The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-08-01


supreme court or presiding judge Of the court Of
common pleas of the county where such proposed
borough is to be situate setting forth the name of
the proposed borough, signed by the owners of at
least one-half in value of the taxable real estate
within the limits of the proposed borough as the
same appears by the last duplicate of the assessor
whose duty 1t is 10 assess the property in the terri
tory in the proposed borough; provided. that due
notice Of such application shall be advertised at
least ten days previous TO its being made by bills
posted in not less than five public places in the
municipality, and by notices inserted in two sue
cessive issues of q newspaper published in such
municipality, or If there be none, in the one pub
2 And be it enacted That the inhabitants of
the territory embraced in the said proposed bor-
ough shall be body polite and corporate in fact
8. And be it enacted, That this act and the
act TO which this is supplement shall take effect
whenever, at a general election or special cleo
ton to be called for that purpose, hereinafter
provided the legal voters residing within the said
municipality at the time of the said special cleo
and the act to which 1t Is a supplement, such
acceptance to be shown by the votes of majority
of those voting at said election.
4. And be it enacted, That the special election
shall be called by the justice or Judge TO whom
the application has been made as aforesaid at a
time to be named by him not more than thirty
the usual polling places within the said munich
pality, by notice in writing under his hani which
notice shall contain an accurate description of the
name land boundaries of the proposed borough, and
state the object of the said election to be to vote for
or against the incorporation OF the said proposed
borough, under the provisions of this act and the
act to which this is 4 supplement; which notice
shall be set up at least ten days previous to said
proposed election, in FIVE of the most public
places within the said municipality and pub
lished at least twice in newspaper printed and
published within the said municipality. if any
or if none is SO published, then in a newspaper
printed and published in the county wherein
said proposed borough is situated.
8. And be it enacted, That the polls shall open
and close OF the same hours as at general elections
in this state, and the election shall be conducted
as nearly as may be in like manner as general
elections are conducted; the ballots cast shall
contain the words for incorporation" or
against incorporation" as the case may be; at
the close of polls the said clerk and inspectors
shall canvass the votes cast, and if majority of
said votes shall be for incorporation, they shall
forthwith certify the result of said election and
the number of votes cast for and against, under
their hands, to the clerk of county wherein said
proposed borough is situated. TO be fled in his
office and from the time of fling said certificate
said. the inhabitants of said borough shall be
body corporate. in fact and in law, under the
name of 1.-THE Mayor and Council of the Borough
of - and by said name shall have per-
petual succession, sue and be sued, prosecute and
defend in all courts of law and equity in this
state, have a common seal and alter the same at
pleasure, and purchase, hold and convey real and
personal property for the use and benefit of said
borough the persons voting at such election shall
be those qualified 10 vote at elections for members
of the legislature in this state. i
g. And be II enacted That within thirty days
next after the filing of the certificate of the result
of the election aforesaid in the Office of the clerk
of the county, and on the first Tuesday of May
annually thereafter the legal voters OF said Dor
Ough shall assemble at some convenient place in
the said borough at the hour of two O'Clock in
the afternoon, and those 50 assembled may, by
viva voce vote, proceed to elect judge and two
inspectors, to conduct election for q mayor
and six councilmen, being residents and legal
voters in said borough, who shall constitute the
council of said borough at the first election two
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two years, and two for three years, and two coun-
cimen shall be elected annually thereafter to
serve for three years the mayor shall hold his
office for one year and st the same time shall
elect an assessor and collector, who shall hold
office for the term of one year; the said collector
OF taxes shall enter in suitable books to be kept
for the purpose the sums received by him for
taxes respectively with the names of the persons
onwhose account the same shall be paid each day.
7. And be 1t enacted, That the judges and in
speetoTs so chosen, having first taken and sub,
scribed an oath or affirmation honestly and
impartially to hold and conduct said election,
shall forthwith open the polls for the election of
the officers aforesaid the said election shall be
by ballot, and shall be conducted in same man
ner as nearly as may be, as elections for members
of the legislature are conducted; the persons
voting at said election shall be those who are
qualified to vote at elections for members of
the legislature in this state the polls shall
remain open until seven O'Clock in the evening,
inspectors holding said election shall canvass the
votes cast and certify the result with the number
of votes cast for each candidate, to the clerk of
the county wherein said borough is situated and
shall also deliver copy of said certificate,
under their hands, to the clerk of the borough.
8. And be it enacted, That the clerk of the
give notice ten days previous to the first election
under this act of the time and place of holding
the same, by advertisements signed by himself
and set up in five public places in said borough,
and also published at least once in a newspaper
printed and published in said borough, if any, or
if none be. SO published then in a newspaper
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borough Is situated; and of all subsequent cleo
tons the borough clerk shall give the like notice;
provided that after the first election the council
may, by ordinance, fix place for holding said
elections
9. And be it enacted, That after the first cleo
ton, the mayor and council then elected shall
assemble In some convenient place. and having
first taken and subscribed an oath or affirmation
before some person authorized to administer an
oath well ana Faithfully to perform the duties OF
shall be filed with the borough clerk, shall pro-
coed to appoint some suitable person resident in
the borough to be borough clerk, who shall hold
his Office at the pleasure of the council and shall
attend all meetings of the council keep a correct
record of all their proceedings and perform such
other duties as the council may require of him or
IS may be directed by this act. and upon the
appointment of his successor shall deliver TO him
I'll books, papers and property of the said borough
in mis- possession or under his control; the mayor
and council shall hold their respective offices
until rneir successors are qualified and every
person e.ected as mayor or councilman shall take
an oath o. affirmation, as hereinafter provided,
before he eilsers upon the duties of his office.
10. And be enacted, That the mayor of said
borough shall awe, by virtue of his office, the
same jurisdiction in criminal matters asis now
possessed by justices of the peace, together with
such other powers may by this act, and the act
to which this is . Supplement-, be specially con-
ferred upon him, and sail have power to arrest
without process, or to iss1e his warrant for the
arrest of any person guilty, " whom he may have
reason to believe guilty of any breach of the
peace or violation Of any ordinance of the said
the mayor and council of the borough Of
and to try and determine all causes. and COM
plants aforesaid and is hereby authorized and
empowered to commit any person so offending to
his discretion not exceeding ten days or TO impose
a fine not exceeding twenty dollars, or both; he
that purpose, of all proceedings and convictions
before him under this act or the act to which this
is a supplement and shall hold all fines and
penalties subject to the order OF the council; all
writs or warrants by him issued may be directed
TO one of the InarShals of the hnrnaeh or To any