The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-04-23

fixed for said election 1t shall be the duty of
the omcefs OF election then in office for said
borough or township, as the case may be- to
hold said election in the usual form and under
the laws relating to township and borough
within the said borough shall be allowed to
vote on the said question OF re-incorporation
by depositing in The ballot-box ballots printed
or written, with the words "for new tnc0rpo-
ration" or against a new incorporation -
the polls shall open and close at the usual
hours fixed by law tor election within this
state; at the close of the polls for said cleo
ton the judges and inspectors thereof shall
open the ballOt-box and count off and record
the number OF ballots cast tor and against re-
incorporation respectively; they shall then
sign certificate OF the result and give one
copy thereof to the clerk of the governing
body of said borough and transmit another
copy of said certificate to the clerk OF the
courts of the county wherein such borough is
situated, which shall be duly filed and record
ed In the said clerks office
o. And be it enacted, That II majority of
the votes so cast shall be against new in
corporation no further action snail be taken
therein and it shall not be lawful 10 holdany
other election upon the question of new in
corporation for said borough within the
period of two years from the said election
first held; but If majority OF the votes poll
ed at said election shall be for a new lncorpo-
fatlon, then, from the time OF FL ing said GER
iificate in the office of the clerk of the county
Aforesaid, the inhabitants of said borough
shall be body corporate in fact and In law
under the name, style and title of 1.-The mayor
Iand council of the borough of - as such
name may be assumed by the said new corpo
ration, and by said name shall have perpetual
succession, sue and be sued, prosecute and
defend in all courts of law and equity in this
state, have a common seal and alter the same
at pleasure and purchase, hold and convey
benefit of said borough, and possess and use
all the powers, rights, franchises, privileges
and immunittes over the territory and popu-
lation embraced within the area of said bor-
ough limits, as are set forth and contained in
the act of The legislature of New Jersey, en-
titled Gan act for the formation of borough
orrNw INN &c xrod
Thousand eight hundred and seventy els hit,
and the several supplements thereto now
g. And be it enacted, That If the result of
the said election shall be in faver of a new
incorporation, then within thirty days next
after the filing of the certificate of the result
OF the election aforesaid in the office of the
clerk of the county and on the second Tues
day of April annually thereafter, the legal
voters of said borough shall assemble at
some convenient place in said borough, at
the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon, and
those so assembled may by vive voce VOTE
proceed to elect a Judge and two inspectors
to conduct an election tor the election of
such officers of the borough as may be pro-
vided tor by the act under which they may
be Incorporated, being residents and legal
voters in said borough, who shall constitute
the council of said borough ;at the first cleo
ton two councilman shall be elected for one
year. two for two years and two for three
years, and two councilmen shall be elected
annually thereafter to serve for three years !;
the mayor shall hold his office for one year
provided, that public notice OF the time and
place of the first election to be held under
the above section shall be given by the clerk
OF the former borough by advertisement, set
up at least ten days previous thereto in at
least ten public places in said borough and
published in newspaper printed in said Dor
ough, If there be one, and If none then in
some newspaper circulating in said borough
the result of the said first election for mayor
and councilmen shall be duly signed and GER
titled by Ihe oficers Concluding If. and one
copy thereof be given to the persons elected
and another filed and recorded in the Office
of the clerk of the courts of the county.
Z. And be it enacted, That all legal expenses
incurred by the proceedings mentioned in
this act shall be paid by the borough so
s. And be it enacted, That the commission
ers or governing body OF the original borough
and ali officers thereof shall hold their Off ces
and powers until the newly-elected mayor
and council shall be qualified and take office;
whereupon all the funds, property, rights and
franchises of the former borough shall be
transferred to and vested in the new borough
and its legal officers, subject to all the debts,
obligations and contracts existing at that
time.
9. And be it enacted, That this act shall be
deemed public act and take effect immedi-
Approved February q. 1895.
