To prevent contagious diseases.

To regulate burial.

Boards may

enforce ordinances and collect penalties.

which is used for domestic purposes, and to order not to be used or to close any well, the water of which is polluted.

IV. To remove to a suitable place any case of contagious or infectious disease and disinfect premises where the board of health declares that the removal is necessary for the public health and without undue risk to the person or persons thus diseased.

V. To regulate the burial and disinterment of human bodies in accordance with the laws of this state.

2. And be it enacted, That in the enforcement of ordinances thus declared as to the matters and subjects herein specified besides or instead of modes of procedure provided in other laws relating to these subjects, said board of health may proceed for the enforcement of laws or ordinances and for the collection of penalties, according to the provisions of the law and the supplement thereto to which this is a supplement.

3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately.

Approved April 21, 1884.

Temporary bonds or obligations may be issued and renewed in

anticipation of

taxes.

CHAPTER CLXI.

An Act relating to the issue of temporary loan bonds in cities of this state.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful for the common council, board of finance, or their governing body of any city in this state to issue from time to time its temporary bonds or obligations in anticipation of taxes, and to renew such bonds heretofore issued, to the amount of the taxes remaining unpaid at the date of any such issue; and said bonds shall run for a period not extending, with renewals, beyond the time limited by the charter of such city for the sale of lands for unpaid taxes.

2. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts, Repealer. general or special, inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect immediately. Approved April 21, 1884.

CHAPTER CLXII.

An Act concerning cities in this state.

payment of

on honded in

be raised by tax

to tax levy.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Deficiency in the State of New Jersey, That where in any city or cities of annual interest this state the provision heretofore made by law for the debtedness may payment of the annual interest heretofore accrued or tion by adding hereafter to accrue on the bonded indebtedness or any part thereof, of such city or cities, shall have been found or shall hereafter be found to be insufficient for such purpose, the board having the control of the finances of such city or cities shall have power to raise by taxation the amount of such deficiency by adding the same to the annual tax levy of such city or cities.

2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately.

Approved April 21, 1884.

CHAPTER CLXIII.

An Act respecting telegraph, telephone, electric light and other wires and cables for electric purposes.

attached to

1. BE IT ENACTED, by the Senate and General Assembly of wires or cables the State of New Jersey, That whenever any wire or cable buildings or used for any telegraph, telephone, electric light, or other sidered a per

lands not con

petual right to

on account of

lapse of time.

attachment, &c., wire or cable for electric purposes, is or shall be attached to, or does or shall extend upon or over any building or land, no lapse of time whatsoever shall raise a presumption, or justify a prescription of any perpetual right to such attachment or extension.

Approved April 21, 1884.

Attorney general

assistants.

Proviso.

CHAPTER CLXIV.

A Further Supplement to an act entitled "An act fixing the compensation of certain public officers of this state," approved March sixteenth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six.

gov

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly authorized to of the State of New Jersey, That the attorney-general is hereby authorized, by and with the approval of the ernor of this state, to employ in his office such clerical assistants as may be necessary; provided, that the cost thereof shall not exceed the sum of fifteen hundred dollars per annum; and such clerical assistants so employed shall be paid in the manner prescribed by the second section of the act to which this is a supplement for the payment of the persons employed in the other departments. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately.

Approved April 22, 1884.

CHAPTER CLXV.

An Act to organize and establish a state board of agri

culture.

tute directors of

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly who to constiof the State of New Jersey, That the directors of the state board. New Jersey state board of agriculture shall hereafter consist of the following, to wit: Two members of the board of managers of the geological survey, to be chosen by said board; the professor of agriculture in the state agricultural college, four members of the board of visitors of the state agricultural college, to be chosen by said board; the president of the board of managers of the New Jersey experimental station and the director of said station; the master of the state grange patrons of husbandry, one delegate from the state agricultural society, one delegate from the state horticultural society, and one from each county board of agriculture, which may associate itself with the state board in the manner hereinafter provided; who shall receive compensation from the state for their personal expenses when engaged in the duties of said board.

membership.

2. And be it enacted, That the members of all agricul- Who to constitute tural and horticultural societies, farmers' clubs, granges of the patrons of husbandry, and other agricultural associations shall constitute the membership of the state board; provided, however, that no member created by this Proviso. section shall be eligible to any office of the board, nor receive any compensation from the state for their services.

election of officers

3. And be it enacted. The board shall meet at the state Annual meeting house, in the city of Trenton, at least once in each year of board and (and as much oftener as may be deemed expedient) and shall elect a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer, who with three others to be elected at the same time, shall constitute the executive committee of said board;

secretary, &c.

the secretary shall receive an annual salary not exceeding Annual salary of six hundred dollars, and may, with the approval of the board, employ a clerk or clerks at an expense of not more than one hundred dollars per year, which salary and expenses shall be paid out of the treasury of the state. Term of office of 4. And be it enacted, That the directors of this board

directors.

Proviso.

Powers of the board.

Duty of board to

examine formation of county boards.

Membership of county boards.

How county

boards may organize.

Proviso.

shall hold office for the term of two years, and until their successors are duly appointed; provided, however, that of the directors first chosen after the passage of this act one half shall be chosen for the term of one year and the remaining one-half for the full term of two years, except in cases of vacancies, when members shall be chosen for the unexpired term only.

5. And be it enacted, That the state board of agriculture shall have full power to investigate such subjects relating to the improvement of lands and agriculture in its various branches in this state as they may think proper, and may take, hold in trust, and exercise control over donations or bequests made to them for promoting scientific education or the general interests of agriculture.

6. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the state board of agriculture to encourage and aid, as far as practicable, the formation of county boards of agriculture in the several counties of this state (to the end that all the agricultural interests of the state may be fully represented) in the manner following, to wit:

I. The membership of such county boards shall consist of all the members of the agricultural and horticultural associations of said county.

II. In counties having no agricultural or horticultural organizations, any number of citizens, not less than ten, may organize a county board of agriculture by electing president, a secretary, a treasurer, and a board of not less than five directors, adopting the name of "the county board of agriculture," (inserting in each case the name of the proper county,) and filing with the secretary of the state board of agriculture a certificate of such organization; provided, however, that upon the formation of any agricultural or horticultural association in said county, they shall become members of such county board as provided in articles III, and IV. of this

section.