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

UTG anU DOICB uGpaTlIueuIg
IN the cities Of this state from political control.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and General AS
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That there
is hereby created and established in each of the
cities of this state which shall accept the pro-
visions of this act, board of fire commissioners
and board of police commissioners to whom re-
specuyeiy shall be entrusted the government con-
troll and management of the fire and police de-
partments therein, and the direction and control
of all public fire and police matters respectively,
subject to the inspection and supervision of the
common council of such city, as hereinafter pro-
vided.
2. And be it enacted, That such respective
boards of fire and police commissioners shall
each consist of four persons resident in such city,
each OF whom shall be nominated by the mayor of
such city and appointed by him, with the advice.
and consent ofthe common council thereof as fol-
lows: Al the first annual organization of the COM
mon council in each city of this state, after this
act shall have been accepted by any city, the
mayor thereof shall nominate four commissioners
to compose each of said boards, two of whom in
each OF said boards shall be selected from each OF
the two political parties which shall have cast or
poled the greatest number of votes at the last
preceding municipal election, and such mayor
shall present the names of such nominees to the
common council fSuch city for confirmation, and
IN case of rejection of any all of such nominees
by such common council, the said mayor shall
continue to present the name or names of duly
qualified persons for confirmation as aforesaid,
until all the members of such respective boards
are duly appointed and confirmed as aforesaid;
and said commissioners composing each of said
boards and Immediately after their said confirma-
tion shall, by lot, determine which of the said
commissioners composing said respective boards,
shall serve for one year, which for two years,
which for three years and which for four years
and until their respective successors shall be sew
orally appointed and confirmed and thereupon &
commission shall be issued to each of said COM
missoners by the mayor of such city in accord
ance with the result of such determination afore-
said, and at each annual organization of such
common council thereafter the mayor of such
city shall nominate one commissioner for each of
said boards, who shall be selected from the same
political party his respective predecessor serve
for four years. and until his their respective sue
cessors shall be appointed and confirmed. and the
said mayor shall present the name of such respec-
tive nominees to the common council of such
city for confirmation and in case of the rejection
thereof by such common council, the said mayor
shall continue TO nominate for such office some
duly qualified person until the said office of COM
missioner is duly filed whereupon the incumbent
thereof shall be duly commissioned by such mayor
as aforesaid; provided, that at time shall more
than two commissioners composing either of said
boards, belong to the same political party afore
said. II
8. And be it enacted, That such boards of COM
missioners, respectively. shall be entitled to have
and appoint clerk, who shall keep a record OF
all their proceedings, and an account of all money
received and expended, and said boards of COM
missioners, respectively, shall make detailed re-
ports monthly to such common council.
4. And be it enacted, That before entering upon
the duties of such office, each of said commission
ers and the clerk of said board shall take or sub
scribe an oath or affirmation, before the clerk of
the duties of such office, and each of said commits
sioners shall enter into bond to the corporation
of such city, in such sum not exceeding ten thou
sand dollars, with such sureties as may be desig-
mated or approved by the common council of such
city, conditional for the faithful performance of
his duties as such commissioner
5. And be 1t enacted, That the common council
of each city shall have the right to expel from office
any of said.commissiOners therein on good cause
shown, and after a trial of such commissioner be-
fore such common council and for such purpose
such common council shall be fully authorized to
summon, swear or affirm and examine witnesses
hear counsel and try and determine the charges
against such commissioner as to said common
G. And be it enacted, That in case vacancy
occur in the said office of fire commissioner or
police commissioner, such vacancy shall forthwith
be filed for the remainder of such unexpired
term, in the same manner as the original appoint
ment was made and confirmed. such Commissioner
to be selected from the same political party as his
predecessor.
z. And be it enacted That the commissioners
composing such board of FIRE commissioners and
board of police commissioners be, and the said
respective boards of fire and police commissioners
are hereby fully authorized and empowered to
employ such persons as may be deemed necessary
by said boards from time TO time in their re-
spective departments and said boards are re-
spectively authorized and empowered to declare
vacant any or all of the offices positions therein
or hereunder, as to such board may appear best
for the public interest in such department, in
Guiding the chief officers of such department;
provided the appointment of chief engineer of
such fire department and the chief Of police of
such police department, shall be approved by the
common council of any such city; and said re-
spective boards shall have power to make from
time to time such bylaws rules and regulations
for the government of such board, and for the
conduct and management of the affairs of such
board and the department under its control as to
the members of such board shall seem proper:
provided, such bylaws, rules and regulations are
not contrary to the constitution and laws of this
state or the provisions of this act
s. And be it enacted That such board of fire
commissioners shall be and is hereby fully en-
powered to designate, appoint or approve all the
fremen or other persons employed in the fire de-
partment of such city; and the said board of DO
lice commissioners shall be fully authorized and
empowered to designate, appoint or approve an
the noliaspen- or Other nersons employed in thu
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