holders author

2. And be it enacted, That the board of chosen of freehold- Board of freeers of the county of Middlesex, are authorized to remove the ized to remove present bridge across the mouth of Cheesequakes creek, to bridge, &c. and across the new channel when the said new channel shall be completed by the United States government.

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

Approved February 5, 1881.

GEORGE C. LUDLOW,

Governor.

HARRISON VAN DUYNE,

Speaker of the House.

GARRET A. HOBART,

President of the Senate.

CHAPTER II.

A Supplement to "An act for the punishment of crimes" [Revision], approved March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.

caping from

jail, &c., on

whole of term

was sentenced.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Person es the State of New Jersey, That if any person serving out a sen-state prison, tence of imprisonment in the state prison, or in any county recapture shall penitentiary or in any county jail in this state, shall escape serve out from such prison, penitentiary or jail, and shall be recaptured, for which he such person shall be required to serve out the whole of the term for which he was originally sentenced, without deducting any of the time he shall have been at large after so escaping; and it shall be the duty of the keeper or warden of Keeper or warsuch prison, penitentiary or jail, to enter upon his record of entry of escape prisoners the time of the escape of any such prisoner, and the and recapture. time when he shall be returned to custody, and the entry so made shall be prima facie evidence of the time such prisoner has been absent from custody, in computing the remaining period for which he is to be confined in the prison, penitentiary or jail to which he was originally sentenced.

den to make

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

diately.

Approved February 5, 1881.

Authorities

in exchange for coupon or other bonds.

CHAPTER III.

An Act to authorize cities to exchange registered for coupon or registered bonds.

WHEREAS, several of the cities of this state have heretofore issued registered bonds, which, by reason of the settlement of estates or other legal cause, renders it necessary to divide or parcel the original amount of such bonds, and because of the present law such division by exchange or surrender of the original bonds is stopped, thereby causing much inconvenience and loss; therefore,

1. BE IT ENACTED bp the Senate and General Assembly of istered bonds the State of New Jersey, That the financial authorities of any city of this state, where coupon or registered bonds have been heretofore issued or may be hereafter issued, may upon application issue registered bonds in exchange for either coupon or registered bonds in such amounts as said authorities may in their discretion determine, and which bonds so exchanged shall be made payable at the same time and bear the same rate of interest as the bonds surrendered for exchange and which surrendered bonds shall be cancelled; provided, that no authority for any increase of indebtedness shall be inferred from this act; and provided further, that any bond re-issued or issued in substitution under this act shall be subject to any defence, legal or equitable, which was or would have been available against the bond or bonds originally issued.

Proviso.

Proviso

be registered in

Bonds issued to 2. And be it enacted, That the authorities issuing such regproper books. istered bonds shall provide for the registration thereof in proper books to be kept for that purpose, and for the transfer of said bonds upon said books.

3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect imme

diately.

Approved February 5, 1881.

CHAPTER IV.

An Act in relation to official bonds.

to record the

of officers of

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of County clerks the State of New Jersey, That if the execution of the official official bonds bond of any officer of any county, city, incorporated town, counties, cities, village, borough or other municipality, or of any township in &c. this state, shall be duly acknowledged and proven in the manner provided by law for taking the acknowledgment and proof of deeds, it shall be lawful for the clerk of the county wherein such officer resides to record such bond, with the acknowledgment and proof of the execution of the same, in a book labeled "public officers' bonds," which book shall be provided by him at the expense of the county, and shall be indexed in the names of the officers and their sureties, and of the corporations to which the bonds are respectively given; for which service the said clerk shall be entitled to demand Fee for recordand receive the sum of one dollar; and a copy of such ing. record, duly certified under the hand and seal of such clerk, for the time being, shall be evidence in all courts and places of record to be the same as if the original bond were produced.

Certified copy

evidence.

the examina

of officers, &c.,

with county clerk.

2. And be it enacted, That if the accounts of any such Certificate of officer shall be at any time cxamined by the authorities of the tion of accounts corporation to whom his bond is given, or by the proper may be filed board, committee or officer of such corporation, and shall be by such board, committee or officer, certified to be correct, and such certificate shall be duly acknowledged and proved, in the same manner as the bond, it shall be lawful for the clerk of the county to file said certificate in his office, and to note the substance thereof on the side or bottom margin of the page containing the record of the bond, for the information of all concerned.

3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect imme

Husband or

wife of person

murder or

may

A Supplement to an act entitled "An act concerning evidence" [Revision], approved March twenty-seventh, anno domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of charged with the State of New Jersey, That upon any trial hereafter had, of manslaughter any indictment of any person charged with the crime of murwitestify as der or manslaughter, the husband or wife of the person so charged shall be admitted to testify as a witness upon such trial, if he or she offer himself or herself as a witness therein on behalf of the person so charged.

Repealer.

2. 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.

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

Approved February 5, 1881.

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CHAPTER VI.

A Supplement to an act entitled "An act relative to sales of lands under a public statute, or by virtue of any judicial proceeding," approved March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.

WHEREAS, The provisions heretofore in force relative to the Preamble. advertisement of sales of lands have not been in all re

spects complied with, whereby the titles to certain lands are alleged to be defective or uncertain;

tate heretofore

validated by

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Sales of real c the State of New Jersey, That no sale of real estate heretofore made not in made shall be invalidated by reason of any omission to adver- irregularities. tise any adjournment of sale, or any irregularity in the adver tisement of any adjournment of sale, but the purchaser of any such real estate having paid the price thereof and received his or her deed, shall be deemed to have as good and complete title thereto, as if such adjournment had been in all particulars duly advertised.

Approved February 5, 1881.

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