The Penn's Grove record., 1892-06-17

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CHAPTER xxx.
An Act to re-organizc the board of chosen
freeholders TO certain counties in this state.
l. Be II enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey. That
hereafter. as provided in this act, the board
of chosen freeholders in each of the counties
of this state having within their territorial
limits a population of not less than seventy
five thousand nor more than two hundred
thousand inhabitants shall consist of three
chosen freeholders from each assembly dis
trict of such county.
2. And be it enacted. That at the municipal
and township elections held in the counties
aforesaid in the year one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-two. and every third
year thereafter, there shall be chosen by the
electors of each of the assembly districts in
each of said counties in the same manner
and under the same laws and regulations as
are or may be provided for such municipal
and township elections, three chosen free
holders ss provided for in section one of this
act, to be members of the said board. who
shall hold their respective offices for three
years and until others shall be chosen and
legally qualified in their stead, and terms of
the said board of freeholders so chosen shall
IN on the second Wednesday of May
next ensuing such e%lection; provided. how
ever, that the members of the present board
of chosen freeholders of all such counties,
shall be and continue as member thereof for
the term for which they were severally
elected.
3. And he ii enacted, That the said mem
bers of the board of chosen freeholders
elected under and by virtue of the provisions
of this act shall receive as a salary and com
pensat!on for their services as members of
said board, after said board shall consist of
three members only from each of the assem-
bly, districts in such counties, the sum of six
hundred dollars each per annum; such
salaries shall be paid out of the county treas
ury by the county collector. In equal month
ly payments as the same become due and no
other compensation shall be allowed. given
or paid to any Of the said members for any
services whatever.
1. And be it enacted, That in all voting
precincts or election districts in any of the
assembly districts in the counties subject TO
the provisions of this act. in which the
names of candidates are required to be
printed on official ballots in municipal cleo
tions according TO the provisions of an act
entitled "A further supplement 10 an act to
regulate elections approved May twenty
eighth. one thousand eight hundred and
ninety, and the supplements thereto, com
monty called the ballot reform law, the nom
nations of candidates for members of the
board of chosen freeholders in the assembly
districts of such counties shall be certified to
the clerks of the municipalities in which
such voting precincts or election districts
are, so that the names of such candidates
shall be printed or the official ballots to be
used in such voting precincts or election dis.
tricts at the municipal election in such NUM-
cipalities where nominations are required to
be printed on official ballots in municipal
elections agreeably TO the provisions of the
aforementioned ballot reform law.
5. And be II enacted, That all the laws,
either general, special or private, now in
force, in relation to the boardof chosen free
holders in the counties subject to the opera
ton of and consistent with this act, shall APP
ply TO the board Of chosen freeholders in
such counties directed to be elected by this
act.
6. And be it enacted. That the board of
chosen freeholders in each of said counties as
elected and organized under this act shall be
vested with all the powers and authority.
rights, privileges and duties as are now vested
in and imposed upon the present boards of
chosen freeholders in each of said counties
and all laws and parts of laws, statutes and
parts of statutes now in force and in anywise
applicable 10 the boards of chosen freeholders
of each of said counties mentioned in this act
either public private. general or special. be
and the same hereby are in all respects and
provisions continued in full force. and are
made applicable TO the boards of chosen free
holders elected in accordance with the provis-
ions of this act, except so far as the same may
conflict with or be inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this act.
:. And be ii enacted. That the boards of reg
istry and election in counting. canvassing,
certifying and returning the votes cast at any
election for chosen freeholders as provided
for or mentioned in this act, shall proceed as
now required by law.
s. And be 1t enacted. That each of said cleo
ton boards who may hold such election shall
appoint one of their number to attend the
meeting of the board of canvassers for such
election in the county wherein the election
district may be situated as a member thereof;
the clerk of the county shall be the clerk of
such board. which shalt be composed of the
members appointed as aforesaid; such board
shall meet on the Friday next after such cleo
ton, at twelve O'Clock noon, at the court
house in such county, and shall in all things
proceed. as nearly as practicable, in the man
ner in which the board of county canyassers
is now or may hereafter be required TO pro-
coed. and shall be liable to all the penalties
imposed upon the members of said last named
board for any neglect or failure 10 perform
the duties imposed upon them or any of them.
9. And be it enacted. That all acts or parts
of acts inconsistent with the provisions of
this act be and the same are hereby repealed
and that this act shall be deemed a public act
and that this act shall TAKE effect Immediately.
Approved March Is, 1892.