Act to apply. the document clerk of said house of assembly an annual salary of three hundred and fifty dollars, and to the assistant journal clerk an annual salary of three hundred and fifty dollars, and that in no case shall any additional compensation be allowed or paid to either of said officers. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately and shall apply only to the one hundred and eighth session of the legislature. Approved April 16, 1884. Power of appointment of sioners of deeds not limited to persons of male sex. CHAPTER CXXVII. A SUPPLEMENT to an act entitled "An act respecting conveyances," (Revision), approved March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of foreign commis- the State of New Jersey, That the power vested by said act (to which this is a supplement), in the governor of this state, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, to name, appoint and commission "foreign commissioners of deeds for New Jersey," shall not be limited to the appointment of persons of the male sex, but such appointments may be of persons of either sex; and all words in said act, or any supplement thereto, referring to said commissioners as of the masculine gender, shall be understood to include and shall be applied to females as well as males. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved April 16, 1884. CHAPTER CXXVIII. An Act to repeal the first section of the act entitled "An act for the protection of fish," approved the twentyfifth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one. Section 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of repealed. the State of New Jersey, That the first section of an act of the legislature of this state entitled "An act for the protection of fish," approved the twenty-fifth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, and which is as follows: 1. [BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That it shall not be lawful to cast or draw any seine or net of a mesh of smaller size than four and one-half inches in the Delaware river above the foot of Trenton falls, between the first day of April and the fifteenth day of June in each year; and it shall not be lawful to cast or draw any seine or net in said river above the foot of Trenton falls, between the fifteenth day of June and the first day of November in any year, excepting small mesh nets used for the purpose of catching bait and known as minnow nets,] be and the same is hereby repealed. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved April 16, 1884. Section repealed Act amended. Authorities of certain cities to purchase land and erect school houses. Proviso. Proviso. May raise funds for purpose of loans. CHAPTER CXXIX. AN ACT amending "An act to authorize the construction of school houses in cities of the first class of this state," approved February thirteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the act entitled “An act to authorize the construction of school houses in cities of the first class," to which this is amendatory, shall be and the same is hereby amended so that it shall read as follows: 1. [BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the corporate authorities of the cities of the first class of this state, upon request by the board of education or other body having the charge of the public schools in such city of the first class, shall purchase lands and shall erect school houses thereon, and shall furnish the same from time to time, as the increase of population in any part of such city of the first class having the least school accommodations may demand; provided, however, that the expenses incurred in each year shall not exceed forty thousand dollars; and provided, further, that such expenditures shall be concurred in by the city board authorized by law to make appropriations for the expenses of the city government. 2. And be it enacted, That to raise the funds for the act by temporary purpose aforesaid, the corporate authorities of such city of the first class shall have power to raise money by temporary loans for a term not exceeding three years, and to meet such loan they shall include in the next annual tax levy one-third at least of the amount of such temporary loan with interest thereon, and in the second succeeding annual tax levy they shall include at least one-third of such amount with interest thereon, and in the third suc ceeding tax levy they shall raise any balance unpaid with interest, and as fast as such moneys shall come into the treasury of such city of the first class, they shall be applied to pay such temporary loan, and such loan shall be so obtained that it can be paid by installments with interest payable semi-annually. or scrip to secure 3. And be it enacted, That to secure such temporary May issue bonds loan, the corporate authorities may authorize the issue of loan. temporary loan bonds or scrip, which shall bear such interest as may be agreed upon not exceeding the legal rate, to an amount not exceeding the expenditure to be incurred in each year. 4. And be it enacted, That such temporary loan bonds Sinking fund. or scrip may be taken for the sinking fund of any such city of the first class, if the authorities having charge of such sinking fund shall so select, and if such bonds can be so taken, it shall be the duty of such authorities to so take them and the money raised by taxation, for the payment of the principal and interest, shall then be paid into the sinking fund. 5. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Passed April 16, 1884. CHAPTER CXXX. An Act relative to the election of constables in townships of this state. stables to be in townships. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly Number of conof the State of New Jersey, That all townships of this hereafter elected state, which, prior to the passage of an act entitled "An act relative to the election of constables," approved March twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty, were by law entitled to elect as many constables as the number of justices of the peace which the several townships were respectively entitled to elect, shall hereafter elect such number. Terms of constables. 2. And be it enacted, That the constables in the townships herein embraced shall be elected at the regular annual township elections, and for terms of three years; that in townships entitled to two constables, one shall be elected in the year one thousand eight hundred and eightyfive and one in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six; that in townships entitled to three constables one shall be elected each year; that in townships entitled to four constables two shall be elected in one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, one in one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six and one in one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven; that in townships entitled to five constables, two shall be elected in one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, two in one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six and one in one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven; that in townships entitled to six constables, two shall be elected each year; and that in each succeeding year as many constables shall be elected as there shall be constables in said township whose terms shall in that year expire. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Passed April 16, 1884. Fish commis sioners to con in certain CHAPTER CXXXI. A Supplement to an act entitled "An act to further define the duties of the fish commissioners of New Jersey," approved March twenty-seventh, anno domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of strut fishways the State of New Jersey. That it shall be the duty of the fish commissioners of the state of New Jersey, within six months from and after the passage of this act, to cause good and efficient fishways to be constructed in the localities. |