The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-06
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special charters
i. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and Gem
eral Assembly of tho State OF New Jersey.
That the council or other covering boiv OF
any borough Incorporated uilttef special
chartp. may make and establish ordinances
for grading, pasing and curling the side
walks on the streets of such borough, pro
videl that no property owner shall tie re
qnired to grade, pave and curb more than
t~aonhundrea consecutive feet OF sid walk
III any one year.
!. And be it enacted. That this act shall
take effect Immediately,
Approved May II, 1884.
q CHAPTER CCCIT.
An Act concerning municipaliboaras OF
departments in cities of the first class
in this. state.
i. Be it enacted blythe Senate n Cen
eral Assembly of the State OF New der
sey, That all moneys received from any
source by municipal boards or depart
ments established in cities Of the first
class in this state shall be paid by such
boards or departments to the treasurer
or other person charged with the GUS
tody of the funds of such city. And
where the owe to borrow money in an
~ticipation of estimated receipts has here
tofore been vested in any board in such
city such power shall be and is hereby
transferred to and vested in the mayor
and common council and other body
having control of the finances of such
city. q
2. And be it enacted, Thai all moneys
expended by such boards or departments
shall be by warrant on the treasurer or
other persons charged with the custody
of the funds of such city issued, coun-
tersigned and audited as warrants of the
board of police and fire commissioners in
such cities are now required to be IS
sued, counterSigned and audited.
2. And be it enacted, That all acts and
parts of acts inconsistent with the pro
visions of this act be and the same are
hereby repealed, and this act shal take
effect Immediately.
Approved May II, 1894.
CHAPTER CCCIII. .
An Act to repeal chapter two hundred
and fourteen of the laws of one thouf
sand eight hundred n e~ighty-nine, en-
titled "A supplement to an act entitled
Ar act regulating proceedings in GRIM
inal cases (Revision), approved March
twenty-seventh, one thousand eight hun
bred and sseventy-four," which supple
ment was approved May sixth, one
thousand eight hundred n eighty-nine
and to end the term of Office of any
officer or officers appointed there
/. BE it enacted by the Senate and Gem
eral Assembly of the state of New Jer-
sey, That chapter two hundred and four
teen of the laws of n thousand eight
hundred and e~ighty-nine, entitled, "A
supplement to an act entitled An act
regulating proceedings in criminal cases,
(Revision), approved March t~wenty-sevs
tIlII. III lilOLodIld HCASl Ahiid W uii0
seyerty-four," which supplement was app
proved May sixth, one thousand eight
hundred and ei~ghty-nine, be and the
same is hereby repealed.
2. And be 1t enacted, That the term
Of office of any officer or officers appoint
ed under and by. virtue of said act be
: And be it enacted. That this act
shall take effect Immediately.
Passed May Is, 1894.
cryH pmrp CCcJU
An Act to repeal an act entitled A Act
concerning cities of the first class in
this state and constituting police courts
appointments of police justices of such
courts and defining the jurisdiction,
powers and duties of such police JUS
courts and police justices in such cit
ies," approved March sixteenth, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety
one, and the supplements and amend
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen
eral Assembly of the State of New Jer-
sey, Tha the act entitled act con-
cerning cities of the first class in this
state and constituting police courts in
such cities, and providing for the APP
pCintment of police justices of such
courts and defining the jurisdiction, pow
ers and duties of such police justices and
atolishing all other police courts and po-
lice justices in such cities" approved
March sixteenth n thousanG elght
yin III GlAfa 1tAAtCtJ OtA1f 1870 ~ se~f
Elements and amendments thereto, be,
and the-same are hereby repealed, and
that this act shall take effect immedi-
Passed March IS, 1894.
CHAPTER CCCw.
An Act to provide for the appointment
of police justices in cities of the first
class.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and &c
eral Assembly of the State of New Jel
SOW That in QaPn nitV of the first SldSS
there shal be two police justices, who
shall receive an annual salary, OF two
be appointed by the mayor of such city
and shall hold office for the term of three
years and until their successors are APP
pointed and qualified.
police justices shall W. all the pomers
in criminal matters that justices OF the
peace in and for the several counties
of the state now have, and for the pur-
pose of recovering the penalty for vto-
lating any ordinance or regulation OF
said city, he is herby empowered. on
oath or Affirmation according to law,
that any person or persons has or have
been guilty of any violation of any OF
the ordinances or regulations or any
board of the said city, to issue process
nature of a summons or warrant, as to
him shall seem most advisable, against
the person or persons so violating such
ordinance or regulation, Which process
shall, when in the nature of a warrant,
be returnable forthwith and when in the
naure of a be Ill IN
not less than 6v nor more tfin ten
entire days; such process shall state
what ordinance or regulation, by the de-
ifcndent or defendants named therein,
has been violated, and in what manner
the same has been violated, and on the
return of such process, or at the same
time to which the said justice SHAH nave
adjourned the same, the said justice
shall proceed to hear testimony n to
determine and give judgment in the mat
ter without the filing of any pleadfngs;
and the said Justice shall, if Judgment be
rendered for the plaintiff, forthwith issue
execution against the goods and chatteis
and person of the defendant or defend
ants: each of the said police justices. is
empowered to infiict fines, not exceeding
the sum of twenty dollars, on such per-
sons as shall be brought before him and
charged with sVagraney, disorderiy con-
breach of the peace. or any other
-lieht offence, if found guilty, or. IN his
discretion. to order such persons commit
ted to- the, county Jail or w-orkhouseSfor
any period understanding ninety days;
provided, that in cases where the n
or whereythe punishment shall he impris-
Comment, there may be a trial by jury.
Ito be conducted as. in cases now trlable
in the courts for trial OF small causes,
and also an appealaassin all cases where
an appeal may, now be had from Judg,,
ment in courts for the trial of small
causes ii case, the person arrested for
any offence shall be a minor, each OF
said Justices Shall nave the power, in his
discretion, to inlet, or commute. or
wholly remit the penalty. prescribed for.
the offence committed by said minor;
and each of said justices is hereby en-
powered to cause any person or persons
who shall be found guilty OF q ylolac
ton of the ordinances OF regulations of
any board of said city, and who may
refuse or neglect to pay any penalty i'm