CHAPTER CCXLVII. An Act to repeal an act entitled "An act to authorize and enable counties in this state to acquire and improve lands for public parks, and to maintain and regulate the same," approved March thirteenth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, with, and including the several acts supplementary thereto, and providing for the disposition of moneys raised by virtue thereof in any county of this state. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Repealer. the State of New Jersey, That "An act to authorize and enable counties in this state to acquire and improve land for public parks, and to maintain and regulate the same," approved March thirteenth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, with the several acts supplementary thereto, be and the same are hereby repealed. Money on hand to be paid over to county col- lector, and state 2. And be it enacted, That any moneys raised and procured by taxation and collected or obtained at any time under or by virtue of said acts, or either of them, in any county of this state, and which may now remain on hand, or in the custody, care or control of any commissioner, treasurer, officer or person named or referred to in either of said acts, or any other person whatsoever, shall be and hereby are ordered and directed to be handed over without delay, accompanied by a full statement relative to all such moneys, including what may have been expended thereof, as shall have come to the hands of any such commissioner, treasurer or person, to the county collector of such county, who is hereby authorized to receive the same and grant receipt and discharge therefor; all such moneys, together with any sums or balance of How money such moneys as such collector may have on hand undis. distributed and posed of are hereby committed to the care and custody of such county collector, to be taken and received by him, and distributed and paid back by him as follows: he paid back. shall, after computing the whole amount of such moneys which shall have come to his hands, also compute and ascertain what share, portion or sum thereof each city, town, township or other municipality of such county, which shall have paid and contributed thereto, may be entitled to be credited with, on the basis of and in proportion to the amount thereof which each may have paid and contributed thereto in the first instance; and this portion, sum or balance, thus ascertained, credited, and remaining to the credit of each such municipality shall be paid over To whom money by such county collector to such municipality; and such tax money, portion or balance thereof so remaining shall be paid in each case to that officer in such city, town, township or municipality who may be authorized to take and receive other tax moneys therein; and such lastmentioned officer shall receive and give receipt in writing to such county collector therefor, as so much park tax money paid back by the county, in pursuance hereof, to such municipality for its benefit and uses. to be paid. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 17, 1893. When retired on half pay. CHAPTER CCXLVIII. An Act providing for the pensioning of firemen in certain cities of this state. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That in all cities of this state having a paid fire department any fireman having received permanent disability by reason of accident incurred at any time in the service shall be retired upon half pay. 2. And be it enacted, That in any city or municipality of this state in which this act shall become operative the board or authority having control of the finances of such money required year, thereafter city or municipality shall borrow a sum sufficient to cover Authorized to such pensions required during the remainder of the cur- borrow sufficient rent fiscal year of such city or municipality, or may per- current fiscal mit the same to be paid out of any money of said city or by taxation municipality not otherwise appropriated, and shall there- annually. after annually put in the annual tax levy raised in said city or municipality a sum sufficient to cover such pensions. regulations. 3. And be it enacted, That the board of fire commis- Board to make sioners or other body having the control of the fire depart rules and ment in any such city or municipality of this state shall and are hereby empowered to regulate the pensions under this act and make all requisite rules and regulations necessary therefor not inconsistent with this act. 4. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts incon- Repealer. sistent with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed. 5. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 17, 1893. CHAPTER CCXLIX. A Supplement to "An act respecting conveyances" (Re- WHEREAS, foreign commissioners of deeds from New Preamble. Acknowledg of deeds, &c., validated. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of ments and proofs the State of New Jersey, That all acknowledgments and proofs of deeds, mortgages and other writings, and the certificates thereof, heretofore taken or made before or by any foreign commissioner of deeds for New Jersey who was appointed and commissioned by the governor, and before whose official oath and seal were filed in the office of the secretary of state of New Jersey, the records of such deeds, mortgages and other writings are hereby confirmed and made valid and legal and effectual to the extent that the same would have been valid, legal and effectual if the said official oath and seal had been filed in the office of the secretary of state of New Jersey. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 17, 1893. CHAPTER CCL. An Act relative to the jurisdiction and powers of district courts in this state. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That hereafter suits and actions against foreign corporations may be commenced and prosecuted in any district court of this state, in the same manner that other suits and actions are commenced therein, except that service of the writs and process to be employed shall be made by the sheriff of the county in which shall be located the court in which the suit or action is commenced, in the same manner that writs and process are served in suits and actions against foreign corporations commenced in the circuit court of such county. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 17, 1893. CHAPTER CCLI. A Further Amendment to an act to amend at act entitled "An act to regulate and establish the compensation of law or president judges of the courts of common pleas of the counties of this state," passed May eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, and amended May sixth, one thousand eight hundred and eightynine, and further amended March tenth, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-one. president judges 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Salary of law or he State of New Jersey, That the law or president judges of the courts of of the courts of common pleas of counties in the state common pleas. hall be paid an annual salary in proportion to the poplation of said counties respectively as hereinafter provided; that is to say, the annual salary of each law or resident judge aforesaid shall be fitteen hundred dollars n counties where the population is not more than thirtyine thousand; three thousand dollars in counties where he population is more than thirty-nine thousand and not nore than fifty-nine thousand; forty-five hundred dolars in counties where the population is more than fiftyine thousand and not more than sixty-nine thousand; orty-seven hundred dollars in counties where the popuation is more than sixty-nine thousand and not more han seventy-nine thousand; forty-nine hundred dollars n counties where the population is more than seventynine thousand and not more than eighty-nine thousand; ive thousand dollars in counties where the population is more than eighty-nine thousand and not more than ninety-nine thousand; five thousand two hundred dollars in counties where the population is more than ninetynine thousand and not more than one hundred and nine thousand; five thousand six hundred dollars in counties where the population is more than one hundred and nine thousand and not more than one hundred and fitty |