upon or left at the residence of the person or persons so assessed. 6. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 24, 1868. CHAPTER CCXII. A Further Supplement to an act entitled "An act to authorize the construction of works for supplying Jersey City and places adjacent with pure and wholesome water," approved March twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and fifty two. ter commis 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Names of wathe State of New Jersey, That the board of water commission- sioners. ers of Jersey City shall hereafter consist of four members, to wit: Jacob R. Wortendyke, Noah D. Taylor, Andrew Clerk and George McLaughlin, together with the president of the board of aldermen of Jersey City for the time, who shall be ex-officio a member of said board; the said commissioners shall elect annually one of their number president of the board, and shall determine by lot or otherwise the terms during which the four of their number, other than the president of the board of aldermen, shall hold their offices, and these shall be as follows: one of them shall remain in office until the first Monday of May, eighteen hundred and sixty-nine; one until the first Monday of May, eighteen hundred and seventy; one until the first Monday of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-one; and one until the first Monday of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-two; and three of the members of said board shall be a quorum for the transaction of business. and vacancies 2. And be it enacted, That at the annual charter election when elected, to be held in said city in the year eighteen hundred and six- how filled. ty-nine, and in every year thereafter, there shall be elected one commissioner, to fill the place of him whose term of office shall have expired, who shall hold his office for four years from the first Monday of May next ensuing such election; and any vacancy that shall occur in said board of commis Powers. Qualifications. sioners by death, resignation or otherwise, shall be filled by the common council of Jersey City, but the person so appointed to fill such vacancy shall hold his office only for the residue of the term for which the member whose place is filled by such appointment was elected or appointed; and each of said commissioners, except the president of the board of aldermen, who are appointed by this act, or who shall be appointed or elected under the provisions of this act, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall give a bond of twenty thousand dollars, with two good and sufficient sureties, to the mayor and common council of Jersey City, the same to be approved by them, for the faithful performance of their duties as such commissioners. 3. And be it enacted, That the board of water commissioners of Jersey City, as herein constituted, shall have and possess all the powers, shall perform all the duties, and be liable to all the restrictions and penalties which the board of water commissioners of Jersey City heretofore created, and existing at the passage of this act, had and possessed, or were liable to; and in the settlement of all contracts for work finished or unfinished, and for liabilities of every kind, the board of water commissioners under this act shall be held accountable, in the same manner and to the same extent as the said former board would have been held if continued in office. 4. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners so appointed and elected shall be citizens of this state, residents of Jersey City, of the age of at least thirty years, and shall have been residents of said city for at least three years next before their appointment; and that they shall before entering upon their duties as commissioners, each take and subscribe an oath faithfully to perform the duties of water commissioners of Jersey City according to law, which oath shall be administered by any notary public of this state, or the city clerk of Jersey City, and filed by said city clerk in his office. 5. And be it enacted, That the commissioners appointed mand and re- under this act, or any three of them, may, after their organization, apply to the commissioners now having the same in charge, who shall thereupon immediately relinquish, resign surrender and deliver over to said applicants the care, custody and management of the Jersey City water works and drainage works, and all parts thereof, and all property of every kind and character belonging thereto or connected therewith, including all moneys, bonds, notes, books of ac Power to de. ceive water works, &c. count, registers, plans, drawings, specifiations, maps, vouchers and papers, or things in any way relating to or connected with the business or management of the said water or drainage works which may be in their possession or under their control or in the possession or control of their officers, agents or other persons employed by them for the care and management thereof, and they shall thereupon cease to hold office under their existing appointments as water commissioners. missioners. 6. