The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-06-27
CHAPTER LxxVI

An Act to abolish public road boards in counties
of this state and to transfer TO aud vest i'll the
board of chosen freeholders for and i'll the
counties in which such public road boards may
now exist, all the powers, rights and property
now vested in and belonging to such public
road boards.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, that
from and after the first Tuesday of May, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety four the
board of chosen freeholders in and for any
county in this state i'll which any county public
road board having charge OF public roads may
now exist shall be vested with possess and be
subject TO all the powers, rights, authority and
duties which are now by law vested i'll or i'm
posed upon such public road board. -.
q And be il enacted That all county public
road boards having charge of public roads shall,
on the first Tuesday in May, one thousand eight
hundred and ninetyiour, be and the same are
hereby abolished, and all powers vested III
such road boards and all property books
papers, rights, leases titles and assessment
iiens belonging to or vested i'll such boards or
under their control shall be transferred to and
vested in and become the property of the board
of chosen freeholders in and for the county i'll
which any such public road board may now
exist.
A. And be 1t enacted, That the terms of office
of the members of the said public road board
shall on the thirtieth day of April one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety-four, cease and
be terminated Notwithstanding the members
thereof may have been appointed or elected Tor
a term extending beyond said date, aud the sal
ary or compensation of such members shall be
sation for services rendered at the rate now al
owed up to said date ONLY
A. And be it enacted, That the teens of office OF
ali officers aud employees of the said public road
boards shall ON the thirtieth day of April, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety -four, cease
and he determined Notwithstanding such otii-
GERS or employees may have been appointed for
a term extending beyond that said date, and the
salary or compensation of such officers or EN-.
ployces shall be so apportioned that they shall
receive compensation for services rendered up
| to the said date only. and at the rate now paid
:. And be it enacted, That the board OF chosen
| freehoders in aud for any county in which any
public road board may now exist shall have tul
power and authority to fulfill, perform and carry
| out according to law any and all contracts and
| agreements and obligations heretofore lawfully
made aud entered into by any such public roae
board. and no suit OF proceeding by or against
any such public road board and no proceeding
or application for any public improvement shall
abate or be discontinued by reason of the pas
sage of this act but shall proceed and continue
according to law, aud proper amendments shall
be made for that purpose.
| O. And be il enacted that all laws or parts 0
! laws, general special, local or private now il
force regarding any such public road board
shall apply to the board of chosen treeholders il
and for the county in which any such puhi
road board shall exist, and such board of chosei
freeholders shall lie solely vested with all tn
powers duties rights and authorities which ar,
now by law vested and conferred upon any sucl
public road board
2 Aud be it enacted, that this act shall tax
effect Immediately.
Approved April, a. 1894.