The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-08-14
CHAPTER cCLIX

An act providing for the formation and estab lish-
ment Of wards in cities Of the frst-class in this
state.
l. Be il enacted by the Senate and General Assem-
bly, of the state of New Jersey, That 1t shall and may
be lawful for the mayor chief executive officer of
any city OF the nrst CLASS in this state to nominate
and under his hand, appoint five persons, residents
OF the city in and for which they appointed
missioners whose duty it shall be- within sixty DAYS
after their appointment to divide the city in and for
which they appointed into wards, herein pro-
vided not more than three OF the said commissioners
so appointed in any such city shall be OF the
political party, and they shall within ten days after
their appointment having first taken and subscribed
/ before some officer duly authorized to administer
oaths and nlhrnations an oath or affirmation faith
/ fully and impartially TO execute and perform the
duties imposed upon them proceed to divide such
city into wards; all such wards shall be formed OF
contiguous territory. and in dividing the same the
said comm issonsrs shall have regard to equality OF
population; the boundary and dividing lines OF all
such wards shall be properly described and map
defining the said lines and showing the extent and
boundaries of such wards shall be made and filed by
the said commissioners in the office Of the city clerk
OF such city with description or statement OF such
lines all Of which shall be attested and certified by
the said commissioners, under their hands, and shall
there remain on record.
q And be it enacted That the acts of a majority Of
said commissioners shall be deemed and taken to be
the acts of all the said commissioners and shall be
valid and binding when done in pursuance of this
act such commissioners shall have power and: au-
thority to employ in each city, when appointed,
competent surveyor to aid them in the discharge of
their duties and the expenses OF said commissioners
and the said surveyor, and the compensation for
their services shall be paid for by the city in and
which they are appointed in the same manner that
other ofcsrs in such city paid for services and
expenses each of the said commissioners shall be
paid for their services under this act the sum of three
hundred dollars and the expenses and services of the
said commissioners and their agents shall be paid in
like manner upon the certificate Of the said commits
sioners; such expense, however in to exceed
the sum of five hundred dollars.
3. And be 1t enacted, That when any such city
shall have been divided into wards herein orovid-
ed, and the said map and description shall have been
fled herein directed all existing ward lines therein
shall be and they are hereby abolished, and the wards
so designated and described shall be aud continue
the wards OF the said city and thereafter all officers
elected appointed in the said city for represent
ing the wards thereof shall be appointed for or elect
cd from the wards as established.
4. And be II enacted, That all officers elected or
appointed for existing wards in any city wherein the
ward lines are changed and new wards created. a.
herein provided, shall continue in office until their
respective terms Of Office shall have expired and until
others are duly appointed elected to take their
places, and that hereafter such number Of officers
shall be elected appointed from the new wards as
may be elected or appointed from the wards
existing.
8. And be it enacted That when new wards are
created, az herein provided, it shall be the duty OF
the commissioners making division Of the said
wards, as herein directed, to divide the said
wards into election districts precincts and
boundary lines OF the same to be marked upon the
map to be made as herein provided such election pre-
cincs shall be, so far as prActbe constituted not
to contain over six hundred voters and that when the
division of the same s made herein provided into
election districts or precincts and the map herein
required to be made has been made and filed here
in directed election districts precincts they
exist In the territory divided into wards shall be-
and they hereby abolished, and the new districts
precincts herein provided for shall be the election
districts precincts OF the wards 20 established.
g. And be ii enacted That the term wards as
used in this act shall include all divisions of cities
known as aldermanio districts and that hereafte
all such dstricts shall be known and designated
wards
T. And be II enacted That all acts or parts Of acts
inconsistent with the provisions Of this act be and
they hereby repealed and that this act shall take
effect on Monday the fourteenth day OF May, eighteen
hundred and ninety four.
Passed May l6 1894,