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

hereafter having population Of twelve thousand
and tive hundred, and within the territorial lin
its of which there is no incorporated city, town
or borough and providing for certain municipal
officers and powers therein.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State of New Jersey, That in every
township of this state which had by the census Of
the United States taken in the year one thousand
eight hundred and ninety, or which may hereaf ter
have by any census which may hereafter be taken
under the authority of any act of Congress Of the
United States or of the legislature of this state
population exceeding twelve thousand and five
hundred, aud within the territorial limits of which
there is no incorporated city, town or borough,
there shall be elected at the next annual township
election held therein person resident in such
township to be president OF such township; he
shall be known as township president - he shall
be the chief executive officer of such township,
and shall possess the powers and privileges and
perform the duties hereinafter specified; he shall
hold his office for the term Of two years from the
first Monday in May next following his election,
and until his successor is elected and qualified he
shall have authority to appoint, subject to con-
frmation by the township committee by major
ity vote of all the members thereof the collector
treasurer receiver Of taxes as the case may be,
the au itor chief of police, chief of fire depart
ment, township engineer, township counsel,
health physician, police justice and such other
officers and employees as may be required in such
townships 70 fill offices which or may be here
after created by ordinancei and in townships hav-
ing such president all Of said officers which are
nov required by law to be elected by the people
or appointed by the township committee shall
from and after the date Of the passage Of this act
appointed as herein provided
@ And be it enacted, That it shall become the
duty OF the president OF the township at the an
nual meeting of the township committee in each
year to present in writing to the said township
committee, and at such other times as may he
deemed expedient, q general statement of the sit
uation and condition of the affairs of said town
ships, with such recommendations as he may think
proper he shall countersgn all warrants drawn
upon the treasurer collector or receiver of taxes
for the payment of moneys for any township pur-
pose he shall execute all contracts in the name OF
the township; he shall have control over and su-
peryisiOn of the conduct and acts of subordinate
offices, and have authority 60 examine into all
complaints preferred against them or any OF them
for violation or neglect of outy and to prefer
charges against them on bis own motion and shall
have the power to suspend any officer or employee
of such township until the next regular meeting
of the township committee next after such sus-
pension shall take place, when he shall report in
writing to such committee the fact of such sus-
pension and his reasons therefor, and If said COM
mittee shall approve by majority vote Of all the
members thereof of the act of said president in so
suspending such officer or employee the ONCE Of
the person so suspended shall from such approval
be and become vacant; he shall have authority to
call special meeting of the township committee
at any time when he shall deem 1t necessary, stat
ing in the call the object thereof and he shall
generally do and perform all such duties as may
be required of him by law or by any ordinance Of
such township; he shall receive such compensa-
tion as shall be fixed by the township COMMITTEES
by ordinance not to exceed twelve hundred dollars
per annum; in case of a vacancy in the office OF
township president from any cause the chain man
of the township committee shall succeed to tie Of
flee of township president until the first Monday in
May next after such vacancy shall have happened
when successor shall be elected, and in case of
the absence from the township Of the township
president or his Sickness his inability from any
cause to attend to the duties of his once, the
chairma of the town committee shall for the time
being possess all the rights and powers OF the town.
s. And be it enacted. That every ordinance or
resolution passed by the township committee in
any township to which this act applies shall before
it takes effect be presented to the president OF the
township by the township clerk, duly signed by
the chairman of the township committee ana the
township clerk if he approve it he shall sign It,
if not he shall return it with his objections and
file it with snch objections with the township
clerk within ten days after he shall receive IT, and
such township committee shall, at its first regular
meeting thereafter enter the objections at length
CD the minutes and shall proceed to reconsider
the same, and If tw0-thirds of all the members OF
such township committee agree to pass the same
Notwithstanding such objections, it shall take eff
fect the vote shall be taken by ayes and nays and
entered on the minutes if such ordinance or res
olution shall not be returned within ten days as
aforesaid, it shall take effect in like manner as If
it had been signed.
for the tow nship committee of any township to
which this act applies to award any contract or
purchase any supplies where the amount required
to be expended in payment thereof shall be two
hundred and fifty dollars or more, except after
bids shall have been asked, by public advertise
ment. as shall be provided by ordinance and pup,
licity received therefor, and such contract shali
be awarded to or such purchase made OF the low
est bidder therefor, unless the interest Of the
township will not be promoted thereby, and said
committee shall have the right at all times to re-
ject any aud all bids which NAV be made; no
award Of any contract, and no acceptance OF any
Did, shall be made in any other manner than by
resolution approved by, passed over the veto OF,
the township president
8. And be it enacted, That the township COM
mttee shall have power and authority to provide
by ordinance for the appointment OF street ana
sewer commissioner at salary TO be fixed by the
township committee, and when said officer is so
provided for he shall be appointed by the town
ship president, subject to confirmation by the
township committee, and shall hold his office for
a term to be fixed in the ordinance so authorizing
his appointment, not TO exceed period of two
years and it shall be lawful for the township com
mittee provide in the ordinance authorizing the
appointment of such street and sewer commission
CT and fixing his compensation, that he may at the
same time hold the Office of township engineer
6 And be it enacted, That all licenses for the
sale of strong and spurious liquors, inc. ale and
beer within the limits of such townships, shall be
granted by board of excise and such board shall
have sole power to grant licenses to any person OF
persons OF good moral character, who shall be ap-
proved by them, upon the presentation Of petit
ton by such applicant to such board OF the same
tenor and effect heretofore required to be present
ed to the judges Of the several courts of common