8. And be it enacted, That that this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 13, 1893. Section to be amended. Effect of act with Proviso. CHAPTER CXXXIX. An Act to amend an act entitled "An act concerning roads" (Revision), approved March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That section seventy-nine of the act of which this is amendatory be amended to read as fol lows: 79. And be it enacted, That nothing in this act shall be respect to cities. construed to extend to narrowing, widening or altering any street in any of the cities, towns or villages in this state, or to pulling down or removing any dwelling house, market house or other public building heretofore erected and which may encroach on any highway; provided, however, that the grade of any street may be altered or any street there. in may be narrowed, widened or altered; provided, that three-fourths of the owners in interest of the lots fronting on the part of said road or street so proposed to be narrowed, widened or altered, or the grade thereof to be changed, shall consent in witing thereto; and provided, further, that nothing in this act shall be construed to deprive any person not so consenting, of damages, as heretofore. Proviso. Proviso. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 13, 1893. CHAPTER CXL. An Act to repeal the act entitled "A further supplement 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the said act, entitled "A further supplement to 'An act for the suppressing of vice and immorality'" (Revision), approved March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, which said supplement was approved March twenty-fourth, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, be and the same is hereby repealed. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 13, 1893. Repealer. CHAPTER CXLI. A Supplement to an act entitled "An act for the formation and government of boroughs," approved April second, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one. make ordinances regulate owners 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Mayor and counthe State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful for the cil authorized to mayor and council of any borough incorporated under to license and this act to make and establish ordinances for the follow- and drivers of ing purposes, viz.: to license and regulate the owners & and drivers of express wagons, trucks, hacks, cars, omnibuses, stages and all other carriages and vehicles used express wagons, for the transportation of passengers, baggage, merchandise and goods and chattels of every kind; also to license and regulate the owners and drivers of all vehicles used in connection with any business for the purpose of soliciting ordera or delivering goods within the limits of the municipality; also to license and regulate all auctioneers, common criers, hawkers, peddlers, pawn brokers, junk wagons, news stands, sweeps, scavengers, traveling and other street shows, street exhibitions, street parades, circuses, concerts, theatres, skating rinks, merry-go-rounds, observation roundabouts, razzle dazzles, or circular swings, organ grinders, itinerant venders of merchandise, medicines and remedies, and to fix the license fee to be paid therefor, which may be imposed for the purpose of revenue; and also to designate and locate stands and places which hackmen, cartmen, and all other persons engaged in carrying passengers, baggage and merchandise shall be privileged to occupy when soliciting business, and to prevent the occupying of other places for such purposes, and Prescribe penal. to fix and prescribe penalties for the violation of any such ties for violation ordinance or ordinances, or section thereof, either in the nature of a fine or imprisonment, under the authority of the act to which this is a supplement. of such ordinance. Repealer. 2. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith be and the same are hereby repealed, and that this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 13, 1893. CHAPTER CXLII. A Supplement to an act entitled "An act respecting the court of chancery," approved March twenty-seventh, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventyfive. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That in all actions hereafter com tain name and heirs, devisees or sentatives. menced in the court of chancery of New Jersey, by bill, Proceedings petition, or otherwise, whenever it shall appear by the absent persons allegations of said bill or petition, duly verified by the unable to ascer affidavit of the complainant or petitioner, or by one of residence of them, if there shall be more than one complainant or personal reprepetitioner, or his or their agent or solicitor, thereto annexed, that any person mentioned in said bill or petition, or his heirs, devisees or personal representatives, are proper parties defendant to said bill of complaint or said petition; and that the complainant, after diligent and careful inquiry therefor, made as in case of absent defendants, has been unable to ascertain whether such person. is still alive, or, if he is known or believed to be dead, has been unable to ascertain the names and residences of his heirs, devisees or personal reprepsentatives, or such of them as may be proper parties defendant as aforesaid, such action may proceed against such person by name, and his heirs, devisees and personal representatives, as in the case of absent defendants whose names are known; provided, nevertheless, that such notice as is now required Proviso. by law to be published against absent defendants in default of personal service, addressed to such person by name, and to "heirs, devisees and personal representatives," and containing such further statements and giving such further time as the chancellor may, by his order direct be first published and mailed in such manner as the chancellor may, by his order in said action, direct; and in case such person, or his heirs, devisees or personal representatives, shall not appear, plead, answer or demur within the time limited in said notice, or further allowed by the chancellor, if he shall think proper, on proof to the satisfaction of the chancellor of mailing and publication of said notice as directed; such action may proceed in all respects as if such person, or his heirs, devisees or personal representatives had been duly named and described and served with process of subpoena in said action, and had failed to plead, answer or demur to the complainant's bill of complaint, or petitioner's petition within the time thereto allowed by law. 2. And be it enacted, That all such defendants, and all persons falling within the description of "heirs, devisees How proofs made, costs may be had. or personal representatives" of the defendant supposed to be dead as aforesaid, shall thereupon be bound by all orders and decrees in said cause as if they had been duly named and described and served with process in this state. 3. And be it enacted, That proofs may be made, costs alallowed, &c., lowed, security ordered and proceedings for restitution or other relief from said decrees and orders had in like manner as the same are now allowed by law in the case of absent defendants. Repealer. 4. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed, and that this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 13, 1893. Term of office. CHAPTER CXLIII. A Further Supplement to an act entitled "An act to reorganize the board of chosen freeholders in counties of the first class in this state," approved April third, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine, and the supplements thereto. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the term of office of the members of the board of chosen freeholders, in counties of the first class in this state, except the director-at-large, shall begin on the second Wednesday of May next after every election of such members, and shall continue for three years and until others shall be chosen and legally Term of office of qualified in their stead; and the term of office of such director-at-large, director-at-large shall begin as heretofore and continue for three years and until another shall be chosen and legally qualified in his stead; the term of office of the present director-at-large, in counties of the first class in |