The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-17
CHAPTER C

A Eurther supplement 10 du ACT tnlptiCo
IAN act to remove the fire and police
departments n cities of this state from
political control approved May, sec,
ond. one thousand eight hundred and
eighty-five.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and Cen
eral Assembly of the State OF New Jer-
sey. That the board of five COMMISSIONER
in the cities of the first class. created py
the act to which this act is a further sup
plement. shall fix the compensation OF
the permanent members OF the nre de-
partment as follows: to the captain OF
foreman of each respective the
sum of twelve hundred dollars per an
| mum; to each permanent member VINO mas
served three years and over the sum OF
eleven hundred dollars per annum; TO Gne
other permanent members OF SAID IRE
department as follows: for their nrs5
year of service. the sum OF seven nunqr1u
and fifty dollars per annum; for tneiT
second year of service, the sum or nlne
| hundred dollars per annum; and for thelr
year of service. nine hundred and hrty
paid in monthly payments to the above
captain, foreman and permanent mem
bers: the said compensation to begin on
the first day Of the 4 n next 'nt ea affaof ihoh'n
And be it enacted. That on or peIore
the first day of May in each year the
board of fire commissioners creaJed as
aforesaid shall estimate in detail the ex-
penses of the fire department lot rhe
| ensuing year. and shall and shall trans.
such estimate to the common councll OF
Gllfdl civ or QUIET UOuy SAid ~
the finances thereof, which sum SO estl-
mated the said body shall cause to be as
sessed and raised by Ak provision
therefor in the tax ordinance OF eacn
wear: provided, however, that II Such eS-
innate for the expenses OF the hre depart
ment shall in any year exceed an amount
equal to one mill and seventy+qlve one
hundredths of a mill on every one dollar
upon such valuation that 1t snail pc OPP
tional with such common council whether
the excess or any part thereon pc RAISE
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further, that the said board shall no.
make any expenditure or incur any In
debtedness exceeding the amount SO ap-
propriated and raised; provloea, hUWe ner;
authorized to be raised for curTenL ger,
eral expense is fixed and limited, that 50
much of the sum REQUIRED by TINS acr !
be raised therein as exceeds the amour
now by law required to be raised by TAX
alton therein for the purpose aforesasd
shall not be included in sueh nfaaia.1oh
but shall be raised in ADDITION therepo.
8 Ard be it enacted. That this &C;
hall take effect Immediately, but II
provisions shall remain imperative 4
my city in this state until the same snak
| asainst such act at any charter or gen
| rral election hereinafter to be held Z!
such city; if a majority of those yotin&
oct shall be in favor of its a~cceptan2f
| then this act shall go into effect named
EteIY, ana The DTONlSIOllS tItIcOl SAoAl ~
deemed to be accepted by such city ang
such city shall be bound by the terms o.
this act; persons entitled TO vote at an!
charter or municipal election shall e%
erese their assent to or rejection OF this
SCI BY depositing their ballots in the boz
provided for depcstting ballots at such
lection in the, election precincts or d,s,
tficSs or wards of any such city; tfH
words FOR aec to increase compensat;oq
Of frelnen" shall be printed on each bae-
lot beneath The list of candidates thereon,
- aid ,r-oY1c Or TtfsonnStftnn h6 ma r-pS
eff or defaced upon the ballot 1t shal %
sounted as a vote against the same; II
not marked off or defaced it shall he
counted as a vote in favor thereof; Their
hall &c a canvas on the returns of tn
votes upon the question of such accept
ance or rejection made by the election
FOR officers voted for. at sue election.
and if the majority of the votes cast fcr
or against this act shall be found to be il
not otherwise. go into effect and be bind
ing upon such city wherein such vote
shall I'VE been taken.
4, And be it enacted, That in all cities
Which have heretofore accepted the pro
visinos Of the acct to which this, act is
Z. further supplement, the question of tbs
acceptance of this act shall be submitted
such city first after the passage Of this
act, and thereafter the question of the
acceptance or rejection of this act may
be submitted at any election upon the
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governing body of such city expressed
by resolution and voted for by a ma
jority of all the member of said body.
5. And be it enacted, That all acts anG
carts of acts Inconsistent with the pro
visions of this act be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Approved March Z, 1895.
CHAPTER CT.
An Act regulating the display of ma
tional flags or ens:gns other than the
American flag or ensigns on public
buildings of the State. )
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen
sral Assembly of the State of New Jer-
sey, That 1t h not be lawful to dis
play the flag or emblem of any foreign
country upo any State, county or mlIni-
eipal building: provided, however, tina
whenever a foreigner shall become the
s snest cs Fl 'n Iron u%5 paabi Sieat nr-oc fae s9a1e' 6 Or
he flag of the country of which such
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