The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-06-14
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An act'to provide for boards of education in the
cities of this state.


An actto provide for boards of education in the
cities of this state.
]. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
on and after the first Monday in May after this act
shall have been accepted by any city in this state
as hereinafter provided, all powers and duties
vested in or devolving on the board having
charge OF the public schools of said city previ-
GUS to the said first Monday in May shall be vested
IN and devolve on board to be designated
board of education to consist of one member
nom each aldermanic district or ward in said
city. and one at large, said members to be ap-
pointed by the mayor and the board previously
having charge of the schools of such city shall
thereupon cease to exist, and the terms of its
members and of its clerk shall expire. 1858
q And be it enacted, That in making the first
appointments to said board of education the
mayor shall appoint, as nearly as possible, one
half of the members for two years and the re-
naming members for one year, and thereafter
each member shall be appointed and shall serve
for two years and until his successor is appointed
unless removed by the mayor 1fff
g. And be it enacted, That no more than ma
jority of the members of said board of education
shall belong to the same political party.
T. And be it enacted That the mayor shall at
any time have the power to remove any member
of said board of education for cause; provided,
that the member to be removed shall receive two
weeks notice Of such removal, with written
copy of the charges and cause, and on his formal
demand, shall be entitled to public hearing be-
fore the mayor. 81,
s. And be it enacted That the board Of alder
men or common council Of any city may, by resc-
luton submit the question of the acceptance or
rejection of this act to the voters of said city, at
the first charter election held after the approval
of this act and, if a majority of those who shah
vote for the acceptance or rejection of the act
shall vote for its acceptance, then this act shall
go into effect Immediately and shall be deemed
to be accepted by such city, and such city shall
be bound by the terms of this act persons enti-
tied to vote at such election shall express their
acceptance or rejection of this act by depostiDg
their ballots in the box provided for depositing
ballots at such election in the election precincts
or wards of such city, and those who are in favor
of the acceptance of this act shall each deposit a
ballot containing the words board of education
act accepted" written or printed thereon, and
those who are opposed shall each deposit a ballot
with the words !" board of education actrejected"
written or printed thereon; and this acceptance
or rejection may be written or printed upon the
ballot on which are the names, the state, county,
city, district or ward officers and no separate
ballot shall be required for the purpose of this
vote; there shall be a canvass, on the return of
the votes, upon this question of such acceptance
or rejection, made by the election officers in the
same way and manner as for officers voted for at
any general or charter election; andif majority
of the ballots on which there shall be either the
words Z" board of education act accepted" or
board of education act rejected shall be found
to be for the acceptance of this act, it shall then
go into effect and be binding upon such city
wherein such vote shall have been taken
6. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of
acts, general and special, inconsistent with this
act, be and the same are hereby repealed, and
this act shall take effect Immediately.
Approved April l, 1885.