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CHAPTER CCXV.

An Act for the government of persons who are now or may hereafter become members of companies incorporated under the act entitled "An act to authorize the formation of pursuing and detective companies," approved March twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight.

pursuing and

companies

in

and recorded.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Members of the State of New Jersey, That it shall not be lawful for any detective person who is now or may hereafter become a member of give bond before any company incorporated under the act of the legisla-g ture of the state of New Jersey entitled "An act to authorize the formation of pursuing and detective companies," approved March twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, to engage in the detection, pursuit, apprehension, arrest or prosecution of thieves, tramps, marauders or other depredators on persons or property, or the recovery of stolen goods, until he shall have filed Bond, where filed with the clerk of the county, in which he actually resides, a bond to the state of New Jersey, with two sufficient sureties in the penal sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful and bona fide performance of his duties and undertakings as a pursuer as provided in said act, which said bond shall be duly acknowledged and proven in the manner provided by law for taking the acknowledgment and proof of deeds, and shall be by the clerk of said county recorded in the book of official bonds of said county; and the sureties upon said bond sureties to shall also each justify in the sum of five thousand dollars sum before before the justice of the supreme court holding the cir-supreme court. cuit in said county, who shall certify his approval thereof upon the same, provided he is satisfied that the principal named in said bond is a proper and suitable person to engage in the business of pursuing and detecting offenders against the laws; and when the said bond is given ac

justify in certain justice of

to commission

members.

When governor cording to the provisions contained herein, and a certified copy thereof presented by the president of said pursuing or detective association under seal, the governor shall commission such members of said association who have qualified with the provisions of this act.

Unlawful for prosecutor of

who has

not comptied with provisions

of this act.

2. And be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for pleas to employ the prosecutor of the pleas in any county of this state to employ a member of any of said companies in the detec tion or arrest of offenders against the laws until such member shall have fully complied with the provisions of this act, and in case of such employment it shall not be lawful for the board of freeholders of the county to pay the expenses thereof.

Penalty for not complying with

3. And be it enacted, That any member of any of said provisions of act. companies who shall engage in the detection, pursuit, apprehension, arrest or prosecution of thieves, tramps, marauders or other depredators on persons or property or the recovery of stolen goods, without complying with the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisonment at hard labor not exceeding three years, or both.

Act not to apply to certain

persons.

4. And be it enacted, That the provisions of this act shall not apply to persons engaged exclusively in the pursuit of property belonging to the members of the corporations or associations to which they belong without compensation or pay for their services, other than their

expenses.

5. And be it enacted, That this act shall be deemed a public act and take effect immediately.

Approved May 10, 1884.

CHAPTER CCXVI.

A Further Supplement to the act entitled "An act to secure to creditors an equal and just division of the estates of debtors who convey to assignees for the benefit of creditors," (Revision), approved March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.

not made final

time may

time had not

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Assignee who has the State of New Jersey, That in all cases where assign-report within ment has heretofore been made for the benefit of creditors proceed as if under the act to which this is a supplement, and the as- expired. signee, for any reason, has not sold the real estate, or has sold said real estate and has not made his final report within the time prescribed by the act to which this is a further supplement, it shall be lawful for such assignee to hereafter proceed in all things as he might have done if the time prescribed in said act had not expired; provided, Proviso. he shall file his final report and account within six months from the approval of this act.

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

Approved May 10, 1884.

Cities empowered

to regulate construction of sidewalks an i provide for payment of cost thereof.

Proviso.

Proceedings for const uction of sidewalks by abutting land

owner.

CHAPTER CCXVII.

An Act to authorize cities to order and regulate the construction of sidewalks and to provide for the payment of the expense thereof.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the incorporated cities of this state shall have power through their several appropriate legislative bodies to pass ordinances for the regulation, construction and repair of sidewalks, and thereby to fix and determine the method in which sidewalks in such cities shall be constructed, repaired and maintained; the material out of which the same shall be constructed; and also to provide for the payment of the cost of such construction, repair and maintenance; provided, that no city shall be authorized to put down any patented sidewalk, but property owners may construct at their own expense sidewalks of any material that may be allowed by general ordinance of such city.

2. And be it enacted, That any such city may prescribe by general ordinance in what cases sidewalks shall be constructed, repaired or maintained at the expense of the abutting land owners; whenever in any city it shall hereafter become the duty of any owner of abutting lands under the ordinance of the city to construct or alter or repair any sidewalk or section thereof, the authorities of such city having charge of the street affairs of the city may cause a notice in writing to be served upon the owner or occupant of said lands requiring the necessary specified work to said sidewalk to be done by said owner or occupant within a period of not less than thirty days from the date of service of such notice; whenever any lands are unoccupied and the owner cannot be found within the city, the same may be mailed postage prepaid to his or her post-office address, if the same can be ascertained; in case such owner is a non resident of the city and his or her post-office address cannot be ascertained, then the notice may be inserted for four weeks once a

week in some newspaper of such city; in case the owner or occupant of such lands shall not comply with the requirements of such notice, it shall be lawful for the street department of the city, upon filing due proof of the service or publication of the aforesaid notice in the appropriate department of the city, to cause the required work to be done, and paid for out of the moneys of the city to the credit of the street department; the cost of such work shall be certified by the person having charge thereof to the person having charge of the collection of assessments in such city; upon filing the said certificate the amount of the cost of such work shall be and become a lien upon the said abutting lands in front of which such work was done to the same extent that assessments for local improvements are liens in such city under its charter or the general law, and shall be collected in the manner provided by law for the collection of such other assessments, and shall bear interest at the same rate; in addition thereto the city may have an action to recover the said amount against the owner of said lands, in any court having competent jurisdiction thereof; a certified copy of the aforesaid certificate shall in such action be prima facie evidence of the existence of a debt due from the said owner to the city.

recovered to be

3. And be it enacted, That all moneys recovered or paid Moneys to the city under the provisions of the last preceding sec- credited to tion shall be credited to the account out of which the certain account. cost of such work was paid.

4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect Repealer. immediately, and all acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

Approved May 10, 1884.

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