The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-24

shall take effect. in any city. town, borough,
township. or remaining portion sof any toMnsnlp
aforesaid or in any fire district the charters OF
each and all of such associations shall forthwith
be and the same hereby are repealed, any law TO
the contrary Notwithstanding. and one firemen
relief association may be organized therein under
6. And be ii enacted. That In case, by virtue Of
any of the provisions OF this act. or otherWlse
howsoeyer, any of the above mentioned associa-
tons may forfeit its charter or such charter may
be repealed or expire by limitation, or such asso-
citation be dissolved, or In case, 10 anywise now
corporation shall have In possession or charge any
moneys derived from any SURGE whatever, for the
relief of INDECENT disabled firemen. or any bal
witb OF Sny securities H n which the same may
have been invested. If any person or persons or
association or corporation may be indebted for
the loan or deposit Of such moneys other than the
duly Incorporated fremen's relief associations
allowed by this act or the treasurers thereof then
and thereafter. upon the legal organization and
incorporation hereunder OF iiremen,s relief asso-
remaining portion of q township as Aforesaid. or
fire district there shall forthwith be paid over,
assigned and conveyed 70 such new corporation,
any money. accounts payable, property and securi.
ties remaining In possession or charge OF such old
association or corporation, gor Of any person or
persons, or association or corporation whatever,
for its use or otherwise or any money property or
securities to which 1t may be entitled, at law or in
equity, derived as aforesaid and an account shall
be given Herewith of all moneys Heretofore had
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said and of the disposition thereof, and all such
moneys expended by it or them, other than for the
benefit of INDECENT or disabled fireman or their
families shall also be paid over TO such new cor
poration on demand.
T. And be 1t enacted, That each and every cor
poration incorporated or re-incorporated under
this act shall have authority through its represen
tatives, to make adopt and use. and, from time to
time, to alter, amend or change such constitution
or bylaws, both. and such rules for Its govern
ment., and the regulation of its affairs and the
dign0Sti0n and m of lis funds and
property as shall seem TO said representatives to
be right and proper; provided, that the same
laws of the United States. or of this state, and
especially with the provisions of this act.
8. And be it enacted, That on or before the
second Monday in December. in every year, each
fire engine, hook and ladder. hose and supply
company, and the board of trustees or engineers OF
any fire association or department, and any board
of fire wardens which company or companies. fire
association or department. or board Of fire wardens
shall be under the supervision or control of any
common council, or township committee, or board
of commissioners or other governing board or
supervision or control of any duly authorized
board of underwriters) subject to the conditions
aforesaid as to the members thereof, and which
company or companies fire association or depart
ment board of fire wardens, or salvage corps
shall be organized for and doing public fire or
salvage duty. in any CITY, town, borough, town.
ship, fire district in this state shall choose not
more than three Representatives, and the exempt
fremen's association, If any such there be, shall
choose not more than three representatives. who
together with the president. II any Of such fire
or. If there be no chief engineer then the ire
marshal, or, in case there be neither. then the
senior foreman, shall constitute board of repre-
sentatives, and shall have and exercise all the
powers and perform all the duties herein COM
mitted to them, and shall hold office for one year
after the date of their election. and until their
successors be chosen, and until their successors
shall meet for the purpose of holding the annual
election of officers. as hereinafter provided.
g. And be it enacted, That the said board of rep
resentatives, on or before the third Monday In
December, in every year, shall elect, by ballot,
from among their own number or otherwise.
president, vice president, treasurer, and secre-
tary (who shall be the board of officers of the cor
poration), and not more than five members of q
board of visitors or trustees; except that, at the
first election after such Incorporation or reincor
poration. there shall be elected not less than
three nor more than fifteen visitors or trustees,
who shall then be divided by said representa-
tives by lot, into three classes of not more than
office for year after the date of their election,
those of the second class to hold office for two
years after the date of their election, and those
of the third class to hold office for three years
after the date of their election, that one class
shall go out of office each year. and that, in each
year after such first election. not more than five
visitors trustees shall be elected at the annual
election who shall hold Office for three years after
the date of their election; or said visitors or
trustees may be elected in the same manner and
from the same source as said representatives are
said representatives, by lot into three classes, for
the terms aforesaid, and. when the term of any
visitor or trustee SO elected shall expire his sue
cessor shall be selected from the same source as
that from which he was chosen, and shall hold
office for three years after the date of his election
aforesaid all of said visitors or trustees shall
hold Office however, until their successors are
elected respectively.
10 And be it enacted. That If, at any time here
after any of the aforesaid elections shall not be
held at the time or times hereinbefore provided
the shall bQ held thereafter &c n
veniently may be- such failure, however, shall
not work any forfeiture or dissolution of the cor
poration nor shall such election be of none effect
by reason of any delay in holding the same; but
1t shall be the duty of the president and secretary
of such corporation, in case of failure to hold any
election at the time above provided, forthwith to
give reasonable notice of q time and place for the
holding of such election, and, in case they fail to
give such notice, or on failure to comply there
with, any vacancy caused thereby shall be filed
as hereinafter provided, and any dereliction on
the part of any representative or officer. in the
performance of any known duty, In connection
with the holding of or failure to hold any election,
shall be deemed malfeasance in Office, and shall
be punished accordingly and if any person shall
be elected to any Office at any other than the usual
time for such election. such person shall hold
Office only until the time for the next regular cleo
ton, and until his successor shall be elected.
IL. And be it enacted, That a majority of said
board OF representatives or Of said board of visit
ors trustees, the case may be- shall constitute
q quorum at the meetings of said boards respect
lively.
L. And be It enacted, That no person shall at
any one time serve on both Of said boards of rep.
resentatives and of visitors or trustees. but. II
elected to both shall resign one or the other as he
may see fit; except that each board may delegate
one of its number to sit with the members Of the
other board.
49, And be it enacted, That said board of visitors
or trustees shall once in each year, Immediately
after the election of the new members thereof,
elect by ballot q chairman and secretary; and
their chairman shall convene them when he may
think proper, at least twice in each year and also
whenever 30 requested by any Of said visitors or
trustees.
IA. And be 1t enacted, That said board of repre-
sentatives shall be convened by their president
when he may think proper, at least twice in each
70 do by majority of said representative; and
said representatives may provide in their bylaws
for regular stated meetings of said representatives
and Of said visitors or trustees si5F = 7 =
Is. And be it enacted. That in case vacancy
shall occur in the Office of representative, such
vacancy shall forthwith be filled by the company,
association. board or corps by which he was
elected, for the remainder of the term for which
he was elected. by special election to be held for
that purpose.
In the ofce of president, vice president treasurer
secretary or in the Office of visitor trustee
such vacancy shall forthwith be filed by the rep
or corps by which he was elected for the remain
der of the term for which he was elected, by
special election to be held for that purpose.
II. And be 1t enacted, That the said secretary
and treasurer shall report to the board of repre-
sentatives at their annual meeting. and shall fur
Their report to the board of representatives, or to
the board of visitors or trustees, whenever re-
quested by either of them; that the secretary
shall upon his election, take an oath of Office, for
the faithful performance of his duties, which oath
shall be administered by the president; and that
the treasurer shall give bond to the corporation
In such sum and with such sureties as The repre-
sentatives may from time to time require
Is. And be it enacted, That to such visitors or
trustees shall be referred for their inspection and
approval all applications for assistance, and they
shall dispose of the relief fund of such corpora
ton. within such limit and according to such
rules and regulations as may from time to time
be made and established by the board of repre-
sentatiyes and no bill therefor shall be contracted
Of ct least two of the visitors or trustees which