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16. And be it enacted, That so much of the second section Part of former of an act approved March fifteenth, eighteen hundred and act repealed. sixty-one, entitled "An Act to enable the city of Hudson to introduce water and to pay for the laying of water pipes in a portion of said city," as limits the common council to the issue of an amount of city of Hudson water district bonds to an amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars, and that so much of the thirteenth section of an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the city of Hudson," approved April eleventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, as limits the said common council to the issue of thirty thousand dollars of such bonds. for the purpose in said second section named, be and the same are hereby repealed, and that the said the mayor and common council are hereby authorized and empowered for the purpose in said second section named, to issue bonds to an amount not exceeding seventy-five thousand dollars, in like manner and on the same terms as are provided for the issue of said bonds in the said section mentioned.

17. And be it enacted, That so much of the thirteenth sec- Continued. tion of an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the city of Hudson;" approved April eleventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, which said supplement was approved February twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty, as limits the common council to raise scrip or certificates of debt to be denominated on the face, "City of Hudson Public School Scrip," to an amount not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, and that so much of the fifteenth section of an act entitled " Supplement to an act entitled 'An Act to incorporate the city of Hudson,'" approved April eleventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, which said supplement was approved March twentythird, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, as fixes the limit for such purpose at the sum of thirty thousand dollars, be and the same are hereby repealed; and that the said mayor and common council are hereby authorized to issue scuh scrip or certificates of debt to the amount of fifty thousand dollars, on the same conditions and subject to the same terms as are now prescribed in the said act and the supplements thereto. 18. And be it enacted, That the second section of an act Amendment. approved March eighteenth, eighteen hundred and sixtythree, entitled "A Further Supplement to an act entitled 'An Act to incorporate the City of Hudson,'" approved April eleventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, be amended so as to require the application for the improvements therein

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mentioned to be made by the owner or owners of a majority of the lots bounded by the street or avenue, or part or sections of the street or avenue so sought to be improved, in the stead of any of such property owners as, by said section, is intended. Common 19. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said common council, when in their opinion the public interests will be subserved thereby, to advertise for proposals, and contract for portions or sections of any public work authorized by the act to which this act is a supplement, or the supplements thereto, and that, in other respects, the proceedings of said council and of the board of commissioners of assessments, as now prescribed for such work, shall remain unchanged by the provisions of this section.

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20. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed, and that this act shall take effect immediately. Approved April 3, 1868.

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CHAPTER CCCXXXIII.

An Act for the Improvement of Raritan.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the limits of the town of Raritan, in the county of Somerset, for the purposes of this act shall be as follows: Beginning at a point where the easterly boundary line of the homestead farm of the Reverend F. F. Cornell, as formerly owned by Richard B. Duyckink, intersects the Easton and New Brunswick turnpike; thence southerly down the easterly boundary line of said farm to the Raritan river; thence up said river to a southwest boundary of the farm owned by John V. M. Quick; thence northerly along the westerly boundary of his farm to the southerly line of the farm of Ebenezer C. Lindsey; thence along the southerly line of his farm to the southeast corner of the same thence northerly along the easterly boundary of his farm an

the westerly boundary of the farm of Jeremiah V. Perlee to the said turnpike; thence easterly down the said turnpike to the place of beginning.

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2. And be it enacted, That the freeholders, who are also Time of holdresidents of the said town as above bounded and limited, shall for board of make and hold an election in said town on the first Mondays of May hereafter, at which election there shall be chosen, by a plurality of the votes cast, seven of the freeholders of the said town, who shall be denominated "The Board of Commissioners of Raritan," and by that name they and their successors in office may sue and be sued, make contracts and agreements, make regulations and ordinances, and impose penalties, not exceeding fifty dollars in amount, for the purpose of carrying out and effecting the objects and purposes of this act.

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3. And be it enacted, That the first election of said com- Place of holdmissioners shall be held at the hotel of James H. Garnsey, in tion. said town, and subsequent elections shall be held at such place in said town, as by resolution of the board of commissioners for the time being shall be appointed, of which subsequent elections such board shall give two weeks' notice, by advertisement in the newspapers of the said county; that said election shall be by ballot, and shall be opened at four o'clock in the afternoon, and closed at seven o'clock in the evening of the same day; that of the freeholders present at the opening of the polls, there shall be chosen of the electors then present, a judge and clerk of election, who shall conduct the same in the manner that township elections are conducted by ballot, which officers of election shall possess the same powers and be subject to the same duties and restrictions as the officers of township elections are subject to, and that at the close of said polls, the said judge and clerk of election shall canvass the votes, and publicly declare who have been chosen, and shall make out, under their hands, and deliver to the commissioners so chosen, a certificate of their election, which certificate shall be recorded in the minutes of the proceedings of said board.

