bona fide purchaser or mortgagee of such real estate, shall, unless a mistake has occurred in the name of the owner or from a misdescription of the property, relieve and discharge such real estate from any tax or assessment, except such as is therein stated to be unpaid, which certificate shall, in all cases, be signed by the comptroller, but may be made either by him or by any clerk in his office whom he may designate for that purpose; provided, that such comptroller, when any Proviso. such certificate shall actually be made out by him, or such clerk, when any such certificate shall be made out by him, shall be responsible respectively to the city of Elizabeth for any loss occasioned by any erroneous certificate through the carelessness or negligence of such comptroller or clerk, but for no other cause. ignated to certificates 2. And be it enacted, That when the said comptroller has Clerk desdesignated any one of his clerks, if any, for the purpose make out aforesaid, he shall at once inform the city council of said to give city that he has so done, and the city council may then, in bond. their discretion, require such clerk to give bond to said city, in such amount and with such surety as they shall approve, for the faithful performance of his duties under this act. er to re dollars for cate. 3. And be it enacted, That the said comptroller shall receive Comptrollfor such certificates at the rate of two dollars for each cer- ceive two tificate of assessments, and one dollar for each certificate of each certiftaxes, which fees shall be paid to the officer actually making such certificate, or into the treasury of said city, as the city council shall direct, in view of the fact whether or not such officer shall receive a salary from said city; provided, that Proviso. no person applying to said comptroller or to the treasurer of said city for the purpose of paying any assessments or taxes shall be obliged to pay any fees for any examination to ascertain the amount or any certificate or receipt therefor. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 5, 1874. Amerd ment. CHAPTER CLVII. A supplement to an act entitled "An act to incorporate the Chosen Freeholders in the respective counties of the state," approved April sixteenth, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That section forty-three of the act to which this is a supplement, and sections one and two of the supplement to said act, approved April sixth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, be so far amended as not to require the publications in the newspapers, required in said sections, in the county of Hudson; but in lieu thereof said board of chosen freeholders of the county of Hudson shall, within thirty days after the close of their fiscal year, cause the annual statement, required by said sections, to be published in pamphlet form, and that at least one thousand cop. to be pub-ies of such pamphlet be published for circulation, and depamphlet posited with the clerk of the county and county collector for free distribution, and one copy shall be filed in the clerk's office of the county of Hudson; and upon the depositing of said pamphlets with the clerk of the board of freeholders as aforesaid, the said clerk shall give notice of such depositing by advertising the fact shortly in two of the newspapers of the county of Hudson, for two weeks. Annual statement lished in form. Proposals 2. And be it enacted, That said publication shall be made tion to be by the county collector advertising for proposals, and by letadvertised ting the work to the lowest bidder, who will do the work ty collector. satisfactory to the county collector. for by coun Repealer. 3. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts, so far as the county of Hudson is concerned, inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed, and this act shall be deemed a public act and shall take effect immediately. Approved March 5, 1874. CHAPTER CLVIII. A further supplement to the act entitled "An act for the improvement of the town of Freehold, in the county of Monmouth," approved March twenty-fifth, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine. commis chase one engines, and other 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the Board of State of New Jersey, That it shall be lawful for "The Board sioners of Commissioners of the town of Freehold " to purchase one may puror more fire engines of such make and construction as they or more fire may approve, with all suitable and proper hose and other with hose apparatus connected with or used in the working and man- apparatus. agement of said fire engine or engines; and to build or lease such engine house or houses as may be needed for the accommodation of the same, and also to build and construct May build such and so many cisterns as they may deem necessary for and cons supplying water for said engine or engines, and to provide terns. all necessary pumps or other apparatus proper to be used with the same, and to locate said cisterns in such places in said town as they may designate. struct cis bonds to ment of the 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the said May issue the board of commissioners of the town of Freehold, to pro- provide for vide for the payment of the indebtedness incurred or to be the payincurred by the purchases so as aforesaid authorized to be same. made, and by the construction of the engine house or houses and