of portion taken out added to Acquack acts shall be collected in the manner in such acts provided." 40. And be it enacted, That all that part of the city of Boundaries Passaic situate lying and being within the following bound- of city to be aries: beginning at low water mark on the westerly side of of city of the Passaic river at a point where the southerly line of Passaic and Franklin avenue extended on the same course easterly will township of intersect the said river, thence running westerly along the; anonk. southerly line of Franklin avenue and the same line extended westerly and the southerly line of lands of Mrs. Jane Aycrigg to the easterly line of Passaic avenue, thence southerly along the easterly line of Passaic avenue to the southerly line of the road leading to the Great Notch, thence westerly along the southerly line of the road leading to the Great Notch to the easterly line of Bloomfield avenue, thence southerly along the easterly line of Bloomfield avenue to the present line of the city of Passaic, thence along the said present line its several courses to low water mark on the Passaic river, and thence up stream, the several courses thereof, to the place of beginning, be taken out of the city of Passaic and put in the township of Acquackanock, provided, a majority of the legal voters voting for or against this section shall ratify the same at the next ensuing election after the approval of this supplement. 41. And be it enacted, That this act shall be deemed a public act, and take effect immediately. Approved March 24, 1874. CHAPTER CCCLXIX. A further supplement to an act entitled "An act relative to juries and verdicts," approved April seventeenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the Petit jurors State of New Jersey, That the commissioners of jurors, in by whom drawing and impanneling petit jurors in the county of Hud- and how son, in pursuance of the powers conferred on them by the third and fourth sections of a supplement to an act entitled "An act relative to juries and verdicts," approved April seventeenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, which supplement was passed April fourth, eighteen hundred and seventy-three; shall divide the general panel of petit jurFirst class. ors, for each term, into three distinct classes; the first class to be summoned to serve for the first two weeks of the term, and until discharged by the court; the second class to be summoned to serve for the third and fourth weeks of the term and until discharged by the court, and the third class to be summoned to serve for the fifth week, and during the balance of the term, and until discharged by the court; and the commissioners shall embrace in each class as many petit jurors as in their judgment the courts shall require for the proper dispatch of the civil and criminal business of each Second class Third class. Commissioners may ap term. 2. And be it enacted, That the commissioners of jurors are hereby authorized to appoint a clerk to hold his office at point clerk. their pleasure at a salary to be fixed and paid by the board of chosen freeholders, and said person so appointed shall perform all the clerical duty required by said commissioners, and shall be sworn to faithfully perform his duty as such clerk, and his oath of office shall be filed with the county clerk. To be sworn. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall be a public act and shall take effect immediately. Approved March 24, 1874. CHAPTER CCCLXX. An act to authorize School District Number Eighteen, Atlantic County, to raise one thousand dollars by a poll tax in said district, to help liquidate the debt on School House. Poll tax, be 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the. State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful for school dis- amount to trict number eighteen, in Atlantic county, to raise by a poll erased, tax in said district the sum of one thousand dollars, for the what to be purpose of defraying a part of the expenses on a school house in said district. used. assessed 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the as- By whom sessor to assess and the collector to collect, at the same time and how other taxes are assessed and collected, a poll tax yearly and collected. each year, until the sum of one thousand dollars is raised in said district on poll; the collector to pay the same out on an order signed by the trustees of said district; provided, Proviso. that the poll tax shall not at any one year exceed the sum of five dollars. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall be taken and held as a public act, and shall take effect immediately. Approved March 24, 1874. Mayor and common provide Cedar or Green brook. CHAPTER CCCLXXI. An act to authorize the construction of works for supplying the City of Plainfield with pure and wholesome water. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the Council to State of New Jersey, That the mayor and common council of water from the city of Plainfield be and are hereby authorized, in the manner hereinafter provided, to take and convey into and through said city such quantity of water from Cedar brook or Green brook, or such other source or sources as may be attainable, as may be required to furnish the inhabitants residing within the corporate limits of said city, with a sufficient quantity of pure and wholesome water, for domestic and other purposes. By whom to be ac 2. And be it enacted, That all authority granted or given complished by this act, shall be exercised exclusively by and through a board of commissioners, to be appointed as hereinafter directed; and in pursuance of this authority, the said commissioners may employ all proper engineers, surveyors, clerks, and other agents and assistants, necessary or convenient for accomplishing the purpose contemplated by this act, and may enter upon any land or water, for the purpose of making surveys and examinations for the same. Commissioners in name of common take cer 3. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners shall, for and in the name of the mayor and common council of the mayor and city of Plainfield, take and hold any lands, or other real escouncil to tate, necessary for the construction of any canals, aqueducts, tain lands. reservoirs, basins, or other works, for raising, conveying, or containing water, or for the erection of any buildings, or machinery, or for laying any pipes or conduits for conveying the water into or through the said places, or to secure and maintain any portion of the works, and in general to do any other act necessary or convenient for accomplishing the purposes contemplated by this act, and may distribute the water throughout the corporate limits of the city of Plainfield. disagree tween com what to be 4. And be it enacted, That in case of any disagreement be- In case of tween the commissioners and the owner of any land or wa- ment beter rights, which may be required for the said purposes, or missioners affected by any operation connected therewith, as to the and owner, amount of compensation to be paid to such owner, or in case done. any such owner shall be an infant, or a married woman, or insane, or shall be absent from the state, the circuit court in and for the county of Union shall, on the application of either party, nominate and appoint three disinterested persons to examine said property and estimate the value thereof, or damages sustained thereby; and who shall, after reasonable notice to the parties, of the time and place where they will be heard in relation to the matter, proceed without delay to make their report thereon, and deliver the same to the court at the next session thereof, which shall be held in the said county. port con when and by whom money to be paid. 5. And be it enacted, That whenever such report shall be When reconfirmed by the court aforesaid, the commissioners shall, armed," within two months thereafter, pay to the said owner, or to such person or persons as the court may direct, the sum mentioned in said report, in full compensation for the property so required, or for the damage so sustained, as the case may be; and thereupon the mayor and common council of the city of Plainfield shall become seized in fee of such property so required,and shall be discharged from all claim by reason of such damage; but no claim shall be made or allowed after the expiration of three years from the time the land is taken or the damage suffered. commis 6. And be it enacted, That the commissioners, in behalf of Rights of the mayor and common council of the city of Plainfield, and sioners. all persons acting under their authority, shall have the right to use the ground or soil under any avenue, road, railroad, highway, street, lane or alley within this state, for the purpose of constructing the works contemplated by this act, on condition that they shall cause the surface of such avenue, road, railroad, highway, street, lane or alley, to be restored to its original state, and all damages done thereto to be repaired, and all damages to any company, by any interrup tion of travel while the work is constructing, to be paid unto them. 7. And be it enacted, That all the contracts for materials contracts for the construction of the work or any part of said work to be in involving an expenditure of the sum of five hundred dol writing. |