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CHAPTER cIx

An Act TO amend an act entitled "An act to
authorize the Issue of bonds to provide
moneys FOR the erection of county lunatic
asylum buildings in counties of this state -
approved June tenth, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety.
]. be IL enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey. That
section one of an act entitled IAN act to ail-
thorise the issue of bonds to provide money
Tor the erection of county Iunatic asylum
buildings in counties of this state approved
June tenth, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety. be and the same is hereby amended to
l. BE II enacted By the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
i shall be lawful for the board of chosen
freehoiders OF any county OF this state, by
resolution adopted by vote of not less than
three-fourths of all the members of such
board to order, direct and authorize the ISSUE
for tho purpose of erecting or providing for
the erection of suitable county lunatic asy-
lum building In such county OF bonds in the
corporate e name ana under the corporate seal
shall not exceed the sum of two hundred
thousand dollars.
q Aud be II enacted That section two of said act
be and the same Is hereby amended to be and read
as follows;
2. Aud be IL enacted That such bonds so as afore-
said directed and authorized to be issued, shall be
signed by The director director-at-large of the
board OF chosen freeholders OF such county and
the county collectors thereof and the eorpo-
rate seal shall be attached thereto they shall
state upon their face for what purpose the same are
ssued they shall be fthe denomination Of not less
than one thousand dollars each such bonds may be
either registered coupon bonds and shall bear In
erest Ut rate not exceeding four and one-half per
centum per annum, payable half yearly, which
bonds may be sold at either public or private sale
for the best which be obtained therefor but the
shall not be sold for less than par value and
registered bonds may bo exchanged for coupon
bonds and vice at the option Of the holder II
the board OF chosen freeholders shall by resolution
consent thereo all real and personal property with
In such county shall be liable for the payment of
the principal and interest of such bonds
q fak
effect Immediately.
Passed March %, 1892.
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CHAPTER xcI1

Further Supplement- TO an act entitled "a
general act relating to factories and work
shops and the employment, safety, health
and work hours of operatives approved
April seventh. one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-tive
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
on and after the sixth day of July, one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety two tifty-ffye
hours shall constitute a weeks work In any
factory workshop or establishment where
the manufacture of any goods whatever is
carried on; and that the periods of employ
ment shall be from seven o'clock in the fore
noon until twelve o'clock noon and from one
O'Clock in the afternoon until six o'clock in
the evening of every working day except Sat
urday upon which last named day the period
OF employment shall be from seven O'Clock in
the forenoon until twelve O'Clock noon.
?. And be IL enacted That no person under
the age of eighteen years, male or female
ana that no woman above that age shall be
employed In any factory workshop or manu-
periods of employment hereinbefore men
toned provided that the provisions in this
act IN relation to the hours of employment
shall not apply TO or affect any person cngag-
ed IN preserving perisnable goods in fruit
canning establishments or in any factory en-
gagged in the manufacture of glass.
3. And be it enacted. That the inspector of
factories shall investigate any reported viola
ton OF the provisions of this act and of the
act to which this is supplement, after It has
been discovered by him or brought to his no
tice, and may proceed against the violator or
violators in the manner prescribed by the act
to which this Is supplement.
L. And be 1t enacted, That any manufactur-
er or other employer who shall violate any
OF the provisions of this act shall be liable to
penalty of one hundred dollars for each
offence to be recovered in the same way and
for the same purpose as prescribed in the act
to which this is supplement-.
5. And be 1t enacted That all acts or parts
OF acts inconsistent with the provisions of
| this act are hereby repealed.
Approved March %, 1892.
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CHAPTER xcv.
An Act TO incorporate the state poultry ASSOC
citation of New Jersey.

