The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-07-06
CHAPTER Xxx.
An Act to re-organize the BOARD of ehose
freeholders In certain counties in this state

| An Act to re-organize the BOARD of chosen
| freeholders In certain counties in TINS state
l. BE 1t 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 population of not less than seventy
| five thousand nor more than two hundred
| thousand inhabitants, shall consist of three
| chosen fire holders from each assembly dis
| triet of such county.
| @ And be 1t enacted That at the municipal
| and township elections held in the counties
aforesaid in the year one thousand eight
hundred and ntnety-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, as 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 the terms
| of the said board OF freehoiders so chosen
| shall commence on the second Wednesday of
| NAV next ensuing such election. 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 for which they were severally elected,
3. And be Ii enacted, That the said members
| of the board of chosen freeholders elected
| under and by virtue of the provisions OF this
| act shall receive as salary and compensa-
| ton for their services as members OF said
| board. after said board shall consist of three
members only from eACn Oh tne dSsefnDiN us
| tricts in such counties, the sum of six hum
| dred dollars each per annum such salaries
| shall be paid out of the county treasury by
| the county collector, in equal monthly pay
ments 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.
L. 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 elections, accord
ing to the provisions of an act entitled "A
further supplement to an act to regulate
elections" approved May twenty eighth, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety and
the supplements thereto. commonly called
the ballot reform law. the nominations 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 on the official ballots to be used in
such voting precincts or election districts at
the municipal election in such municipalities
where nominations are required to be print
ed on official ballots in municipal elections.
agreeably to the provisions of the above
mentioned ballot reform law.
s. And be it enacted. That all the laws,
either general, special or private, now in
force. in relation to the board of chosen free
holders In the counties subject to the opera
ton OF ana consistent with this act shall
such counties directed to be elected by this
act
g. 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. pri ileges 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 any
wise applicable to the boards of chosen free
holders 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 full force
| and are made applicable to the boards of
| chosen freeholders elected in accordance with
the provisions of this act. except so far as the
same may conflict with or be Inconsistent
| with the provisions of this act.
z. And be 1t enacted That the boards of
| registry and election in counting. canvassing
certifying and returning the votes cast at
any election for chosen freeholders as pro-
vided for or mentioned in this act, shall pro-
coed as now required by law.
8. And be 1t enacted, That each of the said
election 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 cleo
! tlon district may be situated as a member
| thereof; the cleck of the county shall be the
| clerk of such board, which shall be composed
| OF the members appointed as aforesaid, such
| board shall meet on the Friday next after
| such election. at twelve o'clock noon, at the
| court house in such county. and shall in all
| things proceed, as nearly as practicable. in
the manner in which the board of county
| canvassers is now or may hereafter be re-
| quired to proceed and shall be liable to all
| the penalties imposed upon the members of
| said last named board for any neglect or fall
| ure to perform the duties imposed upon
| them or any of them.
9. And be it enacted That all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent with the provisions of
| this act be and the same are hereby repealed
| and that this shall be deemed public act
and that this act shall take effect immedi-
ately.
Approved March IS, 1884,