The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-18

upmitteu at the next ensuing town or
4 And be 1t enacted, That n special
election held under the provisions of this
act shall be by ballot and shall be held
respecting elections, and the votes shall
be canvassed and counted In the manner
provided by law for c~anvassing and
held in such town, borough or township;
the ballot shall CONTAIN the words for
Incorporation as q town under the act en-
and government Of towns or against In
corporation as q town under the act en-
Titled An act providing for the forma-
case the question of incorporation as a
town under this act shall be submitted
e sion 2 t6e no 9F chaa f66s n=c mses1ng or as slee a
viding for the formation, and govern
each ballot t0 bensath the fnaA list % 81 ec% ai1uigd
thereon II said words or proposition be
marked off OF de1oced on the ballot it
Of; If q majority Of the votes so cast at
any special town or charter meeting or
uson as a town under this act, thenwith-
In ten, days after the result Of the elee-
tton shah have been declared, a ~certifi-
by the chairman of the council. commit
tee OF. governing body OF such town,
Dor oro sYsrp Of rownsnsp, and ATT attes sert,e BY
statement of the board of c~anvassers or
ssS ppoof ffi s. afaS gn4 sa tnaa dse n nnf s0 q
said election was given, shall be filed
with the secretary of state, and from
ough or township san be and it is here
by declared n 5a e e egd E p pod IgW p0 by th and na enrg
title shall have perpetual succession
sue and be sued, prosecute and defend
in al courts OF this state; have a COM
mon seal and alter the same at pleasure,
and purchase, hold and canyey real and
personal property for the use and bene-
5. And be it enacted, That 1t shall be
the duty of the council, township COM
mite or other governing. BODY OF sueh
have voted as AFORESAID for incorpora-
ton as o town under this act, to di-
vide such town into not less than three
wards; each ward shall consist of con-
tiguous territory and each shall con
tain nearly as possibly an equal NUM-
Der OF Inhabitants. provided, however,
mace at, Least one month before the
first annual tow election held under this
ast; and provided further. that where
have hay t Ssas, d n9F3eash in qo t sSTse oP m nnals
wards before adopting this act such di-
vision shall continue, and such ex-
sting wards shall constitute the wards
under this act until changed by the
council, and said council may change
such division and create new or differ
Official state or United States census.
8. And be it enacted, That the officers
mas voted as aforesaid for incorporation
as a town under this act, who shall
hold office at the time of fling the afores
state, shall continue to hold their re-
spective Offices until the first annual
own election held under his act, and
visions of this act in the same way as
f they had been elected hereunder; n
no surety for any such office shall be dis.
any change made in the duties of such
officer by this act, unless within FIVE
days, after this act becomes operative II
he council of his intention to Withdraw
shah Be tas d@iseharsed from isabilisy IRON
such town; and the council may require
such officer. to. furnish new or ado
tional ~sureties in place Of the ones
or neglects SO to do. the council may
declare his office vacant. and may fill
such vacancy in the manner hereinafter
1. And be it enacted. That the council
or governing body ofMthe town may FL.
by appointment all such offices herein
town, borough or township CT which it Is
the successor: and all such Appointments
to elective. offices shall hold only until
the first town election held under tbs
provisions of this act. and all other such
appointments shall hold only until the
first lay Of Of lyme y snn next e t~h Tnat anv town
which nay be formed or incorporated
onder the provisions of this act shall.
take. hold, possess and enjoy and m be
rights and property of the town, borough
or township of which It is the successor,
and shall be responsible for and Labs
such town. borough or township.
8. And be it enacted. That the town and
ward officers Of the town shall be a tow
council, consisting of two councilmeai
from each ward and one couneilman-at-
large, a town clerk, a town collector, 9
town treasurer, a town attorney, an as
SCISSOR, a recorder. a boaord of commits
sioners of appeal, consisting of one meTl-
Der from each ward, AN overseer of the
poor. one or more town surveyors, one
cation. consisting Of three members from
each ward. three commissioners Of as
sessment. a chief of police and a chief
constables in a g ward and such num-
Der of justices of the peace as the town
may be entitled to under the constitution
pose of e~lecting Justices of the peace.
each town shall be considered q township
and. in counties In which chosen free
wards each ward of the town shall eieel
one chosen f~reehclder.
10. And be it enacted, That the U
cilmen from each ward and the c%onncil-
nfan-at-large. town clerk, town collector
assessor. constables and members OF the
board of edalcadion shall be elected at an
annual town election; the town treasurer
town attorney, recorder, commissioner
of appeal. oyerseer of the poor, chief OF
s.oners Of Assessment and poundnastsrs
shall be appointed by the council in the
manner and FOR the terms h~ereinaf1er
provided; the chief of the fire department
snail be elected in the manner n for
the terms hereinafter provided, by the ac
tive members of the fire department; the
term of office OF any officer elected or
appointed not herein otherwise provided
for, may be fixed by the council by or
d~inanee; the council may in Ike rlslner
appoint such subordinate officers AZ MAY
be deemed necessary, and TX their terms
Of office and compensation and aef@e
their duties.
II. And be It enacted. That the annual
town election shall be held on the sec
ond Tuesday in 9Aprsl in each year, be
ing and seven O'clock in the afternoon,
at the place or places ain each ward des-
ignatcd by the council, in the same a
ner and under the am regulations IN
election of members Of the general as
senlbly of this state; n5tice of the SANE
and place or places of such ELECTION ana
of the officers to- be chosen shall be Civ
before the day Of election by publication
in the official newspaper of the town,an6
if there be none, by pilbfica tlon IA 81
least one Newspaper .pupished IN tbs
county in which the town is situated n
person shall be permitted to vote as
any such election unless he is an actual
resident of the election district in which