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The Penn's Grove record., 1892-06-10

An Act to enable cities OF this state to create
and maintain a paid fire department.
l. Be ii enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey That
in all cities of this state which have establish
ell or which may hereafter establish a board
of fire commissioners created u..dcr aud ~
virtue of the act approved May second, one
thousand eight hundred and elghty-tive, en-
titled A act to remove the fire and police
departments from political control" the ere
alton and establishment of a paid fire depart
ment shall be had and made by resolution OF
said board OF fire commissioner as adopted
by Il three-fourtbs vote of said commission.
=. Andbe it enacted, That upon the adoption
of such resolution establishing a paid fire de-
partment, it shall be the duty of said of
fire commissioners to present to the common
council, board of aldermen, or other govern
ing body of said city, a detailed statement of
the amount of money needed for the pur-
chase Of the engines, utensils and apparatus
necessary for tine effective establishment of
the said tire department. and it shall he the
duty of said common council, board of alder
men, Or other governing body, and ii is here
by required to raise such money by the issue
and sale of bonds TO al amount not exceeding
one thousand dollars TO each one thousand
inhabitants of such city, which bonds shall
have not more than twenty nor less than ten
! years to run. and shall bear interest at a rate
not to exceed five per centum per annum,
| and shall pledge the faith, credit and property
of said city for the payment of the principal
and interest thereon, and shall provide forthc
redemption of the same by taxation.
8. And BE it enacted, That for the mainte-
nance support of the said fire department the
said board of fire commissions shall have
authority, and are required, to make to the
common council, hoard OF Ol1ermen or Other
governing body the same detailed estimate of
expenses that they now have authority and
are required to make for the maintenance of
the departments now under their control,
under and 10y virtue of the act entitled "An
act to remove the fire and police departments
in the cities of this state from political con
troll" approved May second, one Thousand
eight hundred and eighty-tive, and the sew
eral supplements thereto; provided, that il
making such estimates, the said boards of fire
commissioners shall be- limited to the maxi
mum per capita tax. as is provided in the sale
act.
4. And he it enacted. That all acts and part
of acts inconsistent with this act bc and the
same are hereby repealed.
.. And be it enacted. That this act shall
AXE effect Immediately.
Approved February "a, 1892.
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A S,nnIcment tn the act entitled ''An act to
establish an excise department in cities of
This state passed April eighth. one thou
sand eight hundred and eighty-four.
/ Re II enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey. That it
shall and NAV he lawful for the common
council or other governing body of any town
or city of this state, except cities of the first
cIass incorporated under any special or other
act of the legislature thereof by ordinance
passed by the affirmative vote of a majority
of all uembers CONFUSING such common conn
oil or other governing body TO proyide for the
establishments within and for such town or
city of a hoard of excise commissioners which
ordinance shall provide that from and after
fine massage thereof there shall he established
within and for such town or city a board of
excise commissioners anpointed pursuaut TO
provisions of this SUPPLEMENTAL act.
> And he i, enacted That within ten days
after the nassane of any such ordinance as
aforesaid. n copy thereof certified by the clerk
of suoh town or city, shall be by said clerk
deposited and filed i'm the Office of the clerk
of the court of common pleas of the county
wber.in s,,cb town or city is situate: and the
clark of s,cb court shall tbereupon forthwith
notify the president or presiding Judge of
such court of the filing of such ordinance;
said iudqe. so notified, shall within thirty
days after the RECENT of such notice convene
said court at the court house in his county,
and said court shall then and there. in writ
inc under their hands, appOint a board of
ovcise commissioners within and for such
town mr. citv which appoIntment shall be by
said court Immediately thereafter filed in the
o@ce of rho clcrk of sad court. and the filing
thereof shall he notice TO the apnointees of
+beir annoin+ment ms members of such board
said hoard of excise commissioners. so TO he
annninted. shall consist of three persons. all
Of whom shall he residents and legal voter.
wi+bin tbe town or city.for which they NAV
mo annoipted and they shall except as herein
otbcrwisa prnyidcB continue in office for the
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Al, net IN nrovide for the compensatiOn of
certain officers of the legislature.
! II. If enacted nv tbe Senate and General
,ssnmhIv of the state of New Jersey, That
+bo second assistant enyrossinp clerk of the
sn,o+o aud the two assistant engrossiug
cIerks of tho house nj assembly shall each re-
coiyn nc comnonsation for the legislative ses.
sion tho u,n ot stx hundred dollars: the see
on1 assistant snrgeant- at- arms Of the senate
tho s,n of five hundred dollars for the legis-
l,tive sossiop. tho assistant hill clerk of the
The Penn's Grove record., 1892-06-10

An Act providing for boards OF appeal in
cases of taxation in cities of the first class.