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4. And be it enacted, That the commissioners so chosen Election of shall, at one of the meetings of said board, as soon after their president, secelection as may be practicable, elect from their number a president, secretary and treasurer; that meetings of said board may be called by the president, or, in his absence or disability, by the treasurer, upon two weeks' notice, published

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in any such newspaper, which meetings so called may be publicly adjourned to another time and place without further advertisement; that the treasurer shall give his bond to said board, with satisfactory sureties, in such amount as they may require, for the faithful performance of his office, and shall render annually, and as often as required by resolution of the board, an account of all moneys received and disbursed by him, and shall pay out no moneys except upon resolution of the board, upon bills countersigned by the president; that the secretary shall keep a minute of the proceedings of said board, and record the same in a book provided for that purpose.

5. And be it enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for commission the said board of commissioners to have the general supervision, management and control of the public streets, sidewalks and roads of said town, and of all public commons therein or adjoining thereto, and of the fire engines, and all apparatus for the suppression of fires belonging to said town, and for this purpose may, by resolutions or ordinances, make all needful rules and regulations for the promotion and advancement of the interests of said town touching and concerning the matters above mentioned, and more particularly that they may by such resolutions or ordinances cause the streets and roads of said town, or such parts thereof as they may deem advisable, to be graded, graveled, or otherwise to be improved and repaired, and to prevent and cause to be removed all obstructions thereon, so that they may be kept open to the width at which they were laid out by the surveyors of the highways, or by any deed, donation or dedication thereof by the original owner or owners thereof, and also that they may fix and determine the width, grade and construction of the sidewalks of the said town, and cause the same, or such parts thereof as they may deem necessary, to be paved, flagged,, graveled and curbed, or either of them, at the expense of the several owner or owners of the improved property of said town adjoining said sidewalks; and in case any owner or owners shall neglect or refuse to comply with and carry out any such regulations or ordinances touching the sidewalks in front of and opposite their improved lots of land, then that said commissioners may cause the same to be done and carried out by their workmer, laborers or agents, keeping a particular account of the expenses attending the same, to and with reference to the several owners of such improved lots re

spectively; and in default of payment of such expenses by any such owner or owners, then the said board of commissioners, by their above mentioned title of office, may sue for and recover the same in any court of competent jurisdiction, which moneys when recovered shall be by them applied to carry out the purposes of this act; and the said commissioners. shall have power to cause to be constructed, enlarged, repaired and extended, any culverts, sewers, drains or ditches, in or along any of said streets or roads, and therein or thereby to divert, receive and discharge the drainage of said streets and roads, with reference to the greatest public convenience and doing the least private injury possible.

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6. And be it enacted, That no compensation shall be paid Assessment to any of said commissioners for their services; that they shall of taxes. not have power to levy any tax or make any assessment upon the owners of real estate or other inhabitants of said town, excepting only for the construction and repairs of sidewalks against the several owners of improved property, for the amount of the construction and repairs of such parts thereof as may lay in front of and adjoining to the improved property of such respective owner or owners; that the taxes which shall hereafter be assessed, levied and collected upon and from the taxable inhabitants of said town, and upon the real estate therein, for roads, or for the improvement or repairs of roads by the officers of the township of Bridgewater, shall not be applied to the roads without the boundaries of said town, but that the assessor and collector of the said township shall hereafter assess and collect upon and from the taxable inhabitants of said town, and on all lands liable to be taxed therein, the road tax which shall have been ordered to be raised at the previous annual township election, in the same manner as the same have been heretofore assessed, levied and collected; and it shall be the duty of the collector or collectors of said township to pay over the amount of the road tax by him or them received, which shall have been assessed and collected upon the taxable inhabitants of said town and upon all lands liable to be taxed therein, to the treasurer of said commissioners, to be expended and applied by them in carrying out the purposes of this act, and for this purpose the said assessor of said township shall, by some convenient mark in his duplicate, designate the road taxes of the taxable inhabitants of said. town; and in case of any dispute respecting such designation, or of the apportionment of said road taxes, the same shall be

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