The Penn's Grove record., 1892-06-17
CHAPTER Liz.
feet Immediately.
Approved March 10, ieaa.

An act 10 amend an act entitled AN act providing
for the formation and government of towns" ap-
proved April twenty-fourth. one thousand eight
hundred asd lightweight.
l.. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly OF the State of New Jersey, That.section one
of said above-recited act be and the same hereby is
amended SO that said section shall read as follows:
l. Re it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State Of New Jersey, That the in
habitants of any town or borough, OF Of any town
ship having a special charter, or of any township
which has or hereafter may have n population ex-
ceeding five thousand inhabitants, may become a
body polite and corporate in fact and in law by the
name and title of "the town of specifying the name
borne by such town, borough or township, in the
county of specifying the county in which the same
is situatedl )" whenever at any special election called
for that purpose, or at any town or charter meeting
or election, at which the question of incorporating
under this. act is submitted, as hereinafter provided,
it shall be so decided by a majority of the voters
thereof voting at any such election.
2. And be il enacted, That section two of said act
be and the sam hereby is amended so that the same
shall read as follows:
2. And be it enacted, That the council, township
committee or other governing body of any such
town, borough or township, upon the petition, in
writing, of at least fifty resident freeholders, may
by the votes Of majority Of all the members there
of adopt an ordinance for the holding of a special
election in such town, borough or township for the
purpose ofdeciding whether such town, borough or
township shall become incorporated as a town
under the provisions of this act, which ordinance
shall prescribe the time and place or places OF hold
ing such special election and such other regulations
respecting the same as may be deemed necessary
and proper; provided, however, that instead Of pro-
viding for a special election such ordinance may
provide for submitting the question Of incorporating
as n town under this act, to the voters of such town,
borough OF township at the town or charter meet
ing or election 10 be held next thereafter.
3. And be 1t enacted. That section three Of said
act be and the same hereby is amended so that the
same shall hereby is amended so that the SAINT shall
read as follows:
8. And'b be it enacted, That if a special election be
called, notice of the same shall be given by adyer-
tisemcnt published in the official newspaper or
newspapers Of any, OF such town, borough or town
ship, and if there he none, in at least two news
papers published in the county, and circulating in
such town, borough or township, at least once in
each week for two weeks successfully, and by print
ed notices posted in at least one hundred %conspicu-
Gus places therein, at least fifteen days next preced-
ing the time appointed for such special election,
which advertisements and notices shall specify and
set forth the time, place or places and the object
and purpose of holding such special election and
in case said ordinance provides for submitting the
question of Incorporating as a town under this act
at a town or charter meeting or election, notice
thereof shall be given by advertisement published
in the official newspaper or newspapers of such
town, borough or township Cfany), and if there he
| none, in two newspapers published in the county
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for two weeks successfully, next preceding the day
appointed by law for holding such election, at least
once in each week, and by printed notices posted in
at least one hundred conspicuous places therein at
least fifteen days prior to the day appointed by law
for holding such election, which advertisement and
notices shall set forth that the question of incorpOr-
atins as a town under the provisions of this act will
be submitted at the next ensuing town or charter
meeting or election.
4. And be it enacted, That section four of said act
be and the same hereby is amended 50 that the
same shall read as follows:
4. And be II enacted, That any special election
held under the provisions of this act shall be by
ballot and shall be held and conducted under the
general acts respecting elections, and the votes
shall be canvassci and counted in the manner pro-
yided by law for canyassing aud counting votes al
town or local elections held in such town, borough
or township the ballots shall contain the words
/" for Incorporation as a town under the act entitle1
an act providing for the formation and govern
meut of towns" or against Incorporation as a
town under the act entitled IAN act providing for
the formation and government Of towns " aud in
case the question of incorporation as a town under
this act shall be submitted at a town or charter
meeting or election, the words ~ for incorporation
as a town under the act entitled an act providing
for the formation aud government of towns" shall
be printed on each ballot beneath the list of candi-
dates thereon; if such words or proposition he
marked of or deCaced upon the ballot it shall be
counted as a vote against the same, II not marked
off or defaeed the ballot shall be counted as a vote
in favor thereof; it a majority Of the votes So casi
at any special, town or charter meeting or election
shall be in favor of the Incorporation as a town un.
der this act, then within three days after the result
of election shall have been declared, certificate of
the result of such election signed by the chairman
of council, committee or governing body of such
town, borough or township, and attested by tn,
clerk thereof, together with certified copies of tn,