CONTENTS OF GENERAL PUBLIC LAWS. 1. An act authorizing the United States to change the channel of 2. A supplement to "An act for the punishment of crimes" [Re- 5. A supplement to an act entitled "An act concerning evidence" [Revision], approved March twenty-seventh, anno domini one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four..... 6. A supplement to an act entitled "An act relative to sales of lands under a public statute, or by virtue of any judicial proceed- ing," approved March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hun- 10. An act to reduce the expenses of public road boards, and to place them under the control of the boards of chosen freehold- 11. An act to provide for the relief of the poor in cities........... 12. An act authorizing townships to prevent cattle running at large, 21 13. An act to extend the time of chartered railroad companies whose time for completing their railroads shall expire in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, where work has been performed on said railroads, or money expended thereon........ 22 15. A supplement to an act entitled "An act to authorize the appor- tionment of taxes, assessments and water rents," approved April twenty-first, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, 23 Chapter. 16. An act providing that any husband or wife may give evidence in their own behalf, or for or against each other, in proceedings for divorce on account of adultery..... 17. An act to provide for excavating a cellar and relaying floor in the front part of the state house...... 18. A supplement to an act entitled "An act concerning evidence," approved March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.......... 19. An act to repeal section five of the act entitled "An act relative to the laws of this state, the proceedings of the legislature and the distribution thereof, and of the laws of the United States," approved April sixteenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six 20. An act to amend section three of the act entitled "An act relative to the publication of the laws of this state in the newspa pers," approved April twenty-first, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six....... 21. An act to amend section nine of the act entitled "An act relative to the office of secretary of state and register of the prerog ative court [Revision], approved April seventeenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six........ 22. A supplement to the act entitled "A supplement to the act entitled An act fixing the compensation of certain public officers of the state,'" approved March tenth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine, and relating to the compensation of the secretary of state...... 24. An act to encourage the manufacture of sugar in the state of New Jersey......... 25. An act to authorize railroad corporations to construct, acquire, maintain and operate lines of telegraph for commercial and public uses............. 26. An act concerning the sale of turnpike, bridge, plank road, gas, water, or gas and water companies, and providing for the reorganization thereof after such sale.......... 27. An act to amend "An act relative to the writ of certiorari," [Revision], approved March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four...... 28. A further supplement to an act entitled "An act concerning roads," approved March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four......... Page. 24 24 26 30 31 34 35 29. A supplement to an act entitled "An act for the formation of borough governments in seaside resorts," approved March twenty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight... 36 hapter. 30. An act to amend an act entitled "A supplement to an act entitled 'An act concerning judgments,' approved March twentyseventh, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four," which supplement was approved April thirteenth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six....... 31. An act concerning past-due assessments in certain towns and townships of this state.......... Page. 32. An act validating sales for taxes, and certificates and declarations issued in pursuance of such sales, and tax titles, in cases where a variance has heretotore occurred between the date of the notice of such sales required by any law of this state, and the actual publication thereof... 37 38 40 33. An act to provide for the compromise of past-due taxes in towns and townships in this state.. 41 35. Supplement to an act entitled "An act to regulate the practice of courts of law." 42 36. A supplement to an entitled "An act to authorize and regulate the business of banking.". 37. An act to amend an act entitled "An act to empower bridge companies to mortgage their corporate rights and franchises to secure bonds or other indebtedness, to validate mortgages of corporate rights and franchises already executed, and declaring such mortgages to be a lien upon the corporate rights and franchises not included therein.". 43. 43 38. An act to repeal "An act concerning the assessment and collection of taxes.".. 39. An act to defray the incidental expenses of the special joint committee appointed by virtue of assembly joint resolution number eight, of one thousand eight hundred and eighty, to examine and consider the reports of the special tax commission, and the commission to draft a system of general laws for the government of municipalities of this state, and the bills accompanying the same, and report thereon... 41. A supplement to an act entitled "An act concerning taxes," approved April fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six...... 45 45 46 42. An act to ascertain the number of justices of the peace to be elected according to the late census...... 47 43. An act relating to officers in cities who now hold or hereafter shall hold their offices for a fixed period........................... 47 44. An act authorizing the United States to change and improve the channel of South river and canal. 48 Chapter. 45. A supplement to an act entitled "An act regulating proceedings in criminal cases" [Revision], approved March twenty-seveath, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four... 46. An act to amend "An act to prevent trespasses on railroad cars or trains," approved April fifth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight....... 47. Supplement to an act entitled "An act for the organization of the national guard of the state of New Jersey," approved March ninth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, and the various amendments thereto...... 48. An act to provide for the publication of the laws, joint resolu tions and proclamations of this state in the New Jersey Law Journal............. 49. A supplement to an act entitled "An act to regulate the practice of medicine and surgery," approved March twelfth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty..... ......... 50. A supplement to an act entitled "An act to incorporate benevolent and charitable associations," approved April ninth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five.......... 51. An act to amend "An act relative to the publication of the laws of this state in the newspapers," approved April twenty-first, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six.. 52. A further supplement to an act entitled "An act relative to sales of lands under a public statute, or by virtue of any judicial proceeding" [Revision], approved March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four........... 53. A further supplement to the act entitled "An act to incorporate societies for the promotion of learning" [Revision], approved April ninth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five....... 54. Supplement to "An act to legalize certain newspapers, the issues of which have been temporarily suspended," approved March third, one thousand eight hundred and eighty.......... 55. An act to authorize the erection of engine-houses in cities of this state............ 56. A supplement to "An act to regulate fees," approved April fifteenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six....... 57. An act further to amend "An act respecting the orphans' court, and relating to the powers and duties of the ordinary, and the orphans' court and surrogates" [Revision], approved March twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four. 58. Supplement to an act entitled "An act concerning savings banks" [Revision], approved April twenty-first, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six...... 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