lawful for said treasurer to charge, receive and collect, in addition to the amount of such assessment, interest thereon, to be computed at the rate of twelve per centum per annum from the date of the expiration of said thirty days.

4. And be it enacted, That the words "and may include Amendment. all costs and expenses theretofore incurred, and the prosecu tion of said writs of certiorari or otherwise" be inserted in the tenth line of the third section immediately after the word "certiorari" as the same appears in said section.

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 sistent with this act be and the same are hereby repealed.

6. And be it enacted, That this act shall be taken and deemed to be a public act, and shall take effect immediately. Approved March 27, 1872.

CHAPTER CCCXCIX.

A Further Supplement to an act entitled "An Act to authorize the Mayor and Common Council of the city of Newark to purchase the property of the Newark Aqueduct Company, and creating the Newark Aqueduct Board."

WHEREAS, The Newark Aqueduct Board are expending large preamble. sums of money in erecting suitable works for supplying the whole of said city with water, during the construction of which the water rents are insufficient to pay the interest upon said expenditures; and whereas, buildings into which the water has not been introduced receive great benefit therefrom for fire purposes, without bearing any share of said expenses, as do also vacant lots, in the enhanced value thereof, by reason of the water pipes being laid in front of the same; therefore,

board to file

statement of

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That it shall be the duty of the Newark Aqueduct Aqueduct Board, on or before the first day of March in each year, to prepare and file in the office of the board of assess in pipes are ment and revision of taxes in the city of Newark, a correct

streets where

laid.

district tax.

statement of the streets, avenues, and alleys, or portions thereof in said city in which the water pipes of said aqueduct board are laid, and through which they are prepared to supply water to consumers, which shall be known as "the water pipe district;" and it shall thereupon be the duty of said board of assessment and revision of taxes, in each year, to assess upon each lineal foot front, or portion thereof, of land upon each side of each of said streets, avenues and alleys within said distric: (except lands owned by said city, and lands by law Water pipe exempt from taxes and assessment), a tax at the rate of ten cents per lineal foot front, as aforesaid, which shall be assessed in the name of the respective owners of said lands; or if the ownership is not known by said board of assessment, then in the name of owners unknown, which shall be designated in said assessment "the water pipe district tax;" all the proceedings in relation to the collection of the same, and of the arrears thereof, shall be the same as those in relation to the other city taxes; the city treasurer shall keep his account of the same separately from his other accounts, and shall pay over the same to the said aqueduct board as fast as he shall collect or receive the same.

Collection.

Tax raised, how applied.

remain a fen

on real estate.

2. And be it enacted, That the amount of said tax so received by said aqueduct board, shall be by them applied to the payment of the interest upon the bonds of said city, which may have been from to time issued by said board, until the net revenue from the said water works shall be sufficient to pay said interest, and thereafter the amount of the said tax shall be paid into the sinking fund already created by said board for the redemption of said bonds.

Waterrents to 3. And be it enacted, That the amount of the charge made by said board for the use or rents of water furnished or to be furnished by them in or upon any building, place or premises, shall be a lien upon the real estate in or upon which the same is furnished, which being reported by said aqueduct board to the common council of said city, shall be by them enforced and collected in the same manner, in all respects, as arrears of taxes upon real estate are collected; and when the same shall be so collected by said common council, they shall pay the amount thereof to said aqueduct board.

Acts not to apply.

4. And be it enacted, That none of the limitations, restrictions, or conditions in the thirty-fifth or sixty-eighth sections of the act entitled "An Act to revise and amend the charter

of the city of Newark," approved March eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, shall be held to be applicable to or in anywise affect this act.

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

Approved March 27, 1872.

CHAPTER CCCC.

A Further Supplement to an act entitled, "An Act to au thorize the inhabitants of School District Number One, in the township of Plainfield, in the county of Union, to raise money to build school houses," approved March ninth, eighteen hundred and forty-eight.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the boundaries and limits of Boundaries. school district number one, in the township of Plainfield, shall conform to and include the present boundaries and limits of the city of Plainfield or such as may be hereafter established.

crease of.

