laws when notice is required by the constitution,'" approved January twenty-sixth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy six, which further supplement was approved March twenty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two, be and the same is hereby repealed. 2.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 14, 1893. Section to be amended When certain sum is insuffi or complete water works, election to be whether addi tional sum shall be raised, &c CHAPTER CXLVIII. An Act to amend an act entitled "A further supplement to an act entitled 'An act to enable incorporated towns to construct water works for the extinguishment of fires, and supplying the inhabitants thereof with pure and wholesome water,"" passed March fifth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, which said supplement was approved March seventeenth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That section one of the act of which this is amendatory be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of cient to construct the State of New Jersey, That whenever the board of water commissioners of any town, incorporated borough, had to determine camp meeting association, or other municipal commission of this state shall find that said sum of sixty thousand dollars, provided for in the act of which this is a supplement, is insufficient for the purpose of constructing and fully completing said water works, or that the water works and reservoirs, aqueducts, apparatus, erections, works, establishments and fixtures for supplying water of any such town, incorporated borough, camp meeting ceed certain to be given. association, or other municipal commission are inadequate to furnish a sufficient amount of pure and wholesome water for the purpose designated in and contemplated by said act, that then the said board of water commissioners shall report said fact to the board of commissioners, or other governing body of such town, incorporated borough, camp meeting association, or other municipal commission, and it shall thereupon be the duty of such board of commissioners or other board or body to order and appoint an election of the legal electors thereof, to be held in such town, incorporated borough. camp meeting association, or other municipal commission, to determine whether an additional sum shall be raised for said purpose, and if so, what sum, not exceeding, with Sum not to exthe sum already appropriated, in the whole three hun- amount. dred thousand dollars; of which election the clerk of such town, incorporated borough, camp meeting association, or other municipal commission shall cause public notice Notice of election of the time and place of holding the same to be given by advertisements, signed by himself, and set up in at least five public places in such town, incorporated borough, camp meeting association, or other municipal commission, and published in one or more newspapers printed therein at least six days previous to the day of said election, and said clerk shall provide for each elector voting at such election, ballots to be printed or written, or partly printed and partly written, on which shall be either the words, "For an additional appropriation for water supply under Form of ballots the provisions of the act entitled 'An act to enable incorporated towns to construct water works for the extinguishment of fire, and supplying the inhabitants thereof with pure and wholesome water,' and the supplements thereto $ ," or "Against an additional appropriation for water supply under the provisions of the act entitled 'An act to enable incorporated towns to construct water works for the extinguishment of fire, and supplying the inhabitants thereof with pure and wholesome water,' and the supplements thereto;" and that the polls for such election shall be held at the same places, and shall be opened and closed at the same hours, and such election shall be conducted by the same officers, and in the same Election, by manner, and such officers shall return a statement of the whom and how held. result of such election, which shall be entered in the same manner as is prescribed and provided for in the twentieth section of the act of which this is a supplement. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 14, 1893. Common coun ized to fix rate of interest. CHAPTER CXLIX. An Act concerning the rate of interest on certain muni cipal bonds. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of cil, &c., author- the State of New Jersey, That wherever by any act of the legislature any of the cities in this state are authorized to issue bonds for public improvements, and in and by such act or acts the rate of interest on such bonds is fixed at six per centum per annum or any other fixed rate or sum, that hereafter it shall be lawful for any such cities to issue such bonds at a rate of interest to be fixed by the common council, board of aldermen or other governing body, such rate not to exceed the sum of five per centum per Repealer. annum. 2. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 14, 1893. CHAPTER CL. An Act to amend an act entitled "An act for the formation and government of boroughs," approved April second, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one. amended. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Section to be the State of New Jersey, That section thirty-six of said act be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: to borough may thereof. 36. And be it enacted, That the inhabitants of any dis- District adjacent trict in this state adjacent to and adjoining any borough become a part heretofore created, or hereafter to be created, under any general law of this state, may become a part of such borough with all the powers and liabilities conferred upon the original corporation, and with the same rights and duties as it it had been included within the boundaries of the borough of which it seeks to become a part when the same was incorporated; provided, that the dis- Proviso. trict to be added shall not increase the area of the whole borough beyond the size provided for in the act under which such borough was incorporated; and provided fur- Proviso. ther, that the proceedings to annex any district to an existing borough shall be the same as is provided by this act for the incorporation of a borough, and the result of the election in the territory to be annexed shall be submitted to the mayor of the existing borough who shall at the next ensuing annual election submit the question of annexation to the legal voters in the existing borough, and if a majority of the said legal voters shall vote "against annexation " the result of the election shall be certified by the election officers, and all papers relating to the proceedings shall be filed in the clerk's office, as provided by this act, and the question of annexing the same territory shall not be again acted upon for five years; but if a majority of the legal voters in the existing borough shall vote "for annexation," then as soon as the result of the election is certified and filed in the clerk's Proviso. office as provided by this act, the annex district shall become a part of the original borough; and provided further, that nothing in this act shall apply to, affect or include any street, road or highway that is now or may hereafter be under charge, direction, management or control of any county public road board in this state, whether created or organized under or by virtue of any special or general act of the legislature.. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 14, 1893. How time may be extended t present claims decedent. CHAPTER CLI. Supplement to an act respecting the orphans' court, and relating to the powers and duties of the ordinary, and the orphans' court and surrogates" (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 upon the application of any against insolvent creditor of any insolvent decedent, the orphans' court of the proper county may extend the time within which claims may be presented by creditors of such decedent upon such terms as the court may deem just; provided, distribution shall not have been made; and provided further, that such notice of such application as the court may deem proper shall be given to the executor or administrator of such deceased insolvent. Proviso. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 14, 1893. |