March thirtieth, one thousand eight hundred and sev- CHAPTER XXIX. A further supplement to the act entitled "An act to pro- WHEREAS, It is a recognized principle that when practi- Preamble. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That hereafter all persons entitled to vote at any election of any insurance company in this state may vote in person, or by attorney or proxy, but no proxy shall be voted or allowed or received for more than three years from its date. Proxies not to be ceived for more voted on or re than three years. 2. And be it enacted, All acts and parts of acts inconsis- Repealer. tent with or repugnant to the foregoing shall be and the same are hereby repealed, and this act shall be deemed and taken to be a public act, and shall take effect immediately. Approved February 19, 1880. Act cited. Repealed. CHAPTER XXX. An Act to repeal chapter one hundred and two of the laws of one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, entitled "An act concerning cities," approved March fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred and seventynine. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That chapter one hundred and two of the laws of one thousand eight hundred and seventynine, entitled "An act concerning cities," approved March fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred and seventynine, be and the same is hereby repealed. 2.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. Approved February 19, 1880. Town council or committee may authorize col of taxes to re interest on taxes CHAPTER XXXI. An Act entitled "An act concerning taxes and assessments and arrears of taxes and assessments in towns and townships." 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of lector or receiver the State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful for the ceive and collect town council or township committee of any town or and assessments, township in this state to authorize and direct the collector or receiver of taxes, or other proper officer or officers of such town or township to receive and collect upon all taxes and assessments remaining due and unpaid in whole or in part at the date of the passage of this act, interest at such rate, not exceeding twelve per centum nor less than seven per centum per annum, as shall be determined by said town council or township committee, from the time when such taxes or assessments became by law due and payable. committee may urer,&c. to cancel certificate of sales taxes or assessments, &c.. 2. And be it enacted, That in cases of sales of lands Town council or heretofore made for arrears of taxes or assessments in any authorize treastown or township in this state, where such town or town- or surrender ship has become the purchaser, it shall be lawful for the upon payment of town council or township committee to authorize and direct the treasurer or other proper officer of such town or township to cancel and surrender any certificate of sale held by such town or township, upon the payment to him of the amount of tax or assessment for or on account of which such sale was made, with interest from the time when such tax or assessment became by law due and payable, at such rate not exceeding twelve per centum nor less than seven per centum per annum, as shall be determined by such town council or township committee and the costs and expense of selling such land; provided, Proviso. however, that the provisions of this act shall not apply to cases where such certificate of sale shall be held by any person or persons other than such town or township. mittee may lector or receiver lect interest on assessments. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Council or comtown council or township committee of any town or authorize coltownship to authorize and direct the collector or receiver of taxes to colof taxes or other proper officer or officers of such town- unpaid taxes and ship, to receive and collect upon all taxes and assess-" ments which may hereafter be levied, assessed or imposed by such town or township and which may remain wholly or partly due at or after the expiration of the time limited by law for the payment thereof, such rate of interest not exceeding twelve per centum nor less than seven per centum per annum, as shall be determined by such town council or township committee. to be determined 4. And be it enacted, That the town council or township Rate of interest committee may by a general order or resolution deter- by resolution. mine what rate of interest, not exceeding twelve per centum nor less than seven per centum per annum, shall be charged and collected in the cases set forth in the preceding sections of this act. Repealer. 5. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed. 6. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 19, 1880. Section to be amended recited. Section as amended. Fees of coroner, witnesses, &c. CHAPTER XXXII. An Amendment to "An act respecting coroners," (Revision), approved March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the twenty-sixth section of the act to which this is amendatory, which section is in the following words, to wit: "26. And be it enacted, That the following fees shall be allowed: "To coroner, or person acting in his stead, for viewing the body, five dollars; Mileage per mile, going and returning, ten cents; Sitting with jury at inquest each day, three dollars; "Burying body when necessary, fifteen dollars; "Witnesses' fees and jurors' same as in justices' court," be and the same is hereby amended to read and be in the following words, to wit: 26. And be it enacted, That the following fees shall be allowed: To coroner, or person acting in his stead, for viewing the body, three dollars; Mileage per mile, going and returning, ten cents, or actual car fare; Sitting with jury at inquest, each day, two dollars; Taking depositions of witnesses at inquest, ten cents per folio, counting not more than two folios of manuscript to each page; For every witness attending such inquest, when resident in the county, fifty cents for each day; and when from a foreign county, one dollar a day, in which shall be included his or her going to and returning from the same, allowing one day for every thirty miles from and to his or her place of residence; ers of county jurors. Jurors' fees, twenty-five cents for each case; but in Jurors' fees. cases of special importance, the board of chosen free- I Chosen freeholdholders of the county in which any inquest is held, may, may allow extra upon the recommendation of the coroner and of the allowance to prosecutor of the pleas, and by the affirmative votes of two-thirds of all the members of such board, make an extra allowance of not more than five dollars to each juror sitting on any such inquest of special importance; Burying the body when necessary, the actual cost Burying body. thereof, not exceeding fifteen dollars; Bill of items to be taxed and ap payment. None of the fees allowed in this section shall be paid by any county collector until a detailed bill of items proved before therefor, duly taxed according to law, shall have been presented to and approved by the board of chosen freeholders of such county. apply. 2. And be it enacted, That in so far as this act reduces Act whom to the fees of coroners for services actually performed by them, it shall apply only to coroners hereafter elected. Approved February 19, 1880. CHAPTER XXXIV. A Supplement to an act entitled "An act to provide for the assessment and payment of the costs and expenses incurred in constructing sewers, and making other improvements in townships and villages," approved March twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight. Township com 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of mittee may pay the State of New Jersey, That in all cases where the town-compensation fees, &c. com |