The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-06-14
CHAPTER ccXxv1.

A Supplement to an act entitled "An act to reeu-
late elections" approved April eighteenth, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, re-
h. specting election districts rtst "a
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That when
at any township, ward city, county state con-
gressional9 or national election, more than six
hundred votes shall be or shall have been cast in
any township or ward in any city not divided into
election districts, or when in any election district
in any township or ward in any city more than
six hundred votes shall be or shall have been cast
at any such election, such township, ward in any
city or election district shall forthwith be divided
by the mayor and common council or township
committee into two more election districts or
in lieu thereof, the boundary lines of any existing
election district or districts may be changed or
such district readjusted; provided, however that
each of such districts after such division change
or REIMBURSEMENT, shall not contain more than six
hundred, nor less than two hundred voters: and
in such division, change or reimbursement the
geographical cOmpactness of such districts and
the convenience of the voters shall be first con-
sidered
: 2. And be it enacted, That at the time when
any township, ward in any city or election dis
trict shall be divided into two or more election
districts, or when the boundary lines of any cleo
ton district or districts shall be changed or such
districts readjusted, the mayor and common coun-
Gil or township committee shall forthwith cause a
description of the boundaries of such new election
district or districts, and of the election district or
districts affected by such division change or read
justment to be filed in the county clerks Office
and duplicate thereof in the office of the city or
township clerk, as the case may be- and in case
any error shall be or shall have been made in
fixing the boundary lines of any election district
or districts the said mayor and common council
or township committee as the case may be, shall
upon being informed thereof, forthwith inyesti-
gate the same, and, if such boundary lines shall
be found to be incorrect, they shall without I'M
necessary delay. correct such error, and change
said boundary lines readjust the districts affect
ed thereby and shall cause descriptions thereof to
be filed as aforesaid
8. And be it enacted, That when any new cleo
ton district or districts shall be set off or the
boundary lines of any existing district or districts
shall be changed or such districts readjusted the
inspectors judges and clerks of election who shall
reside in such new district or districts or in the
district or districts affected by such division,
change or readjustment, shall forthwith cease to
hold Office, and the mayor and common council
or township committee shall, without unnecessary
delay select the place where the first election
shall be held thereafter in each Of said districts
and shall appoint two inspectors one Judge and
one clerk of election for each of said election dis
tricts, who shall be residents of and entitled to
vote in the districts in which they are appointed
to act and who shall serve until theii successors
are elected as provided by law, and one of said
inspectors in each district shall be selected from
each Of the two political parties which shall have
received the greater number of votes cast at the
last preceding election.
4. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of
acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed
and that this act shall take effect Immediately
Approved April %, 1885.