The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-05-28

SE0DNAy HAL GOs IOOC.
: the time they shall remain members of sue
police force
is. And be il enacted, That each of sue
police commissioners shall have full powe
to arrest, without warrant, for breaches Z
the peace committed in their presence; an
IN every such case OF arrest the person 8
, arrested shall be forthwith taken before
y proper Judicial officer TO be dealt with az
U cOrding to law.
Z H. And be it enacted, That no police con-
y missioner shall accept or hold any othe
, place of public trust or emoument within
L the elective franchise or accept any nomins
/ uon therefor unless he shall first resign hi
, ONCE OF commissioner, and upon his accent
y ance of any such place or nomination his pc
sitlon as member of such board shall be
leone vacant.
IS. And be it enacted, That in case any DO
lice commissioner appointed under this &C
o shall take or receive any other reward com
Q pensation or emolument for or in respect o
y any service under this act, or for or in re
Il speet TO any appointment to be made or vot
: ed on, or for or in respect of any vote to be
d given by him as such commissioner he shall
DE deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and OF
/ conviction thereof shall be punished by i
1 nne not exceeding two thousand dollars OF
Q Imprisonment at hard labor for term MOI
I TO exceed two years. or both, at the discre
ton OF the court before which such convic
r ton is had.
7 10. And be it enacted, That 1t shall be the
this state wherein is established a board Of
police commissioners. under the provisions
OF this act, to provide such board with suit
bic and proper offices, quarters and accom-
modations, and to make such changes and
a a. , 10 therein ana to increase and en-.
request such common council.
~ And be it enacted, That this act shall
not apply to nor be operative in any city until
1ts provisions shall have been accepted by an
ordinance duly passed for that purpose by the
common council or other governing body OF
, Therein
FDy majority vote of all its members and
such ordinance shall have been approved by
the mayor OF such city. and 1t shall be
the duty of the mayor upon the approval OF
such ordinance forthwith to cause proclama-
ton to be made of the passage of suc$ ordin-
ance and its approval, stating therein that
this act has become operative In such city.
and he shall cause the said proclamation to be
published tor four weeks successfully, once
| tor each week. in the newspapers published
and circulating in the said city in which the
ordinances of the said city are required by
law to be published ana from and alter the
approval of the SAID ordinance the said act
shall take effect in and be operative IN such
city.
81. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts
OF acts, general special, local or private, in
CONSISTENT herewith be and the same are here
by repealed, and that this act shall take effect
Approved March 20. 1895.
CHAPTER CXCV
A Supplement to an act entitled Gan act for
the formation and government OF borOughS,"
approved April second, one thousand eight
! hundred and n1nety-One.
l. Be it enacted by th e Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
1t shall be lawful for any village heretofore in
corporated by virtue of any special or general
law to accept the provisions of the act TO
which this is supplement, and thereafter be
governed by the same and have all the rights
privileges and powers specified in the act to
which this is supplement, and In the supple
ments thereto, in lieu and instead of the pro-
visions OF the act or acts under which such
village was incorporated or which have been
heretofore In force therein; provided, that the
question of adopting this act shall be sub
mitted to the legal voters of said village by
| the trustees or other governing board OF said
village at general or special election held
| tor the purpose, and be approved by MOTOR
ity OF the votes cast at such election.
2. And be IT enacted. That the said board of
| trustees or other governing board shall APP
| point oaszk and two inspectors of said cleo
| ton, who shall be freeholders and legal voters
| in the said proposed borough, and who shall
hold and conduct the election aforesaid; the
| polls shall open and close at the same hours as
at general elections in this state, and the cleo
| ton shall be conducted as nearly as may be,
in like manner as general elections are con-
quoted; the ballots cast shall contain the
words for incorporation" or against incor-
| poration," as the case may be; at the close OF
| the polls the said clerk and inspectors shall
canvass the votes cast, and If the majority of
| said votes shall be for incorporation, they shall
forthwith certify the result of said election
and the number of votes cast tor and against,
under their hands to the clerk of the county
wherein said borough IS situated, to be filed
| in his Office, and from the time or fling said
certificate in the Office of the clerk of the
county aforesaid the inhabitants of said bor-
ough shall be body corporate, in tact and in
! law, under the name of The mayor and coun.
Gil OF the borough of - and by said name
| shall have perpetual successor, sue and be
sued, prosecute and defend, in all courts of
law and equity in this state, have a common
seal. ana alter the same at pleasure, and pur,
ough.
