Advertise ments of ad validated. CHAPTER IV. Supplement to "An act relative to sales of lands under a public statute or by virtue of any judicial proceedings." 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of journed sales the State of New Jersey, That where any sale of real estate has heretofore been duly advertised previous to an adjournment of the sale thereof, and said sale was publicly adjourned according to law and duly advertised in one of the same newspapers containing the original notice of sale, the purchaser of said real estate on such adjourned day of sale, having paid the price thereof and received his deed therefor, shall have as good and complete a title thereto as if the said adjourned sale had been duly advertised in the same two newspapers containing the original notice of sale, as now required by law. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 13, 1877. CHAPTER V. A Supplement to the act entitled "An act to regulate the action of replevin," approved March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the sixth section of the act to which this act is a supplement, which is in the words following, to wit: cited. "Every sheriff or coroner, before he makes deliver- Section ance of any goods or chattels, by virtue of any writ of amended rereplevin, shall take in his own name, from the plaintiff and two responsible persons as sureties, a bond in double the value of the goods and chattels mentioned in the writ (such value to be ascertained by the oath or affirmation of one or more disinterested witnesses, which oath or affirmation such sheriff or coroner is hereby authorized and required to administer,) and conditioned for prosecuting the suit with effect and without delay, and for duly returning the said goods and chattels in case a return shall be awarded; and if any sheriff or coroner shall take security otherwise, or neglect to take sufficient security, he shall answer for the value of the goods and chattels," be and the same is hereby amended so that the same shall read and be in the words following, to wit: Every sheriff or coroner, before he makes deliverance Amendment. of any goods or chattels, by virtue of any writ of replevin, shall take in his own name, from the plaintiff and two responsible persons as sureties, a bond in double the value of the goods and chattels mentioned in the writ (such value to be ascertained by the oath or affirmation of one or more disinterested witnesses, which oath or affirmation may be made before such sheriff or coroner, or before any officer authorized by law to administer oaths,) and conditioned for prosecuting the suit with effect and without delay, and for duly returning the said goods and chattels in case a return shall be awarded; and if any sheriff or coroner shall take security otherwise, or neglect to take sufficient security, he shall answer for the value of the goods and chattels. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 14, 1877. Ballot boxes to be delivered by the county clerks. Penalty for tend meeting of board of county canvassers, &c. CHAPTER VI. A Further Supplement to the act entitled "An act to regulate elections," approved April eighteenth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That it shall be the duty of the county clerk with whom the ballot boxes are deposited pursuant to the fifty-second section of the act to which this is a further supplement, to deliver to any of the judges or inspectors of election of any township, ward or election district or precinct, the ballot box pertaining to such township, ward, or election district or precinct, ten days before any election to be held therein, notwithstanding the period of six months may not have elapsed since the same may have been deposited with him. 2. And be it enacted, That if any member of a board of failure to at election of any township, ward or district, who shall have been appointed by such board to attend the meeting of the board of county canvassers for such election, shall neglect or fail to attend such meeting at the time appointed therefor, or to deliver or safely transmit, at or before the hour of twelve o'clock, noon, of the day appointed for such meeting, to the clerk of the county, the original statement of the result of the election, pursuant to the sixtieth section of the act to which this is a further supplement, such member shall forfeit and pay to the county collector of such county, for the use of the county, the sum of one hundred dollars, to be sued for and recovered by such county collector, with costs, in any court of competent jurisdiction; and it shall be the duty of the clerk of the board of county canvassers immediately upon the adjournment of the board, to certify to the county collector the names of all members so failing to attend said board of county canvassers or to deliver or transmit such original statement; and the said county collector shall forth with thereafter institute proceedings to recover said penalty. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 14, 1877. CHAPTER VII. An Act to provide for the further relief of the poor. may be in 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Appropriation for poor the State of New Jersey, That where the appropriation now made for the aid and relief of the poor in cities, boroughs creased, and towns having five thousand inhabitants and upwards, has been already expended, or is or may be inadequate and insufficient for the necessary relief of the suffering and destitute poor, it shall be lawful for the board of finance of any such city or town, or in the absence of such board, then the common council or other authority or board of any such city, borough or town, to increase said appropriation at any time during the fiscal year for which the same was made, in such amount as by said board or common council, as the case may be, may be deemed reasonably necessary for the purpose of such aid and relief; provided, such additional appropriation Proviso. shall not exceed ten thousand dollars; and provided fur-Proviso. ther, that it shall be the duty of such board or common council thus making appropriation, to adopt and enforce such measures and regulations respecting the disbursing such appropriation, or otherwise relieving the poor, in amount thereof, as in their judgment will seem a prudent, wise and economic expenditure of such appropriation and afford the desired aid to the poor. be borrowed. 2. And be it enacted, That said board or common coun-Money may cil is hereby authorized to borrow the amount of money which such board or common council may by this act appropriate for the purpose of such appropriation in anticipation of taxes next thereafter to be levied and to issue proper evidence or evidences of indebtedness therefor, to be signed by the mayor, sealed by the city, borough or town seal and attested by the clerk, and the said board or common council, as the case may be, shall provide for the repayment of the said borrowed money in the tax levy to be made next thereafter unless the same be previously paid, and it is hereby made the duty of said mayor to sign and the said clerk to attest and seal with the corporate seal such evidence of indebtedness the issue of which may be ordered under this act as herein provided. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 20, 1877. Section cited. CHAPTER VIII. A Supplement to an act entitled "A further supplement to an act entitled 'An act concerning taxes,"" approved April fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, which said supplement was approved April eleventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the first section of the act to which this is a supplement, which reads as follows: "BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of amended re- the State of New Jersey, That a poll tax not exceeding one dollar shall be assessed upon every white male inhabitant of this State, of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, except the polls of all volunteers and sailors who have served for the period of one year or more, also those wounded and discharged in consequence thereof, in the armies or navies of the United States, who have been honorably discharged, and of all paupers, idiots |