assessed and apportioned upon the lands and real estate benefited thereby, by such municipal authorities, through its proper officers, as aforesaid.

3. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts in- Repealer. consistent with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed, and that this act shall be deemed to be a public act, and shall take effect immediately. Approved May 7, 1889.

CHAPTER CCXLV.

A Further Supplement to an act entitled "An act to authorize cities to construct sewers and drains and to provide for the payment of the cost thereof," approved March eighth, one thousand eight hundred and eightytwo.

authorities may

for construction

objection of

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That whenever objections in Municipal writing to the construction of any proposed sewer shall adopt ordinance be received in answer to the printed notice of intention of sewer notto build any such sewer, given pursuant to a resolution withstanding of said board, and such objections are from persons own-owners of land. ing or representing more than one-half of the lineal frontage of land along the street or streets or part or parts thereof through which it is proposed to construct such sewer, the board of aldermen or other legislative body of any such city may, notwithstanding any such objections, proceed to adopt an ordinance for the construction of such sewer or drain and to award contracts for the construction of the same or any part thereof; provided, however, Proviso. that any such ordinance for the construction of any such sewer or drain shall require for its final passage a vote of not less than four-fifths of the whole number of such board of aldermen or other body.

Repealer.

2. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed, and that this act shall take effect immediately. Approved May 7, 1889.

siding officer to vote on all measures.

CHAPTER CCXLVI.

An act concerning cities.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Lawful for pre- the State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful for the president or presiding officer of the common council, board of aldermen, or other legislative body, however designated, of any city in this state, to vote on any and all measures, resolutions, ordinances and applications now or hereafter before said board for action.

Repealer.

2. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts, general, public, local or special, inconsistent with this act, be and the same are hereby repealed, and this act to take effect immediately.

Approved May 7, 1889.

CHAPTER CCXLVII.

A Further Supplement to an act entitled "An act for the formation of borough governments," approved April fifth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight, and the supplement thereto, approved March twentythird, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight.

lector to make

of delinquent

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That in case of non-payment of Borough coltaxes at the time appointed by law, the borough collector and deliver list shall make out a list of the names of the delinquents, taxpayers. with the sums due from them respectively thereto annexed, and deliver them to some justice of the peace of the county on the twentieth day of December in every year, except when the said day shall happen on a Sunday, and then on the next day following.

receive list and

2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of said Justice to justice of the peace on receiving a list of the names of give receipt. such delinquents, to administer an oath to said collector that the moneys in said list mentioned have been duly demanded, or due notice thereof given or left at the usual place of residence of each delinquent who can be found, or who may reside in said borough, and thereupon. give the said collector a receipt of such list, certifying therein the names of the delinquents, and the sums at which they are respectively assessed; and it shall also be the duty of said justice of the peace to make out and Deliver warrant. deliver to the collector of such borough a warrant or warrants at the time, and as provided by law, in case of return of a list of delinquent taxpayers by the township collector to a justice of the peace, and to deliver the same to the said justice of the peace.

3. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts Repealer. inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed. Approved May 7, 1889.

Section amended.

Boards of com

powered to pass ordinances for cestain purposes.

CHAPTER CCXLVIII.

An Act to amend an act entitled "An act to increase the powers of boards of commissioners," approved February twenty-first, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight.

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That section one of the act entitled "An act to increase the powers of boards of commissionapproved February twenty-first, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight, be and the same is hereby amended so that the same shall read as follows:

1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That in all towns in this state missioners em where the governing power has been committed to a board of commissioners elected annually by a vote of the freeholders or the legal voters of such town, such board of commissioners shall, in addition to the powers now vested by law in them, hereafter have the power to pass, alter, amend and repeal ordinances for the following purposes :

Disorderly per

sons.

Board of health.

Nuisances.

Paving of sidewalks.

I. To prevent and suppress breaches of the peace and disorderly assemblages, and to define and suppress disorderly houses in said town;

II. To provide for a board of health to act in case of the prevalence of epidemic diseases;

III. To abate and cause the removal of nuisances, and, at the expense of the owner or occupant, the cleansing and disinfection of premises where nuisances are maintained detrimental to health;

IV. To compel the owner of abutting lands to pave or flag sidewalks, and upon the refusal or neglect of such owner to comply with such ordinance, to cause the same to be done at the expense of such owner, said boards of commissioners being hereby empowered to recover such cost or expense of such owner in an action of debt in any court of competent jurisdiction;

V. To compel the owners or occupants of abutting Removal of lands to keep the sidewalks and gutters free from snow snow and ice. and ice and other impediments, and to keep the said sidewalks in a safe, convenient and passable condition at

all seasons;

VI. To regulate and prevent the dumping or throwing Garbage. of waste matter, ashes or garbage in the public streets or on lands belonging to or under control of the public;

VII. To license and regulate public hacks, carriages, Hacks, &c. carts, trucks and other vehicles used for hire;

VIII. To license and regulate peddlers, hucksters and Peddlers, &c. other street venders, and all circuses or other shows and exhibitions whatsoever proposed to be performed or exhibited within the limits of said town;

IX. To establish, regulate and control a day and night Police. police, and to regulate and define the manner of their appointment and removal, their duties and compensation;

tion of ordinance.

X. To fix the penalty for the violation of any ordinance Penalty for violaauthorized by this act or other acts now in force applicable to the powers of such board of commissioners, which may be passed by said boards, which penalty may be imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding ten days, or a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, or both; all prosecutions for the violation of any ordinances so authorized shall be made before any justice of the peace residing within the limits of said town, jurisdiction being hereby

conferred.

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

Approved May 7, 1889.