The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-03-01
THE AMri-sPRlNc ELECTION
SILL.

The following is the full text of the
Meelzer anti-spring election bill, as
amended and passed by the legisla-
ture:
1. Hereafter, in all cities in this
State, all officers required to be cleo
ted therein at any municipal or char
ter election, shall be voted for and
elected on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday of November in each
year, and with the same registration
and upon the same official ballots re-
uuiredsby law for the election of State
and county officers, and not other
wise; and the said ballots voted as
aforesaid for such officers shall be
canvassed. and the result of any such
election therefor shall be determined
as now provided by law in the case
of county officers, and certified to the
clerk of such city; it being the inten.
ton hereby to consolidate the munich
pal or charter election in cities with
the general or State election.
2. The term of Office of every such
elective officer Except justices of
the peace) heretofore elected in any
city, and holding Office therein at the
passage of this act, shall be and here
by is expended from the time when
his term would otherwise expire until
twelve O'Clock noon of the first day
of January next succeeding the date
at which his term of office would
otherwise expire; provided, that this
section shall not apply to any officer
whose term of office now expires by
law on the first day of January i'll any
year.
0 Ex,o,U offi oar baratof0ra apnOintad
by the mayor in any city, or appoint
ed or chosen by the common council
or other governing body of any city,
and holding Office therein at the pas
sage of this act, shall continue III
office, and his term of office shall be
and hereby is extended from the time
when his term would otherwise ex-
pire until twelve o'clock noon of the
first day of January next succeeding
the date at which his term of office
would otherwise expire; provided,
that this section shall not apply to any
officer whose term of Office now eX-
pires by law ON the first day of Janu-
AIRY in any year.
A. The terms of Office of all officers
Except justices of the peace) here
after elected in any city shall COM
mence .at twelve o'clock noon on the
first day of January NEXT succeeding
their election, and continue for the
respective terms of years now fixed by
law; and the terms of office of all
officers hereafter appointed by the
mayor of any city, or appointed or
chosen by the common Icouncil or
other governing body of any city,
except to fill vacancies, shall COM
mence on the first day of January of
the year in which they are appointed,
and continue for the respective terms
of,years now fixed by law, when said
term is for definite period; provided,
however, that no appointment of
any officer shall be madeIby the mayor
of any city for term of Office to
commence after the expiration of the
term of said mayor, or by the common
council, or other governing body of
any city for term of Office to COM
mencesafter the expiration of the term
of any member of said common coun-
Gil or other governing body.
5. All vacancies in offices in any
city of this state arising from or
created by any other cause than ex-
piration of term of Office, shall be filled
for the unexpired term only; vacan,
cies in elective offices shall hereafter
be filed at the next general or state
election, and not otherwise.
6. The powers, duties and authority
of every officer whose term of office
is extended by this act, are hereby
continued in full force and effect for
and during the period of such extern
sion.
7. Every officer now or hereafter
holding any Office in any city of this
Gtota shall cOOtinun IN hold cY1 nh off oa
and to exercise the duties thereof, not
withstanding the time limited for
its continuance shall have expired,
until his successor has been chosen
and qualified, unless sooner removed
in the manner provided by law.
s. All acts and parts of acts, special
or general, inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this.act, are hereby repealed,
8. This act shall take effect imme-
diately.