!. BE it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the state OF New Jersey. That
in each city of the first class in this state it
may he lawful for the mayor thereof to APP
point a board of appeals ia cases of taxation;
such board shall consist Of three members,
who shall hold office for a tenn of three
years, and until their successors are APP
pointed and shall have qualified: any vacancy
by resignation, rCmova from the city or
other cause shall he filled for the unexpired
term only; they shall perform the duties and
exercise the powers provided by the law for
the board, commissioners or other body. now
exercising powers Of commissioner or
boards of appeals in cases of taxation in such
city; the members shall each receive an an.
nual salary Of one thousand dollars; they
shall organize annually ly the election of
one of their members as president of said
board, and may appoint a clerk, who shall re-
ceivc an annual salary not exceeding six
hundred dollars, to lie fixed by such board;
the board having charge and control of the
finance of such city shall provide for the pay
ment of such salaries, aud the other expenses
of such board; the Jurisdiction of the board
first appointed in any city under the pro-
visions of this act shall extend to all unpaid
assessments for taxation made after the first
day of January. one thousand eight hundred
and nincty-One; provided that the members
of said board shall not hold any other muni-
cipal or county Office whatever.
.. And be it enacted. That upon the APP
pointnent Of Il board of appeals in cases of
taxation. in any city as aforesaid, the board,
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An act concerning licenses to Keep inns and
taverns and to sell ale, strong beer, lager
beer, porter. wine, and other malt liquors IN
the boroughs of this state.
l.. BE IL enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
hereafter. in addition to the power or auth
orlty to grant licenses to keep Inns and
taverns or to sell ale, strong beer. lager beer,
porter, wine and other malt liquors that is or
may be vested in the governing body of the
b%oroughs of this state. or any of them. the
power to grant such licenses within and for
such boroughs, shall also be vested in the IN
ferior courts of common pleas of the county
within which such borough or b~oroughs is or
are situate, such powerto be exercised by SAID
courts In accordance with the act of the
legislature of this state entitled IAN act CON
corning inns and taverns," approved April
seventeenth, one thousand eight hundred and
forty-six, and the act entitled AN act to
regulate the sale of ale, strong beer, lager.
porter, wine and other malt liquors in the
state of New jersey" approved April fourth,
A. ID. one thousand eight hundred and
and the several supplements to
said acts respectively.
?. And be it enacted, That from and after
the passage of this act all license fees paid for
licenses granted within said boroughs by said
courts Except court and clerk fees shall be
received by he clerks of said courts to and
for the use of the borough within which
the license granted is to exercised and en-
ioyed; and all such fees received by any such
clerk shall within thirty days after the re-
ccipt thereof be, by such clerk. transmitted to
the proper borough to the person or body
having the legal custody of the funds there
of, to be by the governing body of such
borough used, employed and disbursed for
the uses and purposes of such borough.
8. And be ii enacted, That the act entitled
IAN act concerning licenses in borOughs OF
the second class, - approved March ninth, one
thousand eight hundred and niuety-one, be
and the same is hereby repealed; provided,
that any license now existing. granted by any
OF said courts. in any of the borOugbs of this
state, under and by virtue of said act. ap-
proved March ninth, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-one. shall continue in
force and be operative, for the period the
same was granted, Notwithstanding the re-
peal of said aforementioned act.
4. And be it enacted, That all other acts and
parts of acts inconsistent herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed, aud that this act
shall take effect Immediately.
Approved Feb uary s, 1892.
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CHAPTER xxx.

An Act TO authorize and empower county
public road boards to extend, grade, i'm
prove and macadamize or pave. according
TO the tcIfOrd process, public roads and ave
nucs. and mnintain and keep the same in
repair.
/. lie it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
whenever any county public road board in
any county of this state has or shall have laid
out, constructed. reconstructed appropriated.
