1894 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 11, 1893. How and by whom the law officers of cities are appointed. Appointment of officers or mem the mayor to be CHAPTER CXXI. An Act concerning the appointment of municipal officers and boards in cities. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of he State of New Jersey, That the law officers of any city of the first class of corporation or city counsel, and corporation or city attorney, shall be appointed by the board in such city having charge of the financial affairs thereof and charged with the duty and power of confirming, by ordinance or otherwise, the annual tax levy or tax budget, by whatever name the same may be known in any city, by a vote of not less than two-thirds of all the members of any such board being recorded in favor of such appointment, in every case. 2. And be it enacted, That in every case in any city municipal where the mayor thereof is now authorized by any law bers of boards by to appoint any municipal officer or member of any municipal board, the name of the person appointed shall be submitted to the board of such city government having the control and management of the financial affairs and the duty and power of confirming the annual tax levy or tax budget, by ordinance or otherwise, by whatever name the same may be known in such city, and no such appointment shall take effect until such board has confirmed the same by a vote in favor thereof of not less than two-thirds of all of the members of such board, duly recorded in the permanent minutes thereof; provided, that this act shall not apply to the appointment of any secretary to the mayor or any clerk in his office authorized by law, nor to any of the active members of any Proviso. police force or fire department in any city, other than the superintendents thereof. not invalidated. 3. And be it enacted, That if any section of this act when sections shall, for any reason, be held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such holding shall not affect the other provisions of this act, or any of them. 4. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts in- Repealer. consistent with this act be and the same are hereby repealed, and that this act shall take effect immediately. Passed March 11, 1893. CHAPTER CXXII. A Further Supplement to an act entitled "An act concerning taxes," approved April fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Property exempt the State of New Jersey, That the dwelling house owned from taxation by any religious corporation, and the land upon which the same stands, while and during only the time actually used by the officiating clergyman of such religious corporation, shall be exempt from taxation to an amount not exceeding five thousand dollars, but not more than one dwelling actually used by any one religious corporation shall be so exempt. 2. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts in- Repealer. consistent herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 11, 1893. Authorized to borrow money to CHAPTER CXXIII. An Act to authorize cities of the first class to provide for and pay amounts unpaid for lighting streets, public buildings and public places, arising from insufficient appropriations. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of pay deficiency. the State of New Jersey, That whenever in any city of the first class of this state, by reason of insufficient appropriations for lighting streets, public buildings and public places in such city, the persons or corporations which have furnished or shall hereafter furnish light to the streets, public buildings and public places, or either thereof, of such city, remain unpaid therefor in whole or in part, whether for one year or more, it shall be the duty of such city to borrow such sum or sums of money as shall be necessary to meet such deficiency, and to pay the same therewith. Authorized to issue bonds. Money to be raised by assessments and taxation. 2. And be it enacted, That in such case the board or authority of said city having charge of the lighting of said city, shall make its requisition for the sum needed. for the purpose aforesaid, on the board or other authority having the management and control of the finances of said city, and that board or authority shall thereupon cause to be issued temporary bonds of such city for the amount named in such requisition, bearing interest at a rate not exceeding four and a half per centum per annum and to be sold at not less than par, and the proceeds thereof shall be applied to the payment of such unpaid amount. 3. And be it enacted, That the amount, principal and interest, of said bonds, shall be placed in the next annual tax levy and assessed and collected as other taxes. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 11, 1893. CHAPTER CXXIV. A Father Supplement to an act entitled "An act for the formation of borough governments," approved April fifth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight. created for pay adoption of a mayor and 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Sinking fund the State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful for any ment of municiborough in this state organized under the provisions of pal bonds, upon the act entitled "An act for the formation of borough resolution of governments," approved April fifth, one thousand eight council. hundred and seventy-eight, and the several supplements thereto, and that has heretofore or shall hereafter issue its municipal bonds, creating a debt or obligation of such borough, to fall due at a future time, under or by virtue of the provisions of any law of this state authorizing the issuing of such bonds and the creation of such debt or obligation; by a resolution of the mayor and council of such borough to that effect duly passed and adopted, to provide for the creation and establishment of a sinking fund for the payment and cancellation of such bonds at their maturity, in the manner hereinafter provided. to be appointed. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the Commissioners mayor and council of any such borough, after having passed and adopted a resolution to create and establish a sinking fund for the purpose specified in the first section of this act, to appoint three suitable persons, residents and freeholders within such borough, as commissioners to receive, take charge of, invest and pay over such sinking fund in the manner hereinafter provided; which commissioners, when so appointed shall be officially des- Designated as ignated as commissioners of the sinking fund of the commissioners of borough of (inserting the name of the borough), and of the three commissioners so to be appointed in the first instance, one shall be appointed to hold office for one Term of office. year, one for two years and one for three years from the date of their appointment, and one such commissioner shall be appointed annually thereafter, to hold his office the sinking fuud. expiratirn of term. Vacancy. Bond. Appointment at for the term of three years and to take the place of the commissioner whose term then expires, any vacancy to be filled by appointment for the unexpired term only; and such commissioners, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of their appointment, shall severally enter into a bond to such borough, in such amount as the mayor and council of such borough shall, by resolution, fix and require, and with sureties to be approved by such mayor and council conditioned for the honest and faithful discharge of the duties of his office as commissioner of the sinking fund of such borough, which bond shall be renewed annually and shall be filed with the borough clerk. Duties of commissioners of sinking fund. 3. And be it enacted, That such commissioners of the sinking fund when duly appointed and qualified shall be the lawful custodians of all such moneys as shall be levied and raised in such borough for the purpose of paying off and retiring the bonded indebtedness of such borough for which such sinking fund is to be raised, and it shall be the duty of such commissioners to loan and invest such funds and the interest accruing thereon from time to time, and keep the same loaned and invested at interest, upon such securities as the school fund of this state may be lawfully loaned and invested upon, but in the corporate name of such borough, and to pay the principal of such fund into the borough treasury when thereto required by resolution of the mayor and council of such borough for the purpose of paying off and retiring such bonded indebtedness of such borough ;" and it shall be the duty of such commissioners annually on the fifteenth day of February, and at such other time or times as they may be required so to do by resolution of the mayor and council, to furnish and report to the mayor and council of such borough a detailed statement of the condition of such statement of such sinking fund in their hands and showing all receipts, disbursements and investments on that account by them during the twelve months next preceding such accounting and giving a description of such securities as may be in their hands for such funds as they may have loaned or invested; and all expenses necessarily and properly inlegitimate debt. curred by such commissioners in the discharge of their Make annual sinking fund. Expenses a |