ACTS OF THE EIGHTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, WILLARD W. CUTLER, COUNSELAT LAW, MOZI, 3. J. FOURTEENTH UNDER THE NEW CONSTITUTION. ROSTER MORRISTOWN, N. J.: PRINTED BY LOUIS C. VOGT. 1858. A SUPPLEMENT to an act entitled "An act to alter and amend the charter of the borough of Bordentown, in the county of Burlington," approved February thirteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-nine. Licenses for beer and loons, &c. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the common council of said oyster saborough shall have the sole and exclusive power of licensing all beer or oyster saloons, rooms, houses, or other places of refreshments within the limits of said borough, in the same manner as they are authorized to license oyster cellars and inns and taverns by their original charter. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. HENRY V. SPEER, President of the Senate. DANIEL HOLSMAN, Speaker of the House of Assembly. Approved January 29, 1858. WILLIAM A. NEWELL. Overseers of the high elected. CHAPTER II. A SUPPLEMENT to an act entitled "An act to authorize the inhabitants of the townships of Hanover and Pequannack, in the county of Morris, to vote by ballot at their town meetings." 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of ways, how the State of New Jersey, That the overseers of the highways of the several road districts in the townships of Hanover and Pequannack, in the county of Morris, shall be elected by the legal voters of the several districts as they may be arranged from time to time by the township committee in said townships; and for the purpose of carrying this provision into effect, it shall be the duty of the township committee of the said townships to give public notice of the time and place of holding the first district road meetings under this act, and which meetings shall be held on the Saturday next previous to the annual town meetings in said townships; and shall cause notice thereof to be posted up in some conspicuous place in such district, at least five days before the time of holding any such meeting, which shall be some convenient place in the district, when and where the legal voters in the townships residing in such road district, shall assemble for the purpose of such election; and at which time and place such legal voters assembled, having been called to order by any legal voter of the road district, shall proceed viva voce, by the holding up of hands, or by count, to elect a moderator of such meeting, by plurality of votes; and being so organized, the meeting shall proceed as in the election of the moderator, to elect an overseer of the highway for such road district; the moderator of each district meeting shall notify the township committee at their first meeting after such elecVacancies, tion, in writing, of the election of such overseer; and in plied. case of the failure of any district to elect an overseer, or of the person so elected to accept of the appointment, the township committee shall fill such vacancy, and shall fur how sup nish a list of the names of said overseers of the highway so elected or appointed, to the clerk of the township, and it shall be his duty to publish the same, with the names of the officers and proceedings of said first town meeting after the election of said overseers. district road how called. 2. And be it enacted, That all subsequent district road Subsequent meetings in said townships shall be called by the overseers meetings, of the respective road districts, upon notice posted up in some conspicuous place in such road district, at least ten days before the time of holding such meeting; and all such subsequent district road meetings shall be held on Saturday preceding the annual town meetings in said townships; and should the overseer of any district fail to call such meeting, or the individual elected refuse to accept such appointment, or in case of a vacancy arising from any other cause, the township committee shall fill such vacancy, and cause the names of the persons so elected or appointed to be published as aforesaid. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved January 29, 1858. CHAPTER III. AN ACT Concerning firemen of the borough of Bordentown, and county of Burlington. empt from 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the members of the several jury duty. fire engine companies, hook and ladder companies, and |