The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-08
ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance Concerning and Relating to
Police Justices.

| DE 1T ORDAINED by the Mayor and
I'D Board of Aldermen of Morristown
| l. Three justices shall be appointed
and commissioned for the same term of
office as justices of the peace throughout
this State are now appointed and commits
| stoned, who may exercise the like power
and have the same jurisdiction within the
| bounds of Morrlstown in criminal cases. as
said justices have and exercise in their re-
spective counties the courts held by such
| justices shall be courts of record, and said
| justices shall have full power to keep and
cause to be kept, all laws or ordinances
| made or to be made for the conservation
of the peace and for the good government
of the citizens and inhabitants of this
State, within the Town of Morristown
according to the force, form and effect of
the same laws or ordinances and to cause
to come before them or any of them every
person or persons who within said Town
shall break the peace or transgress or VIC
late any law or ordinance made or to be
made for the conservation of the peace, or
who are not of good fame, to enter into
recognizanee with sufficient surety for the
peace or their good behavior toward the
people and inhabitants of this State, and
if they enter not into such recognizance,
then to cause them to be safely kept in
prison until they do the same; and fur
Their to do, perform and execute all such
matters acts and things as by law apper-
tain to their offices respectively, and are
or shall be enjoined upon them and COM
mitted to their charge and execution.
2. The commission mentioned in the
first section hereof shall be signed by the
Mayor and attested by the Town Clerk
and shall have attached thereto the cor
porate seal of the Town of Morristown.
3. The justices appointed or hereafter
appointed, before they or either of them
do or perform any of the duties of the
nffinp shall talxa oY1d cIlh hoa
affirmation before any person duly author
lied to administer the same, faithfully,
impartially and Justly to do and perform
all the duties of the said Office; and fur
ther before entering upon the duties of
the said office, enter into bond to The
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of Morris
town with good and sufficient surety or
sureties. to be approved by it. in such
penalty as it shall think proper, condi-
toned for the true and faithful perfor-
nance of all the duties of the said office
and for the proper accounting of all mon
les received as such justice
4. That in case of the failure, neglect or
refusal of any person appointed or to be
appointed Justice under and by virtue of
the first section hereof to take and sub
scribe the oath or affirmation and enter
into the bond prescribed by the next pre-
ceeding section hereof within thirty days
from the passage hereof or within thirty
days from the date of his appointment,
such appointment shall be void. and his
office shall become vacant and such vacan
cy shall be filled by The Mayor aud Board
of Aldermen of Morristown in like man
ner as appointments are made by the
first section hereof.
8. Each and every Justice shall on the
first Friday of each and every month dur
ing his term make out and deliver to The
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of Morris
town return of all official business trans
acted by him during the month then pre-
fed and accompanied by all fees, fines or
costs collected or paid by or to him dur
ing such month and due to the Town.
Approved and signed June /. 1900
NORMAN FOX,
Attest Mayor.
Town Clerk