The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-07-13
lHR SUNDAY MoRNING lNEWs JULY 3. 1850.

of the said ppouosed borough under the
provisions of this act; which notice shall
be set up at least ten days previous TO said
proposed election in five of the most pabs
lie places within the said proposed Dor
ough limits, and published at least twice,
in Il newspaper published and printed
within the said proposed borough limits,
il any, or il none SO published, then III a.
newspaper printed and published in the
county wherein said proposed borough is
situated.
B. And be it enacted, That the said
judge shall appoint. by writing, under
his hand, a clerk and two inspectors of
said election, who shall be freeholders
and legal voters in said proposed borough
and who snail hold and conduct the cleo
ton aforesaid at the time andplace speci-
fled in the said notice; the polls shall open
and close at the same hours as ut 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 con-
tain the words or incorporation" or
against incorporation, as the case
may be: at the close of the polls
the said clerk and inspectors shall
canvass the votes cast, andlff the major
ity of said votes shall be for incorporation
they shall forthwith certify the result of
cast for and against, under their hands,
to the clerk Of the county wherein said
borough is situated to be filed in his
Office, and from the time of filing said GER
tificate in the Office of the clerk of the
county aforesaid the inhabitants of said
borough shall be body corporate in fact
and in law, under che of the mayor
and council of the borough OIL and
by said name shall nave perpetual sue
cesSion, sue and be sued, prosecute and
defend in all courts of law and equity in
this state, have @ common seal and alter
a Mt M
and convey real and personal property
for the use and benefit of said borough.
4. And be it enacted. That on the sec
ond Tuesday next after The filing of the
certificate of the result OF the election
aforesaid IN the Office of the clerk of the
county, the legal voters OF said borough
shall assemble at the place where the
election provided for in the next preced-
ing election was held, at the hour of seven
O'Clock i'll the forenoon, and those so as
sembled may, by n viva yoce vote, pro-
coed to elect Il judge and two inspectors
TO conduct the election for the officers
hereinafter named, which said judge and
inspectors, 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 officers hereinafter
mentioned; and the said election shall be
by ballot and shall be conducted in the
same manner 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 mem
bers of the legislature in the townships
wherein said borough is situated; the
polls shall remain open until seven
o'clock in the evening, and at the closing
of the polls the judge and INSPECTORS hold
ing said election shall canvass the votes
cast and certify the result, with the ntn-
Der of votes cast for each candidate, to
f.ia taf flo .fxr rofr eafh
borough is situated, and shall also de-
liver Il copy of said certificate, under their
hands, to the clerk of the borough.
5. And be it enacted, That there shall
be chosen at such election one mayor, who
shall be keeper of the borough seal, and
hold his Office for two years; four men,
beers of council, which mayor and MEM
bers of council shall be one body eorpor-
ate and polite in deed, fact, name and
law, by the name. style and title of the
mayor and council of the borough of
-: and also borough clerk (who
shall be the clerk of the election and per-
form all the duties required by law of the
clerks of townships, not inconsistent with
The provisions of this act1. one assessor,
one collector (who shall be borough
treasurer), one chosen freeholder, two
surveyors of tue highways, three commits.
sioners of appeal in cases of taxation, one
judge and two inspectors of election ami
one pound keeper, who shall hold Office
for such term as is now or shall hereafter
be provided for similar officers in town
ships; provided, that at the first meeting
of the council after the first election held
under this act, the members of council
shall divide themselves by lot into two
classes; the term of the first class shall
be vacated at the expiration of the first
year, the term of the second class at the
expiration OF the second year, so that two
members of council shall be elected an
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their office for two years; and If vacancies
happen, by resignation or otherwise the
person or persons elected to supply such
vacancies shall be elected for the unex-
pired term only.
g. And be it enacted, There shall be
held annually after such election on the
second Tuesday in March In each and
every year an election in said borough for
such of the officers named in the next
preceding section whose term of Office
shall have expired or whose office may
have become vacant, and such annual
election shall be subject to the laws regu-
lating township elections
T. And be it enacted, That in addition
to the officers above provided for, there
may be appointed by the council one
borough marshal, one surveyor, one soli-
citor and one superintendent of public
roads, and such and 50 many policemen
and other officers as shall be deemed ne
cessary by said council, who shall hold
Office for such time and perform such
duties as OF may be by law or ordinance
OF said council, not in conflict with law,
provided for
8. And be it enacted, That within TWEEN
ty days after the first election held under
this act The clerk shall publish the result
OF such election. and shall lille an official
certificate OF such election and the bound
aries decided upon in the offices of the
secretary of state and of the clerk OF the
county in which borough is situate,
which certificate shall be signed by three
of the members of council elected.
8. And be it enacted, That all officers
elected or appointed by virtue of this act
shall, within twenty days after their cleo
tlon or appointment, and before entering
upon the discharge of the duties of their
offices, take and subscribe, before some
person duly authorized by law for such
purpose, au oath or Affirmation faithfully
and impartially to discharge the duties
of their respective offices, and upon ne
glecting to do so the said offices shall be
deemed aud declared vacant; all such
oaths or affi-mations shall be filed in the
Office of the clerk.
10. And be it enacted, That such officers
as the council shall require, shall, before
they enter uDon the duties of their offices
give bonds TO the borough in it's eorpor
ate name in such sums and with such
sureties as the said council may require
and approve for the faithful performance
of their duties.
IL. And be it enacted. That the mayor
and members OF council OF such borough