The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-21

Approved March ii, 1891.
CHAPTER LXXXIv.
| A Further Supplements To az act entitled
AN act concerning roads" [Revisionl,
approved March twenLy-seventh, one
thousand eight andre q seventy
four.
1. Be It enacted by the Senate aud Gen.
eral Assembly Of the State Of New Jersey,
That the township committee OF each
township shall have the full supervision,
management and contfol Of the making
and repairing of all roads In said own
ship, "A may make aud repair the same
by hire or by contract, and for that pur-
person or persons to superintend the
making and repairing Of all roads and
cutting and removal OF all briars and
weeds, and who shall hold his position at
the pleasure Of the township COMMITTEES.
2. And be it enacted. That the town
ship committee OF each township may
procure machinery, implements, stone,
gravel a other material, and nire la
borers and teams necessary and proper
for making and repairing all roads afere-
said. and 70 make and repair the same,
a nag have the power to purchase
gravel pits aud stone quarries and take
title to the sam in the name OF the town
ship.
g. And be It enacted, That 1t shall and
may be lawful for the said township COM
mittee. at any time after the road tax ia
any yea shall be ordered to be assessed,
and before the same is collected. 10 pledge
the credit of the township for a loan or
loans OF any sum OF money not exceeding
la all four-ffths of SO mucn OF such tax as
shall be assessed TO be by them expended
In paying the expense OF such making
and repairing OF the roads OF said town
ship for the current year, and the road
tax for that year, when collected, shall
nrst be applied 70 repay such loan. and so
much thereof as shall not be needed for
such payment shall be used by said town
ship committee In paving the expenses Of
making and repairing tue loads as afore-
said.
4. And be 1t enacted. That hereafter all
taxes assessed for making and repairing
roads. shall be paid In money and collect
ed BY the collector OF said township ut the
same time and in the same manner as
other taxes are collected in said
ship for other township int county pur-
poses, and the taxes SO collected to be
immediately paid over to the township
treasurer, who shall disburse the same
on warrants drawn by the township com
mittee.
5. And be IL en- acted, That 1t shall be
the duty OF the township committee of
each township TO estimate the amount of
money they deem advisable to expend for
making and repairing the public roads
for their respective townships for the en-
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same time and In like manner rs the
~inancia statement OF the ownsh Is
now required to be published.
0. And be 1t enacted, That it shall not
be lawful for u township 10 raise by
tax. for o purposes, In year, q
greater amount than Is estimated and
published by the township committe in
the annual statement of thai year except
as hereinafter pro gided for.
2. And be II enacted, THAI whenever
the Inhabitants OF any township owning
lands along any section OF road therein,
or other persons. shall contribute a GER
tain amount OF money for the improve
ment of said road, they shall make such
proposition to the town COMMITTEES In
writing, who shall publish the same ip
their { annual statement, and the said
committee shall submit suoh proposition
to the legal voters OF such township aud
the said voters snail vote upon the same,
and IL a majority of the voters shall vote
an equal or less amount. then such
amount SO voted shall be levied and as
sessed In addition to the annual road tax
In the same manner as otner township
taxes are assessed and collected; but ii
the property owners along any section In
any township shall contribute the whole
amount necessary in making or repairing
said road, then they shall have the control
Of the expenditure of the same, with the
approval of the township committee; pro-
vidsd that the entire amount assessed
under this bill shall not exceed In any
Que year one-half OF one per &c ntum of
the township for the preceding year as
shown by the duplicate OF assessment for
the township.
8. And be it enacted, That It shall be
lawful for any person or persons owning
lands adjoining a public road or highway
In any township to construct sidewalks
on said highway along the line of said
land.
o. And be 1t enacted, That when a side
walk shall have been constructed as
aforesaid, every person who shal ride or
drive q horse, team or other vehicle there
on, except for the purpose of crossing the
saine when necessary SO to do, shall for
felt and pay the sum Of five dollars 70
the use Of the township, TO be sued for
and recovered by any person who shall
sue for the same.
10. And be it enacted, That ali general
acts Inconsistent with this actare here by
repealed, and this act shall take effect
Immediately; provided, that nothing In
this act shall be construed to repeal or in
anywise affect the act constituting "Es-
sex public road board" approved March
~thirty-irst, a thousand eight hundred
aud sixty-nine, or n supplement there
to, or any Get amendatory thereof or re-
lating or applicable thereto, or any act in
relation 10 turnpike roads, or any act
which has been or may be passed TO en-
able boards or chosen fr~eeholders TO ac-
quire. improve or maintain public roads.
Approved March II. 1891.
JOINT RESOLUTION NUMBER l.
JOINT resolution providing for the ex-
penses incurred by the Grand Army of
the Republic OF New Jersey in attend
ing the funeral of the late General w.
T.. Sherman.
Be it resolved by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State OF New Jersey,
That the sum of one thousand dollars be
and the same is hereby appropriated for
such expenses as may be incurred by the
Grand Army of the Republic OF New Jer-
sey In attending the funeral Of the late
General William 4. Sherman and that the
treasurer Of this state pay 10 the depart
ment commander of this state the same
upon the warrant OF the comptroller out
of such funds In his hands not otherwise
appropriated.
2. And be Ii resolved, That this joint
resolution shall take effect Immediately.
Approved March 9, 1881.
CHAPTER LXXXV.
A Gunnlamant IN the act entitlad GA suu- l