Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-07-24
xy. Toregalate or pr0hibit the blasting Of

sons or cOrpOratiens shall exercise any privilege
granted to them in the use of any street or
highway for any purpose whatever
XVII. To abate and remove nuisances of
every kind.
XVIII. To prevent vice and immortality, to
preserve public peace and good order, to pre-
vent and qurl riots, disturbances and disorder
ly assemblagess
XIX. To restrain and suppress disorderly and
gaming houses and houses of i'll fame.
XXX. To restrain and punish drunkards, vag-
rants, mendicants, tramps and beggars.
XXL To regulate irterlnents of tho dead
within the limits of the town.
XXI. To regulate the construction and
cleaning of priyies and cesspools.
XXIII. To establish and regulate or
more public pounds and to restrain and regu-
late t e running at large of horses, cattle,
swine and other animals, geese and other poul-
try, and to authorize the inpounding and sale
Of the same for the penalty incurred and for
the costs Of keeping and impounding.
XIV. To regulate or prohibit the keeping
of SWINE geese and goats
XIV. To regulate and preve Mt the running
large OF dogs and to authorize the destruction
OF dogs unnng at large.
XVI. To regulate or to prohibit swimming
or bathing in the waters Of or bounding the
town.
XVII. To establish, regulate and control
the manner of their appointment and removal,
their duties and compensation.
XVIII. Toreyulnte and control the man
ner Of building dwelling houses and other
buildings; to take down, remove or destroy
buildings that are liable to fall or are danger
Gus to life; to regulate or prohibit the carry
ing OF manufactures dan serous in causing or
promoting fires; to regulate or prohibit the
manufacture, sale, keeping, storage use of
flar araba lrar0
burning fluid. nitro glycerine, dynamite or
other infiammable or explosive materials; to
regulate or prohibit the use OF firearms; to
raze and demolish any building OF erection
when necessary 10 prevent the extension of
confagraton, and to provide for the ascertain
ment and payment Of Just compensation to
owners Of property destroyed in such cases
I xxx. To prescribe and define the duties of
officers and employees of the town and their
compensation where compensation is not fixed
by law, and the penalty for failing to pelf'rin
such duties, which penalty may ex end 10 re-
moval of the offender from office; provide
that nothing in this aci sha be construed 10
alter or repeal the provisions of any town ca r
ter fixing the term of office of any municipal
officer.
xxx. To erect provide. repair and control
a town hall and such police and station houses
and other buildings as may be required.
XXXI To fix the penalty where the same
is not fixed or provided for by this act for the
violation of any ordinance by this act authorized
tobe passed which penalty may be Imprisonment
not exceeding ten days ia the county jail or
workhouse ora fine not exceeding fifty dollars;
all prosecutions for the violation ofany ortlin-
ance shallbe made before the recorder or po-
lice jusice of the town, or if there be none then
before justice of the peace therein.
XXXII. To divide wards and d signate
their boundaries.
2. And be it enacted, That the town coun-
Gil of every incorporated town in this state
shall have power TO appoint o town treasurer,
who need not be a member Of the town conn
Gil, who shall hold his office for one yeaI and
until his successor has been appointed and
qualified; he shall give bonds in such amounts
and with such sureties as shall be prescribed
by ordinanc Of the town council, conditioned
for the faithful performance Of his duties; he
shall receive all moneys due or belonging to the
town, and shall deposit and Ike p the ne a.
directed by the town council; he shall ke p an
account ofall receipts and expenditures in such
manner as the town council shall direct: he
shall pay out moneys only upon warrants OF
the town council, signed by their chairman or
mayor of the town and countersigned by The
town clerk, and no warrant sh-ll be so drawn
except in pursuance of an order OF the town
council passed at a sta ed meeting and enter
ed on the journal; he shall furnish statements
of his accounts as often as he shall be required
by the town council, and shall perform such
other duties appertalning to- his office as sh II
be required of him by law or by any ord nance
or resolution of the town council; provided,
however, that nothing in this section contained
shall apply 10 money raised for school ?ur-
poses.
8. And be it enacted That the town treas
urer shall receive, keep and disbGrse all
moneys raised ard received for public schcol
purposes; he shall keep separate accounts
thereof and shall pay the same out only on
the warrant of the board of education or hoard
of school trustees he shall furnish said board,
as well as the town council, whenever so re-
quired, statement Of the receipts and expen-
ditures for school purposes.
f. And be it enacted, That any councilman
or other town officer may be removed from
Office by resolution of the town council; pro-
vided, that no sue removal shall be made un-
til the officer sought to be removed has had an
opportunity to be heard in his defence, nor un-
less two-thirds Of all the members Of the c.,un
Gil vote therefor; whenever any such removal
shall be made, the cause therefor, together
with the yeas and nays upon the vote taken,
shall be entered at large on the minutes OF the
town council.
5. And be it enacted, That, in addition to
the duties imposed upon him by the laws OF
this state, it shall be the duty of the collector
or receiver of taxes to be at the town hall of
the town in which he holds his Office for the
purpose of receiving and collecting taxes and
arrears of taxes, on such days and at such hours
shall be designated by the town council he
shall enter in suitable books to be provided fol-
that purpose by the town council the sums re-
ceived by him for taxes; and he shall specify
in such entries the names of the persons from
whom or on whose account moneys are paid,
and the date Of payment, and the sums re-
spectively paid by them for taxes and for in
terest separately; he shall, at least once in
each week, furnish the treasurer a detailed
statement of such sums so received by him.
which statement the treasurer shall lay before
the town council at its next stated meeting
thereafter; he shall, at least once in each
week, and oftener, if required, pay over to the
town treasurer all moneys received by him ioI
or on account of the town from any source
whatever, and it shall be the duty Of the town
treasurer out Of he moneys so received by him
to first pay the state school state and
county taxes as required by law.
6. And be it enacted That the qualified
voters of the several incorporated towns of this
state shall have power to raise in each year, by
vote at the annual town meeting or charter
municipal election such sum sums of money
as they shall deem expedient for the following
purposes:
T. For lighting the streets of the town;
IL. For the maintenance and support of the
poor;
III. For regulating, cleaning and keeping in
repair the streets and highways and the con-
struction of crosswalks;
". For the support of the public schools;
" For the support of the police depart
ment;
vi. For the support of the fire department;
VII. For water for the extinguishment Of
fires;
VIII. For the payment Of interest upon the
debt of the town and such part of the princi-
pal as may be due and payable;
TX. For the sinking fund required to be
raised during the wear;
K. For the salaries Of officers not included
under any other head;
XII. For the purchase of necessary real estate
and the erection Of buildings;
XII. For the contingent expenses of the
town.