The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-06-06
LAWS OF NEW JERSEY
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CHAPTER XVIII.
Continued.

Continued.
3. And be it enacted, That upon the
original appointment OF any such board
of excise commissioners, as aforesaid, one
OF the members thereof, to be designated
by said court. shall serve for the term of
one year. one for the term of two years,
and one for the term OF three years, and
that upon the expiration of the term of
any member of any such board his sue
cessor shall in manner aforesaid be ap-
pointed by said court for the term of
three years.; any vacancy occurring In said
board shall be filled in the same name
by said court. but for the unexpired term
only.
4, And De it enacted, That within ten
days next succeeding the appointment of
any such board of excise commissioners.
as aforesaid, the members thereof shalt
meet and organize by electiug one of
their numbe to be chairman of said
board, and severally taking and subscrib-
ing an oath or affirmation, before any per-
son authorized to administer the same
faithfully and impartially to discharge the
duties OF said appointment, which said
oath or affirmation shall be flied In the
Office of the town or city clerk; the clerk
of any town or city within and for which
any such board of excise commissioners
shall be appointed, shall in addition to
his or her duties be clerk of said board of
excise commissioners; should any person
or parsons appointed to be u membtr or
members of any such board fail to qualify
as herein provided, within said ten days.
such failure shall cause a vacancy or va
cancies to exist in said board, which shall
be filled AS herein before provided.
8. And be it enacted, That when any
such board of excise commissioners shall
be appointed and organized. as herein
before provided, SUCH board shall have
the sole po wer. within the town or city
for which it Is appointed, of granting
lirauQpS IN i'm no on6 uVaruS bapr CalnnnS
and for the sale of mutt, vinous aud spir.
ltouS liquors III quantities from one quart
to five gallons; and also the sole power
within aud for such town or city to make
and establish such ordinances, not repug-
naut to the laws of thiS state, as they may
deem necessary for granting the licenses
ana regulating the sale OF the liquors
aforesaid. and such ordinances to alter.
amend Or repeal, at pleasure; said board
OF excise commissioners shall also have
the power, under such regulations as they
may by ordinance, comfortable to the
laws OF this state:~ establish, OF revoking
or transferring any license ny them
granted; all ordinances passed by any
such board OF excise commissioners shall,
after the passage thereof and before the
same shall become operative. be published
for TWO insertions in at least two news
papers Qf SO many there beg published and
circulating in the town or city within and
for which said board was appointed.
6. Aud be it enacted, That when any
such board of excise commissioners shall
have been appointed and org tnized with
In and for any tow or city of this state,
no license for any OF the purpose afore-
said, to be exercised or enjoyed within
such town or city, shall be granted by
any other b. dy than such bonrd of excise
com missioners during the existence of
such board; provided, that any license in
existence, i'll any such town or city, ut
the time of the organization, as afore-
snid, of any such boald of excise commits
sioners, shall continue and be operative
for the period that The same was granted.
Z. And be it enacted, That said boards
OF excise com missionerS shall have power
TO prescribe aud enforce penalties, either
by fine (not exceeding fifty dollars or I'M
~prisoument (not exceeding four days in
the common Jail OF the county,, for the
violation of any of its ordinances passed
as aforesaid, which said penalties shall
be enforced and collected by said board of
excise commissioners i'll the sanre manner
rs other penalties are enforced and col
lected IN the town or city within and for
whicn said board Of excise commissioners
may be appointed.
s. And be 1t enacted, That all fees for
licenses granted by any such board of ex-
else commissioners shall be received by
such board, and Immediately after The re-
ceipt thereof pad over TO the treasurer of
Ule LOWu Oh City lUI WHICH Shlu DUuru WAS
appointed, for the use of such town or
city.
9. And be it enacted, That the chair
man of any of said boards of excise COM
missioners shall receive an annual salary
of one hundred and fifty dollars, aud the
other members thereof an annual salary
of one hundred dollars each, and the
clerks of such boards shall receive an an
nual salary of not more than one hun
dIed d liars, to be fixed by said boards,
all of which salaries shall be paid out of
the license fees received by said boards.
10. And be 1t enacted, That any ordin-
ance establishing any such board of eX-
else commissioners, may be repealed by
the common council or other governing
body of The town or city within and for
which said board OF excise commissioners
WAS established: provided, that no such
repeating ordinance shall be passed until
the lapse of at least three years after the
passage of the ordinance providing for
the establishment Of such board OF excise
commissioners.
IL. Aud be it enacted, That all acts and
parts Of acts Inconsistent herewith. or re-
pugnant hereto, be and the same are here
by repealed, aud that thjsa act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved February "a, 1892.