The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-27

due prmiums have beer paid. except that
such policy may be adjusted 1or mis-
statement of age in the application lot
6. And be It enacted, That on policies
of prudential or industrial insurance tne
paid-up value of which, in a~ccordance
herewith, shall be less than fifty dollars,
it shall be. optional with the company
issuing such policy to pay. to the legai
equivalent; ans upon. such, payment;
the company shall be absolutely released
from all further claims or demands
said nolicy. which shall thereupon be
I. And he it enacted. That the, pro
policies issued on the lives OF persons
under twelve years of age, until three
years after such persons shall attain
s. And be it enacted, That all acts or
parts of acts inconsistent with TINS ACT
be n the same are hereby soe repealed
Approved March e. 1898.
CHAPTER CCCLvII.
An act relating TO a state reformatory;
Whereas, # IS deemed adoisa Die erJ Jha ia
this state for the custody and confne.
ment of criminals be ween the ages OF
sixteen and thirty, who have not paen
in this or any other state or country;
and of persons convicted for the first
time of a crime not involving moral
i Be ie enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly Of the State OF New
| the governor OF this state six competent
| persons as commissioners to build an
Intermediate prison for the criminal
classes, which aid commissioners shall
not receive any compensation fo~ the ser
vices hereby IMPOSED upon them, but
they shall be entitled there travelling. and
paid upon the approval CT the governor
by the treasurer on the warrant of the
comotroller and the said commissioner
tract for the erection Of the said building
or furnishing of supplies of any kind for
the same.
commissioners are hereby authorized ano
empowered to set apart for the use Of
the r~eformatG"y and take possession of,
the property known as the Edgar farm.
~tstate,. located in the county of Union,
and ALSO such other portions of said farm
of Middlesex. or so muck of said property
as in their Judgment nay be necessary,
ard may add thereto by purchase any
s sa1g y +b pF0 complet wnleh may n ybs pc si aeee IS
2 cost not exceeding ten thousand dol
lars.
missioners shall have power to select
ard appoint such architects, superin-
tendents and other persons necessary
with such cornpensatino as may be fixed
- Oi $500
shall prepare and mature a nlan for the
construction of suitable buildings for the
erection which, when completed. shall
have Q capacity of not less han one
thousand prisoners: and to be SO con
structed as to admit of the classification
of prisoners; the said plan drawn out in
detail shall be approved by the COVER
nor: or such experts as he may select for
and no change shall be made in the said
plan to materially effect it's general
character without the consent of the
| governor or said experts in writing; and
said architects. superintendent or ex-
, perts shall be paid for their services by
the treasurer of the state. on the war
ran of the comptroller, upon the APP
prevail of the governor.
4. And be it enacted, That said COM
m~issioners shall within thirty days after
for under the provisions of this act.
either by contract or otherwise, as they
state: if by contract, they shall invite,
by public notice. proposals for building
the same according to the plans and
| specifications adopted, stating the time
and place where the said proposals will
be received. reserving to themselves the
privilege of accepting or rejecting such
| proposals as they may deem for the best
interests of the state.
S. And be it enacted. That to. enable
said commissioners to purchase the land
necessary. erect main building, walls,
a hospital and to furnish complete two
| wings of the building under the plans
adopted by said commissioners. the sum
of one hundred thousand dollars be and
the same is hereby appropriated, to be
| paid by the treasurer of the state: on
the warrant of the comptroller, from
| time to time upon requisition of the COM
8. And be lie enacted. That the said
commissioner shall keep a full record OF
| of the same in detail to the governor and
legislature upon the completion of the
main building, hospital and wing of the
1eformatory, and at sach times as may
be required by tie governor or legisla-
ture, which rrpcrt shall embrace an ac-
count of the money expended and for
| made in the erection of the said reforms-
tory and they shall hold their meetings
at the state capitol at Trenton, in SUCH
Office or rooms as shall be designated by
the g~overnorAfor their asses for the puI-
| pases9f aaa|di9E such meetings.
| -. And be it enacted, That the cclnmis-
sioncrs shall severally give bonds to the
state in the sum sof ten Thousand dollars
each, with two sufficient sureties, to be
approved by the state treasurer, con-
The duties imposed upon them by this
4. And be it enacted. That in case sof
a vacancy in the commissioners by death,
resignation or otherwise, the governor
shall appoint a suitable person or per-
sons to fin the vacancy, but any such APP
| pointment to fill a, vacancy snail not ex-
tend beyond the next succeeding session
of the legislature.
9. And be it enacted, Thai the inter
/ mediate prison to be built in conformity
| with the provisions of this act shaH be
| the New Jersey State Reformatory, z
and that far the purpose of organizing
the details connected with the opening
of said reformatory and for the purpose
of opening the same for the admission
of convicts as soon as practicable after
the main building, hospital and one of the
wings of the reformatory shall have
been completed, the aforesaid commits
sioners are hereby constituted a board
term of three years, and until their sue
| cessors have been confirmed by the SEN
ate and duly qualified, said term of. pres
| emit board of managers to and
take effect from the date of their appoin-
ment Under the provision of section one,
as commissioners they shall ~severally
give bonds to the state in the sum of
ten thousand dollars each, with two suffi-
Gent Sureties, to be approved by the state
treasurer. conditioned to the faithful
| performance of the duties imposed upon
| them by this act as managers of the New
Jersey state reforntatory; upon their
qualifying as a board of managers as
| t~hereinbefore provided. then their duties
and e~moluments as commissioners shall
terminate and cease, and they shall
thereupon report to the governor and
of their operations as commissioners, but
the restrictions against their coInpenSa-
ton and their being interested or CON
cerned in contracts for buildings or fur
nish1ng supplies, as provided for under
| section one of this act for them as COM
~xnassioners, skail remain tn fu1l force.