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quito control. Doubtless the feeling that such procedure was advisable 

 had its basis in the fact that the moneys appropriated by the state for 

 such purpose had always been too small to accomplish it. 



In accordance with this feeling Chapter 104, Laws of 1912 was 

 written into the statute books. 



Under the terms of this act the appointment of county mosquito 

 extermination commissions was authorized for each county. These 

 county commissions were given the power to do and perform that which 

 is necessary for mosquito control. They were authorized to call for a 

 limited amount of tax money but provision was made for co-ordination 

 and control of their activities by a central agency, the director of the 

 New Jersey State Agricultural Experiment Station, who was made ex 

 officio member of each mosquito commission and who was charged with 

 the duty of passing upon plans and estimates furnished by the county 

 mosquito commissions and whose recommendation was made necessary 

 to secure funds from the county fiscal organization for this purpose. 

 The text of Chapter 104, Laws of 1912 follows : 



CHAPTER 104, LAWS OF 1912 



An Act for the establishment of county mosquito extermination commis- 

 sions and to define their powers and duties. 



Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New 

 Jersey: 



1. In any county of this state it shall be the duty of the justice of the 

 Supreme Court presiding over the courts of said county to appoint six per- 

 sons, three of whom must be persons who are or have been members or em- 

 ployees of boards of health. A board of commissioners to be known as "The 



County Mosquito Extermination Commission," inserting the name 



of the county in and for which the commissioners are appointed. The commis- 

 sioners first appointed under the provisions of this act in any county shall 

 hold office respectively for the term of one, two and three years, as indicated 

 and fixed in the order of appointment and all such commissioners, after the 

 first appointment, shall be so appointed for the full term of three years; 

 vacancies in the said commission occurring by resignation or otherwise shall 

 be filled by such justice, and the persons appointed to fill such vacancies shall 

 be appointed for the unexpired term only; such persons so appointed, when 

 duly qualified, constituting such commission and their successors are hereby 

 created a body politic, with power to sue and be sued, to use a common seal 

 and make bylaws : the members of any such commission shall serve without 

 compensation, except that the necessary expenses of each commissioner for 

 actual attendance on meetings of said commission shall be allowed and paid. 

 No persons employed by the said commission shall be a member thereof; 

 before entering upon the duties of his office each commissioner shall take and 



