poor.

this act, or are dead, or cannot be found, and there is no guardians of other person legally responsible for the maintenance and support of such child willing to assume such support, or to be found within the county, any magistrate or court of record of the county in which such child may be found may commit such child to the care and custody of the guardians of the poor of the said county; but nothing herein contained shall exempt any person from the duty of maintaining and supporting such child as now imposed by law.

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

Approved March 4, 1880.

CHAPTER XCVIII.

An Act relating to the distribution of the Revised Statutes and Stewart's New Jersey Digest.

officers of legisla with re

Stewart's digest.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Members and the State of New Jersey, That the treasurer of this state is ture to be fur hereby directed to furnish one copy of the Revised Stat-vised statutes and utes of New Jersey, and one copy of Stewart's New Jersey Digest to each of the members and officers of the present legislature, and that all acts and parts of acts conflicting with this act, be and the same are hereby repealed.

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

Approved March 5, 1880.

Act repealed.

CHAPTER *XCIX.

An Act to repeal an act entitled "An act to prevent the spread of infectious pleuro-pneumonia among cattle in this state," approved March thirteenth, anno domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the act entitled "An act to prevent the spread of infectious pleuro-pneumonia among cattle in this state," approved March thirteenth, anno domini one thousand eight hundred and seventynine, be and the same is hereby repealed.

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

Passed March 10, 1880.

Commissioners authorized to pay to sinking fund such sum

only as will be ment of bonds.

sufficient for pay

CHAPTER C.

An Act relative to the management of water works in certain cities of this state.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That hereafter in any city of this state, in which water works are owned by the city and managed by a board of water commissioners, and said water commissioners are now required by law, after providing for the payment of the semi-annual interest on the "water loan" of such city, to pay over to the commissioner of the sinking fund of the city the surplus of the net rents and revenue of the water works, to accumulate as a sinking fund for the payment of said "water loan" at maturity, it shall be lawful for said commissioners,

and they are hereby authorized, at their discretion, to pay to the commissioner of the sinking fund entitled to receive the same, at the several times now provided by law, such sum only out of the net rents and revenue of said water works as upon a fair estimate, to be made by said sinking fund commissioner, may be deemed by him sufficient to provide for the payment of all the bonds constituting the "water loan" of said city as they severally fall due.

and revenue may

extension and

pipes, mains and

2. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Balance of rents water commissioners of any such city above mentioned, be expended for after providing for the payment of the interest on the improvement of "water loan" and making the payments to the sinking water works. fund for the redemption of said loan at maturity, as provided in the preceding section of this act, to appropriate and use the balance of the net rents and revenue of the water works, or such part thereof as they may deem necessary or expedient, to and for the extension and improvement of the pipes, mains and water works.

3. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts, Repealer. whether general, local or special, inconsistent with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed.

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

Approved March 10, 1880.

CHAPTER CI.

An Act to regulate the selection of grand and petit jurors

in this state.

empt from jury

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Physicians exthe State of New Jersey, That hereafter regularly licensed duty. and practicing physicians in this state shall be exempt from liability to be drawn upon any panel of grand or petit jurors returned to any court in this state.

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

Special police justices to receive

same fees as jus

CHAPTER CII.

An Act relating to fees of police magistrates and police

officers in cities.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of and be allowed the State of New Jersey, That whenever any special police tices of the peace justice or magistrate in any city of this state, is now, or may hereafter be authorized and empowered to use and exercise the like power, authority and jurisdiction in criminal matters, and complaints arising in any such city, as justices of the peace in and for the several counties are or may be entitled to use and exercise, the said special police justice and police magistrate shall hereafter receive and be allowed for the same services, the same fees as are now or may hereafter be allowed to justices of the peace.

lowed the same

Police officers al- 2. And be it enacted, That whenever any police officer fees asc instables. of any city of this state now has and possesses, or may hereafter have and possess all the powers of constables within the limits of any such city, the said police officer shall hereafter receive and be allowed for the same ser、 vices, the same fees as are now or may hereafter be allowed to constables of the several counties; and the fees referred to in this and the preceding section shall be paid in the same manner, and under the same regulations as now provided for the collection of justices and constable's fees; provided, however, that in all cases where such police justices and policemen of any city of this state receive a fixed daily or annual compensation for their services from the city of which they are officers, the fees collected under this act shall be paid to the treasurer of such city.

Proviso.

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

Approved March 10, 1880.

CHAPTER CIII.

An Act for the adjustment and payment of damages to owners of property caused by the alteration in grade of streets in any city of this state where the office of commissioners of streets and sewers exists.

determine amount of damages done to propof grade of any certificate to

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Commissioners to the State of New Jersey, That in all cases where damage has been or may hereafter be done to any property erty by alteration on the line of any street in any city of this state by street and deliver alteration in the grade of such street, by order of any owner or owners. board of commissioners of streets and sewers of such city, it shall be lawful for the said board of commissioners of streets and sewers to ascertain and determine the amount of such damages, and upon such determination to deliver a certificate thereof to the said owner or owners thereof, and upon presentation of such certificate to the common council of said city it shall be the duty of said common council to include the amount thereof in the statement of moneys to be raised by tax for the use of such city next after the time of such presentation; and such moneys shall be collected as other moneys are Money to be colcollected by tax, and shall be paid to the holder of such to be paid to holdcertificate by the treasurer or other disbursing officer of

said city out of the moneys so collected.

2. And be it enacted, That this act shall be deemed a public act, and shall take effect immediately. Approved March 10, 1880.

lected by tax, and

er of certificate.