Insane inmates may be trans ferred to state asylum. Expense, how paid. Officer vested with authority of a military com. mandant. Inmates subject to discipline of such application, which proof shall accompany said certificate; and the said applicant for admission shall, with the certificate of the judge, present to the officer designated by the board of managers, a statement in writing, signed by himself, setting forth his name in full, place of his nativity, and of his residence at the time of making such application, and at the time of his entering the service, his age and occupation, the company and regiment in which, and captain and colonel under whom he served, time of his service and of his discharge, and further, that he will conduct himself properly and submit to the rules, regulations and discipline of the said home. 5. And be it enacted, That any soldier, sailor or marine who may have been regularly admitted into the said home, who shall be found to be insane, may be transferred, by an order of the board of managers, to any state lunatic asylum, there to remain at the expense of the state until legally discharged; said expense to be paid out of the maintenance fund of the said home, and at the same rate as is charged to the county insane. 6. And be it enacted, That such officer of the said home as may be designated by the board of managers may have all the power and authority exercised by the commandant of a military post or encampment of state troops, within the precincts of the home grounds. 7. And be it enacted, That all inmates of the home shall national guard. be subject to the discipline and rules and regulations governing the members of the national guard of the state of New Jersey, while attending an encampment. Penalty for receiving portion of inmates. 8. And be it enacted, That any person who purchases, or of uniform, &c., offers to purchase, or receives from any inmate of the soldiers' home, or from one who is absent without leave, dropped from the rolls or discharged from the said home, any portion of the uniform or underclothing issued to the inmates thereof under the rules and regulations adopted by the board of managers, shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be punished by fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding thirty days, or both. 9. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved May 13, 1889. CHAPTER CCXC. A Further Supplement to "An act to amend and consolidate the several acts relating to game and game fish," approved March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four. for copies of paid. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That upon the delivery to the Appropriation state librarian of seven hundred copies of the pamphlet compilation f entitled "A compilation of the laws of the state of New game laws, how Jersey relating to game and fish, with notes and forms of procedure, including the acts of one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight," by Charles A Shriner, assisted by John W. Griggs, the comptroller of the treasury shall draw his warrant upon the state treasurer in favor of the said Charles A. Shriner for the sum of three hundred dollars, and the state treasurer shall pay the same. 2. And be it enacted, That the state librarian shall fur- How copies disnish five copies of said compilation to each member of tributed. the legislature, two copies to each game warden of the several counties in this state, the rest to be distributed as the commissioners of fisheries of the state may determine. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved May 13, 1889. to assign justice to revise rules governing the practice in com CHAPTER CCXCI. An Act in relation to the practice of the law. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Supreme court the State of New Jersey, That at the first term of the supreme court ensuing the passage and approval of this act, it shall be the duty of said court to assign and apmon law courts. point one or more of the justices of that court to revise and amend the rules and provisions governing the prac tice of the law in the common-law courts, and to report the same with suitable precedents to the supreme court for adoption, and that the said court may by rule of court prescribe and adopt such rules, provisions and precedents as may be so reported. Compensation for services. 2. And be it enacted, That such justice or justices so appointed, shall be paid for his or their services in that behalf, such sum as may be certified by the chief justice and governor, to be paid out of the state treasury on their certificate. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved May 14, 1889. CHAPTER CCXCII. An Act to authorize cities in this state to issue bonds to secure a new water-supply, and to refund bonds heretofore issued in certain cases. secure new water 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That where, in any city, a con- Municipal authorities may tract has been or shall be made for the purchase of water, issue bonds to water rights and property, and works constructed or to supply. be constructed for the purpose of providing a further and other supply of water for such city, it shall be lawful for the common council, or other governing body of such city, by and with the consent of the board having charge and control of the finances therein, to issue, in the name of such city, its bonds to pay the purchase-money or contract price of such rights, property and works, and to pledge the property of such city for the payment thereof; such bonds shall, from the date of issue, run for a period not less than twenty, nor more than thirty years, and bear interest not exceeding four per centum per annum, and shall be of such form and payable at such place as may be determined on by the common council or governing body; provided, however, that the provisions of this Proviso. act shall not apply to the purchase of any such water, water rights or property and works except that the same be purchased under and in accordance with the exercise of an option under the provisions of an act entitled "An act to authorize any of the municipal corporations of this state to contract for a supply or a further or other supply of water therefor," approved April second, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight. issued may be issue of other bonds. 2. And be it enacted, That where, in any such city, bonds Bonds heretofore heretofore issued for the purpose of providing the pres- redeemed by the ent water-supply, shall fall due within the next ten years, and no adequate provision has been made for their payment, it shall and may be lawful for such city, in the manner mentioned in the preceding section, to issue How payment of principal and in provided for. other bonds of the character therein described, to redeem and refund the bonds so falling due. 3. And be it enacted, That to provide a fund from which terest of bonds to pay the principal and interest of the bonds authorized by this act as they fall due, that all the revenues received from water rents in such city, except so much thereof as may be necessary to meet the current yearly expenses of the water board or department, shall be devoted and set aside, and the same shall be paid to the commissioners of the sinking fund, for this purpose, and while any part of such bonded debt remains unpaid, it shall be unlawful to use the same for any other purpose, and it shall be the duty of such city to raise annually by taxation, such further sum, if any be needed, as will be sufficient to pay the interest on such bonds as the same falls due, and provide a sinking fund of not less than two per centum of the amount so issued, to pay the principal of such bonds when they fall due; provided, however, that where, in any such city, there are or may be other revenues not specially pledged or appropriated, such revenues or any part thereof may, at the option of the common council or other governing body, be used for this purpose, and to the extent to which the sinking fund hereby required is provided for from such revenues, it shall not be necessary to make provision therefor by taxation. Proviso. Unlawful for city to increase bonded indebtedness beyond fif value of real and personal property. 4. And be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any city, under the authority conferred by this act, to inteen per cent. of crease its bonded indebtedness so that the whole amount of such bonded indebtedness outstanding at any time shall be greater than fifteen per centum of the value of the real and personal property therein, as returned and assessed for taxation for municipal purposes, but in estimating the total amount of such bonded indebtedness in any such city, the aggregate amount of the money and securities held in the sinking fund of such city, applicable to the payment of such indebtedness, shall first be deducted. empt from taxation. What bonds ex- 5. And be it enacted, That where any of the bonds issued under the authority of this act are owned and held by any taxpayer residing in the city wherein they are so issued, at the time taxes are laid and levied therein, the same shall in every such case be exempt from taxation. |