CHAPTER CCCCLXXXI. An Act for the relief of John Taylor, of the county of Monmouth, 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Pension. the State of New Jersey, That the treasurer of this state be and is hereby authorized and required to pay to John Taylor, of the county of Monmouth, who was a soldier in the war of eighteen hundred and twelve, or to his order, the sum of one hundred dollars per annum during the term of his natural life, in equal semi-annual payments of fifty dollars each, the first payment to be made upon the first day of June, eighteen hundred and seventy. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect imme diately. Approved March 17, 1870. CHAPTER CCCCLXXXII. An Act to authorize the building of a Private Wagon Bridge over the North Branch of the Rancocas Creek at Mount Holly, Burlington county. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Authorized to the State of New Jersey, That it shall and may be lawful for build bridge Thomas F. Keeler, and such other persons as may be associated with him, to construct and build a private wagon bridge over and across the north branch of the Rancocas creek, at Mount Holly, in the county of Burlington, the abutments of said bridge on either side of said creek to be on the property of the said Thomas F. Keeler or his associates, and said bridge to contain a draw of sufficient size to admit the free navigation of said creek, and in no wise to obstruct the same. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 17, 1870. Provisions extended. Annual elections. CHAPTER CCCCLXXXIII. An Act entitled a further supplement to an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the New Brunswick Insurance Company in the Counties of Middlesex and Somerset," approved December, the twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and twenty-six. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That all the provisions of the act to which this is a supplement be and the same is hereby continued and extended, and shall continue in force until it shall be altered, amended, modified or repealed by the legislature at any time hereafter, when in their opinion the public good may require it. 2. And be it enacted, That hereafter the annual elections for directors shall be held on the second Monday of May in every year, in the manner prescribed in said act; and in case it should happen that an election for directors should not be held on the day when, pursuant to this supplement, it ought to have been held, the said corporation shall not for that cause be dissolved, but it shall and may be lawful on any other day to hold such election. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 17, 1870. CHAPTER CCCCLXXXIV. A Further Supplement to "An Act to incorporate the city of Hoboken," approved March twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five. missioners. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Police com the State of New Jersey, That the powers and duties connected with and incident to the police government and discipline of the city of Hoboken shall be as hereinafter specially provided, vested in and exercised by a board of police commissioners, officers of police, and such number of policemen as the said police commissioners may appoint, not exceeding the number of thirty-five. vice to be de 2. And be it enacted, That the said board of police com Term of sermissioners shall consist of the mayer of said city of Hoboken, termined by for the time being, August Bente, William H. Child, William lot. P. Judge and John E. McWhorter; which said persons, other than the mayor, shall at their first meeting determine by lot which one of their number shall serve until the first Monday in May, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, which one for one year thereafter, which one for two years thereafter, and which one for three years thereafter, and the mayor of the said city, by and with the advice and consent of the common council shall thereafter fill all vacancies for any unexpired term, and appoint a member for a full term of four years within one month of the expiration of any member's term of office, and at the expiration of each term the full term succeeding shall be for four years, and the said commissioners shall receive no pay or compensation for their services. ers to take 3. And be it enacted, That on or before the first Monday Commissionin May, eighteen hundred and seventy, each of the said mem- onth bers of the said board, other than the mayor, shall take an oath, to be administered by the city clerk of the said city of Hoboken, to faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties of such member of said board, which said affidavits shall be filed in the office of the said city clerk, upon the filing of which the said member or members shall be fully General pow ers. qualified to enter upon the duties of the said office, and the said board shall enter upon and discharge the duties of said board as vested by this act on and after the said first Monday of May, eighteen hundred and seventy. 4. And be it enacted, That the said board of police commissioners shall have power to make such rules and regulations as to them may seem proper for the government of their own body, and for the government, direction and order of the police department of the said city of Hoboken. Chief of police 5. And be it enacted, That the said board of police commissioners shall hold meetings at least twice in every month, and shall promulgate all orders through the chief of police, who shall be appointed by the said board, and who shall be the executive head of the whole police force of the city, subject to the rules and regulations of the board. Commission & c 6. And be it enacted, That the said board of police comers to aid the missioners shall at all times aid and assist the mayor and city council of the city of Hoboken in the execution of all laws and ordinances in force in said city. mayor, Police not discharged for sons. 7. And be it enacted, That the present police organization political rea of the city of Hoboken shall continue until altered by the board of police commissioners in accordance with the provisions of this act; that the officers and members of the police force shall hold their offices during good behavior, and no person shall be removed from said force for political reasons, or on any grounds save incapacity, non residence or disobedience of the rules and regulations of the department; the members of the force shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the said commissioners, and which shall not be diminished within one year after the same shall be determined upon. Record of proceedings to be kept. Payment of salaries. 8. And be it enacted, That the commissioners shall keep a complete record of all their proceedings in a book or books provided for the purpose, which shall be taken and deemed as a public record, and they shall annually on or before the first day of May, submit a full report of their transactions, together with a financial statement to the common council of Hoboken, which report shall by them be ordered to be published in the same manner as the mayor's message and other public documents, and a copy shall be filed in the office of the city clerk. 9. And be it enacted, That in paying salaries a pay roll shall be made out by said board of police commisioners, and submitted to the common council, who shall order a warrant drawn on the city treasurer therefor, to the order of the president of said board of police commissioners, whose duty it shall be to pay the men according to said pay roll; and no moneys shall be drawn from the city treasury for the board of police commissioners except by warrant ordered by the common council, in pursuance of a requisition by said board of police commissioners. powers. 10. And be it enacted, That the members of the force are Police to have hereby invested with all the powers applicable to sheriffs and constabuary constables of the state, except to serve civil process; they shall also have all the powers conferred on the policemen of the city of Hoboken by the act to which this a supplement; they shall also be exempt from duty as jurymen, and from military service during the time they shall remain members of said force. Commission arrests. 11. And be it enacted, That each of said police commissioners shall have full power to arrest, without warrant, for ers may nake breaches of the peace committed in their presence, and in every such case of arrest the person arrested shall be forthwith taken before a proper judicial officer to be dealt with according to law. ex officio, a 12. And be it enacted, That the mayor of the city of Ho Mayor to be, boken, for the time being, shall always be ex-officio a member member of the of the said board, and shall be presiding officer of the said board. board; and the city clerk of the said city shall be clerk of the said board; and the city physician shall be police surgeon of said city; and that said clerk and police surgeon to receive no extra pay or compensation for their services by virtue of this act. 13. And be it enacted, That a majority of all the members Quorum. of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and no policeman shall be appointed or dismissed from the police force of the said city unless by the vote of the majority of the said board. ments. 14. And be it enacted, That the council of the city of Collection of Hoboken shall proceed to settle up the business and affairs of unpaid assessthe commissioners appointed under "An Act to provide for the drainage of certain low lands lying in the city of Hoboken and the township of Weehawken," approved April fourteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and the various supplements thereto, and for that purpose shall be vested with all the rights and powers of the commissioners appointed |