CHAPTER CXXXVIII.

A Supplement to an act entitled "An act concerning bridges and turnpikes," approved March twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight.

holders

purchase turn

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly Board of freeof the State of New Jersey, That in case any turn-authorized to pike road within the limits of any county of this state pike roads. shall lead to or terminate at or near any bridge belonging in whole or in part to the county in which such turnpike road is situated, such turnpike road may be purchased and acquired by the board of chosen freeholders of said county in the manner prescribed by the act to which this is a supplement.

to extend

2. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for said Board authorized board of chosen freeholders to extend said road to any turnpike roads. point within the limits of said county by the adoption and appropriation of any other public road, the consent therefor having to be first had and obtained from the municipal authorities where such public road may be located. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately.

Passed April 17, 1884.

Publication of

public laws authorized,

CHAPTER CXXXIX.

A Further Supplement to an act entitled "An act relative to the publication of the laws of this state in the newspapers," approved April twenty-first, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the public laws of this state passed at each session of the legislature shall be published in the newspaper known as the New Jersey Coast Pilot.

2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately.

Passed April 17, 1884.

Board of commissioners to be legal voters.

Election and term of office of officers.

CHAPTER CXL.

An act providing for additional powers and certain changes in the government of certain localities governed by commissioners.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That in all seaside resorts in this state governed by a board of commissioners, whether the same be chosen by the people or appointed by the supreme court, or however they may be selected, the elective members of such boards of commissioners shall be legal voters in such locality.

2. And be it enacted, That there shall be elected by the legal voters in such place at each annual election for members of such boards of commissioners, which elec

tion shall be held on the second Tuesday in May, one collector of taxes and one assessor, who shall hold office for the term of one year; the said collector of taxes shall enter in suitable books, to be kept for that purpose, the sums received by him for taxes respectively, with the names of the persons on whose account the same shall be paid each day.

treasurer, give

3. And be it enacted, That the collector, who shall act Collector to act as as treasurer, shall give bonds satisfactory to the said bonds, &c. board, possess the powers and perform the duties, and be subject to the same penalties as the collectors of the several townships in this state, and shall receive all moneys assessed in said place; and for said services he shall receive a yearly compensation not to exceed three hundred dollars and in addition thereto the costs accruing upon collection of delinquent taxes, and upon the receipt of the duplicate of assessment of taxes shall proceed in the collection thereof as is now required by law to be done by the collectors of the several townships of this state.

and compensa

4. And be it enacted, That the assessor shall possess the Powers, duties same powers and perform the duties, in the same manner tion of assessors. as the assessors in the several townships in this state; for which services he shall be paid at the same rate and in the same proportion as the assessors of the several townships in this state; and immediately after the first Monday in June in each and every year, shall proceed to make, and by the fifteenth of July following shall have made, a full and fair valuation, enumeration and assessment, of all the taxable, real and personal property, in such commission, according to law and the requirements of the ordinances of said board of commissioners, and on or before the first Monday in August shall deliver the duplicate of such assessment to the collector.

oath.

5. And be it enacted, That the persons elected and officers to take those appointed to the several offices in such place shall, within twenty days after such election or appointment, take and subscribe an oath, before some officer authorized by the laws of this state to administer oaths, that they will faithfully perform the duties of said offices to which they are elected or appointed, and if any person elected or appointed to any office in such place shall not so qualify within said time, his office shall be deemed vacant.

On failure office deemed vacant.

Vacancies in

office how filled.

Appointment

terin of office, &c, of clerk.

6. And be it enacted, That in case of vacancy in any elective or appointive office in such place occasioned by death, resignation, inability, disqualification, removal from office or neglect, or refusal to act or other cause, it shall be lawful for the said board to appoint others in their stead to fill such offices for the unexpired term thereof.

7. And be it enacted, That there shall be a clerk of such board to be hereafter called the clerk of the commissioners, who shall be appointed by the said board; he shall hold office for the term of one year and be removable from such office by the said board for cause at any Duties of clerk. time; that the clerk of the commissioners shall also be clerk of the police court and shall exercise and perform the same duties and powers as the clerks of courts of record in this state, and that said clerk in connection with his other duties shall make and publish a statement of the receipts, disbursements and financial condition of such commission in the months of November and April of each and every year, and shall give bond with sufficient sureties to be approved by the board of commissioners, conditioned, that he will faithfully perform the duties of such offices of clerk, and will account for all moneys received by him as such clerk; he shall receive for his services a yearly salary, to be fixed by the board of commissioners, not to exceed the sum of five hundred dollars.

Appointment

powers and

justice.

8. And be it enacted, That there shall be a police justice duties of police of such place who shall be appointed by the board of commissioners and shall hold office for the term of one year, removable from such office by the board of commissioners for sufficient cause at any time; he shall have, use and exercise the like authority and jurisdiction, with the like procedure in all criminal matters and complaints arising in such place, as the justices of the peace in and for the several counties of this state are or may be by law entitled to have, use and exercise, and said police court shall be a court of record; he shall be empowered on oath or affirmation filed in his office that any person or persons has or liave violated any of the ordinances of such board to issue process, either a warrant or summons, as the case may require, against the person or persons so charged returnable at the same time and in the same manner as like process is returnable in the justices courts

of this state; such process shall state the ordinance or ordinances violated, the time or times when the same were violated and in what manner, and he shall hear and determine such complaints, and if such person or persons so charged be adjudged guilty, shall issue execution in accordance with the ordinances of such board in such case made and provided; the clerk shall pay over to the treasurer, all fees, fines and other moneys by him received and collected as clerk of the police court, and said police justice shall receive for his services a yearly salary to be Compensation. fixed by said board, not to exceed the sum of six hundred dollars.

Policemen to

9. And be it enacted, That policemen may be appointed possess powers of by the board of commissioners, who shall, in addition to constables. the authority conferred upon them by the ordinances and regulations of such board or such place, or any special or general law applicable to such place, have, possess and exercise all the powers of constables in this state.

and election how

10. And be it enacted, That such place shall have the Election officers same election officers as the several townships in this conducted. state, who shall conduct the elections of such place on such day or days fixed for the same in the same manner and under the same regulations as prescribed by law for state elections in townships or election precincts for members of the legislature, such election officers shall receive for their services the same compensation as is now fixed by law to be paid to the election officers of the several townships in this state for the like services.

of commissioners

11. And be it enacted, That the board of commissioners Powers of card shall have power to raise, by tax, such sum or sums of to raise money money as it may deem necessary and expedient for the by tax. purpose of carrying on such board and the government of said place; provided, that the rate of taxation in any one Proviso year shall not exceed the proportion of three dollars on one thousand dollars of the valuation of the real and personal property in such place; to borrow money and negotiate temporary loans in anticipation of taxes for any current year not exceeding in amount ten thousand dollars; and for payment for any public improvement not exceeding the amount of the specific assessment for such improvement; and such temporary loans shall be paid within the current year in which such loans are made.