New Jersey § acts:saved-40 - (2)

§ acts:saved-40. (2)

2. That the said water commissioners, and every of them, appointed under the provisions

of this act, before entering on the discharge of their duties prescribed by this act,

shall severally take and subscribe before the clerk of said town, who is hereby authorized

to administer the same, an oath or affirmation, faithfully and impartially to discharge

all the duties imposed on them by this act, which said oath or affirmation shall be

filed in the office of the clerk of said town; and further, before entering upon

the discharge of the duties prescribed by this act, each of said water commissioners

shall repair to the board of commissioners or other governing body of said town, and

enter into bond to the said town by its corporate name, with two freehold securities

to be approved of by the commissioner[s] or other governing power of said town, in

such sum not less than three thousand dollars, as the said board of commissioners

or other governing power may direct, conditioned for the true and faithful performance

of all duties of the said office of water commissioner; no water commissioner shall

be interested or concerned, directly or indirectly, in any contract or agreement for

furnishing labor or materials in the erection or repair of the works authorized by

this act, which said water commissioners may make or cause to be made; but each of

said water commissioners shall be entitled to receive, out of the revenues arising

from said works and created by this act, the sum of one hundred dollars each year

for his services as such water commissioner.