2. And be it enacted, That the number of trustees for said Trustees, indistrict shall be increased from three to five, who shall hold office for five years, or until successors shall be elected, and who shall constitute the board of education of the city of Plainfield.

trustees.

3. And be it enacted, That the election of trustees for Election of said district shall be held at the time and place of the regular annual election for city officers, and in the manner provided therefor, at which time one trustee shall be elected annually to serve for five years, or until a successor shall have been elected, excepting that at the first regular city election after the passage of this act, three trustees shall be elected who shall decide by lot; at the first meeting of the board thereafter one trustee of those elected to hold office for five years, one for four years, and one for three years, and the terms of the trustees holding over terminating on the second Monday

Annual report when to be made and published.

Board of edu. cation to de

amount of tax to be raised

for schools.

of April are hereby extended to the time of the city election.

at which their successors shall be elected.

4. And be it enacted, That the annual report of the trustees now required to be made and published in the month of March shall be made and published in the month of September of each and every year, and shall contain a full and detailed statement of the receipts and expenses for the school year beginning on the first day of September, together with such statistical and other information as they may think proper.

5. And be it enacted, That the board of education shall termine the determine annually what amount of tax shall be required for school purposes, not to exceed one-half of one per cent. of the taxable valuation of the district including the state school tax for that year, a requisition for which amount, certified by the president and secretary of the board shall be advertised for three weeks pervious to the time of assessing city taxes, and a copy of which shall also be sent to the assessor and collector of the city, whose duty it shall be to assess and collect the amount so required at the same time and in the same manner, with the city taxes, and it shall be their duty in all other respects to perform the duties heretofore required from the collector and assessor of Plainfield township in the several acts and parts of acts in force in relation to school district number one, Plainfield.

Trustees not

to receive salary.

Repealer.

6. And be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for the trustees, or either of them, to receive any pay, salary or compensation, directly or indirectly, from the board for any services as trustees or otherwise, performed during the period for which they were elected, or for any part thereof.

7. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts, in relation to school district number one, inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

8. And be it enacted, That this act shall be deemed and taken to be a public act, and shall take effect immediately. Approved March 27, 1872.

CHAPTER CCCCI.

Supplement to an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Mutual Agricultural Association of the counties of Union and Middlesex," approved February fourteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one.

make assess

bers.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the board of directors of the Directors may said association shall have power to assess upon each member ment on mema sum not exceeding twenty five dollars per annum upon each share of stock owned by him; and if any assessments shall not be paid at such time as the board of directors may direct, the privileges of membership of the non-paying members, and the right of transferring their stock shall be suspended until such assessments shall be paid; and if any assessment or assessments shall not be paid within six months after such assessment or assessments shall become due, then the share or shares of stock upon which said assessment shall remain due and unpaid may be forfeited by the board of directors, Failure to pay and sold at public auction for the benefit of the association; stock may be and any excess of net proceeds arising from said sale, shall be paid to such person, his heirs or assigns, on whose account the share has been sold; provided, that at least sixty Proviso. days' notice shall be given of an assessment being payable, and at least sixty days' notice to the non-paying member, his heirs or assigns, before any sale shall be made under a forfeiture, and the said board of directors shall also have the power to make such further assessments upon the shares of stock of said association as may be necessary to pay and discharge the present indebtedness of the association, subject to the same conditions and penalties as are above expressed in relation to the annual assessment of members.

assessments,

forfeited.

2. And be it enacted, That the said association shall have May sell real the power to sell and convey the whole or any portion of the estate. real estate owned by them; provided, the consent of the Proviso. members representing a majority of the shares shall be first had and obtained, and such consent be recorded in the minutes of said association at any regular or special meeting called