The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-24

The counties aforesaid in the year one
%Itousand eight hun red and ninety-two,
aud 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 aun and under
the am laws and regulation as are or
may be provided for such mun1ctpalfand
township elections, three chosen free
holders, as provided for in section
one of this act, to be bers OF
the said board, who shall hold their
respective offices for three years, and
qualified in their ste al, and the terms Of
the said board Of freebolders so chosen
shall on the second Wednes
Gav of May next ensuing such election;
provided, however, that the members of
the present board of chosen freeholderS of
all such counties. shall be and continue
as members thereof for the term of which
they were seve. ally elected.
3. And be it enacted, That the said
ber5 OF the board OF chosen tree
holders elected under and ny virtue Of
the provisions of this act. shall receive as
a salary and CONDENSATION for their SER
vic es as members of said board, after said
beard shall consist of three members only
from each of The assembly districts In
such counties, the sum OF six hundred
dollar each per annum; such salaries
shall be paid out Of the county treasury
Ivy Luo CUuHby CC1ltCbOI, lu cqudl thOutuly
payments as the same become due, and
10 other COMPENSATION shall be allowed.
given or puid to any Of the said members
for any services whatever. il
4. Aud 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 re-
quire | to be printed on official ballots in
municipal elections, according to the pro-
visions of an act entitled "A further sup
plement to an act to regulate elections"
approved May twenty-eighth, one thou
sand eight hundred aud ninety, and the
SUPP lpments thereto. commonly called
the ballot reform law, the nominations of
candidates. for members of the boprd of
chosen freeholders In the assembly dis
tricts of such counties snail be certified
to the Clerks OF the municipalities in
which such vot ng precincts or election
districts are, SO that the names of such
candidates shall he printed on the official
ballots to he used in such voting preclncts
or election districts at the municipal
election in such munich alities where
nominations are required to be printed on
official ballots in municipal elections.
agreenbIy to the provisions of the above
mentioned ballot reform law.
5. And he it enacted, That all the laws,
either general, special or private. now in
force. in relation to the board of chosen
tIo0uOtuCL6 III UttC GOUllOloS SuHJNCG IL tuG
operation of and consistent with this act,
shall apply to The board of chosen free
holders la such counties directed to be
elected by this act.
6. And be 1t enacted, That the board of
chosen freeholders in each of said coun-
ties 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 free
boilers In eacn of said cOduties, aud all
laws and parts OF laws, statutes and parts
of statutes now in force AND In any wise
applicable to the boartis OF chosen free
holce:s of eAch of said counties mentioned
in this act, either public, private. general
or special. be and the same hereby are in
all re spects and provisions continued in
fun force and are made applicable to the
boards of chosen freehoiders elected in
accord nee with the provisions of this act,
except so far as the same may conflict
with or be Inconsistent with the pro-
visions of thi, act.
z. And be 1t enacted, That the boards
of registry and election in counting, can
vassinR, certifying and returning the
vote, cast at any election for chos IN free
holders as provided for or mentioned In
this act. shall proceed as now requiie1 by
s. And be It enacted, That ZACH of the
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ell, ction shall appoint one of their nnmUer
to attend the meeting of the board of
canvassers for such election in the county
wherein the election district may be stu
ated as a member thereof; the clerk or
the county shall he the CLERK or such
board, which shall be composed of the
members appointed as aforesaid; such
board shall meet on the Friday next alter.
snch elt ction. at twelve O'Clock moor, at
lht court honsein SUCH county. and shall
in all things proceed, as nearly as praotic-
able. in the manne in W hIch the boardiof
county is pow or may bere-
after be required to proceed, and shall be
liable to all th9 penalties imposed upon
the members of said last named board FOR
any neglect or failure to perform the
dti1es imposed1upon them orany of them.
8. And be it enacted. That all acts or
parts OF acts, inconsistent with the pro-
VISIONS Of this act, be aud the same are
hereby repealed and that this shall be
deemed a public act and that this act
take effect Immediately.
Approved March 10, 1892.