The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-04

OFFICERS.
l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
the term of Office of any mayor hereafter
in any city of this ST ate shall be two years
Notwithstanding any clause in the charter
of any city limiting the term for period
less than two years and that his term OF
Office shall commence on the third Tuesday
in March next ensuing said election.
?. And be it enacted, That the Mayor shall
be the chief executive officer of ssch city,
and shall possess the powers and privileges
and shall perform the duties which are here
matter specified, and shall be elected for the
term of two years at the annual ch arter
election on the second Tuesday in March,
and shall receive such annual compensation
for his services not exceeding two thousand
five hundred dollars per annum, as the com
mon council shall by ordinance fix and deter
mine, and he shall receive no fees or other
compensation whatever.
B. And be 1t enacted, That the Mayor shall
be the head of the police department, and
snail have exclusive power 10 appoint, sus-
pend and remove all policemen and subor-
dinates in such department; his appoint
meuts, however, shall not take effect until
confirmed by the common council; he shall
see that all such officers are prompt and
faithful in the discharge of their duties,
and SHALL from time to time, take such
measures as he may deem necessary for the
preservation of peace and good order and
enforcement of the laws and ordinances of
the city.
4. And be it enacted, That the common
council may by ordinance, in every city of
this state. provide for and establish board
of education, to consist of seven members
to be appointed by SAID council or other Leg
islative body, who shall hold office for term
not exceeding three years.
O.. And be it enacted, That an election by
ballot shall be held annually on the second
Tuesday in March In each of the wards and
election districts in every city of this state,
at such times and in such manner as is now
provided by law at which election there
shall be elected IN each and for each Of the
wards of such city such members of the COM
mon council as is now or may hereafter be
provided by law; o treasurer, who shall
hold his Office for two years; and there shall
also be elected in and for every city in this
state, at the city election in every three
years, one person to be collector of taxes OF
who shall hold their respective offices for the
term of three years; there shall be elected
one assessor and one chosen freeholder from
each of their respective wards in every city
In this state, who shall hold their respective
offices for the term of three years; there shall
also be elected each year three commission
ers OF appeal in cases of taxation who shall
hold their office for one year, and such other
city and ward officers shall be elected at such
city elections as is now or may hereafter be
provided by law; the common council may
by ordinance abolish any office not created
by or in virtue of the provisions of this act,
and end the term and authority of any OIL
Ger serving therein.
6. And be il enacted That If at any annual
city election in any city of this state there
shall be one or more vacancies to be sup
piled in any Office at the same time any per-
son is to be elected for the full term of said
Office, or If two or more are elected at the
same time 10 serve for different terms the
term for which each person voted for, for
said Office, is intended. shall be designated on
the ballot; and If any person who shall be
elected to any Office at the annual city cleo
ton shall not qualify according to law, for
the space of twenty days after such election
or II any person who shall he elected or APP
pointed to fill any vacancy in any of said
ofhces shall not qualify according to law, for
the space of twenty days after such election
or appointment, his office shall be deemed
vacant.
Z. And be it enacted That in case of DEATH
resignation, disability, disqualification. re-
moval from office neglect or refusal to act
or removal out of the city or ward OF any of
the officers or any vacancy occurs in any office
except mayor councilman or justice of the
peace, il shall be lawful for the common
council to appoint Others i'll their stead ut
til the next city election, or in case of APP
pointed officers until the regular period for
appointments who shall, during the said
term perform the like services, be entitled
TO the same Zee and be subject to the same re-
sponsiblities as though elected ut the an
nual election or appointed at the regular
time; provided, that all designations shall be
sent TO the mayor, and he shall report the
same to the common council at its next meet
ing thereafter.
