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CHAPTER cLxv.

An Act to amend an act entitled "a further
supplement to an Vct entitled An act con-
corning corporations 'GRevisionl approved
April seventh, one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-fve which further supple-
ment was approved January twenty sixth,
and thousand eight hundred and ninety
two.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
section one of the act entitled "A further
supplement to an act entitled An act con-
corning corporations lRevisionl. approved
April seventh, one thousand eight hundred
and seyenty-tive," which further supplement
was approved January twenty-sixth, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, be
amended SO that the same shall read as fol-
lows:
1. Be il enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey. That
it shall be lawful for any corporation exist
ing under and by virtue of any general act
for the formation of Incorporated companies
in this state, with the assent of a majority in
interest of its stockholders, at special meet
ing to be called for that purpose, and with
the approval of the governor. at any time
within five years from the date of its incor-
poration. to record with the clerk of the
county in which its original certificate OF In
secretary of state an amended certihcate, duly
signed by its president, and attested by its
secretary under its corporate seal and duly
of real estate, modifying. changing or alter
ing its original certificate of incorporation,
in whole or in part, which said amended Ger,
tificate shalt take the place of the original
certificate of Incorporation. and shall be
deemed to have been filed and recorded on
the date of the filing and recording of the
original certificate; provided, however that
nothing herein shall permit the insertion of
any matter not in conformity with the law
been organized; and prouided, further, that
nothing herein shall affect any snit or pro-
ceeding. at the time of filing such amended
certificate pending by or against said corpo-
ration, or impairing any rights of action ac-
crued by or against its stockholders. corpora
tors or directors; aud provided, further, that
tn total authorized capital stock of any such
corporation shall not be increased or decreas-
ed in the amended certificate herein provid-
ed for.
3 And be 1t enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved March 20, 1899.
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CHAPTER cLxxIrI.

An Act relative to fire escapes In cities
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
in all Incorporated cities of this state the
board OF aldermen or common council of
every such city shall have authority by ordi-
what material. size and height and under
whose supervision ire escapes shall be erect
ed upon buildings within the corporate
limits of such city.
o. And be it enacted. That it shall be the
duty of the board of aldermen or common
council as aforesaid to provide for the en-
forcement of the provisions of any ordinance
passed as aforesaid and to prescribe penalties
of not exceeding fifty dollars for each
offense ana further penalty of not exceed
ing twenty dollars for each day the pro-
visions of such an ordinance are not COM
piled with.
8. And be 1t enacted. That before any PEN
atty is forfeited or enforced the board of
aldermen or common council as aforesaid
shall cause a notice to be published in the
official ne yspaper or newspapers of such city
calling attention to the provisions of said or
dinance and penalties Hereunder, and such
notice to be valid shall be published at least
ten days in a daily newspaper or two weeks
in weekly newspaper. and shall allow not
exceeding sixty days for compliance with
the provisions of the ordinance.
a. And be 1t enacted, That the ordinance
aforesaid shall not in any manner apply to
churches, or buildings not exceeding one
story in height. nor to dwellings occupied by
not more than one family. nor TO bank build
ings.
s And be 1t enacted, That all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent or conflicting with the
provisions of this act, be and the same are
hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect
Approved March g. 1892.
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or effect or cause or procure to be made or
effected or receive applications for any char
acter of insuranc named in the first or second
sections of this act, by or in behalf of any in
surance company as is described in the pro-
visions of this act, which shall have violated
any OF the provisions of this act; and every
violation of the provisions of this section
shall subject the party violating the same to
penalty of five hundred dollars. to be sued
for and recovered in the name of the state by
the prosecutor of the pleas of the county in
which such violation shall occur; one-half of
the said penalty, when recovered, shall be
paid by said prosecutor of the pleas to the
treasurer of the local firemen's relief associa-
ton in the city. town or township wherein
the violation was committed, if there be such
an association therein, and if not, then to be
paid in equal shares to the treasurers of the
several firemen's relief associations in the
county wherein the violation occurred and
If none exist in the county, then to be paid to
the commissioner of insurance and banking.
to be distributed by him pro rata to each of
the relief associations in this state, as other
funds are now distributed by him, and the
other half to the informer of the violation.
2. And be it enacted, That this act is pub
lie act. and shall take effect Immediately.
Approved March %, 1892.
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CHAPTER CHI.

