The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-04-16
LAWS OF NEW JERSEY.
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no more tor each name for assessing, levyin9
and collecting such special district school
tax; but when the property to be assessed tor
any special school tax Is the same as the pro-
perry assessed for other than school purposes,
then in that case the assessor and collector
shall not receive any special compensation
for assessing, levytng and collecting said
g. And be it enacted, That all acts ana parts
of acts inconsistent with the provisions Of
this act be and the same are hereby repealed,
and this act shall take effect Immediately.
Approved February %, 1895.
CHAPTER Ii.
An Act to amend an act entitled IAN act to
establish system of public instruction"
(Revision), approved March twenty-seventh,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State OF New Jersey, That
section thirty -four of an act entitled "An act
to establish a system of public instruction"
(Revision), approved March twenty-seventh,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy
four, be and is amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
81 And be it enacted That each board of
education created under the provisions of
this act shall organize within ten days after
the annual election, by the election OF one of
hers al isttc 81 ppler ana shall nave the now
er to fix the compensation of said clerk, and
on its failure to organize, the county superin-
tendent shall appoint such president ana dis
trict clerk in case the office of president or
district clerk shall become vacant by reason
of DEATH removal or otherwise, the board of
education shall, within ten days after such
vacancy occurs, appoint one of its members
to fill such vacancy for the unexpired term
and on its failure to fill said vacancy within
the said ten days, the county superintendent
shall appoint one OF the members of said
board to fill such vacancy for the unexpired
term.
2. And be it enacted, That If any town
ship, city, town, borough or other municipalt-
which IS not divided into wards, 1t shall be
deemed for the best interest of the schools
that the number OF members constituting
the board of education of said township, city,
town, borough or other municipality, shall
be reduced to a number less than nine, it
shall be the duty of the district clerk, when
directed by the board of education, to insert
in the call for the annual school meeting
notice that 1t will fbe determined at said an
nual meeting whether the board of education
shall consist of three, five or nine members,
ana If it be determined at said meeting to re-
duce the number of members Of said board
board shall continue in office for the terms
for which they were severally elected and
their successors shall be elected in the man
ner following
1. II IL be determined that board of educa-
ton shall consist Of five members. then and
in that case no election for members of said
board shall be held at said meeting; at the
next annual school meeting there shall be
elected two members OF said board for the
term of three years, and at the second annual
school meeting held after the meeting at
which it was decided to reduce the number of
members OF the board of education to five
there shall be elected two members of the
board OF education for the term of three
years, and one member of said board for the
term OF one year. and thereafter there shall
be elected at each annual school meeting
member or members OF said board in the
place OF those whose terms expire, who shall
hold Office tor the term OF three years.
IL. If it be determined that the board
of education shall consist of three men,
election
for members of the board of educa-
ton shall be held until the expiration of the
terms of office of all the members of said
board then in office, a1d at the second annual
school meeting held after the annual meeting
at which 1t was decided to reduce the num-
Der of members of the board of education to
three, there shall be elected three members of
said board OF education for one, two ana
member of said board shall be chosen at each
annual school meeting, who shall hold office
for the term OF three years.
g. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent with the provisions OF
this act be and the same are hereby repealed,
and that this act shall take effect immediate
Approved February Is, 1895.
CHAPTER LII.
An Act authorizing ana concerning the i'm
prisonment of persons fined tor violating
city ordinances and who shall refuse or ne
glect to pay such fines.
T. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
in all cases where a conviction is had for the
violation OF any city ordinance, and pecu-
mary penalty or fine has been imposed tor
such violation, If the person found guilty of
spcn vloiatio9 snaii reiuse OF negect 70 pay
costs and charges incident thereto, the court,
justice of the peace, police justice, or recorder
rendering such judgment Is hereby emp0w-
cred to commit such person to the county jail
or work house of the county in which such
conviction shall be had, for any period not
exceeding ninety days, and said court, justice
of the peace, police justice or recorder is fur
Their empowered, upon proof made that such
person so committed has paid said penalty,
together with all costs and charges Incident
thereto, to order said person to be discharged
from said commitment.
duty of the keeper OF the jail or work house
of the proper county to receive and safely
keep every person who shall have been COM
mitted pursuant to the foregoing section, for
the time named in such commitment, unless
| sooner discharged by the order made as afore-
said.
8. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts
OF acts inconsistent herewith be ana the
same are hereby repealed, and this act shall
Approved february 26, 1895.
CHAPTER Lv.
An Act TO amend an act entitled can act to
authorize the cities of the second class OF
| this state to fund their unfunded or floating
indebtedness" approved May fourteentn'
one thousand eight hundred and ninety
four.
| l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
|
the title to said act approved May fourteenth,
one thousand eight hundred ana n1nety-four,
| be and the same is hereby amended so as to
read as follows An act to authorize the cities
OF this state to fund their unfunded or hoat-
| ing Indebtedness.
| q And be 1t enacted, That section one of
said act. of which this is an amendment, shall
be and the same is hereby amended so as TO
read as follows
Assembly of the State or New Jersey, That
1t shall be lawful for any city of this state, by
and through its board of aldermen, common
council or Its board Of finance, in such cities
where the latter board now has power to issue
bonds to issue bonds for the whole amount OF
the outstanding unfunded or floating tndebt-
edness of the city, or such part thereof as
| they from time to time shall prescribe, ana
fsuch indebtedness shall be and include all the
temporary outstanding notes, script ana
other Indebtedness other than bonds; that
such bonds may be made payable as follows:
ten per centum of each issue i've years from
the date thereof. and ten per centum each sue
| ceeding year thereafter, each such pay ment TO
be provided tor in the annual tax levy when
such payments are due, ana shall pear inter
est at rate not exceeding five per centum
per annum, and be issued in such sums and of
such denomination as the board of aldermen,
| common council or board Of finance shall by
/ ordinance determine, all of such bonds shall
be signed by the mayor, counterstgned by the
comptroller, atteSted by the city clerk ana
have the corporate seal of the city athxed,
shall have coupons attached for every nail
years interest until due which coupons shall
be numbered to correspond with the bono 70
which they shall be respectively attached,
and q register of such numbers, the date Of
issuing and the time of payment shall be
made by the comptroller or other officer al
rected by said board, in book to be provid-
ed for that purpose provided. however, that
no bonds shall be issued under this act TO an
amount which, with the other outstanding
bonds of any such city, shall exceed the
amount of ten per centum of the gross valua-
ton Of taxable property of any such city for
the present fiscal year, nor shall any bonds be
issued pursuant to this act unless the same
are issued within one year after the passage
hereof.
| s, And be it enacted, That all acts incon-
| sistent herewith be and the same are hereby
repealed, and that this act shall take effect
Approved February 2e, 1895
CHAPTER LII.
An Act respecting cities of the first class, ans
providing for the collection of personal taxed
therein.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That 1t shall
be the duty of the receiver of taxes other off,
Ger for the collection of personal taxes in cities of
the first class in this state, within twenty days af-
ter the twentieth day Of January in each year, to
make out in books, which may be used as warrants,
list of names Of delinquents in the payment of
personal taxes for the previous year and deliver
the same to the comptroller of such city.
O. And be 1t enacted, That 1t shall be the duty
Of the comptroller Of such city, to whom such list
Of delinQuents shall be returned as aforesaid, ina
mediately upon the receipt thereof to administer
to the receiver Of taxes other Ocer for the coll
lection of taxes In such city returning the same,
an oath that the moneys In said list mentioned
have been duly demanded OF due notice thereof
given left st the usual place of residents Of each
delinquent who can be found or who NAV reside
in the said CITY, and thereupOn "a eomptroller 10