nominated "The Commissioners of the City of Hudson Fire Department." tion. 4. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners shall be Mode of elec resident and exempt firemen of the city of Hudson, and shall be elected at the same time and in the same manner as the chief and assistant engineers are elected, by or under the several ordinances of the common council of the city of Hudson, relative to the fire department of said city, as may be in force at the time of such election. tion. 5. And be it enacted, That the first election for commis- Time of elecsioners under this act shall take place on the second Tuesday of July, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, and within ten days after such election the persons so elected shall, in the presence of the fire and water committee of the common council of said city, draw for the term of their respective offices: say one for the term of five years, one for the term of four years, one for the term of three years, one for the term of two years, and one for the term of one year; and annually thereafter there shall be elected one commissioner, to hold his office for the term of five years. how filled. 6. And be it enacted, That in case of a vacancy in the Vacancies, office of either or all of the said commissioners, either by death, removal or resignation, the said firemen shall proceed, within thirty days thereafter, to fill said vacancy or vacancies, and the persons elected shall hold their office only for the balance of the unexpired term. ers, how re 7. And be it enacted, That in case of the refusal or neglect Commissionof either or all of the said commissioners to perform any of the duties imposed upon them by this act, the common council of the city of Hudson shall have power to remove said commissioner or commissioners, such removal to take place only upon the petition of a majority of the officers of the city of Hudson fire department. election. 8. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the chief Certificates of engineer and secretary of the board of officers of the city of Hudson fire department to certify to the common council the names of the persons so elected fire commissioners. 9. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners shall Clerk. nominate and the common council appoint a clerk, and the commissioners and the clerk shall take an oath to well and faithfully perform their duty before the city clerk. of volunteer 10. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said Organization commissioners to inquire into the application for the organi- are compa nies. Duty of chief engineer. Commissioners' powers and duties. May make rules and reg. ulations. May adminis zation of volunteer fire companies, and the result of such inquiry, whether in favor or against such application, shall be certified through them to the chief engineer to the common council for confirmation; no volunteer fire companies shall be organized unless approved by said commissioners save as provided for hereafter; that the clerk shall receive such compensation as the common council shall determine. 11. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the chief engineer to present to said commissioners the names of all persons applying to be made members of the fire department, and all persons expelled or resigned from the department, and on the same being duly investigated and determined by them, they shall certify the result of action to the chief engineer, who shall thereupon return the same to the common council for their approval. 12. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners shall have cognizance of all complaints against members of the fire department for riotous or disorderly conduct at fires or alarms of fire, or for violation of any of the state or city laws respecting the firemen of the city of Hudson, now or hereafter to be enforced; they shall diligently inquire into the same, and if the parties so charged shall be proved guilty, the said commissioners are hereby empowered to suspend or remove such firemen, subject to the approval of the common council. 13. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners may make such rules [and] regulations as may be necessary for the performance of their duties, not inconsistent with the laws of this state or charter of the city of Hudson or of the United States. 14. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners may ter oaths, &c. administer oaths and affirmations to witnesses appearing before them, and may require such witnesses to testify in respect to any matters pending before the commissioners; and should such witness or witnesses after being duly notified refuse to attend, the commissioners may apply to one of the justices of the peace in and for the county of Hudson, and upon proper proof being made of the service of such notice, the said justice shall issue an attachment compelling the attendance of such witness or witnesses. Of perjury. 15. And be it enacted, That false swearing before said commissioners shall be deemed perjury, and punishable as such in all the courts of this state having jurisdiction thereof. 16. And be it enacted, That so much of the second section Part of former of an act approved March fifteenth, eighteen hundred and act repealed sixty-one, entitled "An Act to enable the city of Hudson to introduce water and to pay for the laying of water pipes in a portion of said city," as limits the common council to the issue of an amount of city of Hudson water district bonds to an amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars, and that so much of the thirteenth section of an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the city of Hudson," approved April eleventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, as limits the said common council to the issue of thirty thousand dollars of such bonds for the purpose in said second section named, be and the same are hereby repealed, and that the said the mayor and common council are hereby authorized and empowered for the purpose in said second section named, to issue bonds to an amount not exceeding seventy-five thousand dollars, in like manner and on the same terms as are provided for the issue of said bonds in the said section mentioned. 