GENERAL PUBLIC ACTS PASSED BY THE One Hundred and Tenth Legislature CHAPTER I. A Supplement to an act entitled "An act to remove the fire and police departments in cities of this state from political control," approved May second, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five. to be estimated 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Hcw expenses the State of New Jersey, That on or before the first day of and assessed. March, in each year, the said boards of fire and police commissioners, respectively, shall estimate in detail the expenses of the fire and police departments for the ensuing year, and shall transmit such estimate to the common council of such city, which sums so estimated the said body shall cause to be assessed and raised by making provision therefor in the tax ordinance of such year; provided, however, that if such estimate for the fire depart- Proviso. ment shall in any year exceed an amount equal to one mill and eleven-hundredths of a mill on one hundred dollars of the total valuation of the assessed property in such city, as ascertained by the assessors' returns of the previous year, and if such estimate for the expenses of the police department shall in any year exceed an amount equal to one mill and nine-tenths of a mill on every one hundred dollars upon such valuation, that it shall be optional with such common council whether the excess or any part thereof be raised by taxation in such city or not; provided, further, that the said boards shall not make any Proviso. Fines, penalties and and used. expenditure or incur any indebtedness exceeding the amount so appropriated and raised. 2. And be it enacted, That all fines, penalties and other receipts, how receipts from police courts, where such courts are or may appropriated be established in such cities, shall be paid into the treasury of such city, to be appropriated and used as the common council may direct, and that all receipts from the sale of material or from other sources, which may be received by the fire department in any such city, shall be used by the said board for the support of such department in addition to the appropriation made therefor by the common council, as herein provided. Duties of treasurer. Compensation of commissioners. Repealer. 3. And be it enacted, That whenever and as often as the common council of any such city shall, by resolution, direct the treasurer of such city to credit the said boards with a sum or sums of money for the support of their respective departments, on account of the appropriations so to be made as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of such treasurer, immediately upon the receipt of a certified copy of such resolution, to enter on his books the sum or sums of money therein mentioned, to the credit of the respective boards, and to pay on presentation all drafts drawn upon him by the order of the said boards, duly attested by the signatures of the president and secretary thereof, to an amount not exceeding the balance remaining on his books to the credit of the said boards respectively, and to preserve such drafts to be exhibited in the settlement of his accounts as treasurer of such city. 4. And be it enacted, That each of such commissioners shall receive an annual salary not exceeding one thousand dollars, to be paid as specified in the act to which this is a supplement. 5. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act be and the same are hereby repealed, and that this act shall take effect immediately. Approved January 27, 1886. LEON ABBETT, Governor. JOHN W. GRIGGS, President of the Senate. EDWARD AMBLER ARMSTRONG, Speaker of the House. CHAPTER II. A Further Supplement to an act entitled "A supplement to the act entitled 'An act respecting the court of chancery'" [Revision], approved March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five, which supplement was approved March first, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven. amended. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Section the State of New Jersey, That section one of the act to which this act is a supplement and which was amended by an act approved April twentieth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-five, be further amended so as to read as follows: cery to provide [1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Clerk in Chanthe State of New Jersey, That the clerk in chancery, with rooms at the approval of the chancellor, shall provide and furnish, certain at the expense of the state, two or more suitable rooms officers. in the city of Newark, for the chancellor, vice chancellors and advisory masters in the hearing of causes, and that the rent and expense thereof shall be ascertained and certified by the chancellor and paid by the treasurer of the state and shall not exceed two thousand dollars per annum.] 2. And be it enacted, That the second section of the said Section act shall be amended so as to read as follows: amended. and compensa [2. And be it enacted, That the chancellor and vice chan- Appointment cellors shall have power to appoint suitable persons, to tion of serhold office during their pleasure, as sergeant-at-arms of geant-at-arms. their respective court rooms, whose duty it shall be to attend the courts or hearings when required, for which service they shall each receive three dollars per day for each day they shall respectively be in actual attendance upon the court, to be paid by the treasurer of the state upon the certificate of the chancellor or vice chancellor.] 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 2, 1886. |