The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-04-30

vided. however, that none of the foregoing pro-
visions shall take effect in any county nor shall
the commissioners be appointed under the pro-
visions OF this act, be appointed in any county
until the acceptance rejection of this act shall
ular vole such submission shall be made, and the
vote hereinafter provided for taken, at the next
electlon whether general municipal or special
wherein the people of all the county qualified TO
vote are authorized to vote for local officers and
It shall be the duty of the county clerk at least
days before any such election, to give public no.
tice by publication in two or more newspapers
published and circulating in the county that such
submission will be made at the ensuing election
statlng Drieny the question to be submitted as
herein provided, and it shall be the duty of the
said clerk to provide ballots sufficient in Quantity
or the legal voters Of the said county not less than
nve TO each legal voter the number of voters APP
pear by the last preceding election, and make dis
tribution thereof as far practicable in the man
ner provided by law for the distribution of other
ballots at such election every such ballot shall
contain either the words "for the new park billD
OF the words against the new park bill" and
equal number OF each kind of ballots shall be 10
printed and distributed and the legal voters of
SAID county may at such election decide upon the
acceptance or rejection of this act by the use of
sucn ballots, such ballots shall be cast at such
election, separate and distinct from other ballots
used at such election, and shall not except as
nereln provided, be regulated by the laws regu-
lating ballots used in the election of public officers
such ballots, however, shall be deposited when Of
fered without being enclosed in an envelope by
any legal voter in the ballot boxes used al suc6
election for the election of public officers; and an
Dallots so cast for or against this act shall be
II
election officers holding such election as herein
provided and the acceptance or rejection Of this
act shall be determined by the result of such cleo
ton, and if there shall be found on a canvass of
all the votes cast to be made as herein provided a
majority OF ballots in favor of this act then this
act, but not otherwise, shall take effect immedi-
ately IN such county the return and certificate Of
the result of the votes cast in every election dis
trict or voting precinct in such county for and
against the acceptance of this act shall be filed
f2stHvlUn after Tie close Of tip said election by tue
otcers conducting the same. with the clerk of the
county wherein such election is held, and it shall
be the duty Of such clerk to tabulate the said re.
turns ana canvass the votes cast in all the cleo
tion districts IN said county and certify upon such
laDulated statement the number of votes cast for
the acceptance of this act and the number of
votes cast against the acceptance of this act
ana he shall file such tabulated statement
with his certificate thereon in his office there to
remain OF record; and 1t shall be the duty of the
sad clerk, within five days after the filing of such
taDulated statement and certificate. in case the
same shall show that this act has been accepted in
such county, to deliver certified copy Of the said
tabulated statement and certificate to the Justice of
the supreme court presiding in the court of such
county; and 1t shall be the duty of the said Justice
within ten days thereafter. appoint the commits
soners which he is authorized by this act first to
appoint; all expenses incident to this ell, ction
properly certified by the president judge of the /
court OF common pleas of such county shall be |
PAID by such county wherein such election is held
as other election expenses therein are paid
II. And be it enacted That this act shall take |
erect Immediately regards the submission there |
OF to popular vote as aforesaid
Approved March g. 1895.