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

An Act to establish law department in cities of
the first class IN this state to provide for the APP
pointment and duties of the law officers therein
and for their compensation and terms of office.
1. BE II enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly OF the State OF New Jersey, That in
each city of the first class in this state there shall
lowing officers city or corporation counsel city
or corporation attorney, and assistant city or
corporation attorney; the city corporation c0un
sci and the city or corporation attorney shall be
couaseors-at-aw of this state of good standing, and
the assistant city or corporation attorney shall be
an attorney-at-law Of this state of good standing
all OF said officers shall be appointed by the respect
i've mayors of said cities on the fourth Tuesday In
May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four,
and on the fourth Tuesday in May of each second
succeeding year thereafter; they shall for
the term of two years, and until their successors
shall have been appointed.
Q. And be IL enacted, That the said law officers
shall discharge the duties that now devolve upon
any and all law officers in each of said cities re-
spectively under such requirements and regulations
as are now provided by law, and that said officers
shall perform all other duties which now devolve
upon any law officer, city or corporation counsel,
city corporation attorney, upon the counsel
attorney for any board or commission within the
SAID city. except as herein otherwise provided
3. And be it enacted, that the city or cor
poraton counsel shall be the chief law officer
of the city; he shall provide written opinions
when required to the mayor and the various
boards and departments of the city govern
ment when required, and be their adviser up
on all questions arising in relation to their
official duties, and he shall assist the city or
corporation attorney in the trial or argument
of any cause in which the city or any of the
boards or officers may be n party, pertaining
to the business of the city; it shall be the duty
of the city or corporation attorney to draw and
prepare all contracts in which the city is inter-
ested and ordered by any board or department
of the city government to be approved by the
city or corporation counsel, and TO prosecute
and defend any action in which the city is a
party. or any of its boards or departments or
officers in relation to the interests of the city
and to prepare all such causes for trial or
argument, and perform such other duties as
shall pertain to the office of city corporation
attorney; il shall be the duty of the assistant
city or corporation attorney TO aid generally
in assisting the city or corporation attorney in
the duties herein allotted TO him, and perform
such other work of the law department of the
city as shall be assigned to him by the city or
corporation counsel.
4. And be il enacted, That on the third Mon
day in May, one Thousand eight hundred and
ninety-four, the officers of city or corporation
attorney, and assistant city or corporation
attorney, the officers of the counsel and attor-
ney of and board of works, board of street and
water commissioners, the board of health
aqueduct board the commissioners of adjust
ment, and the Office of every other law officer
of said city shall become vacant and the
terms of said officers shall then cease al
though they may have been appointed for a
s. And be it enacted, That any vacancy which
may occur in the office of city or corporation
counsel, city or corporation attorney, or assist
ant city or corporation attorney, after the first
Tuesday after the third Monday in May, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety four shall
be filed by the mayor, but for the unexpired
term only.
O. And be 1t enacted, That the city or cor
poratiOn coansel 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 or corporation attorney
shall receive an annual salary OF not more
than four thousand dollars, payable monthly,
to be fixed by the mayor, and that the assist
ant city or corporation attorney shall receive
an annual salary of not more than fifteen
hundresi dollars, payable monthly, to be fixed
paid by the board of finance or by that board
of the city government having thecontrol and
management of the finances of said city, in
the manner now or hereafter provided for the
therein.
e. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent with the provisions OF this
act be and the same are hereby repealed and
that this act shall take effect Immediately.
Passed May 10, 1884,