A Supplement to an act entitled "An act pro-
viding for the formation and &c ernment
of towns" approved April twenty fourth,
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
eight.
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
section seventy-si six of the act entitled can
act providing for the formation and govern
ment of towns" approved April twenty
fourth one thousand eight hundred and
lightweight, be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
rs. And be it enacted, That there shall be
annually raised by taxation sum sufficient
to pay all interest accruing on the bonded
debt during the fiscal year, and also at least
pal of such bonded debt. excluding therefrom
bonds issued for street improvements, which
shall be paid into the sinking fund.
q And be it enacted That all proceedings
for opening, widening, extending grading,
regulating and otherwise improving streets
and avenues which may be pending and re-
main unfinished and incomplete at the time
of Incorporation under or adoption of this
act by any town or township. shall be pro-
ceeded with and completed under the laws
in force at the time such proceedings were
commenced and as Ii such town or township
had not become incorporated under this act.
g. And be it enacted That in any town
which may become incorporated under this
act the yearly salaries to be paid to certain
officers thereof, to whom. by the provisions of
said act, salaries are authorized to be paid,
shall not exceed the following sums, viz. :
town clerk one thousand dollars members of
town collector one thousand dollars the
town council five hundred dollars each, town
treasurer one thousand dollars. recorder six
hundred dollars, assessor one thousand dol
lars.
4. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent with the provisions of
this act be and the same are hereby repealed,
aud that this act shall take effect Immediate
Approved March a. 1892
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An Act to require the recording of awards of
commissioners in all cases where lands are
taken by eminent domain by railroad cor
porations.
i. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
hereafter every award of commissioners made
for the taking of lands by eminent domain by
a railroad corporation, whether such corpora
tlon be created by special charter or formed
under the provisions of An act to authorize
the formation of railroad corporations and
regulate the same" approved April second
one thousand eight hundred and seventy
three, shall be duly recorded by the clerk or
register of the county wherein the lands so
taken are situate in the books of records of
deeds of such county, and said clerk or regis
ter shall receive for recording every such
award the same fee as is now allowed by law
for the recording of a deed, which fee shall
be paid by the railroad corporation against
whom such award shall be made.
2. And be it enacted. That the record of
such award and the transcript of such record.
certified to be true transcript by the clerk
or register in whose Office the record is kept,
shall be received in evidence in any court of
this state and shall be as good, etfectual and
available in law as il the original award was
then and there produced and proved.
3. And he it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March &c. 1892
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remains in arrear and unpaid to be sold, in
the same way and manner and with the same
effect and under the same rules and for the
same term as are or may be prescribed by law
for the sale of lands for unpaid taxes therein.
- And be it enacted, That no writ of certi-
orari or other writ of process shall be allowed
or issued out of or by any court of this state
to review the proceedings for laying out and
constructing said road or street after the
cOnfr CT therefor shall have been awarded,
and no such writ or process shall be allowed
to review any assessment of the cost of laying
out ODening and constructing such road or
street after thirty days shall have elapsed
from the time of confirmation of such assess
ment
49, And be it enacted, That all moneys re-
ceiyed for assessments made under this act
shall be held and appropriated for the pay
ment and redemption of bonds and improve
ment certificates issued under this act, and
of such bonds Issued to redeem maturing
bonds as may be issued under this act, and
shall be used for no other purpose whatso-
ever
IA. And be it enacted, That the council or
town committee of said town or township
shall have the power to issue the bonds of
such town or township to raise moneys to
pay and redeem any Improvement certificate
Issued under this act which bonds shall bear
interest at not exceeding the rate of six per
centum per annum and shall run not exceed
ing ten years, and shall not be sold for less
than their par value.
Is. And be it enacted, That it shall not be
necessary for the council or town committee
of such town or township to obtain the con-
sent of the municipal authorities of any ad-
joining city to extend the road or street here
in authorized to be constructed over the ter
ritory of such city and to connect with road
or street therein, except as provided in the
first section of this act
is. And be in enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved March "a, 1892.
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CHAPTER cLIII.
An Act concerning elections iii municipali
ties in certain counties of this state and fix
ing the time for holding the same

