there shall be
elected a councilman or Accommodating by all the
legal voters of such city; which councilman or al
derman so elected shall hold his office for two years.
and may reside in any ward therein, and such coun.
Gilman or alderman 30 elected shall. by virtue Of
such election. become president Of the city council
or board of aldermen as the case may be. OF the city
in which he is thus elected. with all the powers and
privileges appertaining to that office and appertain'
4. And be 1t enacted, That whenever the wards OF
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A Further Supplement to IAN act respecting
conveyances" [Revisionl. approved March
twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy-four.
Whereas. Commissioners of deeds in and for
this state, in some instances have, through
inadvertence or mistake, continued to take
acknowledgements and proofs Of deeds, mort
cages and other writings after their term of
Office had expired, or after their commissions
had become void by reason of removal out
of the township, borough, ward or district
in which they resided at the time of their
appointment, and innocent persons may be
subjected to loss or injury thereby; there
fore,
l.. Re it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
all acknowledgements and proofs of deeds,
mortgages and other writings. and the certif-
Gates thereof, heretofore taken or made before
or by any commissioner of deeds in and for
this state, whose term of Office had expired or
whose office had been vacated, or whose com
mission had become void at the time of taking
such acknowledgment or proof, and the re
cords of such deeds, mortgages and other writ
ing are hereby confirmed and made valid and
legal and effectual to the extent that the same
would have been valid, legal and effectual if
the term of office of the commissioner taking
such acknowledgment or proof had not ex-
pired, nor his office been vacated, nor his COM
mission become void as aforesaid.
2. And be it enacted. That this act shall he
deemed a public act, and shall take effect i'm
mediateiy.
Auuroyed March . 1891.
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pproved February q. 1891.


An Act to amend an act entitled "An act to
Enable boards of education of cities Of the
second class to appoint city superintendent
of schools" approved June thirteenth, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety.
/. BE 1t enacted by the Senate and Genera
Assembly of the State of New Jersey. That
any board of education of cities of the second
class in this state shall have power to appoint
q person of suitable attainmen to be city SUI
perintendent of schools, define his duties and
TX his term of office, not to exceed three years,
N his compensation, which shall not be
changed during his term of Office.
2. And be ii enacted, That the city superin-
tendent of schools shall hold Office for the said
term and until his successor is appointed, sub
ject to removal by the board of education on
complaint for cause stated.
9. And be 1t enacted, That all acts or parts OF
acts, general or special, Inconsistent herewith
be and the same is hereby repealed.
4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved February 2h, 1891.
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CHAPTER XVII.

A Supplement to an act entitled An act to enable
boards of commissioners and improvement COM
missions in towns and villages or within town
ships in this state to employ police and fix the
compensation of the same, approved March sixth,
one thousand eight hundred and lightweight.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State OF New Jersey. That section
one Of said act he amended tn read as TO lows:
/. And be 1t enacted. That 1t shall be lawful for
commissions to employ one or more police officers
for the township within the limits of the jnrisdic-
ton of the said commission, and to hx and deter
mine the amount to be expended for the services
OF said police officer or officers, whose duty it shall
be, upon view and without warrant. TO apprehend
and arrest all persons committing breaches of the
peace in said township within the limits of the
Jurisdiction of said commission, or violating any
ordinance of such boards OF commissioners. and In
like manner TO apprehend and arrest all disorderly
persons in said township within the limits of the
before a justice of the peace In said township
within the limits aforesaid, 70 be dealt with accord
ing to law; that the justice before whom any such
disorderly person or persons shall be tried shall re-
ceive the same fees and costs allowed by law for
trial of actions of tort before justices Of the peace,
and that any person or persons 30 arrested. tried and
convicted. upon the evidence OF one or more credi-
bic witnesses, shali pay all the costs of such arrest
trial and conviction, together with the fine or PEN
atty for the offence of which he shall stand con-
victed, which fine or penalty shall be paid to the
treasurer OF said commission for the use OF said
3 And he 1t enacted, That all acts or parts Of acts
Inconsistent herewith be and the same are hereby
repealed. and that this act shall take effect imme-
diately.
Approved February 1S, 1891.
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An Act 10 amenhAn act entitled IAN act in
relation to the temporary custody OF danger
Gus lunaticS," approved March twenty-third,
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
eight.
/. BE it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
section five of the said act OF which this act Is
amendatOry he and the same is hereby amend
ed to read rs follows:
3. And be it enacted, That the expense of
combining such lunatics temporarily while
making the application for his or her admis-
sion 10 a lunatic asylum, or removing him or
her thereto, or to the place OF his or her legal
settlement, shall be churxeable TO and borne
by the borough or township or other munich
pality in which such dangerous lunatic may
have been found at the time OF his or her TEN
porary confinement; provided, however, that
il In any case such confinement is continued
beyond the term or period of ten days, then
and in every case the expense incurred after
the termination Of said period shall be charged
to and paid by the county in which such Dor
ough, tow nship or other municipality is sit
uated; and provided further that nothing in
this act shall prevent the transfer of such
dangerous luuatic to his or her legal settle
ment in case the same shall be subsequently
ascertained.
g. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts
Of acts inconsistent with this act be and the
same are hereby repealed. and tina this act
shall take effect Immediately.
Anproypd March y, 1881,
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A Supplement to an act entitled AN act TO amend
an act entitled An act to establish a system OF
public instruction" tItevisionl. approved March
twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and
seyenty-four. which act to be amended was ap-
proved February twenty first, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-two.
/. BE IL enacted by the Senate and General As,
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That any dis'
trict clerk who shall fail 10 post notices of the cleo
ton OF trustees, as required by the act to which this
Is o supplement. shall pay a fine of twenty dollars
to be recovered in an action of debt IN the court fol
the trial and small causes, by any person resident
of said school district.
Q. And be it enacted, That this act shall take CT
feet Immediately.
Approved February %, 1891,
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CHAPTER XVIII.


An Act to amend an act entitled act 10 provide
for the publication of the manual Of the legisla-
ture of New jersey" approved April sixteenth.
one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four,
l. BE ii enacted by the Senate and General As
semblv of the State of New jersey. That section
two of said act be amended so thai the same shall
read as follows:
9. And be it enacted. That two thousand copies
of the manual of the legislature of New Jersey
shall be furnished for the use of the legislature
from year TO year at each session thereof; eight
hundred copies to be for the senate and twelve hun
dred copies for the house Of assembly; and upon
the delivery Of the said number of copies of the
said legislative manual. upon presentation OF a re-
ceipt therefor from the sergeant-at-srms of the SEN
ate and house OF assembly (which receipt, upon the
delivery of the said copies, the said sergesnt-a at arms
are required to give,) to the comptroller OF the
treasury, the said comptroller shall draw his war
rant in favor of the compilers and publishers
of the said legislative manual for the price
thereof, and the state treasurer shall therefor pay
the ZANE.
Q. Aud DO 1t enacted. That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved February Is. 1891.
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CHAPTER XXXYI.

A Supplement TO an act entitled "Anact to
prescribe the notice to be given of applica-
tiOns to the legislature for avs when notice
is required by the constitution" approved
January twcnt y-sixth, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-six.
J.. BE it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State Of New Jersey, That
alteration or change in the boundary lines of
any county or counties, or township or town
ships, in this state, or of the territory of any
county or township the notice required by the
first section of the act to which this is a sup
plement, shall be published in a daily newspa-
least three consecutive days prior to the in
PRODUCTION of such bill.
.. And be il enacted, That this act shall TAKE
effect immediately, and that all acts or parts
of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed.
Approved March 8, 1891.