The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-08-14
CHAPTER ooLvIII.

CHAPTER CCLvIII.
An Act to establish law department in cities or the
hrstclass in this state. to provide for the appoint
ment and duties the law officers therein and for
their compensation and terms Of office.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assem-
bly, OF the state of New Jersey That in each CITY
the rst-cass in this state there shall be a law de-
partment which shall consist of the following officers
city or corporation counsel a city or corpora.
tion attorney, and assistant city corporation at
torney the city or corporation counsel and the city
or corporation attorney shall be counselors OF
this state OF good standing and the assistant city
corporation attorney shall be an attorney -at-aw OF
this state OF good standing all said officers shall
appointed by the respective mayors Of said cities
the iourth Iuescay IN May one thousand eight hun
dred and ninety -four, and the fourth Tuesday OF
each second succeeding year thereafter; they shall
for the term Of two years and until their sue
cessors shall have been appointed.
q And be it enacted. That the said law officers
shall discharge the duties that devolve upon any
and all law officers in each Of said cities respectively
under such requirements and regulations as now pro
yided by law and that said officers shall perform all
other duties which now devolve upon any law officer,
city or corporation council, city or corporation at
torney or upon the counsel attorney for any board
or commission within the said city. except herein
otherwise provided.
g. And be it enacted That the city or corporation
counsel shall be the chief law officer of the CITY he
shall provide written opinions when required the
mayor and the various boards and departments OF
the city government when required and be their ad
wiser upon all questions arising in relation to their
official duties, and he shall assist the city corpora
on attorney IN the trial or argument any cause in
which the city any Of the boards officers may
party, pertaining to the business of the city, shall
be the duty OF the city corporation attorney to
draw and prepare all contracts in which the city is
interested and ordered by any board or department
of the city government to be approved by the city
corporation counsel. and to prosecute and defend
any action in which the city Is party, any Of its
boards or departments officers In relation to the
interests of the city and to prepare all such
trial or argument and perform such other duties as
shall pertain to the Office of city corporation ator-
ney it shall be the duty of the assistant city cor
poraton attorney to aid generally in assisting the
lotted to him, and perform such other work Of the
city as shall be assigned to him by the city corpor
alton counsel,
4. And be it enacted, That on the thitd Monday in
May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four,
the Offices OF city or corpora ion counsel corporation
attorney aud assistant city or corporation attorney
the offices of the counsel and attorney Of any board
OF works, board Of street and water commissioners
the board of health, aqueduct board the commission
officer Of said city shall become vacant and the terms
Of ssid officers shall then cease, although they may
have been appointed for a longer term.
5. And be il enacted That any vacancy which may
occur in the office OF city corporation counsel city
or corporation attorney, assistant city corpora
ton attorney after the rst tuesday after the third
Monday in May, one thousand eight hundred and
nnety-four, shall be filled by the mayor but for the
unexpred term only
G. And b. it enacted, That the city or corporation
counsel so appointed shall receive an annual salary
OF not more than six thousand dollars, payable
monthly, to be fixed by the mayor that the city OF
corporation attorney shall receive annual salary
of not than four thousand dollars. payable
monthly, to be fixed by the mayor, and that the
sisant city or corporation attorney shall receive
annual salary Of not more than fifteen hundred dol
lars, pay able monthly to be fixed by the mayer: all
Of such salaries shall be paid by the board OF finance
or by that board OF the city government having the
control and management Of the finances of said city
in the manner hereafter provided for the pay
ment OF the salaries Of other city officers therein
z. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts OF
acts inconsistent with the provisions of this I be
and the same are hereby repealed and that this act
shall take effect immediately.
Passed Nav l6 1894