The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-07-06
CHAPTER XIV.
An Act concerning the constitution of the
common council, board of aldermen or
other governing body of all cities of the
second clnsa of This gfnfn

| An Act concerning the constitution of the
| common council, board of aldermen or
other governing body of all cities of the
second class of this state
/. BE Il enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State OF New Jersey. That
in all cities of the second class in this state in
which there now are by law three members
of the common council, board of aldermen
or other governing body, In and for each of
| the wards OF such cities hereafter the COM
mon council, board of aldermen or other
gov rning body of all such cities shall consist
OF two members In and for each OF the wards
OF such cities, and each of the wards of such
cities shall at the annual city elections of
such cities, as hereinafter provided in this
| act, elect one person as a member OF the eotn-
| mon council hoard of aldermen or other
| governing body of such cities. who shall hold
such Office for the term of two years; pro
| vided, however that the members of the
present common council, board of aldermen
or other governing body of all such cities
shall be and continue as members thereof for
the term for which they were severally
elected.
?. And be it enacted That in every city of
the second class in this state where there
now are by law three members of the COM
mon council. board of aldermen or other
| governing body i'm and for each of the wards
| of any such city, elected for the term of
| three years each. upon the expiration OF the
| term of Office of every member of the COM
mon council, board of aldermen or other
governing body in every such city which oc-
ours next after the passage OF this act, the
| Office as well as the term of Office of every
such retiring member shall cease, determine
ana end, and then and from thencefOrth the
common council, board of aldermen or other
governing body of every such city of the
second class in this state shall consist Of two
members from each of the wards of such
| cities
| 3. And be it enacted That In all cities of
| the second class in this state where the Office
| as well as the term of Office, of certain MEM
| bers of the common council, board of alder
men or other governing body of ouch cities
shall cease, determine and end during the
| year one thousand eight hundred and ninety
| two, according to the provisions of the last
preceding section of this act, there shall not
| be any election held in any of the wards of
such cities for members of the common coun-
Gil. board of aldermen or other governing
body of such cities until the city elections in
such cities which shall occur in the year one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, at
which last mentioned and all succeeding an
nual city elections in such cities. there shall
be elected in each of the wards of such cities
one person a member of the common
council, board of aldermen or other govern
ing body of such cities, who shall hold such
| Office for the term of two years
! 4. And be IL enacted, That all acts and
parts of acts general, special, public or local.
| inconsistent with the provisions of this act
| be and the same are hereby repealed.
s. And be in enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved February Is, 1892