The Penn's Grove record., 1891-05-29

CHATTER CxxvI.
An Act to create county bosrds Of hcerse com
r"'.-ioncr, and TO define their powers and du.
tie>.
a. Be u enacted By the Senate and General As
sembly Of the State Of New Jersey. Thai upon
the condition hereinafter stated there shall be 10
designated as the county board OF license com
mlssloners" In and for their respective ~cOuntieei IL
shsIl consist Of three members. to be appointed by
county upon the application OF not less than one
hundred citizens. who shall represent TO the gov
crnor. in writing, that snch q board e desired In
said COUNTY; such commissioners shall hold Office
for the term Of ave years and until the appointment
Of taccessors they shall serve without eompensa-
ton; they may sgpoin, = secretary in , each y county
freeholders Of such county. but shnll not In any case
exceed hw hundred dollars per annum.
o And 10 Il enacted, Thai such boards shali have
general supervision and control Of the wholesale
and retail sale of spirituone. vinous. malt and
brewed liquors except where license for the sale
Thereof has been or may hereafter oe Granted ~ 7
shall b. made to any hoard, or IL shall otherwise
come to their knowledge. that the holder OF any
hereafter be granted by a court, for the sale Of
iiquor In the county for which said board was APP
pointed. conducts hie or her business In a manner
uolative OF law or detrimental TO the public well
fare, 1t shall be lawful for such board to make a
summary investigation OF the matter: any member
Of such board may make such complaint against
iicensee; II any such complaint shal1.be sustained
by the votes OF a majority of the members Of such
hoard, II shall be awful for such board to revoke
any Incense for the sale of liquor which shall have
pend the rights Of the iicensee under his or her
iIccnee. except when such license has been or may
hereafter be granted by a court. for such period as
said commissioners shall deem proper: any ncensee
complained of shall be entitled TO q hearing before
said board. which bearing shall be had under such
rules and regulations as shall be adopted by the
board; notice Of the decision Of the board in each
case shall be mailed to the licensee complained OF,
directed to the address at which his license author
lied the, sale of liquor II sueh decision shal be to
revoke the license Of the party complained of, such
decision shall take effect on the second day after
the mailing Of such notice; If any licensee whose
license shall be revoked by said board shall there
new license for that purpose first had and OBJ
tanned, he or che shall be guilty OF a misde-
meano.
5. And DC 1t enacted. That whenever the board
shall decide to revoke the license of any liquor deal
CT as aforesaid; notice shall be given to the COM
mission. board or other authority by whom such
license was granted other than q court; the decision
of the board created by this act shall be final and
shall supersede the action OF any authority, other
than a court,now authorized to grant a license for the
sale of liquor within such county; no other license
shall be granted 10 any lcensee whose license shall
be revoked by said board within one year from the
date of such revocation. without the approval OF
said board, which shall be expressed by a resolu-
tion, certified to the authority to whom application
is made for sich new license.
4 And be 1t enacted. Tha. II any commissioners,
boards, or other body. other than a court or judge
thereof. having the power TO grant licenses to sell
liquor within this state. shall neglect or refuse to
grant a license to any applicant. he or she may APP
ply to the board hereby created in the county in
which such refueaf Ia made, who, in their discre-
tion, may grant such license npon the payment Of
such fee or fees as would have been paid II the
license had been granted by the authority to whom
the original application was made; licenses granted
by said board may be revoked in the manner and
for the causes herein provided for the revocation of
other licenses; any licenses granted by said board
shall have the same force and effect as IL given to
licenses which may be granted by any other author
tv IN anl Itonnr In tha lpea1ifv fnr which Rurh
license is granted.
S. And De it enacted, That where compliant shall
be made to any such board in writing, signed by
one hundred citizens of any county for which said
board was appointed, that the maximum fee fixed
under any Jaw of this state for a license to sell any
kind Of liquor is unjust and oppressive, It shall be
lawful for such board to reduce such fee to q sum
not less than the minimum amount hxed as a
license fec by such law for the sale of such
liquor.
act shall not extend to or apply TO any license
granted or refused or that may hereafter be granted
or refused BY a court.
4. And be il enacted, That all acts and parts of
acts Inconsistent with this act be and the same are
hereby repealed and that this act shall take effect
Approved March 20. 1891.
CHAPTER CxXvII.
A Supplement to m act entitled "A further sup
plement to an act to regulate elections" which
supplement was approved May twenty.eighth,
one thousand eight hundred and ninety.
/. b it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That section
ment 10 an act to regulate elections approved
May twenty.eighth, one thousand eight hundred
and ninety. be and the same is hereby amended so
a. And be 1t enacted, That all certificates of
nomination which are in apparent conformity with
the provisions of this act shall be deemed to be
valid. unless objection thereto shall be duly made
in writing and fled with the officer with whom the
original certificate was filed within five days after
the filing of the said certiicate: in case such oh.
lection is made, notes thereof signed by said clerk
shall forthwith be mailed to all candidates ho.may
be affected thereby. addressed to them 1t their re-
spective places of residence as given in the said
certificate of nomination; the said officer with
whom the original certificate was fled shall in the
first instance pass upon the validity of such OBJ
lection, unless an order shall be made in the mat.
ter by a court of competent jurisdiction. and file
his determination in writing in his office at least
I'VE days before the election, which determination
shall be open for public inspection; and the justice
of the supreme court holding the circuit c. urt in
and for the county in which any certificate of nom.
nation shall be fled. on the application or com
any threatened invasion of his rights under the GER
tifcate of nomination filed with any county OF
municipal clerk. is hereby empowered and required
a summary way, and make such order thereupon as
will protect and enforce the rights of such candi'
dates.
effect Immediately.
Approved March "a. 1891.
CHAPTER CXXyII.
A Supplement to an act entitled "a Further Sup.
plement to an act entitled An act to regulate
elections approved April eighteenth. one thous.
and eight hundred and scventy-six.n which sup-
Elemental act was approved May twenty-eighth
one thousand eight hundred and ninety.
l.. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That section two
of said supplemental act be and the same Is hereby
amended so that henceforth said section two shall
be read us follows, to wit:
,. And be 1t enacted, That said county boards Of
registration shall cause to be made a complete reg,
~istration of all the legal voters in their Respective
counties, and for that purpose they shall, within
two weeks after their appointment, meet at the conri