The Van Buren press., 1873-04-29
The Supervisor Law.


u, if enacted ste SECTION l. Ihata board
or.uperyi,ngs. 70 consist OF three menlbersb be
and tue same {. hereby established IN eacIl
county in this state; majority OF each ooard
shall constitute quorum for the transaction
OF business.
section Z. 1t shall be the duty OF the gov :
,ruor. after the passage OF thi- act by ana
Nm, tI,. NJ, ice Snd consent Of the senate. to
,nn,iu, three persons in each county III thls
.fat,.. a. ,uprrtisor. all of whom shall DO quail
/ ifis1 electors and residents OF the counties ia
| which thvy are appointed; ana the persons
50 appointed shall constitute "A board f'uper-
| yiscrs for their respective counties ohs oi
said supervisor, shall BE- sppolnted 10 hcld
his office until the first day of January, eigh-
I teen hundred and sr,en,y four and two I'M
| Ill the first day OF January, eighteen hundred
and SrVcnt, five and until their successors
| are elected or appointed, aud quaiihed IN the
manner hereinafter prescribed.
| Ssction g. The members Of said boards so
appointed by the governor shall assemble at
! the courthouse in their respective counties
on the first Monday in May. eighteen hun
| dred and seventy three, and being SO assem-
| blsd shall ssyeraily take and subscribe TO the
oath of Office prescribed by the constitution
OF the state and shall then, and at their regH-
| lar meeting in January of each year elect BY
| ballot one OF their number to be president OF
OF the board. Propided, that in the event
said board should not for any cause hold lts
! first meeting on said first Monday in May then
said board may hold such nrst meeting St any
| day thereafter.
Section t. Said boards at their first meet
/ ing or NJ the regular meeting on the Mon
daV In July next shall divide their respective
| counties Into three districts, which shall he
numbered one, two and three respectively,
and in the even numbered districts the quail-
/ fled electors residents of such district shall,
/ FL E,.It IL n.rf h. MnnnaN
Norelnb Der, eighteen hundred and seventy
three and every Two years thereafter. elect
one member ofsaid board, who shall hold his
Office for the term of two wears, and until hn
successor il elected and qualified; and in each
OF the odd numbered districts the qualified
electors residents OF said district shall, on the
! first Tuesday after the first Monday In NO
vcmber. eighteen hundred and seventy four
| and every two years thereafter elect one mem
| byr OF said board, each Of whom shall hold his
flee for the term OF two years, and until his
successor i elected and qualified; said elcc-
! tions for supervisors shall be conducted in
| the same manner, aud under the same law
regulating AMI governing the election OF
county officers which may be in force Mt the
time such elections for supervisors may be
/ held.
Section 3. The county clerk shall by yir-
tue OF his office. be clerk OF the board OF SUI
| pcryisors tor his county, and it shall be his
! duty to attend each regular or special sasson
of said board either in person or by deputy
and to keep and preserve in his office com
| plete and correct record OF the proceeding
of said board; he shall also make an entry on
| the minutes Of the board Of each days attcn-
dance or absence ofeach member thereof, and
perform such other duties a. are now requr-
! ed OF him as clerk Of the county court. For
| the performance Of such duties, the several!
/ clerks shall be entitled to receive such fees As
! are now allowed 10 clerks OF the county court
/ for similar services.
Section 6. 1t shall DO the duty OF the sher-
| in to attend each regular or special session OF
| the board Of supervisors for his county, either
! in person or 10y deputy, and TO execute all or
dcrs and precepts made by said board, and
| for such attendance hs shall be entitled TO re-
ceive such fees as are new allowed by law to
| sherins for executing the orders and precepts
made by the county courts.
Section 7. II the presiding officer OF amy
/ board OF supervisors falls to attend any seS-
sion thereof il shall be the duty of the mem
| bers present to elect one Of their number as
| president pro temyCre, and such member so
| elected shall perform the duties of president
! during such session, OF until the regular pre-
/ siding officer thereof shall appear and take
/ his seat. In case a quorum shall not attend
on the first day of any regular or special scs-
| sion OF said board, the sheriff shall adjourn
!
! il at } o'clock m. on the second day, no quo
rum shall be- present, the sheriff shall djourn
the board until the day fixed by law for its
| next regular session. Every regular or spec
! jal session of the board shall be held with
| open doors, and between the hours Of . o'clock
a. m and o'clock p. ~.
Section :, The regular sessions OF the sew
| cral boards of supervisors, after the organi2a-
/ ton thereof shall commence on the first Men
! days in January, April, July and October in
each year, and shall continue six days, Il bus
! iness shall 40 long require, and no longer
| Provided that the president Of any OF said
boards may call special session thereof
whenever, in hisjudgment. 1t may be necss-
sary. upon his giving Ave days. notice of said
session by advertisement posted at the door
OF the courthouse his county, and cSnSing
q copy thcreoi to be delivered to or left at the
| residence of each member ot said board.
Section Q. The president Of the board ei
supervisors shall receive the SUN of siI dol
| lar. far each day he may preside ovcrany ses-
| sion OF the board, and each other member
| thereof ShSll receive the sum Of five dolIar-
! for each day he may bc occupied In the dis
charge Of his duties while in attendance AT
ANY regular or special session Of the board
and no more; said sums shall be paid out OF
/ tho county treasury, on the certificate Of the
| county clerk, under the seal of his Office, that
tho supervisor to whom payment is to bt
made has been in attendance upon the boarC
the number Of days charged for, and is enti-
/ tied by law to receive the same.
/ Section 10. The seal now prescribed by
law to be kept and used by county courts
shall be the seal OF the board Of supervisors
and shall be used by the clerk thereof for the
! authorization of any record. process or pro.
ceeding now required by law to be spthenti-
Gated. by the seal OF said county; Proriaed
! That each board nay procure seal to bs
| tyled the seal OF - county -.
Section II. No moneys derived from tax
| levied by the board of supervisors shall be
paid ont of the county treasurer. except on an
order duly made by said board while in ses-
sion and entered upon the records OF theiu
proceedings, and it shall be unlawful for any
board uf supervisors 60 allow any greater sum
for any account. claim demand or fee bill
against the county than the amount actually
due thereon, dollar for dollar, according ID
the legal or ordinary compensation for ser
/ vices rendered, material, furnished salaries
or fees of officers, or to direct the issuance OF
county warrants or orders upon such ac-
counts, claims. demands or fye-bills. for more
| than the actual amount so allowed, dollar for
dollar.
Sectiunl2 Before any sccount, claim. de-
mand or fVe-biil shall be SLOWED by any
! board ofsunervisors. said board shall require
! the person or persons or their legal represea l.
tatives claiming the same to he due. to rttacll
to said sccount. claim. demand Of fee-hiu an
affidavit that tie same is just and correct, and
that no psrt thereof has been previously paid
] that the services charged for or materials FUR
I nishcd as the case may be- were actually
rendered or furnished, and that the charge
made therefor does not exceed the amount
| allowed by law, or customary charges for
similar services or materials, dollar for dollar,