after the issuing of the said bonds by a general tax upon the ratables of such municipality; the money so raised Sinking fund. for sinking fund purposes shall be kept in a separate account, and shall, under the direction of the board or commission having charge of the finances, be used or invested, from time to time, in the purchase or retirement of said bonds, or in the purchase of securities in which savings banks of this State are authorized to invest.

Amount in

cluded in tax levy.

Amount not included in bond or tax limitation.

Other municipalities may use plant.

10. The board or commission having charge of the finances of such municipality shall annually ascertain the amount of money necessary to be raised for the interest. upon said bonds and for such sinking fund, as well as for the operation and maintenance of said plant for the current fiscal year, and the amount thereof shall be included in the tax levy for such fiscal year, and raised by taxation upon the ratables of the municipality as other taxes are raised therein. The amount of any bonds issued under this act shall not be included in any limitation now existing by law upon such municipality as to the amount of bonded indebtedness to be created thereunder, nor shall the annual tax imposed for the operation and maintenance of such plant be counted or included in the limitation as to the maximum tax rate prescribed by law for such municipality.

II. It shall be lawful for any municipality which has constructed a disposal plant or works under this act to contract with any other municipality for the disposal, treatment and rendition of the sewage of such other municipality upon such terms and conditions as such Union plants. municipalities may mutually agree upon. It shall be lawful for any two or more municipalities to unite by mutual contract in the construction of one plant or disposal works for the joint benefit and use of such municipalities, and to that end agree upon, enter into and perform such terms and conditions, respectively, as the board or bodies of such municipalities, respectively, having charge of the sewers therein, and of the finances therein, may severally approve, and all the provisions of this act relative to powers, proceedings and operations of municipalities acting alone are hereby applied to and

made available for such municipalities as may unite in one system under mutual contract.

12. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith Repealer. are hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect immediately.

Approved October 29, 1907.

CHAPTER 286.

A Supplement to “An act making appropriations for the support of the State government, and for several public purposes, for the fiscal year ending October thirtyfirst, one thousand nine hundred and eight.”

BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

tions for ex

committee of

1. The following sums, or so much thereof as may be Approprianecessary, be and they are hereby appropriated out of penses of inthe State fund for the several purposes herein specified: vestigating For compensation and expenses of the following- assembly. named persons in connection with the investigation into State expenditures pursuant to resolution of the House of Assembly, passed April twelfth, one thousand nine hundred and seven, to wit:

John H. Backes, for compensation as counsel to the committee appointed pursuant to said resolution, five thousand dollars;

Edward O'Byrne, for compensation as stenographer to said committee, one thousand three hundred and sixty-three dollars and eighty-three cents;

George W. LaBarre and John W. Brooks, partners, for compensation as accountants to said committee, five hundred dollars;

Frank Hague, for compensation as sergeant-at-arms to said committee, three hundred dollars;

Joseph Fletcher, for compensation as assistant sergeant-at-arms to said committee, two hundred dollars; Frank Hague, for carfare and expenses in serving subpoenas on witnesses and for witness fees and mileage

Of Senate.

Proviso.

Printing reports.

paid, two hundred dollars. Said sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be paid on a bill properly sworn to and approved by the counsel of the committee.

2. To the Senate Investigating Committee, appointed by resolution of the Senate, passed July fifth, one thousand nine hundred and seven, for the purpose of paying for services rendered and expenses incurred by the stenographer, secretary, counsel, sergeant-at-arms, and other employes selected by said committee, five thousand dollars; provided, however, that no moneys shall be paid out of this appropriation except on bills presented and approved by a majority of said committee and the Governor, nor unless such bills shall be verified by the affidavit of the claimant.

3. To MacCrellish & Quigley, for printing reports of Insurance and Riparian Investigating Committees and furnishing supplies for same, six hundred and ninety-seven dollars and fifty-five cents;

John R. Riker, for clerical services for Riparian Committee, five dollars;

Frank Conway, for stenographic and typewriting work for Riparian Committee, eight dollars;

Merchants' Express, for carting freight and express for Riparian and Insurance Investigating Committees, twenty-seven dollars and fifty-eight cents.

4. This act shall take effect immediately.
Approved October 30, 1907.

Water districts in

townships.

CHAPTER 287.

An Act authorizing the division of townships into water districts for the purpose of supplying water within such districts for fire purposes, and the election of water commissioners in said district.

BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

1. The township committee of any township in any county in this State may, at any time, set off and divide the said township into districts, to be designated by

numbers, and may alter the same from time to time, and shall, by resolution, to be entered at length upon their minutes, define and declare the limits, boundaries and numbers of said districts, and the same being so defined and declared, shall be deemed and taken as water districts, and shall be known as and designated by and under the corporate name of "water district num- Corporate ber ," which said district, when so designated, shall be a body corporate, and shall possess and be deemed to have power to sue and be sued, complain and defend, in any court of law or equity, to make and use a common seal, and all other corporate power necessary for the carrying out the powers hereinafter conferred.

name.

ers chosen by

2. On the second Tuesday in September in each year Commissionthe legal voters of any such district so designated are ballot and hereby authorized to meet for the purpose of electing three money voted. persons, who shall be known and designated as "commissioners of water district number

," and at

election.

said time the said legal voters shall determine by ballot, by the vote of the majority of those present and voting, the sum of money to be raised and expended within such district for the ensuing year for a supply of water for fire purposes within such district. The said meeting Notice of for the election of said commissioners and the determination of said sum to be raised shall be held at such public place within the district as the said township committee may designate, and notice of said time and place of such election shall be given by the township clerk and set up in at least three of the most public places within the said district ten days before the said election; that the polls on said election shall be open at one o'clock in the afternoon and close at nine o'clock in the evening. The regularly constituted election officers shall officiate as the officers of said election. 3. The sum fixed and appropriated by the majority As to assessof said votes cast shall be certified forthwith to the lection of commissioners elected as aforesaid, who shall certify to money. the same and give notice to the township assessor of the sum so fixed, who shall assess the same upon the taxable property within said district in the same man

ment and col

Organization of commis. sion.

Vacancies.

Expenditure of money.

Location of streets and hydrants.

ner as township taxes are assessed; and said money shall be assessed, levied and collected in the same manner that other township moneys are assessed; and it shall be the duty of the collector of the township in which said district is situate to pay over all moneys received by him which shall have been assessed as afore said to the said commissioners.

4. Each of said commissioners shall, within one week after his election, qualify by taking and subscribing before the clerk of such township, or some other person authorized to administer oaths, an oath or affirmation faithfully to discharge the duties of his office to the best of his skill and understanding, and shall file the same with the clerk of such township. The said commissioners shall meet on the third Tuesday in September, and they shall immediately select one of their number to act as president of such commission and one of their number to act as secretary thereof, and one to act as treasurer. In case of a vacancy occurring at any time during the year, the commission shall fill the office for the remainder of the year. The acts of a majority shall be the acts of the commission.

5. The said commissioners are hereby empowered to expend said moneys for a supply of water within said district for fire purposes, and to enter into and make contracts or agreements for said district with the municipal authorities of any adjoining city or township, or with any water company. The sum to be paid by virtue of said contracts or agreements shall not exceed the amount voted for at said election, and the said commissioners are hereby empowered to determine what streets shall be supplied with water for the purpose aforesaid within said district, and where hydrants shall be placed and the number of the same.

6. This act shall take effect immediately.
Approved October 30, 1907.