school, the state prison, and the state board of agriculture, during the current year. 8. And be it enacted, That William B. Guild, of Newark, Current printer. be employed to print the assembly bills and such other mat ter as may be ordered by the house of assembly. ports of state 9. And be it enacted, That Naar, Day & Naar, of Tren- Printer of reton, be employed to print the pamphlets, reports of state officers, senate officers for presentation to the legislature, senate bills, and bills, &c. such other matter as may be ordered by the senate, and not herein before provided for. house. 10. And be it enacted, That Michael Mullone, of Jersey Minutes of the City, be employed to print one thousand copies of the minutes of the house of assembly for the current year in compact form, as per minutes of the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. 11. And be it enacted, That Vogt Brothers, of Morris- Senate journal. town, be employed to print one thousand copies of the journal of the senate and minutes of the joint meetings and executive sessions for the current year in compact form, as per minutes of the year one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five. 12. And be it enacted, That J. Rutsen Schenck, of Toms Documents. River, Ocean county, be employed to print one thousand copies of the legislative documents of the current year. man. 13. And be it enacted, That Jacob Schmidt, of Newark, Reports in Gerbe employed to print such reports as may be ordered printed in German, during the current year. be delivered. 14. And be it enacted, That Drake and Cook, of Elizabeth, Laws. when to be employed to print four thousand copies of the laws enacted at the present session of the legislature, which copies shall be delivered to the state treasurer within two months after the said Drake and Cook shall have received the copy thereof, and on failure thereof the said Drake and Cook shall forfeit the sum of five hundred dollars, which sum the said Penalty. treasurer is authorized to withhold and deduct from the amount due them for printing the said copies. copy. 15. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the secretary of secretary of state to deliver or cause to be delivered to the state to furnish person or persons who shall be employed to print the copies of the laws, a copy of every law passed at this session of the legislature within thirty days after the passage of each law, and on failure thereof shall be compelled to pay to the person or persons employed to print the copies of the laws, any sum Repealer. which he or they may have forfeited by reason of such default. 16. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of this act, be and are hereby repealed. 17. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 28, 1878. Recital of section to be amended. Amendment. CHAPTER CXXIX. A Supplement to the act entitled "An act respecting county jails," approved April twenty-first, eighteen hundred and seventy-six. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That section four of the act to which this is a supplement, which section reads as follows: "4. And be it enacted, That all sentences to the county jail of any county shall be construed and understood to be made under and subject to the provisions of this act; provided, that the provisions of this act shall not apply to or affect any person heretofore convicted and now undergoing punishment; and provided further, that before any person is discharged in accordance with the provisions of this act, or has his or her fine remitted, the action of the board of freeholders in that respect shall be approved of by the presiding judge of the court of common pleas," be amended so as to read as follows: And provided further, that before any person is discharged Action to be ap- in accordance with the provisions of this act, or has his or of the court of her fine remitted, the action of the board of freeholders in common pleas. that respect shall be approved of by the law judge of the proved by judge court of common pleas, if there be one, and if there be none Approved March 29, 1878. CHAPTER CXXX. A Supplement to an act entitled "An act in relation to assessments in townships," approved March ninth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven. determine com 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly Circuit court to of the State of New Jersey, That the commissioners who pensation to have made any assessment provided for in the act to which commissioners. this is a supplement, shall be entitled to receive such compensation for their services as the circuit court by whom they are appointed shall determine to be just and reasonable, to be paid by the township in which such improvement is situate. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 29, 1878. CHAPTER CXXXIII. A Supplement to the act entitled "An act to incorporate benevolent and charitable associations," approved April ninth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five. associations association. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly Two or more of the State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful for two may consolior more associations incorporated under the act to which date into one this a supplement, or under any special act of this State, for benevolent and charitable purposes only, to consolidate their corporate rights, powers and privileges into one association, so that by such act of consolidation all the property, rights and privileges by law vested in such associations shall be Consolidation may be agreed upon at a specalled for that purpose only. cial meeting transferred to and become vested in the association to be formed by such acts of consolidation, under such name as by such agreements of consolidation may be adopted. 2. And be it enacted, That such consolidation may be agreed upon at a special meeting of the trustees, managers, board of council, or other persons having the lawful control and management of any such association, by whatever name they may be known, such meeting to be called for that purpose only; that if at such meeting two-thirds of all the trustees, managers or other persons, as aforesaid, shall be in favor of an agreement to consolidate as aforesaid, which agreement shall also have been submitted to and ratified by the majority of the members of each association at a special meeting called for that purpose and the object thereof being duly stated in the call for the same, then a certificate, reciting fully such facts, shall be made, signed by the secretary and president of each association so agreecretary of state. ing to consolidate, who shall cause the same to be filed in the office of the secretary of state, and thereupon the act of consolidation shall be deemed complete, and all the property, powers and privileges theretofore held, possessed and enjoyed by the associations entering into such agreement of consolidation shall become vested in the association into which such consolidation has taken place and by such name as may have been agreed upon. Certificate of agreement to be filed in the office of the se Certificate to be made and filed when consolidations have agreed upon. 3. And be it enacted, That any two or more benevolent or charitable associations which have heretofore agreed to been heretofore consolidate, and which have substantially carried into effect such consolidation by the merging of the property and effects of the respective associations thus consolidated to make a certificate signed in the same manner as required in the second section of this act and cause the same to be filed as required in said section which said certificate shall recite the facts of such consolidation and also state the corporate name under which said last mentioned consolidated association shall be known, and thereafter the act of consolidation shall be deemed complete and valid, and such consolidated association shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges conferred by the act to which this is a supplement. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 29, 1878. CHAPTER CXXXIV. An Act concerning certain cities in this state. counted imme closed at muni vassed. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly Votes to be of the State of New Jersey, That immediately after the polls diately after the shall be closed at municipal elections the election officers in polls shall be the several wards or election districts shall count the votes cipal elections. given for the several candidates, and certify, under their hands, the number given for each, and publicly announce the same; and within three days thereafter they shall deliver one such certified statement to the city clerk, and another to the county clerk, to be by them filed in their respective offices; at eight o'clock of the Thursday evening next suc- When the vote ceeding such election the city clerk and those aldermen who shall be canhave not been candidates for any office at such election shall convene at their usual place of meeting and proceed to canvass the votes given at such election, and the persons having the highest number of votes shall be declared elected, and a statement of the result shall be recorded in a book kept for city clerk to rethat purpose in the city clerk's office, and a copy shall be cord statement filed in the county clerk's office, which statement and copy shall be certified by the officer presiding at such meeting, and by the city clerk; and within two days after such can- Certificate of vass the city clerk shall give to each person elected to any city or ward office a certificate thereof under the seal of the city. of the result, election. assessors and 2. And be it enacted, That the assessors of taxes in the Appointment of several wards, and the city collector of taxes, in the cities to collectors of which this act relates, shall be appointed annually in the taxes. manner that other officers are appointed in such cities, and shall not be elected at the annual municipal election as heretofore. a majority ne 3 And be it enacted, That no ordinance shall be passed Concurrence of by the board of aldermen of any city, unless it be introduced cessary to the at a previous stated meeting, and be concurred in by a an ordinance. majority of all the members of the board; and in case any introduction of |