The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-14
LAWS OF NEW JERSEY.
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CHAPTER LXII-Continued.
81. And be 1t enacted. Tha in any
proceeding had before such police JUS
tice for recovering the penalty for the
of such city or any board thereof; such
ordinance may be proved by a copy
thereof certified under the seal Of the
evidence of any compilation of the or
dinances of such city duly authorized
and recognized as the ordinances, Of the
same; and due publication of all ordin-
ances or regulations of any pubic board
of such city shall be presumed to have
been made until the contrary Is proven en-
council of such city where a police
Eourt is established h provide a
suitable room or rooms for the ~transac-
ton of the business of such court and
procure suitable furniture therefor, and
such books and stationery as may be
necessary; and such common council
shall designate the place in said city
where such police Justice shall sit for
the transaction of business, and the time
during which said court shall be open on
each day, to the end that the admins
tration of justice by such police Justice
throughout such city may be facilitated
and made convenient: and 1t is hereby
made the official duty. of such Justice to
be in attendance at the time and place
so designated; and. the said common
council shall designate and provide the
| police officer or officers to attend the
sittings of such court and preserve order
therein.
5. And be it enacted, That such police
court shall be a court of record and
shall haev an official seal and all per-
sons shall be amenable to punishment
for contempt of the said court in the
| same manner as other courts of records
in this state having power to punish for
contempt of court; n such police JUS
tice may make such rules as may be
necessary for the orderly conduct Of
such rules shall be approved by and sub
ject to revision by the president judge
of the court of common pleas of the
"a. And be it enacted, That such po-
lice justice shall pay over daily to the
treasurer of such city. for the use of
costs which he+may receive for the vio-
lation Of ordinances n other Offences
whereof complaint is made before him,
and the receipt OF such treasurer there
for shall on the payment thereof, be a
sufficient discharge for the same.
So. And be it enacted, That such po-
the common council, make a report in
writing of the moneys received by him
as such police justice, not before report
ed, for fines, penalties, and costs of suit,
when and from whom, and for the VIC
lation of what judgments remain I'M
paid; and when such written report shall
have been audited by the comptroller Of
out delay, pay over to the treasurer OF
such city all moneys thereby appearing
to be due from such police justice, TAX
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amount so paid.
So. And be it enacted, That all laws in
force in any city in this state not incon-
sistent with or pugnant to the provis-
Ions of this act shall remain and con-
tinue in force, and all powers conferred
and duties imposed thereby upon all
the governing body or any municipal Of
fcer thereof shall apply to and be con
ferred upon all boards and bodies hereby
created and officers to be elected or ap-
pointed under under the authority OF
this act having like or corresponding
powers and duties.
81. And be it enacted. That this act
shall take effect Immediately. but its
provisions shall remain imperative in
any city of this state until assented to
by a majority of the legal voters there
of voting at an election to be held IN
such city, at any time to be fixed by
the commencement of such city, or other
legislative body of such CITY,, OF when
the city clerk of such city shall cause
public notice of the time and place OF
holding the same to be given, by adVer-
tisements signed by himself and set up
city, and published in two or more daily
newspapers printed therein for at least
six days previous to the day of such elec-
ton; and said clerk shall porvide for
ballots to be printed or written. or
partly printed or partly written, on
which shall be either the words For
sions of an act entitled An act relat-
ing to and regulating the government
of cities " or against the adoption for
this city of the provisions of an act
entitled An act relating to and regulat-
ing the government of cities;' " that
the polls for such election shall be
held at the usual place of holding the an
nual charter election in such city, and
shall be opened at six o'clock in the fore
noon and closed at seven O'Clock in hte
afternoon, and such election shall be con-
Quoted by the proper election officers of
such city, for the time then being, and in
AIMING other intimate friends of thefan
the manner as may be prescribed by the
law regulating elections therein, and such
officers shaH return to the common coun-
ell, or other legislative body of such city,
a true and correct statement In writing.
under their hands, of the result of said
election, the same to be entered at large
upon the minutes of said city; and upon
such adoption, and not otherwise, this
act shall in all respects be and become
operative in such city, and binding upo
the inhabitants thereof, and upon all
persons and property to be affected
thereby, and shall abrogate, repeal n
annul all acts and parts of acts now eX-
listing, whether general or special, in
any wise affecting the government of
sVch city, which are contrary to or incon-
sistent with the provisions of this act.
Approved April "a, 1894.