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![garbage and other refuse matter cremated by persons other than the city authorities, and at crematories not owned by the mu- nicipal corporation, it shall be lawful for such common council, board of aldermen or other governing body to make a contract or contracts, not exceeding the term of five years at a time, with any corporation or individual for the cremation of such garbage and other refuse matter, and it shall be the duty of such com- mon council, board of aldermen or other governing body having charge of the finances of such city, dui-ing the continuance of such contract or contracts, to annually raise by taxation, the May levy sum needed to defray the expense of such collection and crema- expense?, tion for the fiscal year then next ensuing. thereof. An Act authorizing municipalities of this State to grant fran- chises for the erection, establishment, operation and main- tenance within their corporate limits, for a term of years, of a crematory for the cremation and incineration of refuse, garbage, dead animals, night soil and other waste matters or substances. Approved March 2f>, IftOO. ]'. i,. i:)00, p. 1. All municipalities of this State, however created or gov- ' '''^^ erned, shall have authority to grant to any person or corpora- tion a franchise for the erection, establishment, operation and maintenance within their corporate limits for a term not ex- ceeding twenty years of a crematory for the cremation and in- cineration of refuse, garbage, dead animals, night soil and other waste matters or substances; such franchises shall be granted by resolution upon such terms and conditions as to the govern- ing body of said municipality may appear. 2. Said franchise shall not become operative in any respect Acceptance until an acceptance in writing thereof shall have been filed by ^cessaiy. said person or corporation to whom said franchise may be granted, with the clerk of said municipality, which acceptance shall be filed within three months from the granting of said franchise. 3. The powers and privileges herein conferred are in addition Addiiional to and not in lieu of any of the powers and privileges conferred ''J.'in't'.a mn- by any laws creating or affecting any of said municipalities. nicipality. An Act to amend an act entitled 'An act concerning the collec- tion, removal and disposal of ashes and garbage in cities of this State and providing for the payment of the cc thereof, approved March ninth, one thousand eight dred and ninety-six. lOO'J. Approved Marj^^^jnent be 1. Section one of the act to which this is ap and hereby is amended so as to read as foU^^^^ council, board ^{,;^Jj^ ^°j?'(iis- 1. It shall and may be lawful for thevf , .„„ pharee of the posing of of aldermen or other governing bo-^^^ .^^^ ^^^^^ make a con- '^^,.h.ige. streets of any city of this State,,,-*'](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21359039_0145.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
