SPECIAL PUBLIC LAWS PASSED BY THE NINETY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE CHAPTER VII. A further supplement to an act entitled "An act relative to juries and verdicts," approved April seventeenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six. referred to ment, to 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the petit jurors referred to in Petit jurors the third section of the supplement to "An act relative to in supplejuries and verdicts," which supplement was passed April mean only fourth, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, and is applica-petit jurors ble to Hudson county, shall be taken to mean only the petit eral panel. jurors of the general panel. of the gen regard to ies to be 2. And be it enacted, That the duties of the sheriff in re- Duties of gard to struck juries, as provided in section seventeen of sheriff in the said act relative to juries and verdicts, except as to sum-struck jurmoning the jurors struck, shall be performed by one or both performed of the commissioners of jurors mentioned in the said sup-br plement of April fourth, eighteen hundred and seventy-commisthree. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall be deemed a public act and take effect immediately. Approved February 4, 1874. by one or sioners. Annual to be published in pamphlet form. CHAPTER VIII. A further supplement to an act entitled "A supplement to an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the chosen freeholders of the several counties of this state, approved April sixteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-six,'" approved April sixth, eighteen hundred and sixty-five. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the statement State of New Jersey, That the board of chosen freeholders of the county of Camden cause the annual statement required by the second section of the act to which this is a supplement to be published in pamphlet form in lieu of the publication required in the newspapers of said county, and that at least one thousand of such pamphlet copies be pubpamphlets lished for circulation, one copy of which shall be filed in lished, one the office of the clerk of the said county. One thou sand of such to be pub copy to be filled with clerk of county. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 5, 1874. Repealer. CHAPTER IX. A supplement to the act entitled "An act to create the town of Newton, and the townships of Andover and Hampton out of the township of Newton, in the county of Sussex," approved March tenth, one thousand eight hundred and six-. ty-four. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the fourteenth and sixteenth sec tions of the above recited act be and the same are hereby repealed. mittee to charge of ers and du 2. And be it enacted, That the town committee of the said Town comtown of Newton for the time being, or a majority of them have shall have charge of all the roads, streets and sidewalks in streets, the said town of Newton, and shall have authority by them- their pow selves or by others under their direction, to make, form, ties. work and repair the said roads, streets and sidewalks, and to remove all obstructions or nuisances thereon or thereto, and for such purposes shall have power to procure and provide the necessary teams, wagons, carts, implements, workmen and materials, and shall have power and authority if need be in the name, and upon the responsibility and credit of the said town of Newton, to borrow and raise money and pay May borrow and expend the same, for the purposes above specified, not money. to exceed in the whole the sum voted at the next preceding town meeting of said town, to be raised for the highways and streets of said town; and the moneys that may be so borrowed or raised or expended, shall be paid by the town col- Town collector out of the money voted to be raised as aforesaid lector to when collected by him on the order of the said town com- on order of mittee to the persons entitled to receive the same in pay-mittee. ment and satisfaction of the said moneys by them borrowed or expended; and the said town committee shall be subject Town comto the liabilities, and possess the powers of an overseer of possess the the highways, not inconsistent with the provisions of this powers of act. and raise pay money town com mittee to an overseer of the highways. May make for lighting 3. And be it enacted, That the said town committee shall have power to make contracts for lighting the streets of said contracts town of Newton, and pay for the same out of any money the streets. that may be voted at the preceding annual town meeting for that purpose in the same manner in which other township expenses are paid. 4. And be it enarled, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 5, 1874. Mayor and Common Council may lay out and open new streets, may alter lines and CHAPTER X. A supplement to an act entitled "An act to revise and amend the charter of the city of Rahway," approved March twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-five. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That whenever any road has been or may be laid out or opened leading toward and terminating at a point in the boundary line of said city of Rahway, where there is no street in said city to connect with the same, it shall be lawful for the mayor and common council of said tions of ex- city by ordinance to lay out and open a new street, and to alter the lines of any existing street in said city so as to connect with such road; and if in order to accomplish such purpose they shall deem it necessary, they may vacate a portion of any existing street or streets in said city. vacate por isting streets. May be tered or va 2. And be it enacted, That any street may be opened, alopened, altered or vacated under this act without any petition therecated with- for, and the same proceedings shall be taken in making the out petition assessments of damages and benefits therefor as are now prescribed in opening, altering and vacating streets in said city. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect imme |