cisterns aforesaid, and providing the necessary apparatus for the same, and in carrying out the objects and purposes above mentioned, by issuing bonds in the corporate name and under the corporate seal of said board, to be signed by the commissioner and attested by the town clerk of said town, for an amount not exceeding in the aggregate the sum Said bond of six thousand dollars; and the said bonds to be for such ceed in the sums and payable at such time or times as the said board six thoushall deem proper, not exceeding seven years from the date sand dol of the approval of this act, and bearing interest at the rate of seven per centum per annun, and to pledge the property not to ex aggregate lars. May pro payment of by taxation and credit of the said town for the payment of the same; and the said the board of commissioners of the town of Freehold and their successors shall have power to sell or assign said bonds for any sum not less than the par value thereof. 3. And be it enacted, That the said board are hereby authovide for rized and required to provide for the payment of the said said bonds bonds and the interest thereon as the same shall, from time to time, become due and payable, by taxation to be made, levied, assessed and collected at the times and in the manner that other taxes in said town are levied assessed and collected. Proceeds of said bonds to be applied to the payment of said indebtedness. 4. And be it enacted, That the proceeds of the bonds issued under and by virtue of this act shall be applied by said board to the payment and satisfaction of the indebtedness. aforesaid. 5. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved March 5, 1874. Treasurer of educa tion how fice. CHAPTER CLIX. An act amendatory to an act to incorporate the Board of Education of the City of Camden, approved February ninth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, and the several supplements thereto. 1. Be it ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the of the board State of New Jersey, That the board of education of the city of Camden shall at their annual meeting in each and appointed. every year appoint by a majority vote of said board one perTerm of of- son who shall be the treasurer of the said board, who shall hold his office for one year and until his successor shall be appointed; and the said treasurer shall receive all moneys for school or educational purposes for said city, and shall disburse all such moneys held by him as treasurer in like manner as such moneys are required by law to be paid by the treasurer of said board; he shall give such security for Duties. intendent tary or the faithful performance of the duties of his office and receive such salary as the said board shall direct; and the city superintendent provided for by the seventh section of the City Superact to which this is a supplement, and the secretary or clerk and secreof said board shall be appointed by the said board at their clerk how annual meeting aforesaid, and shall hold their offices for appointed. one year and until their successors are appointed, and they shall receive such stated salary and perform such duties as Term of ofthe said board shall direct; provided, that the said treas- Proviso. urer, city superintendent, secretary or clerk aforementioned shall not be members of said board, and after the salary of said officers of said board is fixed it shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which they were appointed, and any change in said salary shall be made at the meeting preceding the expiration of their term of office, fice. education sals. 2. And be it enacted, That the said board of education Board of shall, before buying any lots of land, or making any con- to advertise tracts for the building, alterations or additions of any school for propohouse or school houses in said city, above the sum of two hundred dollars, advertise for proposals for lots of land and for the building, alteration or additions of the same, according to plans and specifications to be adopted by said board, in three newspapers, published in the city of Camden, at least two weeks, once in each week; and the said plans and specifications shall be open and remain open for the inspec- tions to retion of the public, in the office of the secretary of said board, for inspecfor at least two weeks before the contract shall be awarded, lic." at the end of which time the proposals shall be opened, and the lowest bidder or bidders upon giving good and sufficient security for the faithful performance of said contracts, shall be awarded the same by said board. Plans and specifica main open tion of pub ery, fuel, public by contract bidder. 3. And be it enacted, That all stationery to be provided, All stationfuel purchased, books, paper, pencils, pens, school furniture, &c., for printing ordered or required for the use of the public schools to schools of the said city, shall be by said board awarded by be awarded contract to the lowest bidder, after two weeks' notice, pub- to lowest lished in three newspapers, once in each week, printed in the city of Camden, of the intended awarding of said contracts, which said contracts, before the same shall have been awarded, shall be and remain open to public inspection, in the office of the secretary of said board, for the period of two weeks; and it shall not be lawful for the treasurer to pay any moneys upon any of the matters herein above spec |