An Act concerning elections i'll municpali-
ties in certain counties of this state and fix
ing the time for holding the same.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
all elections of all officers elected by the vot-
ers of any municipality in any county in this
state wherein the members of the board of
be, by law, elected by assembly districts in
such counties shall hereafter be held on the
second Tuesday in April where any election
for mayor, councilman or other municipal
officers of any municipality in any such
county is now by law directed to be held on
any day other than the second Tuesday in
April such election shall be held on that
second Tuesday in April next following the
date now fixed by law for the holding of such
election; the terms of Office of such munich
pal officers elected in any county in this state
subject to the provisions of this act shall
commence on the first Monday in the May
following the election of such officers
2. And be il enacted That each and every
officer of every municipality in any county
in this state subject to the provisions of this
act shall hold his Office until the election and
qualification of his successor.
B. And be IL enacted, That the word "mu
nicipality," wherever the same occurs in this
act, be taken and held to mean and include
every political division of the counties sub
ject TO the provisions of this act.
4. And be it enacted That all acts or partt
of acts which provide for the election of mt
ject to the provisions of this act on any day
other than the second Tuesday in April. are
so far as they are Inconsistent with this act
repealed, and that this act shall take effect
Immediately.
Approved March "a, 1892.
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CHAPTER cLxx.

A supplement to the act entitled "An act to
amend the law relating to the property of
married women (Revisonl approved
March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-four.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey. That
hereafter any married woman above the age
of twenty-one years may execute and deliver
any conveyance of her real estate without
her husband joining therein and such con-
veyance when duly acknowledged, and such
shall be good and effectual to convey the
lands, tenements or Entertainments thereby
intended to be conveyed; provided, that such
deed is given in execution of written con-
tract made by such married woman. to which
her husband was or shall be party or to
which he has given or shall give his assent in
writing, or to the terms, conditions and stip-
ulations of which he in writing has bound or
made subject or shall bind make subject
his right, title OF interest In said real estate;
and provided further that such contract shall
have been or shall be acknowledged, as in
case of conveyance of land by a married
woman, and such assent or other writing
signed by such husband shall have been ac-
veyance of land, and such contract and as
sent, or other writing, shall have been or
shall be recorded before or at the time of the
recording of any such conveyance
2. And be it enacted, That the provisions of
this act shall apply to deeds given or hereaf-
ter the given in execution of any contract
heretofore made as well as to contracts here
after to be made.
g. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect immediately.
Approved March IS, 1892.
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CHAPTER cLx1.

An Act concerning the appointment of off,
GERS in cities of the second class in this
state.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
in all cities of the second class in this state it
shall and may be lawful for the common
council or other governing board of such
cities to pass enforce alter and repeal ordi-
nances to take effect within said cities for the
following purposes to wit, to provide for the
appointment of one overseer of the poor and
three commissioners of appeal in cases of
taxation, which said officers shall be appoint
ed by the mayor by and with the consent of
the board of aldermen, common council or
other legislative body of said city, and such
appointment of said commissioners of appeal
in cases of taxation shall be made for not
less than one year or more than three years;
the term for each of said commissioners of APP
peal in cases of taxation shall be determined
and fixed by the mayor at the time of making
commissioner is appointed at one time the
several appo1ntees may be appointed and
confirmed and hold their respective offices
for different periods of time within the limit
aforesaid, and not more than bare majority
of such board of commissioners or officers
shall at any time be members of one political
party, and such officers shall hold their re-
spective offices until their successors shall be
appointed and qualify; and such officers on
being appointed under this act shall perform
and discharge the same duties pertaining to
their respective offices as is now required by
law in the city in which they are appointed.
2. And be it enacted, That the provisions of
this act shall apply to the appointment of
such officers to I'LL any and all vacancies aris-
ing from death, resignation removal or
other cause that may hereafter arise in any
of said cities, and that upon the happening
of any such vacancy or vacancies the said
commissioners of appeal in cases of taxation.
may be appointed for the unexpired term in
the manner in the first section of this act set
forth.
3. And be IL enacted. That the said commits
sioners 50 appointed under this act shall re-
ceive such salary and compensation as the
city council or other governing baord of such
city shall by ordinance prescribe. and shall be
paid In the manner now provided by law in
such cities.
4. And be it enacted. That the Offices of
such commissioners of appeal in cases of tax
alton, now existing in such cities shall be
abolished upon the appointment Of the said
officers under this aot provided, that In cities
having more than two wards there shall be
no more than one of the said commissioners
of appeal in cases of taxation appointed
from the same ward
5. And be it enacted. That all acts. general
and special. inconsistent herewith. be and
the same are hereby repealed, and that this
act shall take effect immediately.
Approved March 26. 1892
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CHAPTER cxLv1.

