term of, com

duties.

CHAPTER CCCCLXXXI.

Supplement to the act entitled "An Act to reorganize the local government of Jersey City," passed March thirtyfirst, eighteen hundred and seventy-one.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Registrar, the State of New Jersey, That the board of public works shall pensation and have power to appoint an officer to be styled "Registrar of the Water Works," who shall hold his office for one year, commencing April first, at a salary not exceeding three thous and dollars per annum, who shall perform the duties heretofore required to be performed by the city collector and the city comptroller, in reference to water rents, interest and penalties thereon, "Jersey City Water Scrip," and interest thereon, and all receipts and expenditures in relation to the "Jersey City Water Works;" his office shall be in such place as the board of public works may assign, where he shall be in attendance during such hours as the said board may require.

Treasurer to deposit all moneys in a city deposi

tory.

clerk to give

2. And be it enacted, That the city treasurer shall deposit in a designated city depository, all moneys paid to him by the said registrar, on account of the Jersey City water works, and shall keep the same separate and distinct from the general funds of the city and shall disburse the same only in payment of claims against the Jersey City water works and in the manner prescribed in section one hundred and thirty-four of the act to which this is a supplement, the registrar performing the duties of the comptroller with respect to water

accounts.

Registrar and 3. And be it enacted, That the said registrar shall give such bond for the faithful performance of his duties, as the board of finance and taxation may require.

bonds.

Repealer.

4. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts conflicting with this act, be and are hereby repealed, and that this act shall take effect immediately.

Approved April 3, 1872.

CHAPTER CCCCLXXXII.

A Further Supplement to "An Act to incorporate the city of Hoboken," approved March twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five.

cilmen.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That hereafter and until otherwise Salaries of provided for by law, the salary of the mayor of the city of der and counHoboken shall be one thousand dollars per annum; that the salary of the recorder of the said city shall be fifteen hundred dollars per annum, and that each of the councilmen of the said city shall hereafter receive a compensation of four hundred dollars per annum, all of said salaries to be payable in equal quarterly payments.

of collector of revenue.

assistant.

2. And be it enacted, That hereafter and until otherwise Term of office provided for by law, the term of office of collector of revenue of the city of Hoboken shall be three years from the first day of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, and that the said collector be and he is hereby empowered to appoint an assis- May appoint tant at a salary not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars per annum, and that the council shall have power to appropriate the necessary sum to pay said salary from the contingent fund of said city of Hoboken; and the collector of revenue shall be responsible to the said mayor and council for the proper discharge of the duties of his assistant, and shall be liable to be sued on his bond for any neglect of the duties or for any defalcations in the collection of the revenue of said city.

council may

3. And be it enacted, That the mayor and council of said Mayor and city shall have the power to raise the sum of two thousand raise money. dollars in addition to the amount specified in the "Supplement to the 'Act to incorporate the city of Hoboken,'" which supplement was approved April sixth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, and said money shall be expended for the purposes therein expressed.

4. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts incon- Repealer. sistent with the provisions of the foregoing act, be and the same are hereby repealed.

5. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect im

An Act to enable the Trustees of School District Number Eighty-four, of the county of Warren, situate in the township of Pahaquarry, to purchase land and erect a school house thereon, and to empower them to raise money to pay for the same.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Trustees em- the State of New Jersey, That the trustees of School District purchase a lot Number Eighty-four, of the county of Warren, situate in the school house. township of Pahaquarry, in the county of Warren and state

powered to

and erect a

May borrow

money and se

bond and mortgage.

of New Jersey, described in the title of this act, be and are hereby authorized and empowered to purchase and hold in their corporate name a suitable lot of land, and to erect thereon a building for the public school of the said district, together with the necessary fences, outhouses and conveniences, and to provide the said school with proper furniture, fixtures and apparatus; and to pay the costs and expenses thereof, the said trustees are hereby authorized and empowered to borrow such sum or sums of money, not exceeding cure same by five hundred dollars in the whole, as may be necessary to pay for the same, and to secure the payment of the amount so borrowed by a bond, executed under the seal of the said corporation, and signed by the district clerk, and to secure the payment of the said bond by a mortgage upon the said lot of land and the appurtenances thereto, payable the one-half with interest, in one year, and the other half with interest, in two years from the date of the said bond and mortgage; provided, that the said trustees shall be first authorized to borrow said sum of money by the vote of a majority of the legal voters of the said district present at any meeting called for that purpose by the said trustees, upon five days' notice of such meet

Proviso.

ing, said notice to be put up in three public places in the district, and to specify the object of the meeting.

make out

assessor.

Assessment

of tax, and to

2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the trus- Trustees to tees of the said school district to make out and deliver to the statement to assessor of the said township of Pahaquarry, in which the said district is situate, on or before the twentieth day of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, a statement of the onehalf of the said sum to be raised and paid, viz: a sum not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars in amount, with the interest due and to accrue thereon from the first day of April, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, to the first day of April, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, which said sum the said assessor shall assess on the inhabitants of the said school dis. and collection trict and their estates, and the taxable property therein, in whom paid. the same manner as township taxes are assessed; and the said money shall be assessed, levied and collected at the time and in the same manner that other township moneys are assessed, levied and collected; and it shall be the duty of the collector of the said township of Pahaquarry, in which the said district is situate, to pay over to the district clerk of the said school district, on the order of the said trustees thereof, the said sum of money to be used for the purpose of paying the said one-half sum aforesaid; and it shall be the duty of the trustees of the said school district to make out and deliver to the assessor of the said township of Pahaquarry, on or before the twentieth day of May, eighteen hundred and seventythree, a statement of the remaining half of the said sum of money, viz. the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, with all the interest due and to accrue thereon from the first day of April, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, to the first day of April, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, which the said assessors shall assess in the same manner as is herein above provided for the assessment of the first half of the total amount by this act provided for, to the use of the said school district; and the said last named half of the said sum, with interest as last aforesaid, shall be assessed, levied, collected and paid over in the same manner as the said first half of the said total amount is herein directed to be assessed, levied, collected and paid over; and the said money so collected shall be used to pay and discharge the remaining indebtedness due from the said school district for the purposes set forth in the first section of this act.

3. And be it enacted, That in all elections to be held in

determine

how much

money to be raised.

Inhabitants to the said district for the purpose of raising money to keep up and maintain a school in the said district, and for school purposes and expenses generally, it shall be lawful for the inhabitants of the said district to determine, by a majority vote of the legal voters present at any meeting called for that purpose, how much money shall be raised for the purposes in this section mentioned; and the sum so ordered to be raised by a majority of the voters present, shall be as legal and binding upon the inhabitants of the said district as if it had been ordered to be raised by two-thirds vote of the voters present at any such meeting; and all sums of money ordered to be raised at any such meeting shall be assessed, levied, collected and paid over in the same manner as is provided for in the general school law of the state, and the several supplements thereto.

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

Approved April 3, 1872.

issue bonds

CHAPTER CCCCLXXXIV.

An Act to authorize the mayor and council of the city of Hoboken to borrow money for the payment of existing debts and liabilities, and to issue bonds for the same.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Authorized to the State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful for the mayor and council of the city of Hoboken to issue coupon bonds under the corporate seal of said city, and the signature of the said mayor for an amount of money not exceeding three hundred thousand dollars, in such sums and payable at such time or times, not exceeding thirty years, as they may deem expedient, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding seven per centum per annum, payable semi-annually; and to pledge the property and credit of said city for the payment of the same, which said bonds it shall be lawful for the said mayor and council, their successors or assigns, to sell and assign,