The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-08
B0ULEpA ARD LAW.
Bill to Enable the Freeholders
to Enforce Rules, So Long
AS It Lasts.
rsneciar 70 nThe Jersey civ News.eI

lGpSLAaA " Att oSA@~y Stty 1870 N
TRENTON, March s; 1SsS.-Mr. Benny
atroduced in the House last night a bill
o enable the Freeholders to enforce the
equations for the Boulevard which they
ave adopted. 1t provides
1. That the Board of Chosen Free
holders of any county where a public
road or roads have been or shall be
constructed and opened for travel,
under the provisions of~the act and
its supplements. to. which this act is
a further supplement, shall have power
to make rules and regulations gov
erning the use thereof, the opening
OF the surface thereof for any pur-
pose, and limiting and preventing the
driving or travel thereon of loaded or
heavy truck or other vehicles, ana
to prescribe penalties for the Violations
of any such rule oil regulation, not
exceeding twenty dollars for each
offence.
2. That if n person or persons
shall violate any such rule or regu-
lation as mentioned in the preceding
section. heretofore adopted or here
after to be adopted by any Board of
Chosen F~reeholders. upon complaint
thereof being mad on oath or affir-
nation, to any police justice, police
magistrate, justice of the peace or
recorder. of any city. town or town
ship in the county where such viola
ton takes place, such police Justice.
police magistrate, justice of the peace
or recorder is hereby authorized to
issue process at the suit of said Board
of Chosen Freeholders Of said county,
either in the nature of a summons or
warrant, as to him shall seem most
advisable, against the person or per-
sons so violating such rule or regula-
ton, which process shall, when in
the nature OF a warrant, be returnable
forthwith. and when in the nature of
a summons. be returnable in not less
h two nor more than I'VE days,
such process shall state what rule or
regulation. by the defendant or de-
lated, and in what manner the same
has been violated, n on the return
of UGH process or at the time to
which the said magistrate issuing such
ing. the said magistrate shall proceed
without the filing of any pleadings to
hear testimony and to determine n
give Judgment in the matter, accord,
ing to law, and If the defendant shall
be found guilty, said magistrate may
impose &C fine not exceeding the pen
atty prescribed for such violation for
the use of such county. to be collected
paid b. him to the County Collector
of such county, which fines shall go
into the fund for the maintenance of
such o or roads. and in default OF
trate shall commit the defendant to
the county Jail for any number of
days that he may determine, not ex-
eeeding in number the lumber OF dol
lars of the fine 30 imposed.
3. Thai the officers empowered by
law to serve any warrant or m
issued by any of the said magistrates
are hereby empowered to serve h
process authorized as aforesaid: in and
through the county in which they are
issued. and such process shall be re-
turned in the same manner so far as
circumstances may permit, as war
rants for the arrest of persons issued
out of the court for the trial or small
causes are returned.
a. That whenever violation OF
any rule or regulation, as. aforesaid,
takes place in the presence or view of
any peace officer of said county, or
policeman or other peace officer OF n
municipality wherein such violation
takes place, such policeman or other
peace officer is hereby authorized to
sumna.ily arrest the offender M
forthwith take him before a police
Justice, police magistrate, Justice OF
the peace or recorder of such munici-
pality wherein such violation takes
place, and on complaint in writing be-
ing made by such officer, before such
magistrate. on oath or affirmation OF
such violation. the said magistrate
shall then, or at such subsequent time
to which he shall adjourn the hearing,
proceed to hearing and judgment in
the matter as above provided.
O.. IlaL dI Tile XII VI aPPCdldAtCC
mentioned in the summons or on h
return of the warrant or on a sum-
mary arrest, the magistrate may. IN
his discretion, adjourn the hearing
upon the complaint from time to time,
for any time not exceeding ten uayp
for each adjournment, and where h
proceeding Is by warrant or summary
arrest, may in his discretion h
defendant to enter into recognizance
in the sum of two hundred dollars unto
H. 0-A% - ((aacnn Et~Anl1a1raTG nfH
the said county, with surety or sure
ties to Be approved by said magis-
trates, conditioned for his a-pppeupaiice
at the time or times to which the said
hearing shall be ~our ana unti
the ffnal determination thereof by said
magistrate. which recognizance shall
be valid and binding, and may be coli
lected IN the same manner as recogni-
zances taken in any ceurt.for trial
of small causes, and in default of such
recognizanees said magistrate may
commit the defendant to the county
Jail until the hearing upon the COM
plant.
6. That in every proceeding under
tf1is act the written minutes or the
minute printed by the authority of
the Board of Chosen Freeholders shall
be taken and received as evidence OF
all rules and regulations, with the pen
alties prescribed for the violation
thereof, written or printed therein, as
well as Of the due and legal adoption
of the same.
Mr.. Benny introduced a bill permitting
police courts. of second class cities t
try petty m~isdemeanants, as they now d
Jersey city and Newark.
Other bills introduced in the Hous'
were
Mr.. observation-disclosures cities to
issue bonds for the aymen of as
upon the city at large for
all street improvements.
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures the Mayors
of. cities to have submitted to him for
his approval all reports OF awards for
street improvements.
Mr.. Dawson-Requires the permits
sion OF any public road board or board
of chosen fr~eeholders. having control
thereof. to change motive power of
ears run upon such roads or streets.
MI. Observation-Disclosures the Cow
erflor to appoint a supervisor Of mu-
tual. loan, homestead and building
Associations; term, i years; salary.
n. 500. He shall appoint assistants.
with concurrence Of Governor and
Banking Commissioners. He shall re-