The Penn's Grove record., 1891-06-12

A Supplement- to M act entitled IAN act TO re-
organize The board of chosen frceholdcrs i'll the
counties OF the first class in this state. approved
April third, one thousand eight hundred and
elghty-nine.
l.. BE it enacted by the Senate and General AS
scmbly of the state of New Jersey. That members
of the boards of chosen freeholGeTs in the counties
OF the first class in this state. except the director at
large thereof. shall be elected by assembly districts
at the time or times of holding the charter, city,
town, village and township elections. to be held IN
the year Que thousand eight hundred and ninety
two, and every second year thereafter; but such
election of members of said boards shall be con-
fined to those elections or assembly districts in
which such municipal elections are Jeing held the
director at large of said boards shall be elected as
heretofore.
:. And be it enacted, That the term of Office of
such members, except such director, shall begin on
the sccnd Wednesday OF May next after every such
election, and shall continuation two years aud until
Others shall be chosen and legally qualified in their
stead, and the term of office OF such director at
large shall begin and continue as heretofore.
d. And be iC enacted, That the term Of Office of
the members OF the present board OF chosen free
holders III said counties, except the director at
large, be and il hereby extended until The second
Wednesday of May, IN the year one thousand eight
hundred and ninety two, and until their SUCCESSORS
may be elected and qualified.
l.. And be II enacted, Tint the director al large of
such boards shall be deemed 10 have been and to
be a member thereof, but shall, from and after the
first day OF December next alta the passage of this
act, have no vote therein, except IN case OF "A tie;
every resU ntlon or act of said board shall, however,
from and alter the said first day Of December, be-
lore II taxes eiiect, Ne approved IN Nfltlhs by SAID
director, and ii he fails or refuses TO approve Of any
such resolution or act within ten days the clerk or
acting clerk of said beard shall announce such fact
to the board at its next regular meeting after the
ex EXPIRATION OF said ten days end said board shall
proceed 10 reconsider the same, and if a majority of
al. The members thereof, except the director or d.
rector pro tenn. shall then pass the resolution il
shall take elect as a law, but the votes in such case
shall be taken hy yeas and nays and entered ON the
minutes; in case there be a vacancy caused by
death, rts gDatiOu or otherwise in the office OF dI'
rector, the board may choose from lis own number
| a director al large. who shall continue TO perform
the duties of director at large until there shall be a
director at large duly elected and qualified; if the
director at large be absent from the state or inca
pacitatcd by sickness at the time OF holding any
| regular or special meeting, the sad board may like
vice choose from its own members a director pro
| tenn, who shall be vested with the power OF director
at large until such absence or incapacIty cease.
s, And be 1t enacted. That the boards OF registry
aud election in counting. canyassinG. certifying and
returning the votes east at any election for chosen
freehO!ders and director at large, as provided for
or mentioned i'll this act, shall proceed as now rr-
quired by law.
6, And be it enacted, That each of the said cleo
lion boards who may hold such election shal APP
pOnt one of their number to attend the meeting of
the board of canvassrrs for such election in the
county wherein the election district may be silu-
ated as a member thereof; the clerk OF The county
shall be Tie clerk of such board, which shall be
composed of the members appointed as aforesaid,
whether such board be composed OF members Az
pointed from all the election districts in said county
or from a smaller number ut such districts IN case
the charter. city, town, village and township cleo
lions should not all be held on the same day
throughout the county; such board shall meet OH
the Friday next alter such election at twelve
O'Clock noon, at the court house in such county land
shall in all things proceed, as nearly rs practicable,
in the manner III which the board OF county eau
vasscrs is now or may hereafter be required 10 pro.
coed. and shall be liable to all the penalties i'm
posed upon the members of said last mentioned
board for any neglect or failure TO perform the du'
ties imposed upon them or any of them; in all other
respects, IN the election of members OF said board
ot chosen ireeholders, the laws which govern the
election OF membcrs of the general assembly shall,
50 far as practicable, be applied To and and gov
ern all elections held under and pursuant to this
net.
:. And be 1t enacted, That this shall take effect
immediately.
Approved April 16. 1891.