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

An Act 10 re-orgaaize the boards of chosen
| freehOlders in counties of the 1rstcass in
| Re il enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State OF New Jersey, That
| on ana after the first Monday in December,
| eighteen hundred and ninetyfour, boards of
| chosen freehoiders in counties of the first
class in this state shall be constituted as fol-
/ lows: There shall be one member OF such
board from each ward of each city OF the
/ hrst-class In sucn county; two members at
arge from each city of the second-class in
such county, and two members from each
! township and incorporated town not forming
| a part of n township, and having by the last
preceding Federal or state census as the case
| may be n population OF more than ten thou
1 sand inhabitants; one member from each
| township and incorporated town, not forming
| q part of a township, and having by the last
| preceding Federal or state census popula-
| ton of less than ten thousand Inhabitants;
| they shall be elected in and for their respect
| i've wards cities townships and Incorporated
| towns on the first Tuesday after the first
| Monday in November, eighteen hundred ana
ninety Tour and the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, in each sec
ond succeeding year, they shall be respective
/ ly citizens OF such wards cltles' townshiips
and Incorporated towns I'm and for which
they are elected. their terms of office shall be-
gin on the first Monday in December next at
ter their election and they shall hold office
| for two years ana until their successors are
elected and qualified.
chosen freehoders in counties of the first
class constituted as hereinbefore directed
shall meet for organization ON the first Mon
day in necember, one thousand elRnb nun
dred and ninety-four, and thereafter on the
| first Monday in December OF each succeed
| ing year, and shall elect from their own num-
Der director who shall be the presiding
officer of said boards, and shall appoint the
standing committees thereof.
3. And be IL enacted That the members of
| the boards OF chosen freeholders OF counties
of the first class snail receive rs eompensa-
ton for their services salary OF five hun
dred dollars per annum and that the "direct-
orr shall receive the additional sum of five
hundred dollars as such "directOr;'' said sala-
ries shall be paid ont of the county treasury
by the county collector OF SAID counties IN
equal quarterly payments as the same be
come due, and no other compensation shall
be allowed given or paid to any OF said mem
bers or to the "director" tor any services or
expenses whatever connected with their said
Offices before assuming the duties OF his
Office each freeholder appointed, chosen or
elected under the provisions of this act shall
take and subscribe an official oath for the
faithful performance of the duties OF his
office. which oath shall be hled in the respect
i've Offices of the clerks of said counties.
4. And be 1t enacted, That any vacancy or
vacancies hereafter existing in any OF the
boards of chosen treeholders constituted or
elected under the provisions of this act shall
be flied by the governing body of the city,
incorporated town or township tor which
such vacancy or vacancies shall exist; pro
vided, that the members chosen to fill such
vacancy or vacancies shall be citizens OF the
ward, city, incorporated town or township
for which the vacancy or vacancies snail eX-
Isl, and shall hold office for the uneNpired
5. And be it enacted. That all laws, public,
general. special or private, now in force, re-
lating to the boards of chosen freeholders OF
counties subject to the operation ana provis-
ions of this act and consistent with this act,
shall apnlv 10 the boards OF chosen freehold
ers as the same shall be constituted or elected
under the provisions of this act.
g. And be it enacted, That the boards of
chosen freeholders constituted or elected nm
der the provisions OF this act, shall be vested
with all the powers authority, rights and
privileges, and shall have Imposed upon
Them all the duties which are now vested in
or imposed upon the boards OF chosen free
holders now existing in each OF said coun-
ties und that all laws. parts of laws, statutes
or parts of statutes now in force and in any
wise applicable to the boards of chosen free
holders in said counties. public, private gen
eral or special be and the same hereby are in
all respects continued in full force ana made
applicable to the boards of chosen freehold
eis constituted or elected under the provis-
ions OF this act, except in 50 far as the same
may conflict with or be inconsistent with the
meaning Of this act.
Office of all chosen freeholders, and the terms
OF Office of all directors at-large," chosen or
elected prior to the passage OF this act in any
OF the counties subject to the provisions of
this act. shall expire on the second day OF De
mber i'm the wear one thousand eight hun
dred ana ninety-four, Notwithstanding that
such members OF such boards of chosen free
holders, or such directors nj large, may have
been chosen or elected for longer term, or
tor period extending beyond the first day OF
December, one thousand eight hundred and
ntnety'tour; and such members OF such
boards OF chosen freeholders, and such di-
rectors at large, whose offices are terminated
by this act, shall only receive ana be paid as n
salary and compensation for their services
that part Of the annual salary OF elnoluments
now provided for by law, proportional TO the
actual Tine served by them in said offices.
=. And be 1t enacted, That the terms OF all
officers now holding office under appoint
ment by the board OF chosen freeholdels of
counties of the first class, or under appoint
ment by any officer OF any such boards, shall |
expire on the second day OF December, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-iour not
withstanding that such officers may have
been appointed for "A longer termt ana all
Offices nled by appointment by such boards
OF chosen freeholders shall be and become va
cant from and after said second day OF De
eember. one thousand eight hundred and
ninety.four, and the boards OF chosen Free
holders constituted or elected under the pro
visions OF this net shall forthwith. under their
organization, appoint successors 10 the ofnces
hereby vacated, who shall serve for terms of
one year only; provided, that the persons |
now holding the respective offices OF county |
auditor and county collector shall continue |
to exercise tho duties of their respective off |
ees until their successors shall have been ap !
pointed by the respective boards Of chosen |
freehOlders organized under this act, and |
shni have duly qualned; ana provided tut- |
Their that nothing in this section contained |
shalt apply TO or in anywise eject any mono |
rably discharged soldier or sailor IN the Uni |
ted States or the widow OF any such soldier |
or sailor IN office AZ the time OF the passage of
this act but any and All such persons shall |
continue and remain I'm their respective ON |
ces or positions the same Ms II this act had |
not been passed, and shall be removed only |
for cnuse.
.. Ana be Il enacted, That all acts and parts |
Of acts inconsistent with the provisions Of
this act be and the Same are hereby repeated. |
ana that tins act shall be deemed public act, |
ana shall take effect immediately