The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11
LAWS OF NEW JERSEY.
BY AUTHORITY.
an aet rsIatLng g and regnlatlng the

obligations of cities and ward officers.
4. Belt enacted by the Senate and Gen
eral Assembly of the state of New Jer-
sey, That the term of office OF any
mayor hereinafter elected in any city OF
standing any clause in the charter OF
any city limiting the term for a peIio9
less than two years, and that ms term oI
office shall on the thlnr e
Tuesday in March next ensuing sald eiec-
:. And b 1t enae sf6sas rhs the mayor or
such city, and shall possess the power
and shall perform the ousls S
which are hereinafter spectned ana sna 81
he annual charter election or the sec
ond Tuesday in March, ana shala -
eefve such annual slo s,s
Services not exceeding two thousand I'VE
hifndfed dollars per annunl, as the com
mon council shabby o~rdlnance nA ~
determine, and he snail reeetse -
fees or other compensation whateyeI.
8. And be it enacted, That the Mayo
shall be the head OF the ponce
partment. and shall have exclusisS po oil
err TO appoint suspend and remove al
T,olfcemen n subordinates in sucn os-
partment; his appointments. nowSNgS, -,
shall not take effect unui COM. I'll
the comon council he shaH see shSs ~ IN
s1lch officers are prompt and falthlulii
abe discharge of their duties, and snaas
from time to time, take sucn a
as he may deem necessary Tor tne pre-,
eryation of peace and good oruer onu
the enforcement of the laws ana oraA-
nanceS of the city.
l. And be it enacted, That the COM
mon council may by ordinance, n every
city of this state. provide 1or anu $50 -
lish a board of education, 10 eoilsIse "a
seven members to be appointed py saiu
council or other legislative pooy, WIZ
Shall hold office for a term not eAceeu-
ing three wears. oIao+;on
by ballot shall be held annually on lne
second Tuesday in March IN eacn VI
the wards and election districts IN ever
~ E - ClIRh I1n1ASaAIuEl VI
such manner as ic now proVldsu " la"s
at which election there shall De eiecte9
in each and for each OF the "aIusOa
such city such members OF tne conlin1 ~
council as is now or may hereafter pe
provided by law; one treasurer, wh9
shall hold his office for Two Years, ~
there shall also be- elected in ana ior eV-
ery city in this state, at the city electlon
in every three years. one person 10 -
collector of taxes of said CITY,, ana one
overseer of the poor, VINO sha MY
their respective Offices for the term OF
tire years; there shall also pc eIe5eu
one assessor and one chosen ITeenolusi
firm cash of the respective WARDS IN eN5
cry city in this state, who n znol4
their respective Offices for the term q
three years; there shan also pc electeu
neal in cases, of taxation who shall hold
their Office for one year, and such otheI
city and ward officers Shall be elected
at such city elections as VS. now or may
hereafter be provided by law; the
common council may by ordinance ap-
olish any office not created by or N
virtue of the provis ions Of THIS act, anu
end the term and authority of any OH
Ger serving therein.
6. And be it enacted, That If at any
annual city election in any city OF inns
state there shall be one or more vaean-
ctes to be supplied in any office at the
same time any person IS TO De eIecteo
for<the full term Of said ONCE, or IL n,e ew W
or more are elected at the same ume 10
serve for different terms, the term 1or
which each person voted for, for said
office, is intended, shall be designate9 on
the ballot; and if any person Who shan
be elected to any office az the annual
city election shall not qualify according
to Law, for the space OF twenty Gays 1sge
shall be elected or appointed TO NIL any
vacancy in any of said offices snail not
qualify according to law, for lne space
appointment, his office shall be deemed
Vasant.
T.. And be it enacted, That in case of
death, resignation, disability, d~isQualiflca-
tioI, removal from Office, neglect or
refusal to act, or removal out of ire
city DE- ward of any of the officers, or
any vacancy in any office except mayor
councilman or Justice of the peace, it
shall be lawful for the common council
10 appoint others in their sted until tne
next city election, or i~nrcase of apppint-
ed officers until THE regular period for
appointments, who shall during the said
term, perform th like services, be en-
titled to~the SAME fees and be subject
= oo N+AOoSH
elected at the annual election or Ap-
pointed at the regular time; provided,
that all resigns lions shall be sent to
same to the common council at its next
nleeting thereaf ter.
s. And be it ,enacted, That any person
elected or appointed to any office in pur-
suanee of this act. or of any law or ordi-
nance of the ommon council, including
the city solicit tor, who shall be elected
for the term of three years, shall, be-
fnrn hnN M r Trtlan tlA r1tfn of CFgHh
ofice, take a nd subscribe before the
mayor or cit, clerk, an oath or offir-
nation faith fully and impartially to
to execute tn duties of his Office to the
best of his knowledge, skill and ability,
apd such othe .r oaths as may be required
by the laws tof this state; all such oaths
clerk in his office; the city treasurer.
superintende at of schools, receiver of
taxes, const ables, overseer of the poor
and such Q therofficers as the common
council ma, require shall also, before
entering U pom the duties each give
bond to the city in its corporate name,
in such SUI m and with such suret1es as
thee ommo n council may approve, or as
may be rec luired by any act of the legis-
lature of I his state, conditioned for the
faithful g erformance of the duties OF
their RESP ective Offices; and II at any
time the common council shall DEAN
the suret les of any officer insufficient,
they shall require him to give additional
security.
9. And BIZ it enacted, That any city or
ward s1 .hcer, except members of the
boardfGi city assessors, may be removed
from, Office by resolution, for disability
or, ot4 n good cause shown upon COM
pfaint|in writing to the common council,
eettinf forth such cause. supported by
one or more affidavits of the truth of
the IA cts therein alleged; provided, how
evr, that no such removal sinai take
place until the person sought to be re-
moved has had an opportunity to be
heard in his own defense, nor unless
tWo4thirds of ali the member of the
common council shall vote for such re-
moval: and provided, further, that any
member of said board of assessors may
be removed from office for good cause
shown. on the Recommendation of the
finance committee of the common .coun-
eli and by two-thirds vote of all the
members of the common council; va
caneies, occurring in such office shall De
filed for the u~nexpired term by the COM
mon council. FAte
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COM
MON COUNCIL 8ee
10. And be enacted, That the common
council shall annually elect a president
from its own body, and in his absence a
president pro, tempore, choose of11cers, ap-
point its dime,and place of meeting deter
the sole judge of the election returns ana
qualification of It's W members, keep a
journal Of its proceedings, and may pun
ish or expel a member for disorderly con-
duct or a violations of it's rules; but. no ex-
pulsionss shah Itake place except by the
vote ofstwo-thirds Of all the members
member shall have had Aye days notice
of the proceedings,sandna n opportunity
TO be heard in shis defence; and the nrst
1neetinp of the common council after the