The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-22
d March Q, 1897.


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hereby repealed and that this act shall take effect
approved March o. 1897.
CHAPTER C1X.
A Supplement TO an act entitled " An act to
enable cities and municipalities of tnis stale
to create and maintain a paid ire depart
ment" Approved March first. one thou
sand sight hundred and eighty six.
Whereas, Certain cities o his state have
adopted, or NAV hereafter adopt, according
to the terms th .reof and by a majority of
the popular vote, the provisions of an act
entitled A act to remove the fire and po-
lice departments in the cities of this state
from polit cal CONTROL" approved March
second. one thousand eight hundred and
e'ghty-flye, and In accordance with the pro-
visions thereof have created or may here
after create a board of fire commissioner TO
which has been or may hereafter be com
mitted the control and management of the
fire department OF such city; and VIII, reas,
in such cities and in other cities that may
hereafter adopt the said act, IL is or may he
desired u create a. paid ire depa tnent
which shall be under the control of the
boards of fire commissioners; therefore,
Assembly Of the State of New Jersey, That
the act to which this is a supplement be so
amended that in all cities which have estab-
lished or which may hereafter establish n
board of fire commissioner c created under and
by virtue of the act approved May second.
one thousand e ght hundred and eighty-flye,
entitled A act to remove the fire and police
dep 'rtmcnts from political control" the crea-
tiol and establishment OF a paid fire de art
ment shall be had and made by re ol'tion of
sad board of fire commissioners, adopted by a
three-fourths vote of said commission, instead
of by general ordinance of the common coun-
ell, b ard of aldermen or other governing
body of said city, as is provide by the act t.
which th.si is a supplement-.
.. And be it enacted, That the said re solu-
ton shall be and remain imperative until
assented 10 and approved by n majority OF The
lesal voters vot ng on the subject AT the regu.
lar charter election 10 which such resolution
shall be referred for adoption by the said board
of fire commissioners: provided that public
notice shall be given in at least two public
newspapers of the said city for at least two
weeks before said election of the pur p use of
said commissioners to submit "a d ques. ion to
the people for adoption or rejection and that
assent or dissent shPn be expressed upon the
regular ballots by 9 words written o. print
on, for a paid fire department." or against a
pa d fire department"
3. And be it enacted, That upon the ratif-
cation and adoption of said resolution by the
popular vote. II shall be the duty Of said
boards of fire commissioners to present TO the
common council. the board of aldermen or
other govern & body of such city, a detailed
statement Of the amount of money needed for
the purchase of the engines. utensils and ap-
paratus nee .ssary for the effective establish
ment of the sail fire department, and 1t shall
be the duty of the said common council, board
of aldermen, Or other governing body, and IL
is hereby required to raise such money by the
issue and sale of bonds in the manner PRO
vided by the act to VIII eh his is a supplement,
and TO appropriate said money to said boards
of fire commissioners for their us and dispo.-
ition in the purchase of said engines, utensils
and apparatus in the method by which the
SAID boards of fire commissioners now make
purchases under the act TO which this is a
supplement-.
4. AMI be it enacted, THAT for the mainte-
nance and support of the said fire d ,partment.
the said board of fire commissioners shtll
The c,mmon council, board of aldermen or
other governing body the same detailed eiti-
mate of expenses that they now have aut ority
and are required to make for the maintenance
of the departments now under their control,
under and by vlrtuo of the act entitled AN
act to remove the fire AMI police departments
troll approved May second one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-iive, and the sew
eral su PIGMENTS thereto; provided, that in
comm ssioners shall be lin ted TO the maxi
mum Ter capita tax, as provided in the said
act.
OF acts inconsistent with this act be and the
same are hereby repealed.
g. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved MARCH, Is, 1891.
CHAPTER CXI.
An Act to authorize the appointment of a board of
commIs siOncrs to represent the State of New Ter
rev at the Worlds Columbian Exposition, 10 be
held at Chicago in the year one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-three.
l. be II enacted by the Senate and General Assem-
bly, of the State of New Jersey. That there shall
be appointed for the state, by the governor, eight
persons. who shall be residents of the state, who
shall, constitute 'thc New Jersey commission"
2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty or
the New Jersey commission to cooperate with the
worlds commission and lyith the board
of directors of the Worlds Columbian Exposition,
in encouraging and forwarding the objects of the
International exposition of 1893, authorized by the
Congress OF the United States to be held in the city
OF Chicago. and especially TO organize, prepare,
gIDpriHteuu and have the general IuapoupunaUt nt
the New Jersey department OF the said exposi-
ton.
q. And be 1t enacted, That to accomplish the OBJ
tects stated in the next preceding section. 1t shall
be the duty of the New Jersey commission to dis
seminate throughout this state information regard
ing said exposition; to take measures to secure the
corporation OF scientific, agricultural. mechanical,
manufacturing and other associations in the several
counties; to appoint cooperative committees
(where the people of the locality do not appoint,
representing the respective industries of the state;
to stimulate local action and encourage the produce
tiOl of articles suitable for exhibition, so as to make
the New Jersey department of the exposition worthy
the state, and to furnish information to the worlds
commission, to the board OF directors of
the Worlds Columbian Exposition, and to the pco-
pie of the state on all subjects connected with the
SUCCESS thereof.
4. And be ii enacted. That the said New Jersey
commission shall continue until such time after the
close of said exposition as will he necessary to COM
plete and settle the business connected Herewith,
not later than the first day of January, anno domini
one Thousand eight hundred and ninety-ive.
8. And he it enacted, That the members of said
New Jersey commission shall not receive any com
pcnsation for their services.
q. And be it enacted, That to pay the necessary
expenses attending and consequent upon the dis
charge of their duties and to enable the governor of
the state to have prepared by the heads OF the diff
ferent state departments exhibits OF the agricultural
and mineral products OF the state. as also its educa-
tional system. and for such aid and assistance as
shall be necessary to carry ont the objects OF this
act, there be hereby appropriated the sum of
twenty thousand dollars, and that out of the same
there shall be paid so much as shall be necessary
TO defray the expenses as aforesaid, to be paid by
the treasurer of the state upon the warrant Of the
comptroller, upon being certified by the president
OF said New Jersey commission.
z. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
knnroyrd March IL 1891