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

pleas in this state for that purpOse the said board
OF excise shall be composed of three persons TO be
appointed by the township president and confirm
ed by the township committee, and shall hold their
office for three years from the date of their ap-
the first appointment under the provisions of this
act, the president shall appoint one person for
year, one person for two years aud one person for
three years, and thereafter each person appointed
shall be appointed for three years, except to I'LL a
vacancy, in which case the appOintee shall be for
the unexpired term only all proceeds received
from license fees within such townships shall be
paid over to and received by the receiver of taxes
or other proper officer, before the license shall be
issued, and such license shall be signed by the
board, or majority of them, and shall be kept at
all times by the person receiving the same in
conspicuous place upon the licensed premises,
subject to public inspection.
7. And be it enacted, That all ordinances here
totore adopted by any township in this state to
which the provisions of this act shall apply, and
all special acts new applicable to such townships
and not inconsistent with the provisions of this
act, shall be and they are hereby continued In
force and effect in all such townships as fully and
to all 1ntents and purposes as if embodied herein,
and all acts relative to townships in this state here
tofore or hereafter passed shall be applicable to
the townships to which this act shall apply, un-
less by the provisions of said act such townships
herewith.
8. And be it enacted, That the township COM
mittee may provide by ordinance for the enforce
ment of the ordinances heretofore adopted or
ta 70 O. sdopted Dy nne not exceeding
by Imprisonment not exceeding ten days, or by
both such fine and imprisonment, and the police
force in such township shall have power to arrest
without warrant any person who shall be detected
in the act of violating any such ordinances and
the police officers of any such township shall have
within the territorial limits of such townships all
the powers of a constable under the laws OF this
state for the arrest of offenders and for the ser
vice of a process issued out Of the court for the
trial of small causes, or by justice of the peace
or police Justice.
O. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately, but its provisions shall remain
g.
sented to by majority of the legal voters thereof
voting at an election to be held in such township
at any time to be fixed by the township committee
thereof, of which the township clerk shall cause
public notice of the time and place of holding
such election to be given by advertisements signed
by himself set up in at least twenty public places
in such township for at least six days previous to
the day OF such election and said clerk shall pro-
vide for each elector voting at such election bal
lots to be printed written, or partly printed
and partly written, on which shall be either the
words "for the adoption for this township of the
provisions of an act entitled AN act relating to
townships in this state now hereafter having
population of twelve thousand and five hundred,
and within the territorial limits of which there is
no Incorporated city, town or borough, and pro-
viding for certain municipal officers and powers
therein " or against the adoption for this town
ship of the provisions of act entitled AN act re-
ating to townships in this state now or hereafter
having population of twelve thousand and five
hundred and within the territorial limits of which
there is no incorporated city, town or borough,
aud providing for certain municipal officers and
powers therein +" that the places for holding
Sucn election snail pc procured by the township
clerk under the direction Of the township COM
mittee, and the polls at such election shall be
opened at six O'Clock in the forenoon and closed
at seven O'Clock in the afternoon and such election
shall be conducted by the proper election officers
of the several election districts of such township
for the time being and in such manner as may
then be prescribed by the law regulating town
ship elections therein, but previous registration
of voters or the maintenance of booths or compart-
ments in the. polling places on the day of such
election shall be required at any election held un-
der this act; and the officers Of each election dis
trict shall return to the township committee of
such township a true and correct statement in
writing under their hand of the result of such
election in their respective districts, which re-
turn shall be entered at large upon the minutes of
said committee If it appears from such returns 50
made that majority of the persons voting have
voted for adoption, then this act shall in all re-
spects be and become operative in such township
and binding on the inhabitants thereof and upon
all persons and property to be affected thereby,
and shall abrOgate, repeal and annni all acts and
parts Of acts now existing whether general spec
ial, in any wise affecting the government of such
township, so far as the same are contrary or in
CONSTANT with the provisions of this act; proyid-
ed, however, that this act shall not be submitted
to the voters of any township by the township
mittee thereof more frequently than once in any
one year under the authority conferred by this Sec
ton. r-.
Approved March 5, 1896 sN'A So