Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-05-07

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ties having less than six members on
their boards Of chosen freeholders the
court Of common pleas shall appoint
the whole board to view any proposed
new road.
Amends the stone road &c relative
to the exchange of stone by one mu-
nicipality to another for convenience of
transportation.
Provides for the constructing of a
fire line In lands or swamps upon
which there Is a growth of woods or
brush adjoining the right of way or
any railroad upon which are operated
coal or wood locomotives.
Amends the title of the road act of
Tune 10, 1898, so that benefits may
be assessed.
Accidents at Grade Crossings.
Provides that In accidents at grade
crossings where safety gates have
been erected persons killed or injured
when such safety gates were down
shall have submitted to the jury the
question of c~ontributory negligence on
the part of such persons.
Provides that cost of grading and
constructing drains on macadam roads
shall be a part OF the cost Of perma
nent Improvement
Changes the time for county clerks
to furnish abstracts Of fines, amerce-
ments, ETC., from November to July of
each year.
Fixes Price For Advertisements.
Fixes price for publishing all official
advertisements in newspapers in first
and second class cities and counties at
the rate of 10 cents per each agate
line for each insertion, and in all other
cities and counties to be at the rate
of s cents per nonpareil line for each
insertion.
Amends the act providing for the
division OF townships into street light
ing districts by making the township
treasurer instead of the commissioner
custodian of all the moneys received
for such purposes.
Repeats the compulsory amendment
to the public school act passed last
year.
Public School Act Amended.
Amends the public school act by vest
ing title of all school lands, buildings
and other property In the several
boards of education Incorporated I'M
der the act.
Fixes compensation for township
committeeman at SO instead of 50 per
day, the aggregate compensation to
each not to exceed $3.50.
Increases the salary of common
pleas judges In counties between 10000
and $4,000 to $500 and in counties
less than 10000 to $4,000.
Validates all notices heretofore given
by boards Of education to vote on bond
issues to be used to purchase lands and
erect buildings for school purposes.
Gives additional powers as to vacat-
ing and closing streets to the town
councils OF towns.
Provides hat when fires occur con-
trary to the provisions of the fire ward
EMS act the person or persons RESPONSE
BILE may pay whole Of part of costs for
extinguishing the same as the commits
sion shall determine.
Amends the borough act relative to
filing vacancies.
Amends the road act, revision of
1905, by providing that boards of cho-
sen freeholders may appoint, in addi-
ton to a county supervisor of roads, a
qualified civil engineer as county en-
gineer to hold office for three years,
compensation to be fixed by the board.
Protection From tuberculosis.
Details the method and n of
protecting persons from tuberculosis.
Puts the general supervision thereof
under the health officers Of each mu-
nicipality.
Relates to street improvements in
villages and authorizes the grading,
curbing, guttering and paving of such
streets by ordinances, etc.
Provides that coroners shall exercise
all the duties of their office notwith-
standing appointment of a county ply
stefan In any county.
Provides for the redemption of real
estate sold for arrearages of taxes.
Makes 1t illegal to kill with a gun
or any frearm any wild animal or
fowl protected by law or to use any
gun or frearm for hunting without
first having procured a license so to
do, which license shall be furnished by
the state board of fish and game COM
missioners through the clerk of the
municipality in which he shall reside.
Persons hunting without a license are
liable to a penalty of $50 for each Of
Tense.
Authorizes Asbury Park to issue
$4,000 bonds for the construction of
ocean front improvements.
Amends the act of March, 1891, rela-
tive to street improvements in Dor
oughs.
Provides that where a congregation
Of the Newark Methodist conference
becomes extinct any property such
congregation may own shall becom
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