CHAPTER XIV. gG
| An Act to repeal an act entitled can act con-
! corning nurses attendants aud other en-
ployes in any charitable or penal institution
OF any township, county or other muutci
pality in this state" Ws
l. Be IL enacted by the senate ana General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
the act entitled AN act concerning nurses
attendants and other employees in any chart
table or penal institution OF any township
county or other municipality In this state !,
approved May fifteenth, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-four, be and the same is
And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved February n, 1895.
CHAPTER LXV.
An Act to provide for the indenture of indi
gent children to the managers or governing
body OF any Incorporated chiidren's home
in this state.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, Thai
from and after the passage of this act any
INDECENT child residing within this state un.
! der the age of twelve years may be bound
to the managers, trustees, directors or othel
governing body OF any duly incorporated
children's Industrial home or home for the
care, nurture and maintenance OF orphans
half orphans or destitute children, willing tC
accept thereof, by indenture signed by the
1 father and mother of such child, II living and
residing in this state, or by the surviving and
resident parent if the other be deceased Oh
nonresident, or if there be no parent resident
/ in this state, then by the guardian or nearest
or kin Of such child, residing in this state
| provided, that II such child be above the age
of ten years It's consent thereto shall be first
obtained.
child indentured as provided in the first sec
4 ton OF this act shall be subject TO such guar
/ dianship, discipline and control OF the man
ayers, trustees, directors or other governing
body OF the chlldren's home to which it Il
i indentured, parents may exercise ovel
their minor children under the laws of thi:
| state, until 1t shall attain the age OF sixteer
years, and shall in the meantime be entitled
to support in such home and to proper food
tclothing and maintenance and to such educa
tion ann industrial training as are provided
Tor by the bylaws, catalogue or practice o
such home for children under its care.
3. And be it enacted That the managers
! trustees or other governing body of any chill
l dren's home to which any child shall be in
dentured under the provisions of this act
shall be authorized and empowered to assign
take upon himself the care, support, educa
ton and maintenance OF such INDECENT chile
Il under the supervision and oversight of sucl
1. And be It enacted, That the managers
trustees or other governing body of any chill
dentured under this act shall have authorit.
at any time to apprentice such child, with hi
or her own free will and accord, to serve as
clerk, apprentice or servant, in any art, craft
/ mystery, profession, trade, employment
man uaI occupation or labor, until, If a male
he arrives at the age of twenty-one years, ant
\ if female, until she arrives at the age o
eighteen years, or for any shorter time by in
denture as Its father and mother might do un
der the provisions OF the act entitled IAN &C
4 respecting apprentices and servants" ap
proved April tenth, one thousand eight hun
dred and forty-six, and the supplement-
thereto
s. And be it enacted, That any order mad,
by the judges OF the court of common plea
of any OF the several counties In this stat
committing any poor child or children to tn
care and control of the trustees or manager
OF any such duly incorporated children
home under the provisions of the act entities
"An act for the settlement and relief of tn
poor" approved March twentyrseventh, on
thousand eight hundred and seventy-fouI
and the several supplements thereto, shall
give to such managers or other governing
body the same control over and custody o
such child or children with the same duty a.
10 education and support as If the latter wer
indentured under the provisions of this act.
6. And be it enacted That this act shall
take effect Immediately. NW 81
Approved February u, 1895.
ls.s CHAPTER LXVI.
Further Supplement to an act entitled "Al
i act to amend an act concerning corpora
tions,r approved April seventh, one thou
\ sand els hit hundred and seventy-dve, which
amendatory act was approved March TWEEN
tieth, one thousand eight hundred and nine
/ ty-One
| L. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
| Assembly of the State of New Jersey, Tha
whenever any corporation which has been
or shall be included in any proclamation
heretofore issued by the governor tor non
uayment of taxes shall, within ninety day
alter the passage of this act, pay into thu
from it to the state, with interest, costs ant
advertising fees, the said proclamation, so ia
as it affects said corporation, shall be void
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