The Jersey City news., 1892-06-14


this net, or any of them.
10. And ne IL euaGted, That this act shall
take Effect Immediately.
Approved March 10, 1892.
CHAPTER XIX.
An Act to provide for the establishment
of Il commission of public instruction n
cities OF the second class in this state,
whose population now exceeds or may
hereafter exceed fifty thousand.
l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and Gem
eral AS sembly OF the State of New Jersey,
That there shall be esi ablished in every
city OF the second class in this state,
whose population now exceeds or may
hereafter exceed fifty thousand, board
Of education which shall be COMPOSED of
anil managed and controlled by eight
CO mn ,ssiouers to be known as commis-
sion of public instruction. aud not
MOI than one-half Of the slid com mis-
sioners shall be OF the same political
pa tY; the said commissioners shall be
appointed by the mayor of such cities for
the term of two years; not more than
one commissioner shall be appointed
from the same ward except In such
cities where there are less than eight
wards; the first appointment of comnsis-
sioners shall be four for one year. mud
aud the remainder of the board for two
years, so that they shall be divided into
clns ses, one class going out each year;
an d thereafter there shall be appointed
every year an equal number 10 I'LL the
places of those whose terms expire in
that year, amt in case of q vacancy in any
such Office the appointment to fill the
same snail be for the uuexpired term
only and shall be maze by the mayor;
ana the mayer of such cities shall be
embrr exc ofllcio of said board and shall
he enti led to vote therein in case of a
tie; the said commissioners appointed
| under thi act hall perform their duties
without ptv.
2 And ne it enacted. That the commits
81 ouers of public instruction aipSiuied
| under ii is act shall C and thew are here
by investe with aud shall POSSESS and
exercise all the Same powers which by
law are now vested iu and eXerti,ed by
the departne ut of public instruction,
boarls Of educnii m, school trustee. COM
mis- ipners Of Dub i; Instruction, Or otner
slch uody, by whatever name called. hav-
lag he management and control of the
pub ic schools in any such lies of he
second class in this state. aud the said
commissioners shall pei form the same
duties Eow required OF orinposed by law
ppon any such department, blarsls. trnst-
&c or omniissirlers in any sncll ri i IS;
thev shall also adopt such rules and reg
ulntiOns rs 10 the appoint ment. control,
dn les, III IL issals AID salaiieS OF their
officers, teachers or other euni loyees
rs to them shall seem exre !ient,
aud may alter the same ut plens-
ure except where the term of office or
salaries of such officers or emi lpyees Is
now fixed BY law, nc sucn officer or en-
| ployee Shall bp 4. member of such COM
| iSsinu; and the salaries Of hi. afficcrs,
| teH, hers aud oher employees of such
| boal d and nli other III neyS necessary Tor
| the use nt sait board shalt be obtained
| aud paid III the same manner as Is now
| provided by law in any such cities: pro-
vided. that none of the powers and PRIV
| iieges conferred In this act shall be so ex-
erclsed Ms to nudity or con flict with the
| rules and regulations of the state board of
| education.
| 8. Aud De it enacted, That the said COM
missoners of public ins ruction, ap-
pointed under this act, shall take or SUBJ
| s.rlbe an oath or affirmation before the
| police justic, of such cities or any other
| officer qualified to nd minister oaths faith
| fully and impartinlly to perform the
| duties CT such office, and on the third
| Monday in April next after this act takes
| effect, At ten O'Clock in the forenoon, and
| Annually thereafter, shall proceed to
| organize said board by the election of one
| Of the said missioners as president for
| the term of one year.
4 An be ii enac cd, That tho said COM
| mis- sonerS OF public instruction hereby
| established IN. such cities of the second
| class, shah lie instead. and shall take the
| place OF, and be in lieu of, any and all
| other boards of education, departments of
| public Instruction. commissioners of pub
| lie instruction. school trustees or by what
| ever name such offices. officers. depart
monuments OF DOuruS may De cHll6u al
| such cities, aud the offices and terms of
office of any and all commissioners of
public instruction, school trustees, or
'cards of education, OF departments OF
public instruction, except those appointed
and recognized by this act, shall be and
they are hereby abolished, terminated
and ended az ten o'clock in the forenoon
on the third Monday in April next after
this act takes effect.
3. And be IL enacted. That the board of
aldermen, common council or other gov
eruing body by whatever named called in
such cities, where The said commissioners
of public insl ruction are appointed under
this act, shall provide suitable rooms for
the transaction Of the business of the
said beard OF education. and shall procure
suitable furniture therefor.
g. And be it enacted, That the corporate
namc of such commission SHALL I've known
~ 1.-The Commissioner, of PdoIic Instuc-
zion of the City Of there insert the name
Of the city)."
T. And be it enact, d, That all acts or
parts OF acts, general, special or local,
and all charters or parts of charters OF
any city inconsistent with this act
be and the same are hereby repealed, aud
this act snail be deemed public act and
shall take effect mne lately.
Passed March 10, 1882