An Act TO incorporate the state poultry ASSOC
citation of New Jersey
l. BE II enacted by the Senate aud General
| Assembly of the State of New Jersey That
| it shall be lawful FOR ten or more inhabitants
of this state above the age of twenty-one
years to form state association for the
propagation and the protection of poultry
and game, and for that purpose they shall
make and sign articles of association which
shall set forth the names of the persons
forming said association, with their places
of residence.
. And be it enacted, That the name adopt
ed by said association as its corporate name,
with articles of association, shall be filed in
the Office of the secretary of state who shall
endorse thereon the day they are filed and
record the same in book to be kept by him
for that purpose, and upon filing said articles
of association in the secretary of states office
said persons who shall have signed said art1-
cies of association, all being citizens of this
state above the age of twenty one years shall
thereupon become members OF said associa-
ton and shall be corporation by the cor
porate name mentioned in said articles of
association for the purpose aforesaid, and
such corporation shall have the power to
make and use a common seal to sue and be
sued and generally to have the privileges and
immunties incident to bodies polite, and be
subject to the liabilities and restrictions i'm
posed thereon.
B. And be II enacted, That the object of said
association shall be the better propagation
Improvement in breeding and protection OF
poultry and game and to aid in carrying out
the laws OF this state relative thereto.
A. And be IL enacted. That In order TO carry
out the objects aforesaid, IL snail Dc lawful
for such association 10 have the power to
make and adopt a constit ution and bylaws
with regulations for the admission and fees
of members, for the safe keeping of its prop
erty and funds and from time to time to
alter and repeal such constitution, bylaws
and regulations by majority of its members
present at any regular meeting, upon notice
being given at any regular preceding meet
ing.
8, Aud be It enacted That this act shall be
deemed public act and shall take effect i'm
mediately.
Approved March %, 1892.
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CHAPTER LxxxIv.

Supplement TO an act entitled IAN act to provide
for commission to revise and consolidate the
general statutes of this state relating to villages
towns and townships" approved March ninth,
one thousand eight hundred and Dinety-one.
Whereas, the commissioners appointed under the
provisions of theaet to which thus is supplement,
have been engaged In the prosecution Of the work
in said act directed since the second day of June
last and whereas, the the duties required of them
by said act have proved to be much more labori-
than az first supposed, and have required
much careful examination and research and
whereas, the said commissioners, bv reason there
of, find that they are unable TO complete the work
required of them by said act in time TO lay q COM
plete report OF the beuTe the present session
OF the legislature; therefore,
L. Be IL enacted by the Senate and General As
semby of the State Of New Jersey, That the said
same duties and powers imposed aud conferred
upon the members thereof by the act to which this
is supplement, and that the said commissioners
shall lay before the legislature at Its next session
complete report OF the work OF said commission.
2 And be IL enacted, That the commissioners
heretofore appointed under the provision of said
act shall be paid such compensation on account OF
the work already done by them as the governor
comptroller and treasurer shall deem Just and
proper, together with such necessary expenses as
they may have incurred in earring out the provis-
ions of said act which shall be paid by the
on the warrant of the comptroller.
g. And be II enacted, That on the completion OF
their abors they shall receive such further com
pensation as the governor, comptroller and treas
shah deem just and proper, together with such
further necessary expenses as they may have incur
red in carrying out the provisions of sand act which
shall be paid by the treasurer the warrant of the
comptroller.
4. And be II enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March o. 1892
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CHAPTER LxxvI1I


An Act concerning cities of the first class in
TINS state, and to facilitate the collection
thereby of arrears of taxes assessed on
personal property.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey That
IL shall be the official duty of the receiver or
collector OF taxes in all cities of the first class
IN this state within ten days after the expira-
ton of each fiscal year of such CITY, to cause
TO be made out and delivered to the comp
troller OF such, full and complete list Of
tne names and amounts due such city from
all persons residing in the various wards or
aluermanlc districts of such city for arrears
OF lakes assessed on the personal property of
such persons respectively, during such pre-
Vlous nscal year; and such list of DELINQUENT
taxpayers for the fiscal year previous to the
passage of this act shall be made and deliy-
cred by such receiver or collector of taxes as
aforesaid before the fifteenth day of April
next af5er the passage of this act.
x. ANA be 1t enacted, That it shall be the
duty of the comptroller of such city afore-
said, Immediately after the delivery to him
OF the list OF delinquent taxpayers mentioned
IN the tirst section of this act, to cause a true
copy OF such list to be made and published in
daily newspaper published in such city once
eacn week for two weeks, allowing two weeks
TO intervene between the first and second
publication of such list, and erasing from
such list between the first and second publi-
cations thereof as aforesaid the names of all
delinquent taxpayers thereon who shall pay
their said arrears of taxes with cost of publi-
cation, before the second publication OF said
list as aforesaid; that the daily newspaper
publishing such list of delinquent taxpayers
aforesaid, shall be entitled to charge, and
shall be paid by such city, the sum of twenty
cents per name of each delinquent taxpayer
Tor each insertion aforesaid, TO be paid for by
such city In the same manner as ADVERTISE
ments of sale of real estate for arrears of
taxes are paid by such city, and the said cost of
publication as aforesaid shall be added to the
said arrears of taxes due from such delin-
quent taxpayer to such city and collected by
such receiver or collector of taxes together
with the amount then due the city from such
person for arrears of taxes assessed on the
personal property of such delinquent
B. And be II enacted, That ali acts and parts
of acts, general special or local Inconsistent
with the provisions of this act be and the
same are hereby repealed and that this act
shall take effect Immediately
Approved March IT, 1892
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CHAPTER CVIu