A Further Supplement to an act entitled "An
act to provide for the reconstruction of
main outlet sewers heretofore constructed
at the joint expense of two cities" ap-
proved March eighteenth, one thousand
eight hundred and ninety.
l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
in case the said commissioners shall, after an
inspection of the present outlet for the
sewer of said city 80 drained by such joint
sewer, find the same to be insufficient in
strength or capacity to carry away the sur
face waters and other drainage of the district
intended to be drained thereby, then it shall
be lawful for said commissioners to continue
and construct said connecting sewer, so au-
tborized to be built by them under the pro-
visions of the act to which this is a supple
ment, from the point where it DIVORCES III
the city using and drained by 1t to enter the
adjoining city not drained by 1t, to tide water
or other waters into which the sewerage of
of such city so drained is or may be emptied,
instead of connecting the same with the
present outlet sewer for such system
2. And be it enacted, That such outlet
sewer shall be constructed in the manner
provided in the acts to which this is a further
supplement, and the cost thereof provided
for and assessed upon the lands benefited
thereby in the manner provided In such acts.
9. And be it enacted. That such outlet sewer
may be constructed in such manner as not to
afford drainage to the property fronting on
the streets or other property through which
the same may be laid.
A. And be It enacted That this act shall
take effect Immediately,
Approved March "a, 1892.
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CHAPTER cLxIx

A Supplement to an act entitled ''An act re-
speeding the court of chancery lRevisionl
approved March twenty seventh, one thou
sand eigh hundred and seventy-ive.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
each of the several vice chancellors OF this
state, when sitting as judges OF the court of
chancery for the transaction of the business
OF said court, shall have power to a1judieate
upon and punish any an all contempts COM
mitted by any person or persons in the pres
ence of the court SO held by such vice-chan-
cellor, in the same manner as the chancellor
maynow do, and the several sheritfs ad keepers
OF the common jails of the several counties
of this state shall respect and execute all
orders and commitments made and signed by
either of the said several vice-chancellors in
any matters of contempt in all respects the
same as if made and signed by the chancellor;
provided, that any PERSONAL Indicated guilty
of contempt under this act shall have right
of immediate appeal to the chancellor, which
appeal shall operate as stay of proceedings
and the chancellor snail provide by rule for
the manner and method of such appeals and
shall hear them on the merits.
2. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved March %, 1892
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ulating proceedings in criminal proceed

ings."
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey. That
it shall be the duty of every police Justice,
uniting magistrate in this state to keep a
book to be known as "a complaint docket
in which he shall enter the name of every
person against whom he may issue any war
rant, the name of the complainant in each
case with his or her address, the
with their respective addresses. the nature
of the charge against the accused, and,
whenever bail is taken in any case, the name
of the bondsman and his address and each
of said police justices, recorders, justices of
the peace and other committing magistrates
shall at least within ten days before the open
| ing of each term of the court of oyer and ter
miner present the docket 50 kept by him, to-
| gether with all papers in his possession relat-
! ing to criminal business to the prosecutor of
| the pleas of his county, for the purpose of en-
abling said prosecutor of the pleas TO inspect
1 the said docket and compare the entries there
I in with the papers transmitted to him by the
magistrate keeping said docket; provided.
however, that this act shall not apply to any
| police justice or police court in any city of
| the first class in this state.
| 2. And be it enacted, That any police justice,
| recorder, justice of the peace or other com
! hitting magistrate who shall fail or neglect
| to comply in every respect with the prov1s-
| ions of the first section Of this act shall be
| guilty of misdemeanor and on conviction
| thereof shall be liable to Imprisonment for u
| term not exceeding one year or a fine not ex
| ceeding two hundred dollars or both.
B. 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 March "A 1892.
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CHAPTER cLxvIlI.

A Further Supplement to an act entitled"An
act relative to the sales of lands under q
public statute or by virtue of any judicial
proceedings" IReyisionl approved March
twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hum
bred and seventy-four.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
where any sale of lands. tenements heredita-
ments or real estate shall be ordered by the
orphans court of any county of this state
the officer or officers. person or persons
authorized or directed by said court to make
such sale. may, unless 9th rwlse provided in
the order of sale. make sale of such lands
tenements, Entertainments or real estate. at
public or private sale in his, her or their dis
erection. and on such terms as SUCH officer or
officers. person or persons may deem TO be
most advantageous to the parties concerned
therein; provided. however that no sale of
lands. tenements. Embellishments or real
estate so made at private sale shall be valid
until such sale shall have been confirmed by
the court upon report of the terms thereof
and proof before the court by affidavit or
otherwise that the price obtained at such
private sale was fair price. and the said sale