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

An Act providing for the division of certain towns.
boroughs, townships and municipal corporations
of this state into wards and fixing the number
of members of which the council, committee or
governing body thereof shall be composed and
prescribing their terms of Office and manner of
election.
/. Be il enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That the coun-
ell, town committee or governing tody. by whatso-
ever name called, of any town. borough or township
having a special charter or other municipal corpo-
ration existing under and governed by a special act
OF incorporation, containing now or hereafter more
than ten thousand Inhabitants, are hereby author
lied and emf owered by resolution adopted by the
votes of two-thirds of all the members thereof, to
divide such town, borough. township or municipal
corporation into no. less than three nor more than
1--WE wards, which resolution shall define the bounda-
ries of each ward, and a copy of the same duly certi-
fed by the town or municipal clerk shall be forth
with fled in the Office of the secretary of state.
2. And be IL enacted, That from and after such
division into wards the council. town ommitte or
governing body of such town, borough, township
or municipal corporation shall consist of twice as
many members as there shall be wards. and one ad-
ditional member to be styled "membeT-at-large,'
each of whom shall. except as hereinafter provided,
hold office for the term of two years; the legal
| voters of each ward shall elect two members and
the additional member shall be elected by all the
legal voters of such town, borough, township or mu-
nicipal corporation, and he shall. by virtue of such
| election, become and be chairman of the council,
town committee or governing body of the town.
borough. township or municipal corporation in
which he is thus elected; provided, however, that
at the first town or charter election held after such
division into wards one member shall be elected
from each ward for one year and one for two years,
the terms OF Office to be designated on the ballots
| used at such election, and thereafter one member
shall be elected annually to serve two years; and
provided further. that all members of such council.
town committee or governing body holding office at
| the time OF any division Into wards shall serve out
the full terms for which they were respectively
elected. representing therein the wards In which
| they shall happen To reside. and no member shall be
elected from any ward until its there
In shall by c aspiration OF term or otherwise become
less than two members.
5. And be il enacted. That all vacancies shall be
| dlled by appointment OF the council, town commit
tee or governing body Aforesaid until the annual
town or charter election, when the vacancy shall be
| filed by election for the nnexpired portion OF the
| term In the manner hercinbefore provided.
| 4. And be ii enacted. That until subdisided into
election districts as authorized by law, each ward
| shall constitute one election district.
8. And be II enacted, That the board of election
in each ward shall canvass and declare the result Of
| the election for members of the council, town COM
mittee or governing body as aforesaid to be elected
from the wand. and shall furnish a certificate of
election to tho candidate or candidates declared to
be elected; and the returns of election Tor member
| at-large and all other officers shall be canSassed and
| the result declared by a board of canvassers to be
| composed of one member OF each board OF election
| chosen by each board OF election. who shall meet
| together for hat purpose on he Friday succeeding
| the e e%eiioH, at the usual place OF the meeting of the
/, council. town committee or governing body of such
| town, borough, township or municipal corporation,
| and who shall furnish q certificate OF election To
| each candidate declared to be elected.
| q. And be il enacted. That this act shall not at Get
' or apply 10 any city in this state,