The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-02

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6 And be it enacted. That section
twenty If said supplemented act. ap-
proved May tUenty-cighth. one thousand
eight hundred and ninety, be. and the
same Is hereby amended. 50 that hence
forth said section twenty shall be and
re9d as follows, 10 wit.
p And be IL enacted, That ia all the
municipalities OF TINS state. whsrsin elee-
tons for public officers other thar the
elections mentioned gIi referred 70 in the
next prece ling section hereof. are Or m W
pc heift, the governing bo1y Of every
suen municipality. 81 " htt.vsr uIms
called, shlu On OF bsf3rs tas first daT Of
September in C aud every year ap-
point four parsons for each elecsioa dis
trict or prscinct within their several mu
inequalities. VINO shall BE- aud constItut e
the boards OF registry aud election With n
add for such respective election district 3
and precincts; Ia making such appoint .
meat OF such boards, the members OF the
political party IN the majority in such
governing bodies shall appoint two OF the
members thereof, aud the member or
members OF the political party in the
minority IN such governing bodies shall
appoint the other two members of such
BOARDS OF registry and election; and
IN case any Of said governing
bodies shall be composed unanimously
Of members OF n political party, such
governing body shall appoint said fou r
members. but not more than two mem =
bers OF any such board of registry an d
election shall belong 70 the same politica /
party: provided, that IL more thar tw o
political parties shall be represented ! n
any such governing body as aforesaid,
the political party which shall be next in
numbe of members to the political party
In the majority shall appoint the two
members of such boards Of registry and
election which under this section are to
ne nnnafnfaN h- tho rnaprharn nf The
political party In the minority; II n
vacancy shall occur IN any Of said boards
OF registry and election By death, resig-
nation, inability or otherwise, such va
cancy shall be filed. in aforesaid.
by the members OF the governing body
who made the original appointment.
Z. And be it enacted. That section
twenty ne of said supplemental act. ap-
proved May twenty-eighth, one Thousand
eight hundred and ninety, be and the
same is hereby amended so that hence
forth said section twenJy-oae shall be aud
read az follows, to wit:
81 And be II enacted, That It shall be
the duty OF said boards OF registry and
election provided for In the hex preced-
ing section hereof to make. alter or revise,
as. the case may require, the registry Of
voters within and for their respective
election districts or precincts, aud also TO
hold and conduct all elections, other than
said town meetings n said annual
elections for members Of the general as
sembly as are or may by required by law
to be heid therein during their term o.
office; each OF said boards shall appoint
two registry or poll clerks not of the same
political party. who shall perform duties
similar to those which are or NAV be
required by law of other registry OF poll
clerks.
s. And be it enacted. That section
t~wenty-four Of said supplemental act ap-
proved May twenty-eighth. n thousand
eight hundred o ninety, be and the
same is hereby amended so as henceforth
to be and read as follows. TO witt
"a And be it enacted. That all election s
held within any Of said municipalities by
the boards Of registry aud election pro-
vided for in section twenty hereof shall,
except as herein otherwise provided, be
held and conducted and the votes cast
thereat canvassed and returned as now is
or hereafter may be required by law;
provided, that none Of the provisions of
sections twenty, twenty-one, TWENTY-FIVE
aud twenty-three shall in any name
apply to or affect any such municipality
which. by the last preceding census. con-
tanned a population of not less than four
thousand Inhabitants; and In all such ex-
cepted municipalities all elections there
! in, other than those mentioned and re-
/ ferred to in section nineteen hereof, shall
be held and conducted in the same man.
ner as before the passage of said supple
mental act, approved May twenty-eignth,
| one thousand eight hundred aud ninety.
8. And be 1t enacted, That section
tweuty-eight OF said supplemental
act. approved May twenty-eighth, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety,
be and the same is hereby amended;
so that benceforth said section twenty
eight. shah be and read as follows, to
Wits
IS. And be it enacted. That besides the
nomination OF candidates by a conyeu-
ton of delegates or nominating body of q
political party, as h~ereinbefore provided.
candidates for public office may also be
nominated by "Detition" in manner fol-
lowing:-such petition shall be addressed
TO the secretary of state o. clerk of such
county, city or other municipality as may
be proper, pursuant to the requirements
of this act hereinafter contained. and
shall set forth the name or names and
places of residence and postoffiee al
be filed. the office for which each cAndi-
date is named. that snch candidates are
legally qualified to hold such offices, and
that the petitioners are legally qualified
to vote for such candidates; said pc ition
may also designate, in not more than
three words, the title of the party or
principle which the candidates therein
named represent, and shall be signed
by legally qualified voters of the state,
residing within the district or POLITICAL
division III d0Q IOE winch the OIlceE or
officers nominated are to be elected, equal
in number TO at least one per cenUum of
the entire vote cast at the last preceding
election for members of the general as
semhly, in the state, county district or
other division In and for which the NOM
nations are made; provided that when the
nomination is for an Office TO be filled by
the voters of the entire state, the number
of such signatures shall not be less than
eight hundred in the aggregate for each
candidate nominated Ia said petition;
whea the nomination by sue petition is
for an Office to be filled by the voters OF a
district, county. city. township or other
division less tnau the entire state, the
petition shall be signed by qualified
voters of such district, county, city, town
OF other division not less in number than
five for every one hundred votes cast in
such district, county, city, town or other
division at the next preceding election Tor
members of the general assembly; pro-
vided, however. that not more than two
hundred signatures shall be required to
auy petition for auy officers to be elected,
save only such as are TO be voted for By
the voters of the state Ut large; in case OF
q first election TO be held in a newly es-
tablished election district, division,
county,. city or ward. the numoe OF htty
signatures 70 a petition shall be sufficient
10 nominate a candidate to be voted for
Gully in such election district or division.
county, city or ward: every voter signing
a petition shall add 60 his signature
his place OF residence, post Office adj
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