17. And be it enacted, That so much of the thirteenth sec- Continued. tion of an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the city of Hudson;" approved April eleventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, which said supplement was approved February twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty, as limits the common council to raise scrip or certificates of debt to be denominated on the face, "City of Hudson Public School Scrip," to an amount not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, and that so much of the fifteenth section of an act entitled " Supplement to an act entitled 'An Act to incorporate the city of Hudson,'" approved April eleventh, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, which said supplement was approved March twentythird, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, as fixes the limit for such purpose at the sum of thirty thousand dollars, be and the same are hereby repealed; and that the said mayor and common council are hereby authorized to issue scuh scrip or certificates of debt to the amount of fifty thousand dollars, on the same conditions and subject to the same terms as are now prescribed in the said act and the supplements thereto. 18. And be it enacted, That the second section of an act Amendment. approved March eighteenth, eighteen hundred and sixtythree, entitled "A Further Supplement to an act entitled 'An Act to incorporate the City of Hudson,'" approved April eleventh, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, be amended so as to require the application for the improvements therein Common vertise for proposals. mentioned to be made by the owner or owners of a majority of the lots bounded by the street or avenue, or part or sections of the street or avenue so sought to be improved, in the stead of any of such property owners as, by said section, is intended. council to ad- 19. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said common council, when in their opinion the public interests will be subserved thereby, to advertise for proposals, and contract for portions or sections of any public work authorized by the act to which this act is a supplement, or the supplements thereto, and that, in other respects, the proceedings of said council and of the board of commissioners of assessments, as now prescribed for such work, shall remain unchanged by the provisions of this section. Repealer. 20. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts conflicting with the provisions of this act, be and the same are hereby repealed, and that this act shall take effect immediately. Approved April 3, 1868. oundaries. CHAPTER CCCXXXIII. An Act for the Improvement of Raritan. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the limits of the town of Raritan, in the county of Somerset, for the purposes of this act shall be as follows: Beginning at a point where the easterly boundary line of the homestead farm of the Reverend F. F. Cornell, as formerly owned by Richard B. Duyckink, intersects the Easton and New Brunswick turnpike; thence southerly down the easterly boundary line of said farm to the Raritan river; thence up said river to a southwest boundary of the farm owned by John V. M. Quick; thence northerly along the westerly boundary of his farm to the southerly line of the farm of Ebenezer C. Lindsey; thence along the southerly line of his farm to the southeast corner of the same thence northerly along the easterly boundary of his farm an the westerly boundary of the farm of Jeremiah V. Perlee to the said turnpike; thence easterly down the said turnpike to the place of beginning. ing elec tion commission 2. And be it enacted, That the freeholders, who are also Time of holdresidents of the said town as above bounded and limited, shall for board of make and hold an election in said town on the first Mondays ers. of May hereafter, at which election there shall be chosen, by a plurality of the votes cast, seven of the freeholders of the said town, who shall be denominated "The Board of Commissioners of Raritan," and by that name they and their successors in office may sue and be sued, make contracts and agreements, make regulations and ordinances, and impose penalties, not exceeding fifty dollars in amount, for the purpose of carrying out and effecting the objects and purposes of this act. ing first election. 3. And be it enacted, That the first election of said com- Place of holdmissioners shall be held at the hotel of James H. Garnsey, in said town, and subsequent elections shall be held at such place in said town, as by resolution of the board of commissioners for the time being shall be appointed, of which subsequent elections such board shall give two weeks' notice, by advertisement in the newspapers of the said county; that said election shall be by ballot, and shall be opened at four o'clock in the afternoon, and closed at seven o'clock in the evening of the same day; that of the freeholders present at the opening of the polls, there shall be chosen of the electors then present, a judge and clerk of election, who shall conduct the same in the manner that township elections are conducted by ballot, which officers of election shall possess the same powers and be subject to the same duties and restrictions as the officers of township elections are subject to, and that at the close of said polls, the said judge and clerk of election shall canvass the votes, and publicly declare who have been chosen, and shall make out, under their hands, and deliver to the commissioners so chosen, a certificate of their election, which certificate shall be recorded in the minutes of the proceedings of said board. president, secretary and treasurer. 4. And be it enacted, That the commissioners so chosen Election of shall, at one of the meetings of said board, as soon after their election as may be practicable, elect from their number a president, secretary and treasurer; that meetings of said board may be called by the president, or, in his absence or disability, by the treasurer, upon two weeks' notice, published |