The Penn's Grove record., 1895-03-15
The New Borough Law.

evening of last week that Boroughs
were entitled to chosen f~reeholders.
The Elmer Times confirmed the report,
and stated that Borougbs shall elect
justices of the peace, constables, sur
veyors of highways, pound keepers and
overseers of poor. The chairman of
the Republican executive committee
advised the nomination OF a freebooter.
On Monday Senator Ward sent a tele
gram from Trenton stating only Dor
oughs of $500 inhabitants so the Repub-
lican candidate was Withdrawn while
the Democratic candidate was kept On.
Below we publish the new law on the
question which passed both Houses OIL
Tuesday Of last week and was signed
by the Governor on Thursday.
CHAPTER Cvu.
A Further Supplement to an act zen
titled San act for the formation of
borough governments" approved
April fifth, one thousand eight hun
bred and seventy-eight.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of New
Jersey, That all boroughs existing
within the limits Of any of the town
ships Of this state incorporated under
the act to which this is a supplement,
shall hereafter be entirely separate and
independent in all matters of local gov
eminent from the townships out of
which said boroughs have been created.
2. And be it enacted, That in all bor-
oughs incorporated under the act to
which this is o supplement the legal
voters of said boroughs shall, at each
annual election for borough officers,
elect justices of the peace, constables,
surveyors Of the highway. pound keep
ers and overseers Of the poor for such
boroughs in accordance with existing
statutes regulating the election and
term Of Office of such officers in town
ships.
8. And be it enacted, That the may
or OF each and every borough i%ucorpora.
ted under the act to which this is a
supplement shall hereafter be elected
to serve for the term of two years.
4. And be 1t enacted, That the legal
voters of all ~boroughs incorporated un'
der the act to which this is q supple
ment shall have the right, by vote, to
designate annually, upon the ballots
used in voting for borough officers,
such amounts as may be deemed adyis.
able for any and all legal purposes of a
local nature in any way connected with
said boroughs.
8. And bs it enacted, That hereafter
all boroughs incorporated under the act
to which this is a supplement shall be
entitled to n member of the board Of
chosen freehOlders, provided the popu-
lation exceeds twenty-five hundred, to
be elected in accordance with the ex.
listing statutes now regulating the cleo
tion and length of terms of members of
said boards of chosen fr%eeliolders.
6. And be it enacted, That in case
of the formation of any borough out of
the part of any township in this state
by virtue of the above act, any member
of the township committee, overseer of
the roads or township officer, residing
within the limits of the borough shall
hold his said office and perform the du-
ties thereof until the next general elec-
tion is held for the election of township
officers, at which time some other per.
son or persons residing in the remain
ing part Of said township shall be elect
ed in his place and stead, whether the
term of his said office for which he was
originally elected has expired or not.
Z. And be it enacted, That all acts
and parts of acts inconsistent herewith
be and they are hereby repealed, and
that this act shall take effect immed
lately.
Approved March Z, 1895.