The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-08
CcLxxv.

An act to provide for the appointment,
term of office and salary OF assessors
IN certain cites Ms O.. OF TINS sse STATE, 70 and Id
for the meeting of the board of asses
sors IN such cities, and to ,vacate the
office of all assessors now holding. Of
i. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen
eraI Assembly of the State of New Jersey,
That in any city of this State now or mere
after having within it's territorial limits a
population of more than fifteen thousand
and less than thirty-hve thousand inhabitants,
it shall be lawful for the mayor of such city
to appoint in and for such. city three asses
sors-at-large. who, when so appointed, shall
perform and discharge the sane duties as
are now required by law of assessors here
tofore elected or appointed in such city, ana
they shall hold office for the term of three
years from the date of their appointment
and until their successors are appointed and
qualify; and in case of vacancy in the office
of any such assessors during such term, either
by death, resignation or other cause, such
such vacancy shall be filled by the mayor
of such city by appointment for the unex-
PRED term only; the said assessors appointed
under the provisions of this act shall each
receive as compensation for the performance
of their duties as such assessors an annual
salary, which shall be fixed by the COM
mon council or other governing body of such
city, but which shall not be. less than five
hundred nor more than one thousand dollars,
which said salary shall be in lieu of all other
compensation or fees heretofore allowed to
assessors in any such city for the perform
ance of their duties. and shall not be increas-
ed or decreased during their said term of
office.
2. And be it enacted. That within fifteen
days after the first and every subsequent
appointment of assessors in any such city
under the provisions of this act, the com
mon council or other governing body of such
city. shall, by resolution, divide such city
into three assessment districts of substan-
resolution, assign one of the assessors so
appointed to each of said districts for the
term of hi office
8. And be it enacted, That the said as
assessment districts, the assessment re-
quired by law, between the twentieth
day Of May and the last Tuesday in July
as q board Of assessors on and after the
last Tuesday in July In each year.
Gay I: And I, Be an / t. enacted; That Sa the said as.
Of this act, and upon their appointment
sbanra im M fSair sIyt,e enter 5 r. upon 4Po - the e dis
terms of office of ali assessors existing
in any city wherein the provisions of this
large hus mb bs appo aqfeeea as an afor assaiSdS0r sbaIi
cease and be abolished and vacated upon
the appointment of the said assessors
and are sa'f hereby rel; W decla area e 5 bakf fhe g su &c
cessors Of the assessors whose offices are
vacated by this act; provided, that IN n
there shall not be more than n Of the
said assessors1atIarge appointed from
the same ward; and provided, further,
in the board Of county assessors in the
county in which suchc ity is located as
there shall be wards, in any such city.
parts OF acts, general, special, public or
inconsistent with the provisions of
this act, be and the same are hereby re-
m ApproVed March q, 1895.