The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-21
XCIL

An act authorizing all Incorporated
towns, Doroughs. police, sanitary q
Improvement commissions, and all
places governed by commissions in this
state, 10 change the time OF holding the
municipal elections therein.
l.. Be IL enacted by the Senate aud Gen.
eral Assembly Of the State OF New Jersey,
That 1t shall De Lawful for the governing
body of any Incorporated town, borough.
police, sanitary and improvement commits
mission, Il any municipality governed
by a board of commissioners by whafs0-
ever name said municipality may be
designated, BY ordinance TO change the
time of holding the municipal election
therein to an earlier date than now pre-
scribed by law for holding the same.
2. And be it enacted, That said govern
Ing body shall cause notice TO be glveu of
the time and place when they ...c.a -
consider said proposed ordinance, by pub
fishing said notice Tor two weeks success
lively prior 20 the i'm liked for the con-
sideration of said proposed ordinance. at
least once in each week, In some news
paper published in said municipality. and
By posting for the same length OF time
said notice in at least twenty OF fbe most
conspicuous places in said municipality;
aud in abY municipality in which no
newspaper Is published, said notice need
only be posted AS aforesaid.
3. And be it enacted, That if at the
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Of said proposed ordinance, there are filed
with said governing body written objec-
tlons against changing the time o. hoidtug
said election. signed by at least one-halt
OF all the persons who voted at the next
preceding municipal election, said pro-
posed ordinance shall not be passed, but
all proceedings in SAID matter shal al
once cease and determine; it shall be
unlawful to again proceed to make such
change within one year.
4. And be It enacted, Ina if aI the time
so fixed for considering said ordinance, no
objections as hereinbefore specified, shall
a v been filed lnB accordance with the
provisions aforesaid, il shall be lawfa for
the said governing body, In its discretion,
by a vote of AZ least three-fOurtns of ali
its members, 10 pass an ordinance chang
ing the time or holding the municipal
elections In such municipality 10 the tins
specified In said ordnance
o And be it enacted, That said ordi-
nance shall not operate to shorten the
term OF office VI any nem5er OF aid gov
erning boaY, unless uch member shall HE
with the clerk OF said governing body his
written consent to that effect. and ia that
case his term OF Office shall cease the day
of the holding of said election.
G. And be 1t enacted. Ina unless eac b
OF the members Of said governing body
5 hall HE the consent herelhbefore re-
Quired. then the next municipal election
snail be held on the day heretofore pre-
scribed by law for nolding the same. but
the term Of Office of such member so TO De
elected shall expire on tae day prescribed
by sad ordinance for holding said cleo
tions.
Z. And be it enacted, That the NUM-
cipal elections snail be held, in each year
hereafter. upon the day specified in said
ordinance.
s. Aud be it enacted That all officers
elected at the nrst annual municipal cleo
ton which may be held within forty ays
after the passage of an ordinance under
the provisions OF this act changing the
time of holding sue annual municipal
election snail hold Office uutil their sue
cessors shall be elected ana qualified.
9. And be IL enacted, That the members
Of such governing BODY Of any incorPor-
ated town, borough, police. sanitary aud
Improvement commission aud any nun
cipality governed by u board Of coalmis-
~sloners. by whatsoever name said I'M
pality may be designated, shall meet,
qualify and organize on the Thursday
next succeeding such annual election n
elect or appoint their officers.
10 And be 1t enacted. That all offieers
elected ut any annual municipal election
after the lime of holding the same IN ay
be changed by ordinance in accordance
with the provisions Of this act shall hold
Offices for the term OF one year, or
until their successors are chosen and
qualified.
II. And be it enacted. That all acts
special or pubic, Inconsistent with the
provisions of this ACT, be aad the same are
hereby repealed, and that this act shall
take effect immediately.
Approved March 10. 1891
CHAPTER XCIIL
An act TO amead chapter one hundred