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Water rents,

aldermen, at least once a year, and oftener if required, a statement showing the number of consumers of water, the amount received for the same, and the water rents in arrear, if any, and perform such other duties as the water commissioners may prescribe; the said clerk shall pay over to the city treasurer all such money so collected or received, and as soon as collected, and shall take a proper receipt from the said treasurer therefor.

80. And be it enacted, That all water rents shall be paywhen payable able yearly in advance, and if not paid in accordance with the rules and regulations as established by the water commissioners, and approved by the mayor and board of aldermen, the same shall be and remain a lien on the land, together with all penalties, charges and interest thereon, and the payment thereof by the sale of such land shall be enforced, the same as is provided in this act for the collection of taxes and

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have entire

charge of
sewers, &c.

assessments.

81. And be it enacted, That the water commissioners, under missioners to the direction of the mayor and board of aldermen, shall have the entire charge of constructing all sewers, drains, culverts, and receiving basins in said city, and every part thereof, and of cleansing and repairing the same, and in the construction of a main sewer or receiving sewer; and the said water commissioners are hereby authorized to extend the outlets of the same to the tide water of New York bay, or to the Hackensack river, or both, as may be deemed by them necessary or expedient; and the assessment for the cost and expense of constructing such sewer or sewers according to the plan adopted as aforesaid, shall be assessed upon the property benefitted by its construction; and it shall be lawful to construct said sewers under the Morris canal whenever it may be necessary.

Miscellaneous provisions.

82. And be it enacted, That all contracts in which said water commissioners or any of them may be interested as individuals, either directly or indirectly, or in which any one of them may be security for the faithful performance thereof, shall be null and void.

TITLE VIII.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

83. And be it enacted, That all ordinances of the town of Bergen as at present incorporated that may be in force when

the town of

this act shall go into effect, so far as the same may be applicable Ordinances of to the city hereby incorporated, and so far as is not incon- Bergen consistent with this act, shall be and continue in force until tinued in force altered or repealed by the board of aldermen hereby created; and nothing in this act shall be construed to invalidate or affect any bonds, contracts, agreements or liabilities of the town of Bergen, heretofore legally given, made or entered into, for any purpose whatever.

collected.

84. And be it enacted, That all debts, claims, taxes and Debts may be assessments due to the town of Bergen, when this act takes effect, shall and may be collected by the mayor and board of aldermen of the city of Bergen, for the use and benefit of the corporation by this act created, and in the manner provided. for the collection thereof.

continued.

85. And be it enacted, That all officers of the town of All officers Bergen, now performing duty as such, shall be continued as the officers of the city hereby created, until the end of the term of their election or appointment, and they shall respectively have and exercise all the powers and duties herein prescribed, subject in all things to the provisions of this act, unless otherwise provided for in this act.

86. And be it enacted, That upon the trial of any issue, or upon any judicial investigation, to which issue or investigation the city of Bergen is a party, or in which said city is interested, no person shall be deemed an incompetent judge, witness or juror, by reason of his being an inhabitant thereof.

87. And be it enacted, That the firemen now or hereafter Firemen, their to be regularly enrolled and recognized by the constituted exemption. authorities of the city shall be exempt during the term of their service, and, after having served seven years consecutively, shall forever thereafter be exempted from service on any jury, and also from serving in the militia, except in case of invasion or insurrection; and that certificates of the time that such persons have served as firemen in said city, signed by the mayor and city clerk, shall be evidence thereof; but no firemen of the city shall be exempted from jury duty unless he actually performs all the duties of a fireman in his company, and to entitle him to such exemption he shall present to the board of aldermen a certificate of the foreman, or other chief officer of his company, that he is a faithful and acting member thereof.

bonds for

88. And be it enacted, That the mayor and board of alder- City may issue men are hereby authorized and empowered, for the purpose school pur

poses.

