The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-09

An act to abolish the inferior courts of
n1mm0n and pdIel gen eGafss ja IF q gelivs and s and
courts of general quarter sessions of
the peace, and to establish in their
counties Of this state: and to provide for
and duties Of such County courts.
e i ss i As saai5gd Of 9y the shs sts ssna IS S Sns
Jersey. That the inferior courts Of com
mon pleas. courts of oyer and terminer
general quarter sessions of the peace in
the several counties of this state be
and the same are hereby abolished, and
t hereb = eesa5iHi Sedr In 0 zach aho Of fn the sa eosr,t +
les Of this state to be known and desig-
mated as the lname Of county, county
record with thu jurisdiction, powers;
and duties hereinafter stated and defined
and the common seal of the county court
therein.
2, And be it enacted. That the legal
voters of each of the counties of this
state shall. atthe next election for mern-
Judge to hold the county courts hereby
established therein.
8. And be it enacted. That SAID judges
they are elected, respectively; they shall
be members of the bar of this state.
and shai be ,o s9m nflaa fed ~ ~ me fsra so of
FIVE years from and after the first day
of December next. their successors shall
be elected for terms aaanlha Of hye years sagor al
assembly held next before the expiration
of each term. and in case any, vacancy
shall occur mere thar thirty lays pre-
shall appoint and commission a judge
qualified as aforesaid, to hold office until
the first day of December following sueh
appointment, and if any vacancy shall
occur within such period of thirty days
such appointment ard commission shall
expire on the first day OF December IN
orsof the judges SO appointed shall be
elected at the election for members Of
the general assembly next preceding the
shall have been appointed. each Judge
before entering upon the duties OF ms
office shall take and subscribe an oatn
Of New Jersey and of the Unitehd States
and to faithfully and impartially per-
form sl his official duties, as such judge
Understanding; which oath shall be ad-
ministered bv a justice of the supreme
court and filed in the office Of the sec
retary of state; and no pudge elected or
appointed under this act in any county
having more than twenty thousand IN
habitants. according, to the hen preced-
ing state or national census. shall be al
lowed to practice in any Of the courts
Of the county in which he is elected or
for which he may BE- app1,ntea h .rrrot
salary of the judges elected in counties
containing more than two hundred thou-
sand inhabitants, according TO the nex5
proceeding state or national census. shall
be seven thousand and five hundred. DOL
lars; the annual salary OF each OF the
other judges of said county courts shan
counties having between one hundred
thousand and two hundred. thousand in
habitants, according to such census; I'VE
thousand dollars in counties having be-
tween eighty thousand and one hundred
thousand Inhabitants. according to such
census, five thousand dollars IN counties
having between seventy and eighty thou-
sand inhabitants, according to such CEN
sus, four thousand and five hundred dol
lars; and in counties having between
.forty-seven thousand and seventy thou
sane inhabitants, according to such cen
sus, four thousand dollars; in counties
having between twent-elght thousand
and forty-seven thousand inhabitants, ac-
cording to such census, three thousand
dollars; and in counties having between
twenty thousand and ~tWenty-eight thou-
sane inhabitants, according to such CEN
sus, two thousand and four hundred dol
lars; and in counties having less than
wenty thousand in~habftants. according to
such census. fifteen hundred dollars; such
salaries shall be paid by the collector or
treasurer of. the respective counties IN
equal monthly payments, and shall be In
lieu of all fees and other compensation.
whatsoever, and shall not be charged
during the term for which n judge
shall have been elected or appointed; and
All fees which are now by law divided
among or paid to the judges or to any
Judge or any of the courts hereby abol-
ished. shall not hereafterbe X or col
Iected.
: And be it enacted. That the justices
of the supreme court of this state, to-
gether with the judges to be elected
or appointed in pursuance to this act.
shall be Judges of the county courts, and
any county cour may be held by any
Justice Of the supreme court or by any
Judge of any of the county courts or by
any such justice and judge sitting to-
gether: the clerks Of the several coun-
ties shall be clerks Of the county courts
therein, respectively, and shall be entitled
to the same fees as have been payable
heretofore for similar services. and the
sferiffs, elisors, and constables
VI the severil counties of this state, for
the time being, shall be the ministerial
officers of the county courts held within
their respective counties, and shall exc
cute all writs, orders and possesses issu-
ing out OF said courts and to them di-
rectesF and delivered. n make true re-
turn thereof according TO the command of
the same. and they shall be entitled to the
same fees as heretofore for similar SER
the state and may contain such stitt tpp
vices.
&. And be It enacted, That the county
courts IN the several counties In the
state shall have jurisdiction and cog
nizanae of all crimes, mlsdemeanors
and offenses whatsoever which by THE
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