The Monmouth inquirer., 1895-05-09

ten thousand, in counties of the
first class of this state, lincorporate
or existing under and by virtue of
any special act of incorporation and
supplements thereto, to fix the
salary Of it's recorder; provided, that
the sum so fixed shall not exceed eight
hundred dollars.
2. And be it enacted, That all acts
and parts of acts, whether general,
special or local, inconsistent here
with are hereby repealed.
3. And cit enacted, That this act
shall take effect Immediately.
Approved March 90 1895
CHAPTER CXCIII.
"A Supplement g to an act entitled
san act respecting conveyances,
approved March twenty seventh.
one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-four.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of
New Jersey, That every acknowledg-
ment or proof of any deed or
conveyance of lands, tenements or
hereditalnents lying and being in
this state, heretofore made by any
grantor or witness thereto before in
by any officers in some other state or
the union or territory thereof, au-
thorized at the time of such proof or
Acknowledgement by laws of the
state or territory wherein such proof
or acknowledgment was made or
taken, to take the proofs and ac-
acknowledgements of deeds or con-
veyances of lands, tenements or
hereditaments lying or being in such
state or territory, shall be good,
valid and effectual in law, and the
record of said deed admissible in
evidence and good, valid and
effectual in law for all purposes,
notwithstanding the certificate ac-
companying such acknowledgment
or proof under the great seal OF such
state or territory, or under the seal
of court of record of the county in
which it was made, does not certify
that the officer before whom such
proof or acknowledgment was made
was, at the time of the taking there
of, authorized by the laws Of such
state or territory to take the ac-
acknowledgements and proofs of deeds
or conveyances for lands, tenements
or hereditaments in such state or
territory; provided, such certificate
and such acknowledgement or proof
and the certificate thereof, in all
other respects conforms to the laws
of this state.
2. And belt enacted, That this act
shall take effect Immediately.
Approved March 20, 1895
CHAPTER CXCIV.
An Act to create, establish and
regulate a police department in
II -. G ~ Il aiec1 hi
state having population by
the last census. not exceeding
thirty-five thousand andito remove
the same from political control.
1. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State OF
New Jersey, That there shall be and
is hereby created and established in
each of the cities of the second class
in this state whose population, by
the United States or state census
last taken, does not exceed thirty
five thousand, which shall accept
the provisions of this act as herein
after provided, a board OF police
commissioners, to whom shall be
exclusively entrusted the government
control and management of the po-
lice department therein and the
transfers and business.
g And be it enacted, That such
board of police commissioners shall
consist of four persons, resident IN
such city, and each of whom shall be
appointed and commissioned by the
mayor of such city; two of the per-
sons so appointed shall be selected
from the dominant political party
and two from the party which at the
last preceding municipal election cast
the next highest number of votes in
such city; that is to say, two OF the
members of the said board shall be
selected and appointed from each of
the two political parties casting the
largest number of votes at the last
preceding municipal election in such
city two of the said commissioners,
one from each of the said political
parties, shall be appointed for the
term of two years, and two OF the said
commissioners, likewise one from
each of the said political parties,
shall be appointed for the term of
three years; and thereafter, upon the
expiration of the term of each of the
members of said board of police COM
lnissioners, as hereinbefore provided,
the mayor of such city shall appoint
his successor, who shall be selected
from the SAME pOitlcdl party ds LIS
predecessor, to. serve for the term of
three years as member of said board
of police commissioners; but in no
case and at no time shall more than
two of said commissioners composing
said board belong to the same politi-
cal party as aforesaid.
3 And be it enacted, That such
board of police commissioners shall
be entitled to have and appoint a
clerk, who shall receive salary to
be fixed by the said board, and who
shall keep record of all their pro-
ceedings and proper accounts of all
money received and expended by said
board, and do all other acts directed
by said board, and the said board of
police commissioners shall make and