An Act to enable cities of the second class in this
state TO sell fre-engne houses and lands and To
purchase other lands for Greenhouses TO be erected
thereon.
/. BE II enacted by the Senate and General AS
sembly OF the State of New Jersey That Il shall
DE lawful Tor the common council board of alder
men or other governing body of any city OF the seq
partment, and III which city there are Greenhouses
constructed for the purpose OF volunteer fire sys-
tenn, ana which houses, in the opinion of the COM
mon council, board of aldermen or other governing
body, are not adapted to the purposes of paid fire
department, TO sell such fire houses and the land
whereoD the same are erected at public auction to
the highest bidder, and with the proceeds of such
sales purchase, acquire use other lands In such
city and build Greenhouses thereon adapted to pal
fire department.
2. Aud be 1t enacted, That for the purpose of pay
ing the total cost OF acquiring such land and erect
ing such fre-houses the common council board of
aldermen or other governing body Of such city. is
hereby authorized and empowered TO borrow a sum
OF money not exceeding thirty thousand dollars and
to ltsue registered bonds for the same under the
seal OF such city bearing interest rate not TO
coed hye per centun per annum, having not longer
than hiteen years TO run, aud pledglng the faith
credit ana property Of such city for the payment Of
me same ana TO provide for the payment thereof by
taxation, and for the annually accruing interest by
the same method the proper authority shall also
az maturity provided, such bonds shall not be sold
at less than par.
T. And be 1t enacted, That all parts of all
acts special and general and all charter provisions
inconsistent herewith, be and the same are hereby
repealed, and that this act shall take effect immed-
ately.
Approved March 49, 1892.
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Supplement TO an act entitled "An act to
authorize the appointment of board of commits
si0ners to represent the state of New Jersey at
the worlds Columbian exposition, to be held at
Chicago, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-three, approved March eighteenth ,one
Thousand eight hundred and nnety-one,
/. BE 1t enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly OF the State of New Jersey, That
In order to further the work OF the board of COM
mssioners appointed under the act to which this Is
a supplement- and TO build proper building for
the Of the citizens of this in attendance
such exposition there be and is hereby appropriated
the sun, Of Any thousand dollars in excess of the
sum heretofore appropriated, and that said sum,
together with the unexpended balance OF the pre-
vious appropriation of twenty thousand dollars,
cept such part thereof may be needed by the
governor to properly perform the duties devolved
him by said original act shall be paid by the treas
urer of the state upon the warrant of the comptrol
Ter to the treasurer of the commission such
may from time to time be required and requested
by resolution of the commissioners, duly certified
by the president Of said commission with the ap-
prova of the governor and said sums paid by the
treasurer of the state TO the of the board
of commissioners shall be expended only by resolu-
ton of said board upon the approval Of the presi-
dent of said board and the treasurer of the commits
sion shall report to the comptroller Of the treasury
once in each month the amount and direction Of
said expenditures.
2 And be IL enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately
Approved March 20, 1892.
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An Act to authorize the increasing of the
number of managers or directors of corpo-
rations TO provide for the support and
maintenance of supernumerary or super
dnnuated ministers of the gospel or the
WIDOWS and orphans of deceased ministers
OF the gospel, or to provide for both or any
OF such objects.
l. BE It enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey That
II snall and may be lawful for the body in
wren the power of election or appointment
ol- me managers or directors of any corpora
tioh OIL this state, the object of which is to
proVlde Tor the support and maintenance of
SUI Esumerary or superannuated ministers
OF the gospel, or to provide for the support of
the widows and orphans of deceased minis
ters of the gospel, or for both or any of those
objects, is vested by law, whether it be in the
members OF the corporation itself or in any
annual conference or other ecclesiastical
body to add to the number of such managers
or directors as specified in the law now gov
ern1ng the corporation so that the whole
number OF managers or directors shall not
exceed fifteen, and If such increase be made
to provide that some of such managers or
directors, not to exceed two-fifths of the
whole number as increased shall be laymen
residents of this state and members of the
church to which the appointing or eleeting
body belongs or is attached; and Ii shall also
be lawful for said appointing or electing body
to fix the term of Office of the managers or
directors so added; no such term however,
to exceed three years.
. And be it enacted That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March 20, 1892.
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CHAPTEP 4

