Bridgeton pioneer., 1885-06-18

ment, shall be amended SO us to read as follows:
That every city, or borough Of incorporated town
or any town governed by Il commission shall
have Il board of health Of not less than five or
more than seven members, of which the keeper
or recorder of vital statistics and also one city
physician, and city health inspector shall be
members il there be such officer or officers and
the said board OF health shall be nominated by
the mayor and approved by the common council
or other governing board of the city, borough or
town, to serve for not less than three years but
not more than three OF the number shall 90 out
of Office at any one time, unless in case of re-
mOVal by death or change of residence; and
hereafter i'll any nominations by the MAYOR and
approved by the common council or other gov
erning board of the city, borough or town. the
term OF Office OF the person or persons nominated
shall be specified, in no case exceeding four
years, the same to accord with the provisions OF
this act; and in the first nomination not less
than two shall be for one year, and two for two
years. and cities OF over 100000 inhabitants the
board may consist of nine members ii 50 formed
at its organization
O. And be it enacted, That section eleventh Of
the act entitled AN act concerning the protec-
ton of the public health and the record of vital
facts and statistics relating thereto" approved
March eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty, to which this is a supplement, shall be
ameaded so as to read as follows: That in case
of any county having county board of health OF
vital Statistics nothing in this bill shall change
or modify their former power or jurisdiction, and
they shall possess all the authority herein grant
ed to city or township boards; and they shall
yearly report to the state board OF health us to
the cities and townships of the county. in the
Sttine way as IS required IN counties where tnere
is no county board OF health; they shall be the
sole power to make ordinances in relation to the
public health and to carry out the provisions OF
the laws of this state in reference to the regiStra
nf ta1 in, tI,nip
pective counties; nothing in this act shall relate
to or affect any boards of health now organized
in any of the cities of this state under the pro
visions OF their respective charters unless such
boards of health have been or shall be substituted
or reorganiZed by vote or ordinance of the COM
mon council or other governing board of the
city, borough or town, and if so substituted or
recognized in accord with the powers and intent
of this act, said board OF health shall possess all
the powers conferred by this act and the supple
mentS thereto, and by an act entitled :" An act
relating to local boards of health' approved
March twenty second, one thousand eight hun
dred and eighty-one, ana The supplements there
to; and all powers given under the charter of
said city, town or borough, to appoint a com
mittee or board of health TO exercise jurisdiction
and care over the public health, be and are here
by declared to be passed over to the board con-
Stituted under the acts named in the first and
second sections Of this act and the supplements
thereto; any ordinance before adopted by said
city on matters relating to the public health shall
be and become the ordinances of said board of
health and they shall have power to enforce the
same and to alter or add thereto as in the judg
ment of said board the protection of the public
health shall require but all additions and alter
atons shall have not less than thirty days notice
and publication before being enforced unless in
such case as the state board OF health shall de
clare q special emergency to exist, when said
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forthwith
8. And be it enacted, That the city, town or
borough board of health shall each year present
to the common council or other governing board
of the city, town, or borough, budget or outline
of appropriations which it shall believe to be
needed to be placed at the command OF the board
for health purposes and if said estimate is not,
beyond pro rata of five cents for each nhabi-
tant as returned by the last preceding census,
the same shall be allowed and as much In addi-
tion as the common council, or other governing
board of the city approves. and any want OF sur
plus money may be provided for under an act
entitled, i" An act to authorize cities to make
additional appropriations for purposes of public
health" which act was approved February
thirteenth, one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-three.
4. And be it enacted, That the boards OF health
now organized in any of the cities, towns or
boroughs of this state, under the provisions of
their respective charters, as well as those which
are only health committees, may, by ordinance
of the common council and the approval of the
mayor of said city, have their respective boards
substituted or reorganiZed in accordance with
the provisions of the acts aforesaid, and shall
have power to make and enforce ordinances re-
lating to the care of the public health.
5. And be it enacted, That ex officio members
of local boards of health as formed under the act
to which this is a supplement, shall not be enti-
tied to vote on any motion that refers to their
own appointment or discontinuance in either of
the offices of city physician sanitary inspector,
orregister of vital statistics, or to the amount al
lowed for their services in these respective posi-
tions, and that when after notification they are
not present, a majority Of the other members of
the board shall constitute quorum.
6. And be it enacted, That the term city, town
or borough, as used in the acts or act to which
this act is Il supplement, shall be applicable to
all forms of incorporated government in the
state, including towns governed by a commission
and seaside associations authorized by any
special or general act in the laws of this state.
Z. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of
acts inconsistent with this act be and are hereby
repealed
s. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately
Passed April 8, 1885.