The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-06-14
LA WSOF NEW JERSEY.
BY AUTHORITY
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police department. OF suen CITY, anr saYY fssne7r-
ave boards shall have full power and right to sus-
pend and TO expel or discharge any person en-
.pioyed or appointed in or under the department
under the control of such board provided good
cause shall be shown for such suspension, expuI-
board. - su0n
2. And be it enacted That each of such COM
mssioners OF such fire and police boards shall de-
svote such time and attention to the duties of his
once as the welfare of the department under his
control and the public interest therein may re-
quire; ana each of such commissioners shall re-
-ceive an annual salary not exceeding two thou
SAND dollars. to be paid quarterly to such commits
ssioners by such city, and to be fixed and deter
mlneo by the common council of such city.
~. And be 1t enacted, That said boards of fire
and police commissioners shall annually or when
ever vacancy occurs, select one of their number
to act as president who shall preside at their re-
spectiye meetings, and in case of vacancy in the
omces OF chief engineer or chief of police by re-
Iovai disability or otherwise. the president Of
nefaid boards respectively shall perform all the
duties and possess all the powers of said respective
positions during the continuance of such vacancy,
IL. Ana be 1t enacted, That the said respective
power to fx and regulate the compensation of all
'on1cers, servants and employees OF their respect
Ave departments, and each Of said boards shall
nave power to appoint surgeon from among the
regularly graduated and licensed physicians of
such city who shall be under the control of his
eseons board and subject TO Its rules and resu
II. And be 1t enacted, That the said boards of
snre ana police commissioners respectively shall
have power to issue subpoenas in the name of the
president of such respective board. and compel
the attendance of witnesses upon any proceedings
oy virtue OF its rules and regulations, and each
member OF said board is hereby authorized to
administer oaths or afirmations In any matter or
proceeding as aforesaid and any wilful or corrupt
'sswe ad ~ any person before said respective
ooards shall be deemed perjury, and punishable
an the same manner as is now prescribed by the
statutes of this state in cases of perjury.
ID. And be 1t enacted. That in the month of
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police commissioners respectively shall estimate
IN detail the expenses of the fire and police de-
Partments for the ensuing year, and transmit the
same to the common council of such city, which
Dody shall make provision for the assessment of
the same in the tax ordinances of such year.
IA And be it enacted, That in paying salaries
@of SAID respective fire and police departments a
pay roll of each department shall be made out by
the said commissioners thereof and submitted to
the common council of such city, and such COM
mon council shall order warrants drawn on the
city treasurer of such city for the amount thereof
to the order of the president Of such board of fire
commissioners or police commissioners as the case
may be- and 1t shall be the duty of the said pres-
dent of such boards respectively to pay the officers
and employees of his board according to the pay
so made out and submitted to such common
council.
15. And be it enacted That no money shall be
drawn from the treasury of any such city for the
boards of fire or police commissioners aforesaid,
except by warrant ordered by the common coun-
ell, in pursuance of reQuistion by such respect
1ve boards of commissioners
police force employed by the board of police COM
mssioners are hereby invested with all the powers
applicable to sherifs and constables of this state
except to serve civil process; they shall also be
service during the time they shall remain mem
sbers of such police force.
IL. And be it enacted That each of such police
commissioners shall have full power to arrest
without warrant, for breaches of the peace COM
united in their presence; and in every such case
of arrest the person arrested shall be forthwith
taken before a proper judicial officer tn bQ dealt
with according to law.
Is And be 1t enacted That no fire or police
commissioner shall accept or hold any other place
of public trust or emoument within the elective
franchise unless he shall first resign his Office of
commissioner, and upon his acceptance of any
such place his position as member of such board
shall become vacant
10. And be it enacted, That in case any fire or
police commissioner appointed under this act
shall take or receive any other reward, compen-
-sation or emoiument for or in respect of any SER
vice under this act or for or in respect of any
appointment to be made or voted on. or for or in
respect of any vote to be given by him as such
commissioner, he shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be
punished by fine not TO exceed two thousand
dollars or imprisonment at hard labor for term
mot to exceed two years or both at the discretion
of the court before which such conviction is had
20. And be it enacted. That it shall be the duty
of the common council of any city in this state
wherein are established boards of fire and police
commissioners to provide such boards respectively
with suitable and proper offices quarters and ac-
scommodations and to make such changes and
alterations therein and to increase and enlarge the
same whenever such respective boards shall SO re-
quest such common council.
\ 81. And be 1t enacted, That this act shall not
apply to any city until its provisions shall be ac-
cepted by the voters of such city by majority of
the votes cast for or against said act at any char
ter general election hereafter to be held in said
city.
4 %. And be it enacted, That if majority of
those voting for the acceptance rejection of this
act shall be in favor of its acceptance, then this
act shall go into effect Immediately, and the pro-
such city, and such city shall be bound by the
terms OF this act; persons entitled to vote at any
Ncharter or municipal election shall express their
assent to or rejection of this act by depositing
their ballots in the box provided Tor depositing
balots at such election in the election precincts or
districts or warts of any such city and those who
are In favor of the acceptance of this act shall
each deposit ballot containing the words fire
and police commission act accepted written or
printed thereon, and those who are opposed shall
each deposit ballot with the words fire and
police commission act rejected written or printed
thereon; and this acceptance or rejection may be
expressed upon the ballot on which are the names
separate ballot shall be required for the purposes
of this vote; there shall be canvass on the re-
turn OF the votes upon the question of such accept
ance or rejection. made by the election officers in
the same way and manner as for officers voted for
at such election; and If majority of the votes
sanvof OF its acceptance, 1t shall then. but not
otherwise. go into effect, and be binding upon
taken.
%. And be It enacted, That all acts and paris Of
acts, general, special local or private Inconsistent
herewith, be ana the same are hereby repealed.
end this act shall take effect Immediately.
ApprOyed Nav q 1895