8. And be it enacted That all acts and parts
OF acts inconsistent with this act be and the
same are hereby repealed, and that this act
shall take effect immediately.
Approved March 20, 1895.
CHAPTER CXCVI
Further SUPPLEMENTARY act - sda&sA.sA-
ton OF arfearnges OF unpaid taxes assess
ments and water rates or water rents IN
cities of this state, and imposing and levy
ing tax, assessment ana lien in lieu and
instead of such arrearages, and to enforce
the payment thereof, and to provide for the
sale OF lands subjected to future taxation
one tbo1ssnd RnnSred and eiebvx
|. Be it enacted by the Senate ana General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey. That
the certificate of sale issued to any, city for
the provisions of the act passed March thir
| tieth, one thousand eight hundred and eigh-
| tysix, the title to which is above recited, may
be sold or assigned to any person or persons,
| by and with the consent of the mayor of any
such city, upon the terms and conditions now
existing.
2 And he it enacted, That all acts and
parts of acts inconsistent or conflicting with
| the provisions of this act are hereby repealed,
and this act shall take effect Immediately.
| Approved March 20, 1895.
CHAPTER CXCVII.
An Act regulating the payment of fees for
licenses or permits granted in third-class
cities of this state
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
| Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
in any third-class city OF this state when
the city clerk is ex-oficio clerk OF the board
OF excise commissioners, or when licenses
are granted by the board of aldermen or
councilmen. or, when, by any general or spe-
cial public law, fees for licenses to sell malt
or spirituous liquors, or for licensing buck
sters peddlers, auctfQneers, and so forth, or
| the tees for any licenses or permits what
ever are required to be paid to the city clerk,
| it shall be lawful for the board of aldermen,
councilmen or other governing body in any
such city having the control OF the finances
OF said city to direct by resolution that all
| fees for licenses or permits OF any sort or de-
scription required by law or by any ordinance
said city to be PAID t to the e. city es Sr Sr
applicants for such licenses or permits di-
rectly to the tax collector, collector OF rev.
enue or other officer collecting and receiving
the taxes in said city, who shall receive the
same and thereupon give his receipt there
for specifying in said receipt the object or
! purpose for which the said license is to be
| issued or permit granted and the receipt OF
said tax collector, collector OF revenue or
shall be SUFFICIENT evidence in all courts and
places OF the payment OF the fee or fees for
such licenses or permits.
2. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
| Approved March 20, 1895
CHAPTER CXCvIII
i An Act to amend an act entitled Gan act to
enable second-class cities in this state to inn
prove and extend the water supply in said
theTeo aa1 anproved March twenty one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-three.
i /. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Aoaa Ill Of hn fofo nf Nau
section six of the act entitled San act 10
enable second-class cities in this slate to i'm
prove and extend the water supply IN SAID
cities and to issue bonds for the payment
thereof" approved March twenty-h first one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, be
and the same is hereby amended SO as to read
as follows:
g. And be it enacted, That the common
council, board of aldermen or other governing
body having control and management of the
finances of said city, on the application OF the
governing body having the control and man.
agement of the water supply in said city, be
and are hereby authorized and required, for
the purpose of improving and extending such
water supply and the purchase and acqutsi-
ton of iand and water rights therefor, and
the construction of buildings and reserv oirs
thereon, and the purchase and erection OF
pumps, machinery and other appliances and
the laying of pipes in and along the streets of
} such city, to issue bonds in the name and un-
der the seal of the city, to be denominated on
heretofore authorized by law, to any amount
; not exceeding six hundred thousand dollars
! such bonds may be registered or coupon
bonds, and shall bear q rate of interest not ex-
ceeding five per centum per annum and shall
be redeemable at any time not less than hve
: nor more than thirty years from their date, In
, the discretion of said board, which bonds may
J be sold at public or private sale for the best
price they can obtain for the same, but not
under the par value therefor; all bonds Is
sued as aforesaid shall be signed by the city
treasurer and countersigned by the mayor OF
} such city, and all the real estate within such
{ CITY shall be liable for the payment OF the
principal ana interest that may become due
I on the bonds to be issued by virtue of this act
r 2. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts
: Of acts inconsistent herewith be and the
+ same are sereby repealed, and this act shall
I take effectH mmediately.
| Approved March 20, 1895
CHAPTER CXCIX.
An Act to amend an act entitled Gan act re
lating to cities of the third Glass;
t /. Be it enacted by the Senate ana Genera
: Assembly of the State of New Jersey, Tha
II 49,, - ~ third oo - IN this tbs