The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-07-17

tons of the townships Of this state containing bor
ough commission. comprised within the limits of such
borough commissions, shall be and hereby set of
from said townships and erected into separate and
distinct municipalities.
q And be 1t enacted, That such borough commits
sons SO set OFF shall be and are hereby constituted
separate election districts, and the persons qualified
to vote shall elect at the times fixed for the borough
elections the election officers required by the statutes
regulating elections.
s. And be it enacted That at the time fixed for the
said borough elections there shall be elected by bal
lot in addition to the officers now hereafter re-
quired to be elected in the said borough commission,
collector, one chosen freeholderi one
Justice of the peace three commissioners OF appeal
one overseer of the poor, poundkeeper, and one
constable, and the voters shall also, upon the same
ballot vote for the amount of money to be raised for
the support of the poor for road and street purposes
the amount of dog tax and all other money necessary
for borough purposesi provided, however, that the
amount of money to be raised shall not exceed the
limits now or hereafter imposed by law on borough
commissions and the officers so as aforesaid elected
shall qualify in the same manner be under and sub
ject to the duties, obligations aud penal
have and perform the same powers and authority
and receive the same fees and compensation
imposed upon and given to like officers in the several
townships in this state
4. And be it enacted, That the board of commits
sioners in any such borough commission shall in ad
diton to the powers, duties and penalties now or
hereinafter imposed by law, enjoy the same privileges
and have the same power and authority perform the
duties and be subject to the penalties and
obligations which new hereafter may be vested in
or imposed upon the members OF the township COM
mittees OF the several townships in this state.
8. And be 1t enacted That such borough commits
sion off as aforesaid shall be subject to its Just
and equitable proportion Of all debts and obligations
to which the inhabitants of the township where it ia
located are subject and be entitled to its just and
equitable proportion of the money and other property
belonging to the inhabitants of said township which
said debts and liabilities and also said money and
property shall be divided between such borough
mission and the said township in proportion to the
taxable property and ratables taxed by the assess
OF said township at the last assessment made be-
fore the election ordered to determine whether said
hOrOnQh aball he
ship within the respective limits of said township
and borough commission. and any money orproperty
to which tie said borough commissioners may be SO
entitled shall be applied by the borough commission
ers of said borough for the use therein.
g. And be it enacted, That the three members of
the township committee OF the township in which
such borough commission shall be located,
and a committee of three of the MEM
bers of the board OF commissioners in such
borough commission, appointed for that purpose by
the president Of said board shall meet at such time
and place shall be designated by the said hoard of
commissioners of such borough commissions thirty
days notice in writing of which meeting signed by
such president shall be served the clerk of such
township personally or by leaving it at his residence
place of abode, and shall at the time and place
designated, or soon thereafter may be- proceed
to allot and divide between the township and such
borough commits ion the assets and liabilities of said
township in the prescribed in the preceding
section, and such borough commission and township
sha II be liable to pay their respective proportion of
the debts due by the said township at the time the
allotment and divisions aforesaid made. and the
said committees meeting as aforesaid. or major
ity of each of them, shall make. under their hands
and seals, full true and complete report of their
proceedings and file the in the Office of the clerk
of the county i'll which such township may be situate
which said report or certified copy thereof, shall
be plenary evidence of the allotment aud division
aforesaid and in any of the members of the said
committee shall neglect refuse to meet afore-
said those who do meet may proceed to make said
allotment and division, and the decision and report
of majority of each committee present shall be final
and conclusive provided that it shall be lawful for
said joint committee to adjourn from time to time.
q majority shall determine.
7. And be it enacted That this act shall not ap-
ply to any borough commission until it has been de
termined by majority of votes at election held
under the order mentioned in the next section of this
act that said borough commission shall separate from
said township.
8. And be it enacted, That upon application by
petition signed by ten more residents and free
holders of any borough commission of this state the
justice of the supreme court holding court In and
for the county within such borough commission is
situate shall order election to be held determ-
inc whether said borough commissions shall be sep
arated and set of from the township within which ii
ocatedhat the order for such election shall designate
the place places in said borough commission where
such election is to be held and the time for holding
the same. which shall be within one month from the
date of said ORDER that the applicants for said order
shall cause notice of the time and place of such in
tended application to be given by publishing such
notice in two newspapers published and circulated in
the county in which said borough commission is sit
uate at least week next before said application
made; that the oath afirmatons of said applicant
attached to said petition that they residents and
of said borough commission shall be
pirma face evidence of that fact that copy of said
order shall be published q week for two weeks
prior to such election in two newspapers published in
the county in which said township is located and
such other notice of said election given said order
may direct that all such elections shall be conducted
in the same manner and under the same regulations
as may hereafter be prescribed for holding
elections in the borough commission of this state.
o. And be it enacted That 1t shall be the duty of
the election officers to conduct the election to canvass
all the votes cast to declare the result and to certify
under their hands the result of such election the
clerk of the county in which such election is held
which certificate shall contain a recital of the order
under which the election held.
10. And be it enacted That all persons voting at
the election ordered who in favor of the separ
alton of the borough commission from the township
shall have written printed. partly written or
printed the ballots For separation, and all who
are against such separation shall have written or
printed partly written printed, their ballots
Against separation that if majority of the votes
cast at said election have them For separation"
then it shall be taken determined that the borough
commission for and account CT which the applica-
ton for the order for the election made shall be
separated from the township in which ii is located
II. And be it enacted. That all &C and parts of
acts general and special inconsistent with the pro-
visions Of this act, be and the same are hereby re-
peaed and that this act shall take effect Immediate
ly.
Approved May 2, 1894.