The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-13
CuApTER VII

10 DTONlQe Tor Tie QiNlStDI Oh 4iiCb4 pOA-
ated towns, townships II boroughs m
to warus. and to regulate fsqreSanea-
ton therein passed February htteenth
one thousand eight hundred and eigh-
lie 1T enacted by she Senate and Cen
eral Assembly of the State OF New Jer-
sey, That in cases wherein amy lncorpoT,,
ated town, township or borough shalt
have been car shall hereafter be divided
into not more than three wards, pur-
suant to the provisions OF the act TO
which this Is d supplement, and there
shall have been polled in any one OF such
wards at any subsequent election more
than SIX hundred legal votes, 1t snail be
lawful for the covering body of Safd mu-
annual municipal election next Succe9d-
ing the approval of this actin case spch
votes lave been heretofore poiied, ana N
other cases at least fifteen lays DeIGre
the annual municipal election next sue
ceeding such future election ut which
such votes may be hereafter BOILED, by
number at a special meeting held for t1be
purpose, of which nesting notice IN WRIT
ing, s.gned by the clerk OF a2ad munich
PATTY, shall be set up at FIVE of the
five lays prior to said meeting, 70 req
vide sad Incorporated town, township or
borough into not less than three ald Aoi
more than five wards, each OF which-shali
consist of contiguous territory, hav1Ng
regard in making sucn diV.s-oa TO equal1ty
of representation n TO designate suen
wards by names CT numbers.
2. And be Il enacted, That from and az
ter the annual municipal election mex
succeeding such redivistol the township
committee or oaher covering b5oy OF
every such incorporated GOWN, township
or borougn snail consist Of seven persons,
in case said division s into tnree wards,
and of nine persons in case such civ sion
is into four wards, and of eleven persons
in case suhc div-sino is into five wards,
two OF whom shall be elected by The le..
gal voters of each ward, and one OF
.,r0-, xl,o1 No e1oa4n1 h-y tho AcNQi W.
terS CT the municipality Git large; That at
the annual municipal election next sue
oeading such division the legal voters n
each ward shall elect by p2ltot one per
son 10 serve as a Tnsnlber of the SoWn-
ship committee o. other governing Dody
fer the term of one year, and one Ter the
of said municipality. voting in tneT re-
speetive wards, shall at the SAINT time
elect one person from the municipality at
large to serve as a member for the serTn
of one year, and annually thereafter
there shall be elected n and for each
ward one person to serve as a member OF
said governing body for the term OF w
years, and by the legal voters OF the Inu-
n.cl1ality at large, voting in Their respec-
one year; provided THAI If at the date OF
che first election under the supple
a m@Slser of 'e che township COM
mittee or other governing body thereto
fore elected to represent q municipal SUB
division OF ward shall not have expired;
IN SAia 80 "L-At@t S-NN1 AoS-@
serve out his term of office as a represent
tative of the ward in which his residence
may be. and nothing in this act snail be
SO construed as 10 give more than two
ward representatives TO any ward,
g. And be it enacted, That IN eases
wherein any Incorporated town, Township
or borough, shall have divided into four
or more wards under the provisions OF
this act, and the legal voters resident in
m one of said wards, and owning more
man oTle-half in assessed value of the
real estate in such ward, shall petition
the township committee or other govern
ing body of said municipality within ten
days after the organization of said gov
erning body, and eQues that the money
to be levied, assessed and collected with
in such ward fer that year for street
paving, road repairs, road construction,
cross walks. side walks. street lighting
Il water purposes, shall be expended
for said purposes within the limits OF
said ward. then it shall not be lawful
for the said governing body to expend
the money! assessed and collected for the
said purpose within said ward otherwise
than in accordance with the request of
such petition. unless such expenditure
thereof shall be assented to by both OF
the representatives of said ward in said
governing body.
4. And be it enacted. That ell acts and
parts of acts inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this act be and the same are
hereby repealed. and this act shall take
effect imrnediat ely.
Approved February Il. 1885.