Expense, how provided for. Authorized to issue bonds. GENERAL PUBLIC LAWS. shall, on application of either party, nominate and appoint three disinterested parties to examine such property and estimate the value thereof, or damage sustained thereby, and who shall, after reasonable notice to the parties of the time and place where they will be heard in relation to the matter, proceed without delay to make their report thereon, and deliver the same to the court as soon as finished; and whenever such report shall be confirmed by said court aforesaid, said board shall forthwith pay to such owner, or to such person or persons as the court may direct, the sum mentioned in said report in full compensation for the property so required or for the damages sustained, as the case may be, and thereupon the corporate authorities of such city shall become seized in fee of such property so required, and shall be discharged from all claim by reason of such taking or discharge. 2. And be it enacted, That the expense of acquiring such land and constructing such connecting sewer shall be assessed upon the land and real estate benefited thereby, in proportion to the benefit received, with the provision that if the expenses shall exceed the amount of special benefit, in any case, then such excess of expense over benefit shall be paid by the city and raised by tax. 3. And be it enacted, That the board having control of the finances of such city, shall have power, at any time, to borrow any money necessary for the purpose of purchasing such land, or constructing such sewer, and to issue bonds therefor bearing not exceeding five per centum interest, and running not exceeding ten years, with such other provisions and in such form as such board shall determine to be for the best interests of the city. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 8, 1883. CHAPTER XVIII. An Act to secure the performance of contracts for city improvements within the time required by such contract. pletion of im 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly Time for comof the State of New Jersey, That in all proposals to contract-provement to ors for any improvement in any city in this state, the sur- be included in veyor shall include in the advertisement for proposals the for proposals. number of days allowed for the completion of the improve ment. advertisement 2. And be it enacted, That such city shall include in the To be included contract for such improvement the number of days allowed in contract. to complete said improvement as mentioned in the advertisement for the completion thereof, and shall provide in said contract that said city shall deduct and retain out of the moneys which may be or become due to the contractor, as damages for the non-completion of the improvement within the time mentioned in said proposals, the sum which shall accrue or become due for the inspectors' wages for each and every day the aggregate time of all the inspectors employed on said improvement may exceed the stipulated time for its completion, in addition to any other penalty which said city may determine to exact for such non-completion. ized to release 3. And be it enacted, That in no case shall the city, or any city not authorof its agents, have the power or authority to release in any way contractor, &c. the contractor from such contract, but shall in all such cases deduct and retain out of the moneys which may be or become due to the contractor, as damages for the non-completion of the improvement within the time mentioned in the contract, the sum which shall accrue or become due for the inspectors' wages for each and every day the aggregate time of all the inspectors employed on said improvement shall or may exceed the time stipulated in said contract for its completion, whether said time for completion is extended by said city or not. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 8, 1883. Breach of bond, how prosecuted. CHAPTER XIX. A Supplement to the act entitled "An act for the maintenance of bastard children," approved March twentyseventh, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That whenever any bond shall be taken, as mentioned in the act to which this is a supplement, to perform any order of filiation, and any breach shall happen in the condition of any such bond, the same may be prosecuted by the counsel or attorney of any city or township in which proceedings shall be taken under said act, and the same proceedings shall be had thereupon as are now provided by the act to which this is a supplement, in the same manner as if said suits were prosecuted by the prosecutor of the pleas, as provided by said act. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 8, 1883. Three or more members of association CHAPTER XX. A Supplement to an act entitled "An act to incorporate societies for the promotion of learning" [Revision], approved April ninth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That whenever for want of suffimay call meet- cient by-laws for the purpose, or of officers duly authorized, or from the improper neglect or refusal of such officers or ing in certain cases. from other legal impediment, a legal meeting of any association of persons in this state for the promotion of learning, which now or hereafter may be, cannot be otherwise called, three or more members of such association may call a meeting thereof, by giving such notice as is required by the act to which this is a supplement, and such meeting so called shall be a legal meeting of the association, and if there be no officers of the association present, whose duty it is to preside at meetings, the members present may elect such officers of the association as is required by law, and it shall be the duty of the secretary of such association to record the proceedings of such meeting in the book of minutes of the association. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall be deemed and taken as a public act and shall take effect immediately. Approved February 8, 1883. CHAPTER XXI. An Act increasing the compensation to be paid to commissioners of appeals in cases of taxation, being an act to amend an act entitled "An act concerning taxes," approved April fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred and fortysix. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly Section of the State of New Jersey, That section fifty-two of an act amended. entitled "An act concerning taxes," approved April fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, being also the fifty-first section of the general tax law as published in the revision of the statutes of New Jersey, published under the authority of the legislature, by virtue of an act, approved April fourth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, be amended to read as follows: 52. And be it enacted, That every commissioner of appeals compensation shall be paid out of the public money in the hands of the of commissioncollector of such township, the sum of three dollars a day, ers. for every day he shall have attended on the hearing and City authorities authorized to and erect school houses. CHAPTER XXII. An Act to authorize the construction of school houses in cities of the first class of this state. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly purchase land of the State of New Jersey, That the corporate authorities of the cities of the first class of this state, upon request by the board of education, or other body having the charge of the public schools in such city of the first class, shall purchase lands and shall erect school houses thereon, and shall furnish the same, from time to time, as the increase of population in any part of such city of the first class having the least school accommodations may demand; provided, however, that the expense incurred in any one instance shall not exceed forty thousand dollars, including the purchase of land; not more than one school house shall be built in each year. Proviso. Funds, how raised and provided for. 2. And be it enacted, That, to raise the funds for the purposes aforesaid, the corporate authorities of such city of the first class shall have power to raise money by temporary loans for a term not exceeding three years; and to meet such loan they shall include in the next annual tax levy one-third, at least, of the amount of such temporary loan, with interest thereon, and in the second succeeding annual tax levy they shall include at least one-third of such amount, with interest thereon, and in the third succeeding tax levy they shall raise any balance unpaid, with interest; and as fast as such moneys shall come into the treasury of such city of the first class they shall be applied to pay such temporary loan; and such loan shall be so obtained that it can be paid by instalments, with interest payable semi-annually. |