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

any. reason any member OF such board
s shaH rh asa 6 s1| RE- Rsod reaaes sps e the board.
the town clerk shall produce and lay
before the board the statement filed with
like effect as If it had been produced by
the member so failing to deliver his
statement.
IA. And Cbe 1t enacted, That the said
board OF eanyassers shall make a writ
ten statement of the number of votes
gwen for the several officers to be elect
thereof. the names of the persons for
whom such votes were given and the
number OF votes gwen for each; that
proceed to determine and declare what
person or persons rave received the great
est number of votes for each or the
the Statement and Anal declarations Of
the board shall be certified to by the
presiding officer and the clerk and shall
him recorded in a book to be kept for
tina purpose: and within W days after
such canvass of the votes, the own
ed to any town or ward office a. GER
tiicate thereof. under the seal of the
Is. And be it enacted, That If at any
such election there shall be a failure to
fill any office, except that of councilman,
or member of the board of education,
by reason Of two or more persons hay-
ing received an equal number of votes
therefor, the town council then in office
shall by ballot elect n Of the persons
to fill such office until the next town
election, when the unexpired portion of
s5set term - df any shall Up BE nlls sard by the
be a failure for like cause to fill the
Office Of councilman or member of the
such SUCH officer sao or Officers s neM sb, be inme az
ately ordered by the town council.
IL. And be 1t enactd: That except as
herein otherwise provided, at the first
town election held under this act one
member of the council from each ward
shall Pc elected for one year and one
Of the board Of education shall be elect
ed for n year and n membe for
I'VE y years and one member for three
the terms for which the several candi-
dates for said offices shall be elected:
a ana c tnereaft sh.. i annually IN a menbr Of
he board of education for three years.
~ And be t enacted. That no person
act unless he h have resided in the
town for a period of at least one year,
and no person shall be eligible to n
resident Of the ward; and nj person
SHAH be eligible to any Office unless
neoJ f 2 citizen of the United States;
Lorney and the town surveyors need
not be residents of the town; and when
any person except town attorney and
any town or ward office shall remove
from the town or ward his office Shall
merely become vacant.
10. ana be 1t enacted, That In case a
yacancy occurs by reason of the death.
resignation, inability, disqualification, re-
Enoyal or refusal 10 serve of or by any
SAD, It shsll be lawful fer the town
eouncil to fill such vacancy by the ap-
pointment of a suitable and qualiIed
ave been duly elected and qualified. and
he unexDired portion of the term III
ny rema.=sl shall be filled at the town
eleetion TO be held next after such ap-
ease any such vacancy shall occur in
he beard of education, said board of
solcation may fill such vacancy by APP
Rhen the vacancy shan be filled by the
electors Oh the town; provided, that il
at any town election there shall be q
anne time an election for a full term of
aacn office,, the term for which each
lated on each ballot cast therefor.
10; And be it enacted. That in case any
such v~ancancy as aforesaid shall occur in
any office which IS filled by appointment
own council shall. have power to fill
UGH vacancy by the appointment of a
sustable person to hold for the unexpired
20. And be it enacted. That every per
son elected or appointed under this act
o any office shall, within ten days after
sIbscribe before an officer qualified TO
&dmlnister oaths. an oath or afirma-
ION, faithfully and impartially to execute
pest of his ability and understanding,
ahich oath or affirmation shall be filled
n the town clerks office, and if any
o to qualify, then his office shall be
leemed vacant. and may be filled in the
hammer h~ereinhefore provided,
q. AND be it enacted, That the town
such other officers as the town council
nay require before they enter on the
:.me as the board Of council may by or
finance prescribe, shall give bonds to
ne town in its oSrporate name in such
q council shall require and approve for
he faithful performance of their duties,s
T IN 81 ,i bonds, ! w hen $ 50 y given sa !, ,t shell bind
sessors to the officers giving the same
hall be actually induced into Office,
md If any officer shall fail or neglect to
give n in the sum or whit he sure
les CT wirhin the time required by such
ordinance, the council. may declare such
office vacant, ard such Vacancy shall be
dlled in the manner herelnbefore pro-
p. And be it enacted, That the official
slected under the act shall
n the first day OF Nay next succeeding
tnetr eIeCtlOn, anG the term Oh any Off1cer
@ho shall be appointed by virtue of this
act shall commence on the first day OF
8une next succeeding his appointment
s1cept In cases otheiwises provided for
a this act, and every officer shall hold
ais office during his official termand until
Il or appointed and shall rave duly quail
led.
%. And be it enacted, That it shall be
ahe Guty of every. offacer in said, town
his term of office or his removal there
rom, to deliver to his SUCCESSOR IN office.
s}r TO sG1a person as the Town couNsai
may appoint, all books, records, papers,
Fouel1ers and property OF every kin IN
ais possession or Under MS control, ae-
longing to said town or appertaining to
suGG 0iice.
"a. And be 1t enacted, That no officer
Of the town elected or appointed Gside1
his act Shall hold any other cflce CT
lToat OF trust pnder this act, and &n9
such officer who shall accept. any elney
office under this act shall be deemed
% thereby vaeate the ONCE to. whaeA
ae was first elected or apQoinied.
md compensation TO be pssa to this town.
clerk, the town collector. the towp trsa
sirer. the own ATTORNEY, the recorder,
The assessor, the c14ef of police and tbs
nembeis Of the police force, the CHIEF
sf The fire department., the overscer Of
Geepers, commissioner of appeal COM.
aiasioners of assessment, and members
Of the town council shall be ixed by or
finance of the town council; n the
salary and colnpenseticn OF any 9Hle@T
which has been fixed as aforesaid shat
not be increased or diminished durinS
us term of office, and sl fees paid to
any of said officers for any services re-
uired of him by this act or BY any or
finance or resolution OF the town council,
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