The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-12
LAWS OF NEW JERSEY.
Bx AUTHORITY.
CHAPTER XXI.


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"a Aud be It enacted, Thai It shall be
lawful foe the trustees OF any such village
t. divide said village into election dis
tricts and provide for q polling place in
each district. when, in their judgment, il
may be necessary, and 70 appoint an cleo
ton board for each polling place. the
clerk Of said village to act as clerk in the
election district where ne resides, aud
said trustees to appoint a CLERK for the
other district or districts; that when sue
village shall be divided iuto election dis
tricts the judges Of election OF each dis
tr1ct aud the clerk of the village shall
meet within two days after the holding Of
any election Mt the polling place in the
district IN which said clerk resides, and
the said judges. when SO met, shall cast
up aud add together the votes polled In
the several districts, and the results thus
determined shall be written out and
signed by the judges and attested by said
CLERK aud delivered to said clerk, who
shall duly Gle the same.
80. And be 1t enacted, That the compen-
sation TO be paid the Judge, inspectors
and CLERK for their services at each village
election shall be the sum of three dollars
each and no more.
30. And be it enacted. That any village
Incorporated under this act shall consti-
u o separate road district within its
corporate limits, aud that the said board
OF trustees shall haye full q exclusive
Jurisdiction over the streets, Roads ant
high ways within such limits, q in
addition to other powers and duties
created by this act, snail have the general
and exclusive control n management Of
1 the public highways In said VILLAGE and OF
their. repair and regulation, and shall
have tile powers and duties in respect to
the same as now are or may by law be
conferred upon oyerseers of the high ways
and township committees. and shall also
have full and exclusive W to lay out.
open, accept, widen, ~straighten, alter,
vacate any street, road or highway within
said village limits, and to a any lands
necessary therefor, just compensation
being awarded for sucn lands so taken
and the damages, IL any. sustained
thereby. the amount of such compensa-
ton n damages to be established by
agreement with the owners OF such lands
or assessed by commissioner 10 be APP
pointed by the circuit court In the manner
herein provided for the appointment of
commissioners TO assess damages for the
expense Of constructing sewers and
drains, and who shall proceed In she same
hi under the same re5trictious, and
with the same powers as are herein pro-
vided for in case Of said last named COM
missioners: said trustees shall grade,
work and repair the streets and roads
now laid or 70 oe hereafter laid in said
village; shall control and regulate the
width aud grade of all sidewalks
n the manner OF paving
and maintaining the same; may
provide for lighting sue streets as they
may deem necessary to be lighted. and
construct sewers n drains; provided.
that the provisions OF this section shall
not apply TO M village Within a
ship having u public road board IL a ma
jority Of voters of the said village, at an
election to be ordered by said trustees for
the purpose, shall so decide; and pro-
yided, further, that nothing in this sec
ton snail apply to, affect or include any
such street, road or highway that Is now
or may hereafter be under the charge,
direction, management. supervision or
control of any county public road board
in this state, whether created or organ
lied under or by virtue OF any general or
special act OF the legislature.
81. Aud be 1t enacted, That it shall be
lawful for any such board of trustees To
procure and supply lights for lighting
the public streets aud TO make contracts
with any person or corporation for
the supplying of such lights, for a year
or term of years, which contract when
so made shall be lawful and valid, and
the o payable under sal contract in
each year shall be levied aud raised BY
taxation in the annual leyies of such
years; provided. hat 40 such contract
shall be made for a longer period than
i've years.
IS. And be 1t enacted, that the trustees
of any village in this state incorporated
under this act shall have power to pass,
alter and repeal ordinances TO take effect
within their respective villages for the
following purposes, in addition to the
other special powers enumerated in this
act:-
/. 10 license and regulate public hacks,
cabs, omnibuses, carriages and other
vehicles, to ok a license for the same, aud
to prevent unlicensed persons from acting
in che capacity of haekmen;
III. To pass ordinances regulating the
grading, laying, tagging, curbing int
Improving the sidewalks whiting the vii
iage limits;
III. 10 compel the owners or occupants
of AUDITING lands to keep the sidewalks
and cutters cree from snow and ice and
other impedirlents, and to keep the said
sidewalks in a safe, convenient II pas
sable condition at all seasons
". To prevent immoderate or fast
driving on the streets or roads;
V. To regulate or prevent the dumping
or throwing OF waste matter, ashes or
garbage in the public streets or lands
belonging to or under control of the
vi. TO license and regulate peddlers.
hucksters q other street vendors, and
all circuses or other shows and exhibit
lions whatsoever proposed to % perform
ed or exhibited within the limits OF said
town;
VII. To fix the terms upon which such
license shall he granted, and to make all
proper rules and regulations for the col
lection OF license fees, which license fees
may be for revenue;
VIII. To establish, regulate and con-
troll a day and night police, and to regu
late and define the manner OF their APP
pointment and removal, their duties and
Compensation;
TX. 10 prescribe the penalties by fine,
not exceeding twenty dollars in eAch case.
or by imprisonment in the county jail
not exceeding ten days in each case. or
both. for the violation Of any ordinance
provided for in this act; provided, how
ever. that the person or persons violating
the provisions of sucn ordinance or ordi-
nances shall be brought before a justice
of the peace in the township in which
such village is located, VINO shall have
cognizance of sucn offenSe.
80. And be it enacted, That ft shall be
lawful for such board Of trustees TO order
and cause 10 be assessed u raised by
tax every year sucn sum OF money as
they shall deem expedient for the current
expenses of such village and Tor all other
objects and purposes authorized by law;
provided, that the amounoa TO be assessed
and raised by such tax shall not exceed
ia any year the sum OF seven n q half
mills on the dollar unless a greater sum
be authorized BY u majority OF the votes
cast nny election for trustees.
40. And be IL enacted, That the SAID
trustees shall certify the amount to be
raised TO tie assessor OF the township
wherein such village sha be located on
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