improved. .macadamizrd or paved according
TO the telford process. or maintained for the
purpose of free carriage roads, the whole or
any part of any public road or avenue In any
county of this state by virtue of authority
granted by any law for that purpose, it shall
he awful, and any such county public road
board is hereby authorized and empowered to
take, appropriate. maintain and keep In re-
pair, the whole or any part of any publicroad
or avenue within such county that has been
m~acaiamlzed by the authorities of any town
ship, the m~acadamizcd part of which connects
with any public road or aveuue under the
control of any county public road board; and
any such county public road board is also
hereby further authorized and empowered
to appropriate, grade. improve and macad-
annie or pave according to the telford
process, any existing public road or avenue
not under its control connecting with any
such public road or avenue, or any part of
the same that has been macadamized or
paved as aforesaid by any township in the
county, beginning at or near the terminal
point where any such public road or avenue
has been macadamized as aforesaid by any
such county public road board, or by any
township within the county, for the purpose
of making a continuous free carriage road
within the county making any such extern
sion or improving and matchmaking any
such public road or avenue, with the object
of connecting the same with any public road
| or avenue In any other county of this state
adjoining the county or counties wherein
such extension is or shall be made, and it is
hereby made the duty of any such county
public road board to maintain and keep in
repair, at the expense of the county, the
whole and every part of any such public road
or avenue so taken, appropriated, graded,
improved and m~acadanized or paved as
aforesaid; provided, however, that no such
public road or avenue shall be extended,
taken, appropriated, graded, improved. ma
cadami1ed or paved as aforesaid, until a GER
| titled copy of the resolution of the county
public road board authorizing and recon-
mending the SAME shall be submitted to and
approved by the board of chosen freeholders
of the county wherein any such county
public road board may or shall exist.
?. And be 1t enacted, That the costs of any
improvement or improvements in the extend
ing. grading, improving and matchmaking
as aforesaid by any such county public road
board any such existing public road or ave-
nue.. not under its control, including all ex-
Dpnsps connected Herewith. shall he assessed
The Penn's Grove record., 1892-06-10
CHAPTER XIV.

An act concerning the constitution OF the
common council, board of aldermen or
other governing body of all cities of the
second class of this state.
1. 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 in
which there now are by law three members
of the commol council. board of aldermen or
other governing body, in and for each of the
wards of such cities, hereafter the common
council, board of aldermen or other govern
ing body OF all such cities shall consist of two
members in and tor each of the wards of such
cities, and each OF the wards of such cities
shall, at the annua city elections of such
cities. as hereinafter provided in this act.
elect one person as u member of the common
council, board of aldermen or other govern
ing body of such cities, who shall hold such
Office for the term of two years; provided,
however, that the members Of the present
common council. board of aldermen or other
governing body of all such cities shall be and
continue as members thereof for the term
for which they were severally elected.
!. And be 1t enacted, Tina in every city of
the second class in this state where there now
are by law three members of the ommon
council, board OF aldermen or other govern
ing body in aud for each of the wards of any
such city, elected for the term of three years
each, upon the expiration of the term of
office of every member Of the common conn-
ell, board of aldermen or other governing
body in every such city which occurs next
after the passage of this act, tie Office as
well rs the term of Office of every such retiT-
ing member shall cease. determine and end.
and then and from thenceforth the COMMON
council, board of aldermen or other govern
ing body of every such city of the second
class in this state shall consist of two mem
The Penn's Grove record., 1892-06-10
CHAPTER XIV.

An Act 10 appoint Il commissioner of mines,
and defining the powers and duties of such
commissioner.
l.. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the state OF New Jersey, That
the governor shall Immediately after the pas
sage of this bill appoint, with the advice and
consent OF the senate, some suitable person
who shall be a resident apd citizen of this
stg-,, is .1tamL y.,. - mics. who sinai
receive such compensation as shall he recon-
mended by the Inspector OF factories aud
workshops, and approved 10y the governor
and comptroller, not TO exceed one thousand
dollars per annum. whose term OF Office shall
be for three years.
9. And be it enacted. That the said com
missioner of mines shall have full power and
authority to visit ami inspect, at all reason
able hours, and as often us practicable, all
mines in his state: and 10 report to the gov
crnor OF this state, on or before the first day
of November in each year, the result of such
inspection, together with such recommends
tion us said commissioner shall deem roper
and necessary.
). And he it enacted. That the said COM
missioner of mines shabby personal eXami-
nation or other, ascertain if proper and
httNoCaA Z ~" ~
tuinel by the owner or owners, lessee or
lessces. of each and every mine. for the pro-
! lection of the lives of the men employed
therein ; and in case it shall appear to the
said commissioner of mines that any such
owner or lessee has neglected to make proper
provision for the safety of the employees
working in such mine. he shall serve or cause
to he served upon any such owner or lessee a
| nation tn, uniting I atI inc briefly Gnpl ppUlppt
and such owner or lessee shall immediately
remedy the same, or in case of death or acct
dent from such neglect he criminally liable
therefor.
