The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-16
LAWS OF NEW JERSEY.
BY AUTHORITY.

1 bI AZ II1OIlli1.
CHAPTER CIV.
An act respecting licenses in the bor-
oughs of this state.
|. Be it enacted by the Senate and
Jersey, That 1T shall be 1awfpl for the
mayor and council, common council or
other governing body in any borough
ordinances for the following purposes
namely: to license AND regulate the
owners and drivers Of express wagons
| stages and ALI other carriages and We
chiles used for the transportation sot
and goods and cRatt5eIi.s of every kind;
also 10 LICENSE and regulate the owners
and drivers of all vehicles used in con-
n~ection with any business or occupa-
or delivering goods within the limits of
the municipality; also to license and
peddlers, pawnbrokers, junk wagons,
news stands, sweeps, scavengers, tray
cling and other street shows,street ex-
hibitions, parades, circuses, concerts,
~theoatres, skating Kinks, merry-go-rounds
observation wheels, round-a-bouts
razzle-dazzles, or circular swings, organ
and remedies and merchandise, and to
fix the license fees to be paid therefor
which nay be imposed for the, purpose
of revenue: Inc also to designate
and locate stands and places which hack
men, cartmen and all other persons en-
gagged in carrying, passengers, aggag
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occupy when soliciting business, and
to prevent the occupying of other
places for such purpose. and to hx anq
prescribe penalties for the violation of
any such ordinance or section thereof,
in a sum not less than ten dollars or
more than one hundred dollars, as may
be designated by such governing body.
2. And be it enacted, That the mayor
of any such borough, the police justice
county is hereby empowered, upon oath
or affirmation, made according to law,
that any persons or persons have or may
have violated any section Of the ordln-
ance OF. of the ordinances of such Dor
ough adopted understhis law to issue, pro-
cess in the nature of a summons oriWaf-
rant in an action upon contract, at the
suit of said borough against the person
SO charged, which process shall, when lp
the nature of a warrant be returnable
forthwith, and when in the nature {of a
shall be returnable in not less
than one or more than ten days; such
process shall state what section of the
ordinance is alleged to have been VIC
lated by the defendant or Defendants,
and on the return of such process or at
any time for which the trial may be adj
journed, the said mayor, police justice or
justice of the peace shall proceed to hear
the testimony and to determine and give
judgment in the matter without filing
any ~pleadings, and a copy of the ordin-
ance alleged to nave been violated, certi-
fed to under the hand of the clerk of
said borough, shall be taken as full and
legal proof of the existence of such or
ulndnce, ana lndt all the requirements
of law in relation tothe ordaining, pub
fishing n making the same, so as to
make the same legal and binding, have
been complied. with, unless the contrary
be shown; and If the said mayor, police
justice, or justice of the peace shall ind
the defendant guilty, he shall give -judg-
ment for the penalty mentioned in the or
dinance or section of the ordinance V1o-
lated, and such costs as are allowed in,
the cost of proceedings and indictments
and shall also at the same time and as a
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PENDANT, in default of the payment of the
judgment and costs, to the county jail
for any period not exceeding twenty days,
in his discretion ;leither party shall have
the right of appeal to the court of com!
mon pleas at any time within ten days.
from the date of judgment, upon, giving
with two responsible f~reeholders, securi-
ties, residents of the county; a commit
ment, however, may issue at any time
before the taxing of appeal, for the i'm
be vacated either by appeal or by pay
mem of the Judgment and costs; the
other writs herein requiring serving may
be served by either the marshal of said
borough or any constable.
8. And be it enacted, That where the
mayor, police justice, or justice of the
peace has jurisdiction. no judgment rem
dered in any suit brought forthe recov-
cry of any penalty under this act, or I'M
der any ordinance passed by authority
hereof shall be removed to the supreme
court or circuit, court by certiorori or
otherwise, for the correction of any. sup
posed error therein, but the party think
ing himself aggrieyed shall have relief
upon the appeal only, and hat both as
to mater of law and mater of fact.
A. And be it enacted, That any borough
of this state shall have the right to pass
and enforce ordinances under thesprovi-
sions of this act, Notwithstanding that
powers for like purposes may have been
delegated to them in this act under which
they are incorporated or the supplements
thereto.
5. And be it enacted, That this act
shall take effect Immediately.
Approved May l. 1894.