Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-04-20
CHAPTER xLvII.

An Act for the formation of borough commissions.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General AS
sembly of the State Of New Jersey, That the IN
habitants OF any township or part OF township in
this state embracing an area not to exceed two
square miles, and containing population not ex-
ceeding three thousand, may become a borough
commission in fact and in law whenever at special
election to be called for that purpose as hereinafter
provided, 1t may be so decided by majority OF
votes of the electors of said proposed borough who
are qualified to vote at elections for state and
township officers.
q And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty Of
the chosen holder, il more than one, then Of
one of the chosen freeholders Of any township in
which it is proposed to constitute borough under
this act, upon presentation to him Of petition for
that purpose, setting forth the name and bounda-
ries OF the proposed borough, signed by persons
owning at least one-tenth in value Of the taxable
real estate in the limits of the proposed borough as
the same appears upon the assessors duplicate Of
the township to call special election to be held at
some convenient place within the said proposed
borough, by notice in writing under his hand,
which notice shall contain accurate description
of the same and boundaries of the proposed bor-
ough and state the object Of ths said election to be
to vote for against the incorporation of the said
proposed borough under the provisions Of this act;
vious to the said proposed election in five of the
most public places within the said proposed bor-
ough limits, and published at least twice in news
paper printed and published within the said pro-
posed borough limits, if any, or, ii none SO pub
lished, then in newspaper printed and published
in the county wherein said proposed borough is sit
uated-
8. And be it enacted, That the said freeholder
shall appoint, by writing under his hand, clerk
and two inspectors of said election, who shall be
freeholders or taxpayers on personal property and
legal voters in the said proposed borough, and who
shall hold and conduct the election aforesaid at the
time and place specified in the said notice. the polls
shall open and close at the same hours as at general
elections in this state and the election shall be con-
dncted as nearly as may be in like manner as gen
eral elections are conducted; the ballots shall
tain the words "for borough commission" or
"against borough commission, as the case may be-;
at the close OF the polls the said clerk and nspec-
tors shall canvass the votes cast and if majority
Of said votes shall be for borough commission they
shall forthwith certify the result OF said election,
and the number of votes cast for and against under
their hands, to the clerk Of the county wherein
said borough is situated, to be fled in his office;
and from the time Of fling said certificate in the
office Of the clerk of the county as aforesaid the in
habitants Of said borough shall be borough com
mission, in fact and in law, under the name OF the
borough commission Of
l. And be it enacted, That the legal voters of the
said borough shall make and hold election in
said borough on the first Tuesdays of April here
after, at which election there shall be chosen, by
plurality of the votes cast, seven commissioners,
who shall be freeholders, or taxpayers on personal
property, but majority Of whom shall be free
holders, Of the said borough, who shall be denomi-
mated the board Of commissioners Of the borough
commission of and by that name
they or their successors in office may sue and be
sued make contracts and agreements, make regn-
lations and ordinances. and impose penalties, not
Of carrying out and effecting the objects and pur-
poses Of this act
s. And be it enacted, That the first election OF
said commissioners shall be held at public place in
the borough to be designated by the freeholder of
the township in which said borough Is situated and
subsequent elections shall be held at such place in
said township as by resolution of the board of com
missions for the time being shall be appointed, Of
which subsequent elections such board shall give
two weeks notice, by advertisements in the news
papers Of said borough that said election shall be
by ballot and shall be opened at two O'Clock in the
afternoon and closed at seven o'clock in the even
ing Of the same day; that there shall be chosen by
the electors then present, judge and clerk Of cleo
ton, who shall be sworn as officers of township
elections are sworn, and shall conduct the in
the manner that township elections are conducted,
by ballot which officers OF cection shall possess the
same powers and be subject to, but shall receive
pay for their services, the same duties and restric
fions as the officers Of township elections sub
ect to, and that ct the close of said polls the snd
Judge and clerk Of election shall canvass the votes
cast and publicly declare who havs besn chosen and
shall make out, under their hands, and deliver
to tile commissioners so chosen, certificate Of
their election which certificate sbalhbe recorded In
tho minutes of the proceedings Of saitboard
8. And be It enacted, That the commissioners 50
chosen sheu meet Within tWo weeks afteH their cleo