An Act for the protection of peach growers
IN the state OF New Jersey and to prevent
deception in the size of peach baskets.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New jersey That
the standard size of peach baskets in the state
OF New Jersey shall be sixteen quarts Win
chester half bushel measure, that the height
OF the basket shall be twelve and one-Quarter
inches and that the width across the top shall
be thirteen and one-half inches and, that the
inside measurement shall contain one thou
sand and seventy-ive and ten one-hundredths
cubic inches and that such basket shall be
marked standard N. J.n upon the slaves Just
below the rim in roman letters, which shall
be burned on or painted thereon with per-
manent red paint III a straight line and each
or them shall not be less than one inch In
length and not less than one-half inch in
width, and that every person who shall man
ufacture for SALE or who shall offer or expose
for sale any basket to be used for shipping or
selling peaches not standard, shall distinctly
and durably stamp, Grand or mark upon such
basket upon the staVe just below the rim the
number of quarts such basket contains.
=. And be II enacted, That every person who
snail manufacture sell or offer or expose for
sale, or have in his or her possession with in
tent 10 sell, or to use any peach basket or
baskets not stamped, branded or marked as
required by the first section of this act to be
stamped, branded or marked, shall for every
such offence, forfeit and pay a fine of not less
tnan twenty-five dollars and not more than
ntty dollars, TO be recovered with costs, in any
OF the courts of this state having cognizance
thereof, In any act TO be prosecuted by any
prosecuting attorney in the name of the state,
and oue-half of such recovery shall be paid
to the informer, and the residue shall be APP
piled to the support of the poor in the county
where such recovery Is had
y. And be 1t enacted, That all acts and parts
OF acts inconsistent with this act be and the
same are hereby repealed, and this act shall
take effect the first day of September. one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-two.
Approved March 80 1892
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CHAPTER xcvI.

Supplement TO an act entitled "An act to regu-
late the action Of repevin," approved March
twenty-seyenth, one thousand eight hundred and
seyenty-four,
1. BE II enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly Of the State Of New Jersey, That
where a sheriff or a shall take bond, con-
ditoned for the return of the goods and chattels
mentioned in any writ OF repevin, In a return
shall be awarded in such suit and II shall appear TO
the court that the condition Of the said bond has
been fulfilled, IL shall be lawful for judge thereof,
either in term time vacation TO direct that said
bond be delivered up TO the plaintiff to be cancelled.
q And be ii enacted, That this act shall take ei-
feet Immediately
Approved March 20, 1892.
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CHAPTER xcIu.

A Further Supplement to an act entitled can
act to regulate the action OF replevn" IRE
visionl approved March twenty seventh,
QUE thousand eight hundred and seventy
four.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey. That
in all cases where writs of replevin are or
may be issued out of any district court in
this state, and the value of the goods and
oh attels of which replevin is sought does not
exceed the sum of two hundred dollars said
writs may be issued to any constable of the
county in which such district courts may be
situated, who shall perform the same duties
and have the same powers, and be subject to
the same restrictions and penalties as sheriffs
and coroners are under said act; provided,
this act shall not apply to district courts in
counties of the first class
q And be it enacted That the pleadings in
any such case shall be the same as in suits in
district courts in cases where the amount in
Yolved is more than two hundred dollars.
3. And be 1t enacted That the same and no
greater fees shall be allowed in such cases to
the Constable, court and clerk as are now
allowed by law in suits commenced by sum-
mons In said district courts where the amount
in question does not exceed two hundred
dollars
4. And be II enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March %, 1892.
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CHAPTER CYL.

A Further Supplement to an act entitled AN act
10 provide for the purchase Of sites for, and the
erection and equipment Of armories in cities Of
the first aud second class, aud making appr0pria-
tons therefor and to provide for the taking OF
real estate for such sites by commission in case the
same cannot be purchased by agreement" approx
ed March twenty-third, one Thousand eight hun
dred and lightweight
!. Be II enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly Of the State OF New Jersey, That IL shall be
lawful for the board Of aldermen or other body hav
ing charge of the finances Of any city wherein II is
proposed to erect armory under the provisions 81
the act 10 which this Is supplement and of the acts
supplementary thereto and for the board of chosen
freebolders Of any county wherein such armory Is
be erected Aforesaid to issue bonds Of the said
city or county or BOTH the case may be, for the
erection and completion Of such armory not exceed
ing twenty-five thousand dollars for such city or
such county, which bonds shall be known as arm
DRY bonds" and shall be Of such denominations, and
bear such rate Of interest, and be payable at such
times may be deemed by the corporation issuing
them most for the public Interest.
g. And be IL enacted That all acts and parts OF
acts inconsistent with this act be and the same are
hereby repealed.
3. And be 1t enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March 23, 1892.