The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-06
LAWS OF new JERSEY.
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AL fCl authorizing any tOWu, tOWIlSHlp
or borough, or part thereof, contain
ing a population exceeding five thou
SANG : n;l inh habits to be i~ncorporated as
providing for the government and
powers of such cities.
l. Be 1T enacted by the Senate and
Jersey, That the inhabitants Of any town
or borough. or of any township or part
thereof, which had by the census of the
thousand aaassa dSt sight f hnndred IN ana me ninety yeaE one or
which may nave by any census here
after taken under authority of any act
state, a population exceeding five thou
san inhabitants, may become a body
polite and corporate in ract and in law,
by BY the he name and title Of the mayor
name. to be borne by such city,, when
ever at any special election called for
that purpose, or at any. town or charter
of Incorporation under this act is sub
mitted. as hereinafter provided, it shall
be so decided by a majority of the voters
of the provisions of any general or
special act relative to cities in this state
shall apply to- cities organized under
after enacted so apply, unless the same
shall be a supplement to this act, or such
future act shall by its terms be made
bis act. 80 A'ea 'ANe
2. And be it enacted. mat the council,
township committee or otner governing
township, upon the petition, in writing,
of at least fifty resident freeholders,
which petition must designate the name
lines of hte district intended to be so in
corporated, except where a whole W
ship, town or borough is proposed to be
erected into a city, in which case it will
only be necessary to state in hte pet!-
ton the fact that the boundary lines of
the city are to be concurrent with the
lin n af IL aCsrttnr 4arrra Arr xor1f -
borough, may, by the votes of the ma
jority of all the members thereof, pass a
resolution or ordinance for the holding
of Especial election in such town, bor-
ough, township or part thereof for the
purpose of deciding whether such town,
borough, township or part thereof shall
provisions of this act, which resolution
or ordinance shall prescribe the time and
place or places of holding such special
election and such other regulations re-
speeding the same as may be deemed
necessary and proper; provided, how
ever, that instead of providing for a
nance may provide for submitting the
question of Incorporating as a city under
this act to the voters of such town,
borough or township, or part thereof, at
be held next thereafter.
8. And be it enacted, That if a special
election be called. notice of the same
shall be given by advertisement published
in one or more newspapers of such town,
borough or township, and if there be
liehed; II the co. County two and cipeuiatingg gun in
such town, borough or township, at
least once, and by printed notices posted
n IN at t Least one hundre fan c9an aHa neut
preceding the time appointed for such
election, which advertisements and no-
tees shall specify the time, place or
holding such election: and in case said
resolution or ordinance provides for sub
uniting the question Of incorporating as
ter meeting or election, notice thereof
shall be given by advertisement pub
iished n one or m more ~neWspapers 2 Of such
be none, in two newspapers published
in the county and circulating in such
town, borough or township, for two
weeks successfully, next preceding the
day appointed by law Tor holding such
election, at least once IN. each week, and
by printed notices posted in at least one
hundred conspicuous places therein, at
least fifteen days prior to the day ap-
pointed by law for holding such election,
WHICH advertisement and notices shall set
forth that the question of Incorporating
as a city unded the provisions of this
act will be submitted at the next en-
suing town or charter meeting or cleo
ton.
4. And be it enacted, That any special
election held under the provisions of
this act shall be by ballot, and shall be
held and conducted hnder the general
acts respecting elections, n the voters
shall be canvased and counted in the
manner provided by law for ~canvasing
and counting votes at town or local cleo
lions held in such town. borough, town
ship or part thereof; the ballots shall
contain the words for incorporation as
authorizing any township or borough or
part thereof containing a population ex-
ceeding four thousand inhabitants to be
incorporated as a city, after a vote of
the people and providing for the govern
ments and powers of such cities, s" or
against incorporation as a city under
the act entitled An act authorizing any
town, township or borough or part there
of containing a population exceeding four
thousand Inhabitants to be incorporated
as a city, after a vote of the people and
providing for the government and pow
ers of such .cities:'" and in case the
question Of the incorporation as a city
town or charter meeting or election, the
words for Incorporation as a city under
the act entitled An act providing for the
Incorporation and government of cities
shall be printed on each ballot beneath
the list of candidates thereon: if said
Words or proposition a ba be ma + sba off or Or
counted as a vote against the same: if
not marked off or defaced the ballot shall
be counted as q vote IN favor thereof;
special town or charter meeting or cleo
ton shall be in favor of Incorporation
f IS e s s.ty a affer the fnls re ae1; e of the wt eIec1
ton shall have been declared, a certif-
cate of the result of such election. signed
myitt tae Or ch governlae e bo 5hs o eoa such t eom.
aftested BY the clerk thereof. together
finance and statement Of the board of
canvassers or election officers who can
vassed the vote. and proof by affidav.ts
ssgan, dg gSal n0 be n e Safh the alses aeeret May
81 state, and from and after fling the
same such town. borough; township or