The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-07-10
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMON
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no exnuIsfon shall take place except by the
vote Of two thirds OF all the members elected,
nor mill the delinquent member shall have
had five days notice of the proceedings and
an opportunity to be heard in his defense
ana The flrst meeting of the common council
after the annual election shall be held on the
third TUESDAY in March OF every year.
n Aud he il enacted That the city clerk
shall be the clerk of the common council; he
shall keep accurate minutes OF the proceed
inps of the common council, ana shall per
form such other duties as may be required of
p. And be 1T enacted That majority of
the whole number OF members OF the com
mon council shall constitute quorum for
The transaction of business, but smaller
number may adjourn from time to time; the
president of the common council shall be au-
thoriZed to call special meetings of the COM
mon council when the public good shall in
his opinion render it necessary and on
ouest of a majority of the common council,
in writing addressed to the president, IL shall
he his duty or in his absence ii shall be the
duty of the city clerk, to call special meet
i3 And be it enacted, That no ordinance
shall be passed or repealed by the common
council except with the concurrence OF ma
iority of all the members of the common
council and no ordinance shall be altered or
repealed save by ordinance to that effect /:
every ordinance shall be read three times be-
fore its final passage no ordinance shall be
finally passed until a subsequent meeting
to that at which it may be introduced. but
each and every ordinance o passed as afore-
said shall be published in one or more of the
newspapers printed and published in said
city. ten days before the same shall take
effect; provided, that whenever the common
council shall cause a revision of the ordi-
nanees of the city to be MADE. and shall di-
rect the same to be published in a printed
such revised ordinance in a newspaper; every
ordinance or res olution passed by the com
mon council shall, before it takes effect, be
presented, duly certified by the city clerk, 10
the mayor who. III he approves the same,
shall sign it; and II he do not approve II,
shall return it, with his objections, to the
clerk within five days after the presenting
thereof, and If he do not return il with such
objections within the time above specified il
shall take effect as if approved by him when
ever any ordinance or resolution shall have
been returned with objections aforesaid to
the common 'council the sai0 common coun
Gil shall, at its first meeting thereafter, order
The objections to be entered at length on its
journal, and shall proceed TO reconsider the
same, and If, on reconsideration, it shall pass
the council by a vote of two-thirds of all the
members, il shall take effect Notwithstanding
such objections in all such cases the votes
shall be taken by ayes and nays and entered
in full on the journal of said council the
publication of all ordinances as herein re
quired shall in all cases be presumed to have
been made until the contrary shall be proved
the publication of private ordinances shall in
all cases be procured to be done and the ex
pense thereof borne by the person benef tee
| thereby or applying therefor.
IA. And he it enacted, That the enacting
clause OF all ordinances shall be- "Be it or
dained by the common council of the city OF
I." inserting herein the name of the
city in which this act shall take effect.)
Is. And re II enacted, That the cOuncilmeT
of any city in the state duly elected by The
| several wards thereof shall constitute and be
called "The common council of the city
| inserting herein the name OF the city in
which this act shall take effect)
Is. And be it enacted. That the common
council o: all cities In this state shall have
| power within the said city to make, establish
| publish modify, amend or repeal ordinances
rules, regulations and bylaws tor the follow
ing purposes:
nances and property, real and personal, of the
! city; to borrow money and negotiate tempo
rary loans. in anticipation of taxes or othei
revenues for any current year. and for pay
ment of any public improvement, not eX
ceeding the amount of the specified assess
ment for such Improvement;
H. To prevent vice. drunkenness and i'm
morality; TO preserve public peace and gooC
order; to prevent and queH riots, disturb
ances and disorderly assemblages;
! III. To restrain and suppress dfsorderly anC
| gaming houses and houses of il-fame; all IN
struments and devices for gaming. and t.
