Township election, 3. And be it enacted, That the inhabitants of the township when held. of Franklin shall hold their first township election at Military Hall, at Franklin, at the time and in the manner fixed by law for the annual township election in the said township of Belleville, and afterwards in each year at such place as the inhabitants of the said township of Franklin shall at their preceding annual township meeting determine at the time fixed by law for the annual township elections in the said township of Belleville. Names of judges and clerk of first town tion. 4. And be it enacted, That at the first said township election, Robert Jutherson, Leonard Rusly and James W. Sership elec- geant shall act as judges of said election, and Stephen P Vreeland as clerk of said election, and the said judges an clerk shall receive two dollars per day for their services, an the said judges shall give at least eight days' notice, in five of the most public places in said township, of the place and time of holding said election. Names of commissioners. Time and place for holding first meet ing. Commissioners to property, &c. 5. And be it enacted, That John Rusly Charles F. Underhill and Henry B. Duncan shall be and they are hereby ap. pointed commissioners on the part of the township of Franklin, and Anthony Francisco, John Spear and Theodore Sandford as commissioners on the part of the township of Belleville, and that the first meeting of said commissioners shall take place at the alms house in the said township of Belleville, at two o'clock in the afternoon of the fourth Tuesday of April, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, and afterward, if necessary, at such times and places as the majority of those present may determine; and if any of said commissioners on the part of either of the said townships should neglect or refuse to meet as aforesaid, those assembled may constitute said commission, and the decision of those present shall be final and conclusive. 6. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners shall at incet allot the time and place before mentioned proceed in writing, and divide signed by a majority of those present, to allot and divide between the said townships of Franklin and Belleville all moneys on hand or due in proportion to the taxable property and ratables as taxed by the assessor at the last assessment, and to ascertain the just proportion of debts, if any there should be, to be paid by the inhabitants of the township of Franklin, and the said township of Franklin shall pay its proportion of the existing debt of the township of Belleville, if any there should be, at the time or times when pay ment, either in principal or interest, shall become due and payable. sell alms property 7. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of said con- commismissioners, and they shall have power to sell at public sale sers to after giving sixty days' notice in at least five of the most House and public places in each township aforesaid; the alms house connected and the property connected therewith to the highest bidder, therewith. after which sale they shall proceed in writing signed by a majority of those present, to allot and divide all moneys received by them from such sale between the said townships of Franklin and Belleville in proportion to the taxable property and ratables as taxed by the assessor at the last annual assessment. after sale. 8. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners, or a May make majority of them present, may convey the alms house and conveyance property connected therewith after the aforesaid public sale has been made to the purchasers thereof, and that their deed of conveyance to the purchasers thereof shall be deemed good and valid in law. 9 To prepare ment divi 8. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners shall, when they have completed the said allotment and division, duplicate and shall have ascertained the proportion of the said debts of all t of the said township of Franklin, in writing as aforesaid, pre sion, &c. pare forthwith a duplicate of the same, and deliver one of the said writings to the clerk of the said township of Belleville, to be by him filed and preserved, and the other to the clerk of the township of Franklin for the same purpose. terfere with of elected. 10. And be it enacted, That nothing in this act contained Not to inshall be construed so as to interfere with or impair the commissions of the justices of the peace, or of the commission-ficers now ers for the taking of acknowledgments or proof of deeds, until they shall expire by their own limitations, or so as to mpair the rights of said townships. To which poor shall be charge 11. And be it enacted, That the persons now aided or main-, tained in the said township of Belleville by virtue of any township laws in regard to the poor, shall hereafter be chargeable hereafter under said laws to said townships of Belleville and Franklin, able. accordingly as such settlement or residence of such poor persons may have been within the limits of either township respectively, at the time when said persons became chargeable as aforesaid. Part of third assembly district. 12. And be it enacted, That the said township of Franklin shall form part of the third assembly district of the county of Essex as heretofore. 13. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 18, 1874. Mayor and council may raise money by for the pur steam fire CHAPTER L. An act to authorize the Mayor and Council of the City of 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the mayor and council of the city taxation of Hoboken, are hereby authorized and empowered by ordichase of a nance, to raise the sum of five thousand dollars by taxation, engine, &c. for the purpose of purchasing a steam fire engine and fire hose for the use of the fire department of said city, which tax shall be assessed, levied and collected at the same time, and in the same manner that other city taxes are assessed, levied and collected. May contract for purchase apparatus. 2. And be it enacted, That the said "The Mayor and Counof said fire cil of the City of Hoboken," are hereby authorized and empowered to contract for the purchase of said fire apparatus. forthwith; provided, that the cost thereof shall not exceed the sum of five thousand dollars. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 18, 1874. CHAPTER LIII. A further supplement to an act entitled "An act to incorporate Dover," passed April first, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine. Common bonds to an dollars. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the common council of Dover be Council and is hereby authorized to issue bonds to an amount not to may issu exceed twelve thousand dollars in sums of not less than fifty amount not dollars, and not more than one thousand dollars each, to be twelve exceeding signed by the mayor and countersigned by the town clerk thousand and sealed with the corporate seal of said town, and to have written or printed thereon the words, "Fire Bond;" one thousand dollars in amount of said bonds shall be made payable in each and every year from the date thereof to that the whole amount of said bonds shall be liquidated in twelve years from the date thereof, with interest at seven per centum per annum, payable annually; and said bonds when issued shall not be sold for less than ninety-seven per cent. of their par value; and the common council of Dover shall Payment to have power to raise the money by tax to pay the principal for by taxaand interest of the said fire bonds as the same mature in ad-tion. dition to the tax they are now authorized to raise and in the same manner as other taxes are assessed and collected by said corporation. be provided how appro 2. And be it enacted, That the proceeds of the sale of said Proceeds bonds shall be appropriated and used by said common coun-priated. cil for the establishment and maintenance of the fire department of said town of Dover. 3. And be it enacted, That the said common council of Dover shall have power to purchase and hold in their corporate capacity, sufficient and suitable real estate for the purposes of said fire department. bonds to an 4. And be it enacted, That the common council of Dover May issue be, and is hereby authorized to issue bonds to an amount amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars in sums of not more than not exceed ing ten thousand dollars. To pay principal and interest from lected. Not to in cur any indebtedness other than cally pro vided for by law. one thousand, and not less than one hundred dollars each, to bear interest at the rate of seven per centum per annum, payable annually; said bonds to be signed by the mayor and countersigned by the town clerk, and sealed with the corporate seal, and to have written or printed thereon the words "municipal bond," and two thousand dollars in amount of said bonds shall be made payable in each year from the date thereof, so that the whole amount of said bonds shall be liquidated in five years from the date thereof; and said bonds when issued shall not be sold for less than ninetyseven per centum of the par value thereof, and the proceeds of the sale of said bonds shall be applied to the payment of the now existing floating debt of said corporation, and for no other purpose. 5. And be it enacted, That the said common council of Dover shall pay the principal and interest of said "municipal bond" as the same shall mature from the taxes collected, as is mentioned and directed to be assessed and collected in the eighteenth section of the act to which this is a further supplement. 6. And be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for the said common council of Dover, to incur directly or indirectly any indebtedness, other than such as is specifically provided for by law, and said common council shall not in any one year incur any further obligations for the annual repairs of streets, or other current expenses of the town, than will be met and paid by the annual taxes by them collected and received during such year, and if any common council of Dover shall in any one year beginning and ending with the annual corporation elections, incur any greater liabilities When indi- than are met and paid by the taxes levied and collected durvidually - ing such year, they, the members of said common council themselves shall be individually liable therefor, and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor, from said corporation. able. 7. And be it enacted, That this act shall be deemed a public act, and shall take effect immediately. Approved February 18, 1874. |