The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-11

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overseer of the poor, and such other offi-
Ger as they shall, for that purpose, con.
stitute and appoint; and the oyerseeI q
the poor shall possess the powers ana
perform the duties of the like officers OF
the townships of this state. SO far as
such powers and duties shall be consis-
tent with the provisions Of this act.
81. AND be it enacted. That the sole and
exclusive power to grant licenses to
p EsIS eitt to s EsspF p lnns vs sna ta in 4Se w conn
mon council, on such terms and under
such limitations, regulations and r%estrie7
tons as the said common council shall
PSoWERs AND DUTIES OF CITY Of
FIcERs AND THE ENFoRCE-
MENT OF ORDINANCES.
%. And be it enacted, That the mayor
shall have the. power and it shall be
his duty to recommend to the common
the security, health, cleanliness and or
amen Of the city, and the protection
and Improvement of its government and
finances as he shall deem. expedient; to
keep the corporate seal of the city; to
cause the laws and ordinances to be
duly executed and enforced, N to exer-
OF the subordinate officers of the city,
and to report any dereliction of duty
to the common council, and generally
to perform all such duties as may be
required of him by law or the ordinances
of said city ;he may under the direction
of common council, offer rewards for
the detection or apprehension of the per-
city ordinances, or of any high crime or
misdemeanor committed within the city,
to be paid on the conviction Of the Grim
inal.
%. And be it enacted, That the mayor
is hereby invested with all the powers
and duties which any police Justice of
the city is now or may hereafter be in
vested with, and for the purposeof Quell-
ing resurrection, riot, disturbance or dis
the c~onstables, watchmen or other .po-
lice forceof said city, and the power to
call upon the citizens for aid in all cases,
and, when he shall deem it proper to
call out the militia of said city and en-
ploy the same in quelling insurrection
riot or disturbance of the peace, and
or parades or public gatherings, when
he shall deem it necessary to preserve
the public peace and good order, he may
appoint for the occasion such special
policemen as he may deem necessary,
ana the common counel shall provide
Ior their compensation.
"a. And be it enacted, That Whenever
mere snail be a vacancy in the Office of
mayor, or whenever the mayor shall be
prevented by absence from the city, sick
ness or other cause, from attending to the
duties OF his office, the president of the
common council, or if he be absent or
disabled, the president to be elected pro
tempore, shall act as mayor, and possess
an the rights and powers of mayor dur
ing the vacancy In Office caused by the
70 And be it enacted, That the chosen
I~feeEolderS, commissioners of appeal in
cases of taxation, school superintendent,
overseer of the poor, constables and city
clerk, elected or appointed as aforesaid,
Shall Respectively possess the powers and
perform the duties of the like officers of
any township of this state, so far as such
powers and duties shall@be consistent
With the provisions of this act; and that
the collector of taxes shall possess the
powers and perform the duties of coll
~lectors of the several townships. SO far
as such powers and duties shall be con-
Isistent with the provisions of this act.
jig. And be it enacted, That the collector
llof taxes shall have power to appoint,
with the consent of the common council,
one or more deputies, who shall have
power to do all and every act or acts
which 1T may be lawful for the said col
lector to do, and every warrant directed
to him may be xecuted by his deputy
or deputies, or either of them, in as full
and complete a manner as If executed by
the said collector of taxes; and the said
deputy or deputies shall give such Sc
curity for the faithful performance of
Their respective offices as the common
council shall direct. ~!
!27. And be it enacted, That the office of
the SAID collector of taxes shall be kept
in the city hall of said city, n he, or
sit at such times and places in said city
for the receipt of taxes as the common
council shall direct; and 1t shall be the
special duty Of the SAID collector of taxes
and preserve in his office the duplicate.
assessment books which shall from time,
to time be delivered to him by the board
of city assessors, as prescribed by this
act. @
%. And be it enacted. That the said
collector of taxes. shall enter in suita-
the sums received by him for taxes re-
spectively, and the ward for which re-
ceived with the names of the. persons on
whose account the same shall be paid on
each day, and shall, at leasteaonce in
each week furnish to the treasurer a.
detailed statement of such sums, desig-
mating the amounts received, and from
which ward, and shall also at the same
time pay over to the said treasurer the
amounts so received and shall also pay
over to the treasurer once in
each week the sums collected on any
warrant to him directed; he shall there
upon receive from the SAID treasurer a
sums. which he shall file in the office of
] the city clerk, to be presented to the
common. council.
29. And be it enacted, That the city
treasurer shall receive all moneys be-
longing to the city, and shall disburse
4 the same as directed by law, and
/ shall keed an account of all receipts
and shall keep an account of all receipts
and expenditures in such manner as the
common council shall direct, and shall
perform such other duties appertaining
law or by any ordinance or resolution OF
the common councfl;the said treasurer
shall at the close of the fiscal year make
out a true and full account of the receipts
and expenditures during the year, and
also the state of the treasury, and within
twenty days thereafter deliver said &C
count to the city clerk, who shall lay
the same before the common council at
their next meeting; and if, upon examina-
ton. it shall be found correct, 1t shall be
filed in the office of the city clerk; the
fiscal year shall IN the third
Tuesday of March in each and every
year.
clerk shall keep alf-the. records, books,
papers and documents of the city, coun-'
i tersign all licenses signed by the mayor,
and keep the record of all the proceed
engross all the ordinances of the common
council in q book to be provided for
(which book Shall be deemed a public
j record of such ordinances, and such or
] finances shall be signed in said book
Eby the president or president pro tenn
pore of the common council and said
| Clerk; and copies of all papers duly flied
in the office of the city clerk. and trans
1 eeedings of5 the ciemnon council. and
copies, of the laws or ordinances of the
said city, certified by him under the cor
porate 1fseaB hall be evidence In all
/ courts and places; he shah also receive
and pay over to the treasurer all moneys
which by any law, ordinance or usage
are paid to the city, clerk.
81. And be it enacted, That the city en-
gineer, surveyor, city solicitor, city mar
and all other officers appointed by the
common council, shall possess the
powers and be subject to the obligations
conferred and imposed on them by law,
or by. the ordinances, bylaws, rules and
regulations. of the common council and