The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-07-10

An Act to abolish public road boards in coun-
ties OF this state and to transfer to and vest
in the board OF chosen freeholders in and for
the counties in which such public road
boards may now exist, all the powers. rig hts
ana property now vested in ana 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 ana ninety -four, the
board of chosen freeholders in and for any
county III this state in which any county pub
lie road board having charge of public roads
may now exist, shall be vested with, possess
and be subject to all the powers, rights, au-
thority and duties which are now by law
vested in or imposed upon such public road
board.
2 And be it enacted, That all county public
road boards having charge of public roads
SHALL on the first Tuesday in May, one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety-four, be ana
the same are hereby abolished and ALI powers
vested in such road boards and all property,
books, papers, rights, leases, titles and assess
ment liens belonging to or vested in such
boards or under their control shall be trans
ferred TO and vested in and become the prop
erty of the board of chosen freeholders in and
for the county in which any such public road
board may now exist.
3. And be it 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 for term extending beyond said
date. and the salary or compensation of such
members shall be apportioned so that they
dered at the rate now allowed up to said date
only.
T. And be It enacted, That the terms of
Office of all the officers and employees of the
said public road boards shall, on the thirtieth
day of April, one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-tour, cease and be determined,
Notwithstanding such officers or employees
may have been appointed for term extend
ing beyond that said date; ana the salary or
compensation of such officers OF employees
shall be so apportiOned that they shall receive
compensation for services rendered up to the
said date only, and at the rate now paid.
/ 5. And be IL enacted, That the board of
chosen treehoders in ana for any county, in
which any public road board may now exist,
shall have full power and authority to fulfill,
and all contracts and agreements and obli-
cations heretofore lawfully made and en-
tered into by any such public road board, ana
no suit or proceeding by or against any such
public road board, and no proceeding or APP
plicatton for any public improvement shall
abate be discontinued by reason of the
passage of this act, but shall proceed and con-
tinue according to law, and proper amend
ments shall be made for that purpose.
6. And be it enacted, That all laws or parts
of laws, general, special, local or private, now
in force regarding any such public road board,
shall apply to the board of chosen freeholders,
in and for the county in which any such pub
lie road board shall exist, and such board of
chosen freeholders shall be solely vested with
all the powers, duties, rights aud authorities
which are now by law vested and conferred
upon any such public road board.
7. And be il enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved April "a, 1894.