of purchasing sites and erecting school houses in said city, to issue in the name of the mayor and board of aldermen of the city of Bergen, coupon bonds, to be denominated on the face thereof "City of Bergen School Bonds," to an amount in the whole not to exceed fifty thousand dollars, bearing interest at the rate of seven per centum per annum, payable half yearly, and the principal of said bonds shalt be payable at periods not less than ten nor more than thirty years from the date thereof, and the said bonds may be sold at public or private sale, at not less than the par value thereof, at such times and in such amounts only as the proceeds may be required as aforesaid; and for the purpose of paying said bonds and the interest thereon as the same may become due, the said mayor and board of aldermen are hereby authorized to assess and Taxes to pay collect a tax of one mill on the dollar of the property assessed in said city, which tax shall be called public school tax, and shall be in addition to any other tax authorized by this act, and the collector of revenue shall collect and pay the same to the city treasurer in the same manner as other taxes, and said tax shall be kept separate and distinct from all other taxes.

the bonds.

Bonds recorded

Repealer.

89. And be it enacted, That all bonds issued as aforesaid. shall be signed by the mayor of the city and by the city clerk, under the corporate seal of said city; the clerk shall keep a record of all bonds issued or disposed of, and copies of such record shall be made by him and delivered to the city treasurer; all moneys received from the sale, or otherwise, upon said bonds, shall be paid to the city treasurer, who shall pay out the same in the manner that other moneys are paid out for educational purposes in said city.

90. And be it enacted, That all laws and parts of laws relating to the town of Bergen, inconsistent with the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed; but this repeal shall not affect any proceedings had or commenced under the same when this act takes effect, nor any rights or dues which the town of Bergen or the township of Bergen, or any person or persons, is or are entitled to by virtue thereof.

91. And be it enacted, That the legislature may at any time hereafter amend or repeal this act; and that this act shall be a public act, and shall take effect immediately. Approved March 11, 1868.

CHAPTER CXLIX.

An Act to amend "An Act to regulate elections," approved
April sixteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six.

WHEREAS, serious doubts have arisen as to the legality of the
proceedings had for the election of the officers of the town-
ship of Union and of the town of Guttenberg, at the
election held in the spring of eighteen hundred and sixty-
seven; and whereas, the officers so chosen have qualified
for the offices to which they were respectively chosen, and
have acted in such offices since their election; therefore,

Preamble.

acts of of

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Declaring the State of New Jersey, That the proceedings had for the election and election of township officers of the township of Union, and ficers valid. of the town of Guttenberg, in the county of Hudson, in the spring of eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, and the election of said officers be, and the same are hereby declared to be valid; and that all acts done and performed by such officers be as valid as if they had been in all respects duly elected to

the said offices.

2. And be it enacted, That this act shall be a public act, and shall take effect immediately.

Passed March 11, 1868.

CHAPTER CL.

An Act to amend "An Act to incorporate the town of Union, in the township of Union, in the county of Hudson, approved March twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and sixtyfour.

WHEREAS, the council of said town, April thirtieth, eighteen Preamble. hundred and sixty-six, passed "an ordinance to authorize the construction of a sewer in the Hackensack plank road, from a point one hundred feet westerly of Bergen line road, to a point three hundred and sixty feet easterly from Durar

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street;" and whereas, doubts have arisen as to the validity thereof; and whereas, it is desirable that the same should be validated and confirmed; therefore,

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the said ordinance, and all the proceedings of said council thereunder, shall be as valid and effectual in law as if every provision of the town charter had been faithfully and fully complied with, and the same appeared of record on the minutes and proceedings of said council, and no certiorari shall be had or maintained to set aside the same; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall preclude the supreme court from setting aside the assessment made by the commissioners appointed by said council, and named in said ordinance, if in the opinion of said court the said commissioners have not properly assessed the lands and real estate benefited by said improvement in proportion to the benefit received thereby; if said assessment is set aside the council may, by resolution, appoint new commissioners to make a new assessment.

2. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith, be and the same are hereby repealed, and this act shall be deemed a public act, and take effect immediately.

Passed March 11, 1868.

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any time.

CHAPTER CLI.

A Further Supplement to an act entitled "An act relating to the assessment and revision of taxes in the city of Newark," approved March fifteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of sessments at the State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful for the board of assessment and revision of taxes in the city of Newark to commence the valuation of property, and perform any of the duties on them enjoined, at any time during each year, that they or a majority of them may deem best to facilitate the

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