The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-08-10
LAWSOF NEW JERSEY I
BY AUTHORITY.
RI pTER CCXXXL


j. BE it enacted by the Senate and Gen
erai Assembly of the State of New Jersey,
Thnt there shall be in each OF tho counties
OF this state a county board OF reglstra-
tion, to consist of four persons, to be ap-
1,ointed by the governor yearly and every
wear. and VINO shall be legal voters within
the counties for which they are respec-
lively aDuointed; no more than Two mem
bers of any such board shall belong to
the same politicsl party; said board
shall be appointed not sooner than
thirty days nor more than sixty days
after the approval of this act; before
the expiration of said thirty days the
chairmen of the state committees or the
TWO political parties, or either OF them.
which at the last preceding election Tor
members Of the general assembly cast
the largest and next largest number OF
votes in the state, may, in writing,
nominate two of his own party IN each
county, qualified as aforesaid for mem
bers Of the county board or registration
in and for such county, and il such nomi-
nations be made before the expiration OF
said thirty days, the governor Shall ap-
point such nominees: the members OF
said county boards of registration shall
continue in office for one year from Tue
date of their appointment, ana within
thirty days next succeeding the expTa-
ton of their terms, the chairman OF
either of said state committees may, IN
manner aforesaid, nominate members OF
his own political party to be members
OF said county boards OF registration, ano
such nominees shall be appointed By the
governor. in case of death or disability OF
ANY member OF any of said boards, the
governor shall be forthwith notified there
Of, by the county clerk OF che county for
which such member was appointed, and
if such member was nominated by either
of said chairmen, the governor shall cause
notice Of such death or disability TO De
1ek fate ttF1tff
Tee of the politicrl party from which such
member was appointed, and such chair
man shall, within six days thereafter.
nominate successor, who shall thereup-
on be appointed by the governor; all ap-
pointments to fill any vacancies occur
ring in said boards shall be for tine unex-
pired term only; if, ia any case, either OF
seid chairmen shall fail to make nomina-
lions to the governor within the times
aforesaid, the governor shall make such
appointments of his OWL selection from
such political party; members OF the
county boards of registration shall serve
without compensation.
2 And be IL enacted. That said county
boards of registration shall cause to be
made complete registration of all the
legal voters in their respective countless
and for that purpose they shall, within
two weeks after their appointment, meet
at the court houses IN their several
counties and organize by electing one of
their number to be chairman and one to
be secretary, but the chirman and the
secretary shall not both belong to the
same political party; in case of failure to
elect such chairman for three ballots or
viva voce votes, then the oldest member
I'm years. Of snch board shall be the
chairman thereof and en- failure TO
elect such secretary for three bal
lots or viva voce votes the mem-
Der of the board next oldest iin years.
oh ans
not Of the same political party, shall be
the secretary, within forty, but not
sooner than thirty, days after the organi-
zation of any said county boards Of regis
tration as aforesaid, such board shall fexs
cept as hereinafter provided; appoint,
within each and every election district or
voting precinct OF its respective county,
four persons, legal voters and residents
within the election district for which they
are appointed to be the board of regis
try and election, as hereinafter pro-
yided, IN and for such election district or
voting precinct; not more than two OF
such appointees shall belong TO the same
political party, nor shall either or any of
such appointees hold any pu bile office, ex-
cept as herein provided; prior to the eX-
piration OF said thirty days in
this section mentioned, the chair
Ell her or both of the two politi-
cal parties in any county that at the last
preceding election for members OF the
general assembly cast the largest and \
next largest number OF votes In said
county, may, In writing, nominate to said
county board of registration two mem
hers of his own political party for each
election district or voting precinct in his
county, and such nominees shall be by
snid county board of registration APP
pointed MEMBERS of the board Of registry
and election in and for the election dis
sf.f-
ara respectively nominated; the members
OF such boards Of registry and election
Ii rst appointed under this section shall
hold their Offices until the first
day of June, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-one; within
thirty. days next succeeding June
first, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-one, and yearly thereafter, the
Successors of said boards of registry and
election shall be appointed, so That after
the year one Thousand eight hundred and
niuety-one the terms of the members of
such boards Of registry and election shall
commence in June of one year, and end
in June of the year next succeeding;
within thirty days next preceding June
first, one Thousand eight hundred and
ninety-one, and OF every year thereafter
the chairman of the county committees
OF the said political parties of any county
may, In manner aforesaid, nominate per-
SONS to the county board of registration
10 be members of the boards of registry
and election, and such persons SO nom1n-
ated shall be appointed; should any
vacancy occur in any of said boards Of
registry ana election, such vacancy shall
b3 filed by appointment, made pursuant
to this act, by the board of registration OF
the county wherein the vacancy occurs.
but such appointment shall be for the I'M
expired term only; each board OF registry
and election shall appoint two registry or
rff1lf ri n HG rnr4l5f
party, neither of whom shall hold any
public Office other than that herein pro-
yided for, and whose duties shall be as
hereinafter prescribed; the terms of office
OF such registry or poll clerks shall expire
with those OF the members Of the board
appointing them; If either of said registry
or poll clerks shall die. resign or become
Incapable of action, the board of registry
and election shall fill such vacancies, but
Tor the unexpired term only.
5. And be it enacted, That the members
OF said boards OF registry and election
and said registry or poll clerks, shall, be-
lore entering upon the performance Of
their duties, each seyerallY take and sub
scribe an oath or affirmation, in writing.
before q duly qualified officer faithfully
and impartially 10 discharge all their
duties as such officers under this or any
other law of this state TO the best OF their
skill and ability, which oaths or afirma-
tions shall be forthwith forwarded to the
county clerk, and by him fled in his
Office.
4. And be It enacted, That said boards
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