8. And be it enacted. That any person elect
ed or appointed to any office i'll pursuance of
this act, or any law or ordinance of the com
mon council including the city solicitor, who
shall be elected for the term of three years
shall. before they enter upon the duties OF
mayor or city clerk, an oath or affirmation,
faithfully and impartially to execute the du
ties of his office to the best of his knowledge.
skill and ability and such other oaths as may
be required by the laws of this state; all such
oaths or ailrmations shall he filed by the city
clerk in his office; the city treasurer superin
tendent OF schools, receiver of taxes, con
stables. overseer of the poor and such other
officers rs the common council may require
shall also, before entering upon the duties
each give bond to the city in its corporate
name in such sum and with such sureties as
the common council may approve or as may
be required by any act of the legislat ure of
this state, conditioned for the faithful per
Torrance of the duties of their respective
offices; and If at any time the common coun
Gil shall deem the sureties of any officer in
sufficient, they shall require him to give adj
ditiOnal security.
o And be II enacted. That any city or ward
officer, except members of the board of city
assessors, may be removed from Office by res
olution, for disability or other good cause
shown, upon complaint in writing TO the
common council, setting forth such cause
supported by one or more a1fdavits OF the
truth of the facts therein alleged; provided
however, that no such removal shall take
place until the person sought to be removed
has had an opport unity to be heard in his
defense, nor until two-thirds OF all the MEM
bers of the common council shall vote FOR
such removal; and providedfurther,t that any
member of said board of assessors may be re-
moved from Office for good cause shown, on
the recommendation OF the finance commit
tee of the common council and by two-thirds
vote of all the members of the common coun-
Gil; vacancies occurring in such Office shall
be filled for the unexpred term by the com
mon council.
POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMON
COUNCIL.
TO- And be IL enacted That the common
council shall annually elect president from
its own body, and in his absence a president
pro tempore choose offict rs appoint its time
and place of meeting, DEF ermine the rules OF
its own proceedings, be the sole judge of the
election returns and qualification of its own
mempers' Keep }srh nr eSpe, s mem Pl0
Der for disorderly conduct or violation of
its rules; but no expulsion shall take place
except by the vote of two-thirds of all the
members elected, nor until the delinquent
member shall have had five days notice OF
the proceedings and an opportunity TO be
heard in his defense; and the first meeting
of the common council after the annual cleo
ton shall be held on the third Tuesday in
March of every year.
IL. And be il enacted, That the city clerk
shall be the clerk of the common council; he
shall keep accurate minutes of the proceed
ings of the common council, and shall per-
form such other as may be require of him.
H. And be il enacted. That majority of
the whole number of members of the COM
mon council shall constitute quorum for
the transaction of business. but smaller
number may adjourn from time to time; the
president of the common council shall be
authorized to call special meetings of the
common council when the public good shall
in his opinion render it necessary; and on
the request of majority of the common
council. in writing, addressed to the presl-
dent, it shall be his duty, or in his absence IT
shall be the duty of the city clerk, to call
special meetings.
49, And be it enacted, That no ordinance
shall be passed or repealed by the common
council except with the concurrence OF ma
jority OF all the members of the common
council and no ordinance shall be altered
or repealed save by ordinance to that effect;
every ordinance shall be read three times be-
fore its final passage; no ordinance shall be
finally passed until a subsequent meeting to
that at which it may be introduced, but each
and every ordinance so passed as aforesaid
shall be published in one or more of the
newspapers printed and published in said
civ ten days before the same shall take
effect; provided. that whenever the common
council shall cause a revision of the Ordi-
nances of the city to be made, and shall di-
rect the same TO be published in printed
volume, il shall not be necessary to publish
such revised ordinance in . newspaper; every
ordinance or resolution passed by the COM
mon council shall, before 1t takes effect be
presented, duly certified by the city clerk, to
the mayor, who if he approves the same,
shall sign it; and il he. do not approve it,
shall return it, with his objections, to the
clerk within five days after the presenting
thereof, and if he do not return 1t with such
objections within the time above specified 1t
shall take effect as II approved by him; when
ever any ordinance or resolution shall have
been returned with objections aforesaid to
lxalI ftP1r aaf.