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CHAPTER elk.


Supplement to an act entitled "An act concerning
the protection OF the public health and the
record of vital facts and statistics relating
thereto" approved March eleventh. one thou
SAND eight hundred and eighty, providing for
the organization and reorganization of local
boards of health and the appropriation of
money therefor.--
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General r
Assembly of the State of New jersey, That :
section first OF the act entitled IAN act concern
ing the protection of the plftl5e health and the
record OF vital facts and statistics relating there
eight hundred and eighty, to (which this is a sup
plement, shall be amended so as to read as fol-
lows That every city, or borough or incorpor-
ated town. or any town governed by a commits
sion shall have board of health of not less than
hVe 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, If there be such officer or officers and
the said board Health shall be nominated by the
mayor and approved by the common council or
other governing board or the city, borough or
town, to serve for not less than three years, but
not more than three of the number shall go out
OF once at any one time, unless IL case OF re-
moval by death, OF change of residence; and
hereafter in any nominations by the mayor and
approved by the common council or other gov
ernlng board OF the city, borough or town, the
term of office OF the person or persons nominated
snail be specified in case exceeding four years,
the same to accord with the provisions of this aet
and in the first nomination not less than two
snail be for one year, and two for two years, and
In cities of over 100000 inhabitants the board may
SOuslSt VI lille members, so formed organ
iZation.
2. And be it enacted, That section eleventh of
the act entitled IAN act concerning the protection
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 amended
so as TO read as follows: That in case of any
county having county board of health or vital
statistics, nothing in this bill shall change or
modify their former power or jurisdiction, and
they shall possess all the authority herein granted
to city or township boards; and they shall yearly
report to the state board of health as to the cities
and townships of the county, in the same way as
is required in counties where there 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 registration and returns
of vital statistics in their respective 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 provisions of their
respective charters, unless such boards of health
have been or shall be substituted or reOrganized
by vote or ordinance of the common council or
other governing board Of the city, borough or
town, and II so substituted or recognized In ae-
cord with the powers and intent of this act
SAID board OF health shall possess all the powers
conferred by this act and the supplements there
to, and by an act entitled "An act relating to local
boards Of health" approved March twenty -second,
one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, and
the supplements thereto; and all powers given
under the charter of said city, town or borough,
to appoint committee or board of health to ex.
ereise jurisdiction and care over the public health
be and are hereby declared to be passed over to
the board constituted 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 judgment of said board the pro-
lection of the public health shall require but all
additions and alterations shall have not less than
enforced, unless in such the state board of
health shall declare special emergency to exist,
when said city board may enforce new health or
dinances 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 a budget or outline
of appropriations which 1t 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 inhabitant
as returned by the last preceding census the same
shall be allowed and as much in addition as the
common council or other governing board of the
city approves, and any want of surplus money
may be provided for under an act EMIT ed IAN
act to authorize cities to make additional appr0-
priations for purposes of public health which
act was approved February thirteenth one thou
sand eight hundred and eighty-three
4 And be 1t enacted, That the boards of health
now organised in any of the cities, towns or
boroughS ofthis 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 mayer
OF said CITY, have their respective boards substi-
tuted or reorganiZed in accordance with the pro-
viions of the acts aforesaid and shall have power
to make and enforce ordinances relating to the
care of the public health.
5. And be it enacted, That ex officio members
of local boards of health, as forged under the act
to which this is supplement- shall not be entitled
to vote any motion that reIers to their own an
pointment or discontinuance in either of the Of
fees of city physician, sanitary inspector or regis
trar of vital statistics or to the amount allowed
for their services in these respective positions ard
that when, after notification they are NOT nresent
a majority of the other members of the board
shall constitute quorum.
And be it enacted That the term city. town
or borough, as used in the acts or act to which
this act is supplement shall be applicable to an
forms of incorporated government in the state
including towns governed by a commission ana
seaside associations authorized by any sneciaI Or
general act in the laws of this state. -
u And be it enacted. That all acts or parts Of