The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-06
CHAPTER cccXvI.

CHAPTER CCCXVI.
A Supplement to an act entitled \ act to
provide for the more permanent improve
ment of the public roads of this state, :"
approved April fourteenth, one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-one.
i. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen
eral Assembly of the State of New Jersey,
That whenever there shall be presented to
the board of chosen freeholders of any
county a petition signed by the owners of at
least two-thirds of the lands and real estate
fronting or bordering on any public road or
section of road in such county, not less than
one mile in length, praying the board to
cause such road or section thereof to be i'm
proved under the provisions of section seven
of the act TO which this is a supplement, and
it shall appear that a part OF the road OF
section thereof, as designated in said petition,
shall lie within the corporate limits of any
city, town or borough in said county.
it shall be lawful for the board of
aldermen, council or other governing
body of such city, town or borough
to consent by resolution, adopted at
a regular meeting of said board of alder
men, council or other governing body.
that the said road or section thereof
within the limits of the city, town or
borough shall be improved in the manner
provided for in said act. and that the
assessment provided for in the remain
ing sections of said act shall be collect
ed by the collector of revenue or tax
COllEClOAs u OlllC OlliSS ~
collect taxes and assessments IN said
city. town or borough in the manner di-
rected in said act; that a certified copy
of the resolution of consent as afore-
said shall be filed with the county col
lector in his office. and upon such filing
of such resolution the said board OF
chosen freeeholders shall proceed With
said Improvement.
,. And be it enacted. That when the
said Improvement shall be completed
and finished the liability of the said
hhar 1 Af frPAhOllprS- over Sllch D3rf of
said road as shall lie within said city,
town or borough to maintain the same
shall cease and d~eternine; the city,
town or borough within whose limits
said road shall have been improved shall
from thenceforth resume al control Of
said r6ad within it's Jurisdiction that it
possessed at the time said Improvement
was proposed, and the cost of the main
tenGnye and all necessary repairs to
said road within said limits shall be
borne by said city, town or borough, as
heretofore.
II. And be it enacted. That all acts
ard parts of acts conflicting herewith
shall be and the same are hereby repeal
ed, a4d,that this act shall take effect
ApproTsd May p. 1894.
CHAPTER cCCXvII. :
a Supplement to an act entitled IAN
act concerning contagious and infec-
ttotlS diseases among animals and to
repeal certain acts relating thereto
approved May fourth, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-six.
whereas. It Is SAID that tuberculosis
this state, whereby the health of our
citizens is imperilIed; therefore
Be it enacted by the Senate and
Jersey, That the president of the state
board of agriculture shall appoint fiveper-
sons, citizens and taxpayers of this state
who, together with himself and the sec
rotary of the state board of agriculture,
shall constitute a commission who sail,
at the request of two members of the
state board of health or the state dairy
commissioner or any owner of suspected
animals, Investigate the existence of tu-
berculosis, or cause the same to be in
~Yestigated, and if any such disease is
found to exist. to enforce such reguIa-
lions in relatio to the same as the .>.d
commission may adopt.
u. And be enacted, That when any AMI
nal nr animals shall be slaughtered by
direction Of said commission, the value OF
the same shall be as%certained by three
disinterested freeholders, resident in this
stsate, who shall make and sign certifi-
Gates thereof in the presence of a wit
ness who shall attest the m such APP
prafsement shall be made on the basis. of
the market value of the animal or animals
slaughtered just prior to the time when
they became so deceased, and shall be
limited to the sum of one hundred dollars
for registered animals and'to forty dollars
for all others; one-half of the valuation so
ascertained shall be paid by the state on
the presentation of such certificate, with
te approval of the said commission in
dorsed thereon, to the owner or owners.
3. And be 1t enacted, That it shall be the
duty OF said commission to keep a full and
complete record of all their proceedings
under this act and report the same an
nually to the state board of agriculture,
and such a report shall be printed in and
form a part of the annual report of the
state board of agriculture.
And be enacted, That the sum of
Nve thousand dollars is hereby annually
appropriated to said commission to defray
its expenses and the value of the cattle
to be slaughtered by its direction, pro-
vided, that no other compensation shall
be allowed said commission than the ex.
pelses actually incurred in the execution
of the duties hereby imposed.
s.. And be enacted, That all bills for
quilted by the comptroller of this state
and then submitted to the governor for
his approval, and after being thus audited
and approved blythe governor shall be
paid by the state treasurer upon the war;
rant of the comptroller. 4f 4
G.. And be it enacted That this act shall
be deemed a public act and shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved May q, 1894.