are guilty of than one year, or both, in the discretion of the court; and When persons any person who shall willfully make a false statement of perjury. any material fact or thing in a sworn statement as to the death or disability of a certificate holder in any such association, for the purpose of procuring payment of a benefit named in a certificate. of such holder, and any person who shall willfully make any false statement in any verified report or declaration under oath required or authorized by this act, shall be guilty of perjury and shall be proceeded against and punished as provided by the statutes of this state in relation to the crime of perjury. whom examina 13. And be it enacted, That whenever said commissioner When and by of banking and insurance shall become satisfied that any tion made and such association doing business within this state is exceed- expenses paid. ing its power, or conducting its business fraudulently, he may personally, or by some person to be designated by him, examine into the condition, affairs, character and business methods, accounts, books and investments of such association at its home office, which examination shall be at the expense of such association, and such expense shall be limited to the sum of fifty dollars. from doing busi ness 14. And be it enacted, That any such association refusing Failure to make or neglecting to make the report as provided in this act report excludes shall be excluded from doing business within this state; said commissioner of banking and insurance must within sixty days after failure to make such report, or in case any such association shall exceed its powers, or shall conduct its business fraudulently, or shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this act, or shall refuse to submit its accounts, books, papers and vouchers for examination by said commissioner or person designated by him, shall give notice in writing to the attorney-general, who shall When the immediately commence an action against such association shall proceed to enjoin the same from carrying on any business; and against associano injunction against any such association shall be granted by any court, except on application by the attorney-general, at the request of the commissioner of banking and insurance; no association so enjoined shall have authority to continue business until such report shall be made, or overt act or violations complained of shall have been corrected; nor until the costs of such action be paid by it; attorney-general tions Proviso. Penalty when violates this act. provided, the court shall find that such association was in default as charged, whereupon the commissioner of banking and insurance shall re-instate such association, and not until then shall such association be allowed to again do business in this state; any officer, agent or person acting for any association or subordinate body thereof, within this state, while such association shall be so enjoined or prohibited from doing business pursuant to this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not less than thirty days nor more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. 15. And be it enacted, That any person who shall act officer or agent within this state as an officer, agent or otherwise, for any association which shall have failed, neglected or refused to comply with, or shall have violated any of the provisions of this act, or shall have failed or neglected to procure from the commissioner of banking and insurance proper certificates of authority to transact business, as provided for by this act, shall be subject to the penalty provided in the last preceding section for the misdemeanor therein specified. Applies to fraternal benefi ciary associations only. Lodges not affected. Fees, and to whom paid. 16. And be it enacted, That this act shall not apply to any corporation, society or association carrying on the business of life, health, casualty or accident insurance for profit or gain, but it shall apply to fraternal beneficiary associations only, as defined in section one of this act; this act shall not affect or apply to any grand or subordinate lodges of the ancient order of free and accepted masons, independent order of odd fellows, improved order of red men, junior order of American mechanics, as they now exist, nor of the knights of Pythias (exclusive of the endowment rank), nor to similar orders, nor to any association not working on the lodge system, or which limits its certificate holders to a particular class, or to the employees of a particular town or city, designated firm, business house or corporation. 17. And be it enacted, That every association to which this act shall be applicable shall pay the following fees to the commissioner of banking and insurance, for defraying the expenses of this act, viz.: For filing the declaration or a certified copy of charter required by this act, ten dollars; For filing the annual report therein provided, five dollars; For every copy of any paper filed or recorded in his office, eight cents per folio; For affixing his official seal on such copy, and certifying same, one dollar. 18. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed, and that this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 11, 1893. Repealer CHAPTER CXXIX. A Supplement to an act entitled "An act concerning street railroad companies," approved March sixth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six. amended. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Section to be the State of New Jersey, That section two of the act entitled "An act concerning street railroad companies," approved March sixth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, be and the same is hereby amended so that said section shall read as follows: use electric 2. And be it enacted, That any street or horse railway Authorized to company in this state may use electric or chemical mo- motors or grip tors, or grip cables, as the propelling power of its cars, in- cables. stead of horses; provided, it shall have first obtained the Proviso. consent of the township committee, or the municipal authorities having charge of the public streets or highways on which it is proposed to use such motors or grip cables, which consent may be granted by ordinance. Municipal board, 2. And be it enacted, That the municipal board, or any &c., by ordicounty public road board, or other authorities having the authorize use of charge or control of any streets, highways or avenues in poles in public nance, may streets. Consent hereto fore granted valid. Proviso. Duties of commissioners of electrical subways not curtailed. Repealer. any city, county, town or township of this state may, when they deem it proper, authorize the use of poles located or to be located in the public streets or highways with wires strung thereon for the purpose of supplying the motors with electricity, and when a board grants such authority it may in such case prescribe the manner in which, and the places where such poles shall be located, and the manner in which the wires shall be strung thereon, and the same may be authorized and prescribed by ordinance. 3. And be it enacted, That any consent heretofore granted, contingent or otherwise, whether by resolution or in any other way by any municipality to any street or horse railway company to use electric or chemical motors or grip cables as the propelling power of its cars, of the construction and character in such ordinance or resolution specified, or of which the plan of construction has been or may be in any way assented to or approved by such municipal authorities, shall be as valid and effectual as if the same had been granted pursuant to the provisions of this act to the extent authorized by this act; provided, however, that no such consent heretofore granted shall be validated by virtue of anything in this act contained, without the assent and approval of the state board of commissioners of electrical subways first had and obtained. 4. And be it enacted, That nothing in this act contained shall curtail, abridge or otherwise interfere with any of the powers and duties of the state board of commissioners of electrical subways. 5. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts, inconsistent with this act be and the same are hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 11, 1893. CHAPTER CXXX. A Supplement to an act entitled "A further supplement to an act entitled 'An act to regulate elections,"" approved April eighteenth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, which supplemental act was approved May twenty eighth, one thousand eight hundred and ninety. elections 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Section to be the State of New Jersey, That section nineteen of said amended. supplemental act be and is hereby amended, so that henceforth said section nineteen shall be and read as follows, to wit: That the boards of registry and elec- Boards to contion and said registry or poll clerks appointed as herein- duct general before provided for, shall, in their respective election town meetings. districts, hold and conduct the next and all succeeding annual elections to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in any year, and also the annual "town meetings" or township elections hereafter to be held throughout this state under and in pursuance of the act entitled "An act incorporating the inhabitants of townships, designating their powers and regulating their meetings," approved April fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, and the act entitled "An act concerning townships and township officers," approved April twenty-first, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, and the several supplements to said two acts, or either of them, and the foregoing provisions of this act shall apply to said town meetings or township elections so far as the same may be applicable; there shall be no new registration for said town meetings or township Certified copy of elections, but the said boards of registry and elections register to be shall procure and use at such town meetings or township meetings. elections the certified copy of the register of voters filed with the township or other clerk pursuant to section seven of this act; said board of registry and election and used at town |