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the pres- Duties of com ident of the board of said water commissioners to take the general charge, supervision and direction of the Jersey City water and drainage works, and of all officers, agents, overseers, inspectors, workmen and others employed in the care and management of the same, subject to the special direction and general rules of the board; and it shall also be the duty of the said president and at least one of the other commissioners to visit the engine house and inspect the pumping engines and other machinery, the reservoirs and other parts of the water works, once in each month, or oftener if necessary; and to make and preserve, in a book to be provided for that purpose, a record of all such visits, with remarks upon the condition in which the several parts of the water works were found, and upon the conduct of those having charge thereof. in which the ested. 7. And be it enacted, That all contracts in which said com- Contracts void missioners or either of them shall be personally interested, commissioneither directly or indirectly, cr in which either of them shall er are interbe security for the faithful performance thereof, shall be null and void, nor shall either of said commissioners be directly or indirectly interested or concerned in any work, material or supplies made and ordered by the said board. 8. And be it enacted, That all moneys now deposited in banks by the water commissioners of Jersey City, or which hereafter may be deposited shall be payable to the joint order of the president and two other members of said board. ing and repair 9. And be it enacted, That for the purposes of clearing Tax for cleanand repairing the sewers and receiving basins in Jersey City, ing sewers. it shall be lawful for the said board of water commissioners to assess and collect in the same manner that other assessments by them are now collected, a sum not exceeding fifty cents on each piece or parcel of land containing twenty-five hundred square feet or less, within the limits of said city, benefitted thereby. 10. And be it enacted, That hereafter the publication of Real estate belonging to from taxation.. assessment lists of any and all sewers built shall be sufficient and lawful if made in two newspapers printed and published in said city. 11. And be it enacted, That all real estate belonging to city exempt the mayor and common council of Jersey City and held within the county of Hudson for purposes connected with the works for supplying said city with water, shall hereafter be exempt from taxation. Salary of president. Repealer. 12. And be it enacted, That the salary of the president of said board of water commissioners shall not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars per annum to be paid out of money belonging to said board. 13. And be it enacted, That the act entitled "A Further Supplement to the act entitled 'An act to authorize the construction of works for supplying Jersey City and places adjacent with pure and wholesome water, approved March twentyfifth, eighteen hundred and fifty-two,' approved March twenty-seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-six," and all other acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act be and the same are hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 24, 1868. Power to CHAPTER CCXIII. An Act to enable the Camden and Amboy Railroad and 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of lease railroads the State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful for the Camden and Amboy Railroad and Transportation Company to take, and for the Camden and Burlington County Railroad Company to give, a lease of the railroad franchises and property of the latter company, for such length of time and on such terms and conditions as may be agreed on by the said companies; and that it shall also be lawful for the said first named company to take, and for the Vincentown Branch of the Burlington County Railroad Company or its assigns to give, a lease of the railroad franchises and property of the latter company, for such length of time and on such terms as the respective parties may agree upon; and when such lease or leases shall be made, it shall be lawful for the said Camden and Amboy Railroad and Transportation Company to operate the said railroads respectively, and take the tolls, fares and freights thereof, and exercise the franchises of said companies respectively; provided, that if any stockholder of either of Proviso said companies shall dissent from such lease from or to the company in which he or she may be such stockholder, and shall, within six months after the execution of such lease, give notice of his or her dissent to the said Camden and Amboy Railroad and Transportation Company, the said company shall take his or her stock and pay to him or her the full value thereof, to be appraised (if the parties cannot agree upon such value) by three disinterested commissioners, to be appointed by the supreme court or the court of chancery of this state, on reasonable notice given of the application therefor by either party; and when so appraised, and the amount paid or tendered, the certificate for said stock shall be delivered to the said Camden and Amboy Railroad and Transportation Company, which shall have power either to hold the same or to sell and re-issue the same to any other person or persons. Approved March 24, 1868. CHAPTER CCXIV. A Supplement to an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Ridgefield Land and Building Company," approved April fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Amendment. the State of New Jersey, That the first section of an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the Ridgefield Land and Building Company," approved April fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, be amended by inserting between the words "Bergen" and "only" the words "and Hudson"; and also that the fourth section of said act be amended by inserting |