The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-07
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py appointment all such Offices herein
town.. borough, township Of part thereof
OF which 1T Is the successor; and all
such appointments to elective shall hold
succeeding the first city election held
under the provisions of this act. and all
other such appointments shall hold only
after.
8. And be it enacted, That any city
which may be formed or Incorporated
take, hold, possess and enjoy and be-
come absolutely vested with all the
rights and property of the town. Dor
1t is the successor, or If part Of a town
ship is Incorporated the rights and prop
erty embraced within the district incor-
liable to all contracts, debts and obliga-
tions of such town, borough or town
ship, or in case a part Of the township;
further. that whenever a majority of
the voters of any adjoining borough,
township or part thereof shall desire to
this act. and shall SO express their will
ingness by petition of its governing body
limits Of any city Incorporated under
the mayor Of the city, with the approval
of a two-thirds vote Of the city council,
to submit such proposal to a vote of the
election; and if the majority Of the
voters shall be in favor of charging the
limits Of the city n accepting the pro-
posal, then to take all necessary legal
action, If any, to receive the said dis
trict into the city limits; and upon the
Acceptance Of the proposal by the city,
shall be deemed dissolved within the said
territory and the said territory shall be-
come a part of the said city.
8. And be it enacted, That the city
and ward officers of the city shall be
q mayor, q city council, consisting of one
councilman from each ward, a city clerk,
a 4 of 10 IVA aff f-Ao ar, n
city attorney, an assessor. a recorder, a
board of commissioners of appeal, con-
sosting of one member from each ward,
an overseer Of the poor, n or more city
board of education, consisting of n
member from each ward, a board of ex-
members, a health inspector and a city
physician, three commissioners of assess
ment, a chief OF police and a chief engi-
aeer. of of the fire department, two con-
sioner and such number of justices of the
peace as the city maj be entitled to
this act shall be entitled to be repre-
scented by not less than two freeholders
II the board of chosen freeholders of
the counties in which they are respec-
lively chosen or as now allowed by law:
provided. however,. that in any city to
which this act applies which shall at any
time have a population exceeding ten
thousand Inhabitants, as shown by any
national or state census, there shal be
two councilmen and two members of the
board of education and one assessor from
each ward, and at the first election held
under this act in citiesin which two are
to be elected from any ward, one shall be
elected for one year and one for two
years, and annually thereafter one shall
be elected for W years, except In case
Of q vacaney;. the assessors of the
shall constitute a t.board of assessment
and a majority of said board shall have
authority to determine and ~equalize all
vaeh cities OF sb prnps sayye i as maG city, vo ara
in the board of county assessors in the
county in which such city is as there
shall be wards in amy such city. ).
10. And be it enacted, That the mayor,
SCISSOR. c~onstables, members of the board
of education and commissioners of ap-
| peal shall be elected at an annual city
aey.. recorder. health Inspector, overseer
of the poor, chief of police, city survey
ors, commissioners of assessment and
council in the manner and for the terms
hereinafter provided; the chief of the
fire department shall be elected in the
| provided by the active members of the
fire department; provided that in cities
to which this act applies having more
than ten thousand inhabitants, that the
city clerk shall be appointed by the city
council, and the treasurer, receiver of
taxes. chief of police and chief of the
fire department shall be nominated by
the mayor and be appointed by him
by and with the advice and consent of
the city council by q majority vote of
II. And be it enacted, That the an:
nual city election after the first shall
| be held on the second in April in each
y |n Tie D9 morninr th and ho aeyen Of o seEen 9 1n Pse
afternoon. at the place or places in each
ward designated by the council, in the
same manner and under the same regu-
law for election Of members Of the gen.
eral assembly of this state; notice of
the time and place or places of such
| shall be given by the city clerk at least
| two weeks before the day of election,
by publication in one or more news
papers of the city, and # there be none,
| by publication in at least one newspaper
published in the county in which the
| city is situated and generally circulating
| to vote at any such election unless he is
an actual resident of the election dis
trict in which he offers his vote; im5
| at any such election the election officers
| of each. election district shall count the
votes given for the several candidates,
nounce the same; and with twenty-four
hours thereafter they shall deliver one
such statement to the Judge or inspector.
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meeting of the board of city. canvassers.
| and one to the city clerk and one to the
| county clerk. to be by them filed in
| their respective offices.
IL. And be it enacted, That the person
or persons receiving the greatest number
of votes of those given in the city for
| any city office and of those given in each
ward respectively. for any Office in or
from the ward. shall be declared to be
elected.
10. And be it enacted, That the board
| af oify nonuaCcprS shall ooncict .. pf ono
| judge or inspector of election from each
election district in the city, who shall
be appointed for that purpose by the
other election officers Excluding the
| clerk) of such district. a majority of the
| board shall constitute a quorum, and the
| city clerk shall be clerk of said board
the board shall meet on the Friday next
after such election. at three o'clock in
the afternoon, at the city hall or place
| designated by the city council. and shall
| choose one of their number to be chair
to attend, the board may appoint one
| of their own number to be clerk thereof;
thereupon the members of the board
| shall produce the statements which shall
| have been delivered to them as ;afore-
said. and lay the same before the
| board, and from such statements the
| board shall proeeedt to ascertain the
| votes given at such election for the sew
eral officers voted for thereat; provided,
| member of such board shall fail to pro-
| duce such statement, that then. on the
request of the board, the city clerk shall
| produce and lay before the board the
| statement filed with him and the same
| may b. used with the like effect. as If