The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-07-06

shall be filled in the same manner by said
court but for the unexpired time only.
a. And be It enacted That within ton GAYS
next succeeding the appointment of any such
board of excise commissioners as aforesaid,
the members thereof shall meet and organize
by electing one of their number to be chair
man of said board, and severally taking and
subscribing an oath or affirmation. before
any person authorized to administer tue
same faithfully and impartially to discharge
the duties of said appointment. which sat,l
oath or affirmation shall be filed in the oiAitt
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 sly
pointed. shall in addition to his or her duties
be clerk of said board of exercise commits
sioners; should any person or persons APP
pointed to be a member or members of any
such board fail to qualify, as herein pro
vided, within said ten days, such failure shall
cause a vacancy or vacancies to exist in said
board which shall be filled as hereinbefore
provided.
s. And be it enacted, That when any such
board of excise commissioners shall be APP
pointed and organized. as hereinbefore pro-
vided. such board shall have the sole power
within the town or CITY ior which 1t Is ap-
erns, beer saloons, and for the sale of malt
vinous and spurious liquors in quantities
from ne quart to five gallons, and also the
to make and establish such ordinances not
repugnant to the laws of this state, as they
may deem necessary for granting the licenses
and regulating the sale of the liquors afore-
said and such ordinances to alter amend or
repeal at pleasure; said board of excise COM
missioners shall also have the power, under
such regulations as they may by ordinance
conformable to the laws of this state estab-
lish. of revoking or transferring any license
by 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 newspapers
Of so many there be) published and circulat-
ing in the town or city within and for which
said board was appointed.
O. And be it enacted, That when any such
board of excise commissioners shall have
been appointed and organized within aud
4 for any town or city of this state. no license
/ for any of the purposes aforesaid, to be exer-
cised or enjoyed within such iowa or city.
! shall be granted by any other body than such
7 board of excise commissioners during the ex-
lstence of such board provided, that any
! license in existence, In any such town or city,
at the time of the organization, as aforesaid,
of any such board of excise commissioners.
shalt continue and be operative for the
period that the same was granted.
T. And be ii enacted, That said boards of
excise commissioners shall have power to
prescribe and enforce penalties, either by
fine mot exceeding fifty dollars) or imprison-
ment (not exceeding four days in the COM
mon 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 commission
ers in the same manner as other penalties
are enforced or collected in the town or city
within and for which said board of excise
commissioners may be appointed
s. And be 1t enacted That all fees for
licenses granted by any such board of excise
commissioners shall be received by such
board and Immediately after the receipt
thereof paid over to the treasurer of the
town or city for which said board was APP
pointed for the use of such town or city
8, Aud be IL enacted, That the chairman
of any of said boards of excise commissioners
shall receive an annual salary of one hum
dred and fifty dollars, and the other members
thereof an annual salary of one hundred
dollars each, and the clerks of such boards
shall receive an annual salary of not more
than one hundred dollars, TO be fixed 10y said
boards all which salaries shall be paid out of
the license fees received by said boards.
10. Aud be II enacted, That any ordinance
establishing any such board OF excise COM
mssioners may be repealed by the common
council or other governing body of the town
or city within or for which said board of ex-
else commissioners was established; provid-
ed, 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.
Ii. And be il enacted, That all acts and
parts of acts, inconsistent herewith, or re-
pugnant hereto. be and the same are hereby
repealed and that this act shall take effect
Immediately
Approved February "a. 1892.