The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-24
CHAPTER XIV.

An Act creating the Office of assistant clerk. and
providing suitable salary therefor in counties
in which the criminal and civil fees of the
clerks go to the county collector for the use of
the county.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General AS
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That in any
county in this state in which it is now or shall
hereafter be provided by law that the fees, costs
and compensations allowed clerks for services in
the criminal and civil courts, shall be collected
and paid over to the collector for the use of the
county, it shall be lawful to have an assistant
clerk to be paid by said collector of said county
2. And be it enacted, That each of the clerks of
said counties of this state, whenever the popula-
ton of his said county shall exceed sixty thou
sand, shall appoint under his hand and the seal of
his office, assistant clerk to be known and des-
ignated such, and that said assistant clerk shall
be public officer, with term similar to that of
8. And be it enacted. That the term of such
assistant clerks shall commence with their said
appointment and that if said appointment shall
be approved by the presiding judge of the court
Of common pleas OF said county, said appoint
ment shall be for the term Of FIVE years.
4. And be 1t enacted, That such assistant clerks
shall have and possess all the powers of the county
clerk 70 be exercised in bis absence and under his
direction, and it shall be competent for such
assistant clerks to do and perform each and every
act that the county clerk is required by law to
perform, and which said county clerk Is author
lied by law or custom to do or perform.
s. And be enacted That said assistant clerks
shall use the name and seal of the county clerk in
MS Omclal actS.
6 And be it enacted, That after the appoint
ment of said assistant clerks respectively they
shall severally subscribe oath and file the same
in the Office of the county clerk, that they will
support the constitution of the United States and
the state of New Jersey and that they will demean
themselves in office faithfully and well, and truly
perform the duties of their Office to the best of
their knowledge, skill and ability.
2. And be it further enacted, That each of said
assistant clerks SHALL before he enters upon the
duties OF his Office enter into bond to the state of
New jersey in the sum of two thousand dollars
withtwo sufficient sureties which said bond shall
be approved as to form and security by the pre-
siding judge of the court of common pleas, and
shall be recorded in the Office Of the secretary of
state. conditioned for the faithful performance of
the duties of his Office and that any party ag-
grieved by the acts of said assistant clerk shall
after obtaining permission In writing of the chan
cellor of this state. prosecute said bond in the
name OF the state of New Jersey for the use of the
party aggreyed and that for all purposes of suit,
acertifed copy of said bond shall be- and be taken
to be, the original provided. that no prosecution
upon said bond shall be had after four years from
and after the expiration of his term of ONCE
g. And be 1t further enacted That the said assist
ant clerk shall be paid the sum of two thousand
dollars per annum in equal quarterly payments
by the county collector
8. And be it enacted That this act shall take
effect Immediately. If ta
Passed March 10, 1885,