The Penn's Grove record., 1892-07-08

chosen frecholders and one with the president
of the 81 late board Of agriculture.
A. And he it enacted, That the fourth section
OF said act he and the same is hereby amended
to read as follows:
T. And be II enacted, That ouc-third OF the
cost of all roads constructed in This state
under this act shall be paid for ont of the
state treasury provided, that the amount so
paid shall not in any one year exceed The sup.
OF seventy-.ive thousand dollars; il ouc-tbirI
of said cost shall exceed said suia, the said
seventy-1vc Thousand dollars shall be amor
toned by the governor and the president of
the state board pf agriculture amongst tho
counties of the slate in proportioutot he cost
of roads constructed therein for such wear. as
how by the statement OF costs filed in the
Office of the president oc the state board of
agriculture; the governor and said president
OF the state board oftagricuiturc shall. be-
tween December hftcerfh and thirty-Hrst in
each year. certify TO me state comrt roller
the amount to he paid to each county for
such year, and the state comptrolIe. shall
thereupon draw his warrahts In favor of the
respective county collectors for the sums
certified as aforesaid, upon the state treas
urer. who shall pay the same out of any
moneys in the state treasury moi otherwise
appropriated.
5. And be it enacted. That the seventh sec
ton OF SAID act be aud the same is hereby
amended 10 read as follows:
~A1A he 1t enacted, That whenever there
shall he presented TO the board Of chosen
freeholders of any county petition signed
by the owners of at least two-thirds of the
lands and real estate fronting or bordering
offNany public road or section of read in such
co6nty, not being less than ore mile in
length, praying the board TO causj~uct road
or section to be improved under The act, and
setting forth that they are wiulnAthat the
peculiar benefits conferred ON fbe lands
fronting or bordering on said road DR. section
shall be assessed thereon, In proportion to
the benefits conferred, to an mount not ex-
ceeding ten per centum Of the entire cost of
the improvement. it shall be the duty of the
board TO cause such improvement to be made
provided, that the estimated cost of all inn
provements made under this act in any coun-
ty in any one year shall not exceed one-half
of one per centum of tho ratahles of such
county for the last preceding year; ii shall
not be necessary for the board in such case to
declare by resolution their intention to
cause such improvement TO be made, but
they shall first cause ali neckssary surveys of
such road or section to be made, and specif-
cations for a ~nacadam. teiford or other
equally good stone road TO be prepared, and
shall then proceed in the same manner as is
herenbefore required in cases where such in
tention has been declared; il the specifca
tons shall not be approved by the board, or
by the president of the state board of agricul-
ture, or If all the bids for the work shall be
rejected, it shall be the duty Of the board to
cause other specifications TO be prepared. or
advertisements for bids TO be made, as
often as may be nee<esry. and until a con-
tract shall be awaraa& 10 the end that the
Improvement prayed for may he completed
with reasonable speed; provided, however,
that no ready rtisrment need he made
where the lowest bid submitted shows that
the Improvement prayed for cannot lie made
within the limit of expenditure hereinafter
mentioned; in every case where a contract
shall be awarded after the presentation of
such petition as aforesaid the board Of
chosen frceholders. instead of certifying to
the county board of assessoIs two thirds of
the estimated cost of the work. as prescribed
by the fifth section of this act, shall certify
of said estimated cost, less one
tenth of said estimated cost, which sum the
county board of assessors shall Include in
their assessment Of county taxes.
G. And be il enacted, That if at any time
the office of commissioner of agri-
shall be established III this state,
then the duties imposed upon and powers
vest d in the president OF the state board Of
agriculture by this supplement shall there
after be imposed upon and vested in the
commissioucr of agriculture instead of the
president OF the state board Of agriculture.
Z. And he 1t enacted. That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
APPROVED March %, 1892,