The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-11
CHAPTER ccLvI.

A further Supplement to an act entitled IAN
act for the formation of borough govern
ments,n approved April fifth, one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-eight.
l. BE it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
il shall he lawful for the mayor and council of
horoughs organized under the act to which
this is II supplement to issue improvement
certificates for the payment of the cost and eX-
penses incurred by them for the instruction
and repair to sidewalks within the borough,
such certificates to draw interest not to exceed
the legal rate of six per centum per annum,
and shall be made payable at such time, not
exceeding three years from date of issue, as
the mayor and council may determine, and
may provide for redemption prior to the date
fixed for payment thereof.
2. And be 1t enacted, That il shall be law
full for the mayor and council to fix "a definite
period for the payment of any certificates of
Indebtedness, other than those referred to in
the foregoing section, authorized by law to be
issued by them, not exceeding five years, and
may in their discretion provide that such certi-
Gates so issued shall be redeemable after II date
therein named, and payable at more remote
period not beyond said five years.
3. And be 1t enacted, That In case the mayor
and council shall deem 1t for the public good
TO cause any unaccepted dedicated street,
road or highway TO be graded, either in whole
or in part, they may, of their own motion and
without petition, proceed to grade some; pro-
vidcd, that at least two weeks notice of the
intended work be first given, and fixing time
and place of hearing, by publishing the same
twice. before such hearing, in one or more
within the borough and mailing n copy thereof
to the owner or owners of lands affected there
by, II their post office address be known or
can be ascertained, and cause a copy of such
borough, at least ten days before the hearing
provided, that II the owners of one-half of the
lneal feet frontage on the street so to be inn
proved shall object thereto in writing, then the
proposed work shall be abandoned and shall
not be received until n petition be presented as
now provided by law for that purpose If no
eftph tppi an lea ptal
cause shall appear to the contrary, then the
mayor and council shall proceed with the
work in the same manner rs though the afore-
said petition had first been presented to him.
1. And be it enacted, That 1t shall be lawful
for the mayor and council to enter into a con-
tract or contracts for the lighting of the
streets of the borough for any period of time
of five years or less, and that any and all such
contracts heretofore entered into, for IA term
not exceeding Ave years, be and the same are
hereby ratified and confirmed.
b. And be il enacted, That IL shall be the
duty of the newly naugurated mayor TO pre-
side at the annual meeting of the council,
which shall be held on the first Monday fol-
lowing the annual election, and continue to
preside until the president of the council is
elected as hereinafter provided and thereafter
it shall be in the discretion of the mayor
whether or not he shall preside at any of the
other meetings of the council during his term;
provided, in case the council, after three bal
lots, fail to elect president. then the mayor
shall appoint the president from the candi-
dates.
o. And be 1t enacted, That the council shall,
at the first regular council meeting after this
act goes into effect and at the annual council
meetings thereafter, elect from their number
a president of the council who shall preside
at all the meetings of the council when the
mayor does not so preside; that he shall hold
his Office for the term of one year and until
the next annual council meeting; he shall
have the right of debate and vote on all
questions before the council; that upon his
election, and before taking his office, he shall
take and subscribe an oath 70 well and faith
cording to his best ability and understanding.
and file the same with the borough clerk.
Z And be it enacted, That in case of the
days, or in case of the mayors inability TO act
by reason of sickness or other cause the presi-
dent OF the council shall, during such absence
or inability, be and become acting mayor of
the borough. and shall perform all the duties
of the mayor during such absence or inability;
provided. however, that il shall be the duty
of the mayor, in case of his intended contin-
ued absence from the borough for more than
three days at any one time, To notify said
president in writing of such intended absence
whereupon the said president shall be and be-
come acting mayor from the receipt of such
notice, and shall continue TO act until the
mayors return.
s. And be IL enacted, That all vacancies oc-
otherwise in any of the elective offices of the
borough shall be filed by the mayor and coun-
ell until the first Monday succeeding the then
next annual election, and until the election
and qualification OF his successor.
o. And be II enacted, That each and every
ordinance passed by the council, and also all
resolutions of the council, excepting only
such as merely refer TO or regulate matters OF
procedure by or before the council, shall be
submitted to the mayor within the time and
for the purpose of his approval or veto, as
prescribed in and by section four of chapter
'eventy-fve of the laws of one thousand