Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-04-14
BY AUTHORITY.
Laws Of New Jersey.

AN ACT to authorize the inhabitants Of the town..
ship or Matavan, township Of Manalapan, in the
County OF Monmouth, township of Fayette, IN
the County of Sussex, to vote by ballot at town
meetings.
/. BE 1t enacted By the Senate and General assem-
bly, Of the State of Neo Jersey, That the inhabitants
of the townships of Matayan and Manalapan, in the
county of Monmouth, township of Lafayette, in
the county OF Sussex, authorized by law to vote at
town meetings, are hereby authorized and required
to elect by ballot, aud not otherwise, at their an
nual town meetings, the following officers. until 9TH
erwisc required by law, whose qualifications shall
pc the same as are now, or may hereafter be fixed by
law, that is.-a township clerk, a Judge Of election,
an assessor, a collector, one chosen freehslder, two
surveyors OF the highway. three commissioners Of
appeal, one overseer of the poor, as many Overseers
OF the highway as there are road districts, a town
COMMITTEES consisting Of three persons, a superin-
tendent OF common schools, as many justices Of the
peace IS the township may be cOnstitutionally en-
titled to elect, one constable, two pound-keepers /;
and shall also, upon the same ballot, vote for the
amount OF money to be raised for the support of
the poor, for school purposes, for the repairing OF
roads, and for tho place of holding the next annual
town meeting, and the election of state and county
officers.
2. And be it enacted, That the Judge of election
elected at the last or any future TOW n , Getting, shall
preside at and conduct the election at the next an
hnal town meeting, and the clerk of the township
shall be clerk thereof; and the officers of said elec-
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except that of justice of the peace.
3. And be 1t enacted, That the elections shall omen
at nine O'Clock in the morning, and close at five
O'Clock In the afternoon of the same day, except
when justices Of the peace are to be elected, when
the polls shall open and close at the same hours as
at state elections, and be conducted in the same
manner, and be subject to The same rules as elee-
lions Tor state and county officers are or shallbe; and
the same duties shall devolye upon the Judge of
eieet'on and the clerk as are to be performed by
tne BOARD OF election, and the clerk, in other cleo
tl9ns; they shall take the same oath or affirmation
as Tar as applicable, be invested with the same
powers, and be liable to the same penalties the
same qualifications for voters shall be required. and
the result ascertainea in tho anne mann r, and sta
ted according to law.
a. And be ii enacted. That a plurality of votes shal
be sufficient to elect any officers, or to fix the place
OF holding the town meetings or state aud county
elections, out n majority of the whole number shall
be required to determine an amount of money to be
raised or specified and in case there shall be a
neglect or failure to elect any officer BY the town
meeting. or to fix the place of holding the rext town
meeting and state and county elections, or in case
OF refusal OF any person to accept the appointment.
or n vacancy from any other cause, or in case two
or more persons have an equal number of votes for
the same office, or in case q majority shall not vote
for the same sum or a cunt. the town committee
shall, at their next meeting thereafter, fill such va.
cancy, unless they shall teem a special tcwn meet
ing for that purpose advisable, determine upon such
place elect between those having gn equal number
of votes. and determine the SUN or amount to be
J raised or specified.
5. And be II enacted, That the clerk of the town.
ship shall be the clerk of the town committee, and
shall keep a book Of minutes of the proceedings oil
said committee. which shall at all times be open ia
the inspection of the voters of the township, aud
when the town committee shall fill u vacancy. OF
elect, in case of a tie between candidates, they shall
immediately notify the person or persons 81 appnin-
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the clerk of the said county.
6. A1d be it enacted. That the overseer Of tn 400,
shall, ct least ten days befor: the town meetit q
prepare and lay before the town committee his an.
nual report, now required by law to be made to tine
town meetings and the town committee shall pre.
pare their annual report. andEefcre the town-ineet-
ing, shall cause the same, together with the report
of tho overseer of the poor, to be- published in the
newspaper printed and circulating in the said town.
snip; anu IN case no newspaper be published in said
township, then the town couimittee shall, at least
tVe days before the town meeting, have opies OF
their annual report md of the reports of the over.
seer of the poor, puste up in three of the most pub
lie places in the township.
Z. Aid be 1t enacted, That the reports of the town
CONN lttec and the overseers Of this poor shall be
filed and preserved by the town committee in pest.
ing UP the list of officers elected as required by
law, the clerk shall add thereto the results of the
election III other particulars; the first election un-
der the act shall be held AT the place appointed at
the last town meeting, unless otherwise changed
and all spe ial town meetings at the place Of holding
the last preceding annual town meeting the same
ballot b"x shall be used at the town meeting. and
provided By the clerk, which is used at the State
and county elections the Judge of election and
clerk shall receive the same compensation for at
tending any town meeting, as for attending a state
or county election, and the taNn committee shall
allow the clerk such compensation for additional
duties requir' d BY this act, as they may deem rea
sonakle.
8. Aad be it enacted, That this act shall take eff
feet immediately.
Approved March 1e, 1850.