prohibit all Cunning and fraudulent devices:
~. To license and regulate restaurants
1 victualing houses or cellars, ale and lager
beer saloons and gardens, billiard tables ant
| bowling alleys, and to prohibit the keeping
\ of the same. except by persons duly licensed
! V. To prohibit. restrain, regulate and IL
cense all sports exhibitions of natural or ar
| tifcial curiosities, caravans OF animals, the
atricaI exhibitions, circuses or other public
performances and exhibitions for money and
fix the sums to be paid for such licenses tc
the city treasurer;
vi TO ascertain and establish the bounda
ries OF all streets. avenues highways, lanes
and alleys and public places in said CITY, and
prevent ana remove all encroachments upon
said streets, avenues, highways, lanes, alleys
and public places;
VII. To regulate, clean and keep in repair
the streets, highways, avenues, lanes, alleys
public places, bridges, wharves and docks in
such city, and to prevent and remove oh
structions and membranes in and upon ali
streets, highways, sidewalks. crosswalks
bridges, sewers, drains, aqueducts water
courses wharves docks and other nnbIiG
in hot
the manner in which corporations or persons
shall exercise any privileges granted to them
in the use of any street, avenue highway OF
alley in said city, or In digging up any street
avenue, highway or alley for the purpose OF
laying down pipes or any other purpose
whatever and to prohibit and to prevent any
such use or work at such times and seasons oil
the year as they may designate: to direct and
regulate the planting, rearing, trimming and
preserving of ornamental shade trees in the
streets, avenues, parks and grounds of the
city, and to authorize and prohibit the re
moval or destruction of such shade trees, and
to enforce the removal of snow ice or dirt
from the sidewalks and cutters by the own
ers or occupants OF the premises fronting
thereon:
otherwise improve the same; to widen, level
grade flag or refiag, curb or recurb gutter OF
regutter, pave or repave, or gravel the side
walks and cutters; to lay drains or construct
sewers in any street, avenue, highway or sec.
ton thereof; to prescribe the manner in
which any such work shall be performed, and
the mode in which the costs. damages and
expense thereof shall be ascertained and to
cause such COSTS damages and expense OF
any proportion thereof, to be assessed in Just
and equitable proportions on the owners OF
he property, whether improved or unim.
proved, receiving benefit from such improve
ment and to determine the time and manner
in which such assessments shall be collected;
TX. To direct the digging down, draining,
hlIing up or fencing of lots, pieces or parcels
of ground in said city which shall be deemed
dangerous or unwholesome, or necessary to
carry out any Improvement authorized by
this act; to prescribe the manner in which
the said work shall be performed, ana to
cause the expense thereof to be assessed in
Just and equitable proportions on the lots or
pieces or parcels of ground, whether i'm
proved or unimproYed. benefited thereby to
the extent of the peculiar benefits onferred,
and to determine the time and manner in
which such assessment shall be cOllected;
X. To prevent and regulate any stoop, step,
platform, bay window, cellar door, area, de
scent into a cellar or basement, sign or any
post or erection, or any projection or other
wise. in, over. upon any street or avenue and
to remove the same, where already erected,
at the expense of the owner or occupant OF
the premises;
XII. To prevent and punish horse racing
and lmmoderate driving or riding in any
street, highway or pubic place and to au-
thorize the stopping and OBTAINING any per-
son who shall be guilty of immoderate driv-
ing or riding in any street, highway or pub
lie place, and to regulate the speed and run
ming of locomotive engines and railrord cars,
motor, electric or other cars through said
city. ana designate the crossing at which any
common council to station fiagmen or signals
to warn travellers of the approach OF LOGON J.
tive engines or railroad cars;
XII. To prohibit the driving of any drove
or droves of cattle through any of the streets
OF the city on the first day OF the week. COM
monty called Sunday, and to regulate the
XIII. To regulate, protect and improve the
parks, public burial grounds and other pub
lie grounds i'm said city;
XIV. To provide lamps, gas fixtures and
other means OF Illumination, and to light the
streets. parks and public places of every des-
XIV. To make and regulate wells. pumps
aqueducts and ciSterns in the public streets;
XVI. To establish and regulate one or more
pounds, and to restrain and regulate the run
ming at large of horses, cattle, swine ard
other ANIMALS, geese and other poultry, and
to authorize the impounding ana sale of the
same for the penalty incurred and the cost of
keeping and impounding and sale;
XVII. To regulate and prevent the running
at large OF dogs, to authorize the destruction
of dogs running at large and to impose taxes
on the owners of dogs;
XVIII To locate, regulate and remove
slaughter-hoHses, establish and regulate pub
lie markets, license and regulate butchers.
designate the places and manner of selling
meats, fish. fruits and vegetables, and to pro-
hibit persons from selling such articles with
out a license; to provide fo% the removal and
disposition of otfal garbage and all refuse
matter which may become dangerous to the
public health, and to authorize and empower
the local board of health, established or to be
established in said city. TO make removal and
disposition thereof, or to provide therefor.
and in case such boards are given such power
and authority. they are hereby authorized to
accept the same and given power TO remove
and dispose of such refuse matter;
XIX. To prescribe ana regulate the places
of vending or exposing for sale wood, hay.
straw and other articles from wagons or other
vehicles;
Xxx. TO regulate or prohibit any practice
having Il tendency TO Brighten animals or to
annoy persons passing in the streets or ON
the sidewalks in said city;
A&l. To restrain ana punish drunkards,
Vagrnnts mendicants and street beggars;
XXII To establish n board OF health define
lection and maintenance of the health of the
city.
XXXIII. To prescribe the manner in which
all contracts tor performing works or fur