The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-08

burning fluid, nitro-glycerine. dynamite
or other infamable or explosive mai AIS; y
or erection when necessary 70 prevens
the extension of a conflagration. an9
to provide for the ascertadnmenr ano
ton to owners of property destroyed IN
such cases: to regulate or prohibit the
use of firearms and the carrying orr w 8 a.
and such buildings thereof as may pe
necessary; to establish a board Of health
define its powers and duties, ana provio os
the health of the city; to regulate the
burial of the dead. prohibit interments
to w'5 pnrch saSn la aml' for p public b s' Burial places,
direct the Keeping and return OF pllis oi
mortality, and to establish such reguia-
ions for carving the de- dead 10Th anTo orger tn of
the city may require; to license U regu-
late cartmen.. p~orters. hack, cab. omnl-
c carr and vehicles used for the trans
disc, goods or articles of any kind, and
| to require the owners to mark vehlcies
IN such manner as the council shall desig-
nate; n to license and regulate auc-
tioneers. common criers. pawnbrokers
| gers, and to prohibit unlicensed persons
from acting In such capacities; to u
ee e bu aRa a and to pe reanire the haw pays
ten dollars in all cases, except as herein
l OTHERWISE pTONluGQ, dLlQ III -itStiAoS b.
| ed for any of the aforesaid purposes by
| any other authority shall be valid ex-
| cept. licenses granted by the governor
| penalty where the same is not hxed or
! provided for by this act for the violation
Of any or sand S,, bg this nanai act %audhof BE a
case of ~non-payment thereof. imprison-
m fhiray "a DAY. sse to soup Provide 8in for R1 establish,
regulate and control a fire department
and to- establish rules for the govern.
| exempt from military duty in time OF
| peace. and from serving as Jurors N
courts for the trial OF smai couss sye anu anu
paratus. and to designate the OF
appointing and removing of1cers n
regulate their compensation; to provide
for the government of the fire depart
ment and the care and repair OF the
engines and other fire apparatus. and for
the purchasing of necessary. supplies py
the city council or a m tnereoi
or by a board Of FIRE com IN ISL aene,9 ofni
for one year, and who shall receive no
payment Of the lawful debts. contracted
or incurred by such commissioners
5. And be 1t enacted, That the city
voters of the city at annual Of special
election, a proposal or proposals TO pur-
| chase land to erect thereon a city hall
la1l. n0SUlldl, puU1tS 6lSl
municipal building or buildings; or to
purchase Land for public park purposes;
or for the purpose of any sewer, water
listing, or that may hereafter exist with
In the city limits; and If at such elee-
ton a majority of the voters shall vote
be empowered to make such purchase,
IN payment thereof. as may be provided
81. And be it enacted, That, the coun-
Gil shall have power by ordinance 70
regulate the use of the streets Of the
companies; to require such companies to
lay and conine their track according
to such grades of the street as may from
en-; to keep that portion of the street
lying between the rails paved ana IN
good repair, also to keep the street to
the rails In good repair and on q level
With the rails; to keep their tracks free
from nov and dee and compel the re.
moval of the same from the streets;
and to provide a penalty not exceeding
fifty dollars for every violation OF such
ordinance.
50. And be it enacted. That in case the
boundary line between any city formed un-
der this act and any other municipality shall
be one of the extreme lines of a street or
road. such street or road being wholly WITH
In such city, it shall be lawful for the coun-
ell of such city to pass ordinances regulating
the use of such street or road by the owners
or occupants of property in such other NUM-
cipality adjoining such street or road, ana TO
provide penalties for the violation of such
ordinance not exceeding ten dollars ne; and
it shall be lawful for any constable or police
man Of such city to execute any process
issued by the Recorder for the violation of
any such ordinance within the territorial lin
its of such other adjoining municipality.
So. And be it enacted, That the council shall
have power by orindance to provide for, es-
tablish, regulate and control a day and night
police and regulate and define the manner of
4Lof. oad - fhAfr tito
and compensation; provided, that such police
force Excluding officers) suall not exceed more
than me policeman to every five hurnded in
habitants; and provided, further, that no
policeman or police officer shall be removed
except for neglect of duty, mis-behav-
Tor, incompetency or inability to serve.
shall have full power to enact and pass
such n so many other ordinances or
bylaws for thee peace, good government,
order, welfare and convience of the city
as they may deem necessary, proper and
expedient, not r~epugnant to this act or
to the constitution of this state or of
for the violation thereof, not exceeding
a fine of fifty dollar or imprisonment
in the cityo or county jail not exceeding
6. And be enacted. Tha the council
shall have power to pass ordinances APP
propriating and providing for raising by
I. For lighting the streets of the city.
II. For the support of the police depart
ment.
III. For the maintenance of the fire de-
partment.
w. For regulating, cleaning and keep
ing. in repair streets, highways and side
walks.
{. " for additions or repairs to public
buildings.
VI. For the relief of the. poor and sick.
VII. Fol water for the extinguishment
of fires.
VII. For the payment of interest on
the debt of the city and such part of the
principal as shall from time to time be-
come due and payable.
TX. For any sinking fund required or
deemed advisable to be raised.
x. For the general and i~ncindentaI ex-
penses of the city, including the publica
ton of minutes of council, ordinances and
be published.
x XII. Fer For the fb support Dpote ct Dpbl aed Te mainten-
ance of the health of the city.
XIII. For the support of an emergency
hospital for contagious diseases.
XIV. Fol drainage and the repair of
public drainage systems, also for sewer
ating public sewerage systems.
XIV. To provide funds to meet any note
bond or other obligation of the city ma
turing in any year and not otherwise pro-
vided for by law or the ordinances OF the
XVI. For regulating, maintaining and
protecting public gfounds and parks; and
no appropriation shall be made or order
ed for any other purpose except by a ma
jority of the city voting at an annual city
election.
shall have power to provide by contract
for the lighting Of the streets, avenues
and public places of the city. in such