The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-29
CHAPTER CCLXIV.

An Act to provide for the changing of
boundary lines to boroughs incorporates
under an act entitled "An act for the
formation and government of boroughs,"
approved March twelfth, one thousand
eight hundred and ninety.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen
eral Assembly of the State of New Jersey,
That all boroughs Incorporated under an
act entitled Act for the formation ami
| government of boroughs," approved the
twelfth day of March, one thousand eight
| hundred and ninety, may by a majority
vote of the legal voters as contained in the
last registry list of such borough, at a
| special election to be called for that purpose,
| as hereinafter provided, change its bounda-
rjes: provided, however, that there shall be
no bonded Indebtedness existing against
| such borough at the time of making such
change. !,
2, And be it enacted, That the mayor and
| council shall upon receiving a petition set
| ting forth the boundaries so proposed to be
| changed, signed by at least twenty legal
| voters within said borough, direct the bor-
| ough clerk to call a special election, to be
| held in some convenient place within said
borough, by notice written or printed
under his hand, which notice shall contain
an accurate description of the boundaries as
proposed to be changed, and shall state the
object of the election to be to vote for, or
| against the proposed change of boundaries,
the time and place of holding the election,
and the hours between which the polls shall
be open, which notice shall be set up at least
fifteen full days previous to SAID election, In
five of the most public places in said bor-
ough, and shall be published once in each
week, for at least two weeks immediately
preceding said election, in all the newspapers
published in said borough iii any, II none,
then in two newspapers, printed and pub
lished in the county wherein the borough Is
situate for the same length OF time.
3. And be it enacted, That the mayor of
the borough shall appoint in writing under
his hand a clerk n two inspectors OF said
election, who shall be legal voters within
said borough, who, before entering upo the
discharge of their duties, shall take and
subscribe au oath or affirmation to faith
fully perform their duties as such clerk and
inspectors. =,
4. And be it enacted, That the polls shall
be open from seven o'clock in the forenoon
to seven o'clock in the afternoon, and the
said election shall be conducted. as near as
NAV be, in all respects as elections for MEM
bers of the general assembly.
5. And be it enacted, That the ballots
used at said election shall be either printed
or written. and shall contain the wofas OF
proposed change of boundaries" or Against
proposed change of boundaries" as the case
maj be, and at the close of the polls, the
said election officers shall proceed to canvass
the votes cast, and shall certify the result in
the same manner las near as may bel as pro-
vided or at general ELECTIONS, n II the re-
suit of said election shall be in favor or the
proposed change of boundaries, then in that
case, upon fling off said certificate of the
result Of said election, and upon filing the
boundaries of said borough, as SO changed.
In the Clerks Office of the Circuit Court, of
the county, wherein the said borough is situ-
ate, the said boundaries so filed shall become
legal boundaries of said borough.
& And be it enacted, That all acts or
parts of acts inconsistent herewith be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Approved May 16, 1894.