LIBRARY PASSED BY THE ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTH LEGISLATURE. CHAPTER I. A Further Supplement to an act entitled "An act relative to sales of land under a public statute or by virtue of any judicial proceeding," approved March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four. WHEREAS, The provisions of the first section of the act re- Preamble. not invalidated of advertise 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly Sale of lands of the State of New Jersey, That no sale of lands made by by failure of any officer or other person or persons since the approval of publication the said amendatory act shall be held to be invalid by rea- ments. son of failure to comply with the provisions of said acts relating to the publishing of advertisements in newspapers; provided, that said sale or sales shall have been advertised Proviso. the statutory number of times next preceding the time appointed therefor, in at least two newspapers printed and published in the county where the land is situated, whether Proviso. such advertisements appeared in the week in which the sale GEORGE C. LUDLOW, Authorized to issue bonds or scrip to renew indebtedness. CHAPTER II. An Act to authorize cities in this state to issue and dispose of water bonds or water scrip to renew certain water bonds or water scrip. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That where water bonds or water scrip have heretofore been legally issued by any city board. or board of water commissioners, and any city in this state is now liable for the payment thereof, or for the payment of money borrowed to pay said bonds, that the municipal board of any such city having the management and control of the finances of said city, may, without the action of any other board, renew such indebtedness or any part thereof by the issuing for that purpose of bonds or water scrip, to be known. as water bonds or water scrip; such bonds or water scrip to be issued in the corporate name of such city, signed by the mayor and city clerk of such city, and signed, attested and countersigned by such other city officials (if any) as the board having the control and management of the finances of such city may direct; and it is hereby made mandatory upon any city official named in such resolution, without the action of any other city board, to forthwith sign and countersign the same as therein directed, which water bonds or water scrip shall be made payable in not less than twenty and not more Bonds, when than forty years, and draw such interest, not exceeding five due. per centum per annum, and be issued in such sums not less Rate of interest than one hundred dollars each, and in such form as said city board shall by resolution determine; and such water bonds or water scrip may be coupon or registered, or both, and convertible from one form to the other, from time to time, in the discretion of said city board; when the said water bonds or water scrip are coupon bonds or coupon water scrip, they shall have semi-annual coupons for interest attached in such form and attested in such manner as said city board shall determine. applied. 2. And be it enacted, That such water bonds or water scrip Sale of bonds. shall be sold by said city board at public sale for the best price that can be obtained therefor, but at not less than their par value; the said city board shall use the proceeds of such Proceeds, how sale to pay off said water bonds or water scrip now due, and to pay off any money heretofore borrowed, or that may hereafter be borrowed to pay off such water bonds or water scrip or any part of such indebtedness when due; nothing in this act contained shall be so construed as to authorize any increase of the indebtedness of said city. create sinking 3. And be it enacted, That the said city board shall have Authorized to power to provide for the creation of a sinking fund to pay fund. off the principal of said water bonds or water scrip issued under this act as the same shall fall due, and shall have power to direct that an amount to be named shall be raised each year by taxation for that purpose. 4. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts, pub- Repealer. lic, general, special, local or private, inconsistent herewith, be and the same are hereby repealed, and this act shall be deemed and taken to be a general public act, and take effect immediately. Approved January 30, 1883. Time for com pletion extend CHAPTER III. An Act to extend the time of chartered railroad companies, whose time for completing their railroads shall expire in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, where work has been performed on said railroads or money expended thereon. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly ed for one year. of the State of New Jersey, That whenever the time limited for the completion of any railroad, authorized to be constructed within this state under special acts, shall expire in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, such time shall be, and the same hereby is, extended for the further period of one year; provided, however, that money shall have been actually expended in surveys or location of route, or in acquiring rights of way, or in construction of such railroad. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Proviso. Approved January 30, 1883. Penalty for cruelty to children. CHAPTER IV. An Act for the punishment of cruelty to children. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That whoever, having the care, custody or control of any child within the state, shall willfully cause or permit the life of such child to be endangered, or its health to be injured, or who shall willfully cause or permit such child to be placed in such situation that its life may be endangered, or its health injured, or who shall will 7 fully, maliciously, or in a cruel and inhuman manner beat, 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for any Societies may society, incorporated and organized under an act entitled bring suit, &c. "An act for the incorporation of societies for the prevention of cruelty to children," approved April eighteenth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, to prefer a complaint against and cause to be arrested and prosecuted before any court or magistrate within this state having jurisdiction for the trial of misdemeanors, any person or persons who shall offend against any of the provisions of section one of this act, and may aid in bringing the facts before such court or magistrate in any proceeding taken under this act. committed to cases. 3. And be it enacted, That whenever, upon conviction of Child to be any person of a criminal assault upon any child in his or orphan asylum, her custody, the court or magistrate before whom such con- &c., in certain viction is had shall deem it desirable for the welfare of such child that the person so convicted shall be deprived of its custody thereafter, such court or magistrate may commit such child to any orphan asylum, children's home, or other charitable institution for its best care, welfare and protection. posed of. 4. And be it enacted, That all fines, penalties and forfeit- Fines, how disures imposed and collected in any case where any society, organized under the provisions of the act mentioned in the first section of this act, shall be complainant-shall inure to such society, in aid of the purpose for which it was incorporated; all other fines, penalties and forfeitures imposed and collected by any court or magistrate, shall be paid to the overseer of the poor of the city or township wherein the conviction shall be had, to be applied by the overseer of the poor for the benefit of the poor of such city or township. 5. And be it enacted, That this act shall be deemed to be a public act, and shall take effect immediately. Approved January 30, 1883. |