4. And be it enacted. That it shall be the
| duty of said commissioner Of mines to whom
a complaint in writing shall be made by any
employee in any mine in this state that any
such mine is dangerous TO the lives of those
employed therein, without delay to view anc
examine the mine complained of; ard if ht
shall find such complaint TO I've just, he shall
give notice in writing Of the hanger to thu
owner or lessee thereof, and in such notice
may, in his discretion, order such mine CLOSED
until he shall issue his order that such dan
ger has been removed,
s. And be II enacted. That any owner o.
lessee receiving such notice as is mentioned
in the last preceding section, ana refusing t'
comply Herewith. shall forfeit the sum o
one thousand dollars, 10 he recovered in al
action upon contract by the said commission
er of mines. in his Individual name in an.
court of competent Jurisdictions; the sal
fine, when recovered, less the costs and ex
pcnses thereof, to bc paid 10 the ovcrseer o
the poor OF the township IN which such min
is located for the use Of the poor of sal
township.
6. And be it enacted, That this act shal
take effect Immediately,
ApproNed Fehruary .. lsE2.
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Supplement to an act entitled An act to pro-
vide for drainage where the same is neces-
sary to the public health approved March
twenty-fourth one thousand eight hundred
and Cighty-one.
l. BE it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State OF New Jersey, That
the commissioners appointed under
the act to which this is a supplement. shall
have made an assessment for the benefits and
also "a general assessment against the town
ship or townships, for the payment of the
co =, damages and expenses of any drainage
undertaken under the provisions of said act
and shall have expended the whole of the
money SO realized towards paying said costs.
damages and expenses, without fully COM
pleting the work, the costs, damages and eX-
penses of which were TO bc paid by the
moneys realized from said assessment, it shall
he lawful for the legal voters of said town
ship or townships, al their annual townmeet'
iugs, to vote. grant and raise such moneys a
they may deem necessary for the purpose OF
completing said drainage, which moneys shall
he assessed aud collected as other taxes are
now assessed and collected in said township
or townships.
>. And be enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March r 1892.
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ganized under The act to which this is a fur
ther supplement or any amendment or
supplement thereto, the president and
directors acting as trustees to settle the
affairs of said corporation shall, In cases not
already provided for Boy law, have power TO
meet and act under rrgulat ions to he fixed
and determined upon ly o majority of said
trustees, and shall have power TO determine
when and how aud where the property. real
or personal of said corporation. shall be
sold, whether Ia parcels or Us a whole, and
shall sell all or any part for cash, or partly on
credit, or take mortgages, not exceeding fifty
per centum Of the purchase price. secured by
bonds for part Of The purchase price for all
or any of said property. and TO fix the tcrins
and conditions Of the sale of all or any part
of said property.
2. And he il enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved February q. 1892.
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total amount of bonds, permanent or tenn
porary, exceed the mount authorized to be
issued to refund bonds so falling due.
2. And be it enacted, that when In any case
such temporary bonds are issued they shal
be deemed and taken TO be part OF the o
first authorized. and shall be taken up ana
retired by the issue of permanent BONDS 10
run f0rthe balance of the term t'HoFiaen ror
in the act under which 7ast permanent ISSUE
is authorized, and that while such temporary
bonds are outstanding it shall be the duty OF
the city Issuing the same to make annual
provision for the payment of the interest
due, or 10 become due thereon, and also TOT
such sinking fund as is required by the act
under which the permanent bonds are issued
q, And he II enacted that this act shali DC
deemed Il public act, and shall take effect i'm
mediatCly.
Approved February 8. 1892.
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An act to fix the term of city physicians of
cities Of this state. wherein the terms of
Office of such physicians are not hxed by
authority of law, and relating to the COM
pensation or salary of such city physicians.
l. he il enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
the term of Office of the city physician of any
city of this statcuot fixed by authority of law,
shall he three wears from the date of the APP
proyal of this act. and after the expiration of
such term, tine term of office of such city ply
sicIau shall hc for the fixed term of three
years from the date of such appointment by
the lawful municipal authority of such city
and the annual compensation or salary to be
paid such city physician during such term of
Office shall not lee less than the compensation
of salary paid such city physician at the time
of the approval of this act.
? And he it enacted, That all acts and
parts OF acts. general, special or local, incon-
sistent with the provisions of this act. be and
the same are hereby repealed. and this act
shall take effect Immediately.
Approved February II. 1892.
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.. And be II enacted, That said bonds thus
registered may. with the consent of the said
county, city. town or other municipality and
that of the holder of said bonds, be recon
yerte1 into coupon bonds at the expense of
the holders of said bonds and again recon-
verted into registered bonds from timetofimc
as the said municipal authority and the hold
ers of said bonds may determine.
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of acts general. public, special or otherwise,
inconsistent with the provisions Of this act,
be and the same arc hereby repealed.
And be IT enacted. That this act shall take
effect Immediately,
T. Approved February q. 1892.