The Jersey City news., 1891-06-09
LAWS OF NEW JERSEY
By AUTHORITY.
CHAPTER CxxxIv.
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IL. Aud be It enacte,i. That said board
OF street ana water commissioners Of such
city shall also have the sole power. In the
place aud stead Of any common council,
board Of aldermen or other corporata au~
taority ot such city TO pies, alter or re-
psal ordinances to take Effect within the
sald eityfo the following purposeS:--
To regulate and control the running
Of locomotive engines and railrnai cars
through aud across the streets and public
places;
H. 10 regulats aud control the use of
streets and public places by foot passen-
gers, vehicles. railways aud engines;
Ill 10 regulate and control the cross
Ing OF the streets Of such city at grade or
Otherwise By steam railroad tracks;
~. To grant franchises and locations
to street railway companies for the opera
ton OF street railways Ia such city, sub
tect, however. to all limitations contained
In the general laws Of the state relative
thereto;
v. To regulate and control the use aud
occupation OF the streets and public
places by swings, posts. poles, bay win
dows, signs. private lamps and similar
encroachmeats -
vi TO prescribe the penalties to be
enforced IN such city for the violation 0 I
any ordinance authorized by this act;
provided, always that eanh and every
ordinances shall be enacted, passed and
published In the manner prescribed in
such city by its cnarter or otherwise, for
the enactment, passage aud publication
OF ordinances by the common council or
board of aldermen thereof. except as
otherwise provided in the act
10 And be It enacted, That every
municipal, corporate uad official power
and duty Of every kind in relation to the
subject matters contained in this act,
which ut the time this act shall take eff
feet In such city Of the first class. Is
vested or existing. in any board of alder
men, common council or other governing
body or board, or IN any public aqueduct
or water board, or In any Office or officer,
board, body. department. clerk, emDloye,
or authority Ia any such city. shall be per-
formed by the board Of street and water
commissioners In this act provided for,
aud such board, in the exercise of such
powers, authority and duties, shall be
substituted for any municipal board de-
patrment. office or officer or authority
then exercising or performing any such
powers, duties or authority in such city
and the powers, duties and authority
aforesaid Of the latter shall cease. de-
termiue and end as herein provided.
a. And be IL enacted, That all laws or
parts Of laws, general, special. local or
private, In force Ia any such city OF The
iirst class aforesaid, whenever this act
may take effect and become operative
therein, and relating TO the subject mat
ters contained in or contemplated by the
provisions OF this act, and consistent with
iis provisions, shall apply to such board
OF street anu water commissioners of
such city, and such board, ia sucn mat
ters. shall be solely vested with all the
powers and authority, rights aud duties
which are or may be at the date OF the
organization OF such board. by law, vest
ed in and conferred and imposed upon, or
existing in any board Of aldermen. COM
mou council or other governing board or
body. or Of any public aqusduct or water
board or municipal deOartment, office,
officer or authority OF any such city, aud
such law or laws, or parts thereof as
aforesaid, hereby are continued in force,
and are made applicable to such board OF
street and water commissioners provided
for in this act, except so tar as the provis.
ions of the same may conflict with or be
not consistent with the provisions aud
intent of this act; aud such board
OF street and water commissioners hereby
cred as aforesaid, shall in general be fully
authorized and absolutely empowered to
do any other act or thing necessary or
convenient for the fulfilling and carrying
out and accomplishing the purposes of
this act.
Is. And be it enacted, That any CON-
missioner of such board OF street and
water commissioners. herelnbefore pro-
vided for, may be removed from office by
the mayor OF such city for good cause.
aud after opportunity to be heard, sub
iect, however, before such removal shall
take effect, TO the approval OF the gov
ernor of the state, expressed in writing;
the said mayor in any such case shall
communicate to the governor, in writing.
his reasons for such removal, and no
commissioner so removed shall be again
appointed to the same Office during the
period of time for which such commits
sioner was previously appointed.
16. Aud be 1t enacted. That between
the first day OF March and the first of
July In each year, the board of street and
water commissioners in each city herein
before provided for. when requested by
the board hauiug charge OF the finances
of such city, shall estimate in detail the
current or necessary expenses OF the vari-
Gus municipal departments, matters and
things under the government control,
management and maint nance OF such
board for the year, as other boards are
required In such city, and such board
shall transmit such detailed estimate
or estimates 10 the board having
charge or control of she finances In such
city, and it shall be the duty of such
financial board 10 cause such sums as may
In their Judgment be necessary Tor the
current and necessary expenses OF such
board Of street and water commissioners
for the year fOr Wnlen SQcn estimate Is
made, to be assessed and raised by max
ing provision therefor in the tax ordi-
nance or budget of the year; provided,
however, that the total amount SO 10 be
appropriated, assessed and raised for such
board OF street and water commissioners
shall In no year be less than the amount
devoted to all such purposes in such city
for the fiscal year ending next before the
passage aud approval or this set; nor
shall such appropriation ever bear a
smaller proportion to the total amount
appropriated from all sources for all
municipal purposes other than appropri-
ations for Interest and sinking fund ac-
counts, in any year than the amount
ap propriated for all the purposes vested
In said board by this act for the fiscal
year next before the passage aud appro-
val of this act bore TO the total amount
appropriated from all sources for munici-
pal purposes except interest aud sinking
fund accounts in that year; and provided,
further, that any special appropriation
now authorized by law in any such city
for the extension of water mans shall
continue TO be appropriated and paid
over TO the said board of street and water
commissioners ror said purposes over aud
above the minimum appropriation here
inabove provided for; and provided, fur
ther. that such board of street and water
commissioners shall not make any ex-
penditure or incur any indebtedness ex-
ceeding tue amount so appropriated and
raised, except the amount received by
such board from all sources from the
various public works, departments, sew
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