The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-02-21

Spring Elections Abolished.
The bill to abolish Spring elections has
passed both Houses of the Legislature
and has been signed by Governor Stokes,
and is now law as it takes effect i'm
mediately. Following is the law in full:
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and General As
sernbLg Of the state Of Nel0 Jersey:
l. Hereafter, in all towns, townships, Dor
oughs and other municipalities in this state,
| all officers required to be elected therein at
any municipal or charter 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 up
on the same official ballots required by law
for the election of state and county officers,
and not otherwise; and the said ballots voted
as aforesaid for such officers shall be can
vassed, and the result of any such election
therefor shall be determined as now provided
by law in the case of county officers and GER
titled to the clerk of such town, township,
borough or other municipality, 1t being the
intention hereby to consolidate the munich
pal or charter election in towns, townships,
Doroughs and other municipalities with the
general or state election. Provided that
nothing herein contained shall be construed
TO AFFECT the election of any member OF any
board of education or school trustee.
z. The term of office of every such elective
officer Except justices of the peace) hereto
fore elected in any town, township, borough
or other municipality, and holding office at
the passage of this act, shall be and hereby is
extended from the time when his term would
otherwise expire until twelve O. clock noon of
the hrst day of January next succeeding the
date at which his term of Office would other
wise expire; provided, that this section shall
not apply to any officer whose term of office
now expires by law on the first day of Janu-
airy in any year.
g. Every officer heretofore appointed or
CHOSEN by the township committee, mayor
or other governing body of any town, town.
ship, borough or other municipality, and
holding Office therein at the passage of this
act, shall continue in office, and his term of
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the time when his term would otherwise ex-
p1re 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 off1cer whose term of office now expires
by law on the first day of January in any
year.
4. The terms of Office of all officers Except
Justices OF the peace thereafter elected in any
town, township, borough or other municipal
ity shall commence 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 APP
pointed or chosen by the township commit
tee, mayor, or other governing body of any
town, township, borough or other municipal
ity, except to fill vacancies, shall commence
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 made by the township
committee or other governing body Of any
town, township, borough or other municipal
1ty for term of Office to commence after the
expiration of the term of any member of said
township committee or other governing body
or by the mayor of any borough or other
municipality, for a term of Office to COM
mence after the expiration of the term of
said mayor.
s. All vacancies in offices in any town,
township borough or other municipality of
this state arising from or created by any
other cause than expiration of term of office
shall be filled for the unexpired term only.
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every officer whose term of office is extended
by this act are hereby continued in full force
ana erect for and during the period of such
7. Every officer now or hereafter holding
any Office covered by the provisions of this
act, except justices of the peace, shall contin-
ne to hold such Office and to exercise the
duties thereof, Notwithstanding the time
limited for such continuance shall have ex-
pred, until his successor has been chosen and
qua1hed, unless sooner removed in the man
ner provided by law.
8. Al acts and parts of acts, special and
general, inconsistent with the provisions of
this act are hereby repealed.
8. This act shall take effect Immediately.
Approved February TO- 1905.
There are many questions that arise
over this law, and it will take legal de-
cisions to set the authorities right There
is no doubt on some points, however. All
members of the Board of Freeholders
whose terms expire next month, will con-
tinue in Office until the first of January,
their successors to be elected in Novem-
ber Justices of the Peace whose com
missions expire in May will be out of of.
fee for year. In Northampton town.
ship Justice Laumaster will be out of
office after the first of May The Con-
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office and fixes the date of commission
Successors to these gentlemen may be
elected in November but cannot take the
office until the following May.
One point that is creating considerable
discussion is that Of the expiration of
term of office of appointees of the Board
of Freeholders. The general impression,
shared by legislators who have studied
the subject, is that the Director of the
Board, Clerk, Superintendent of Asylum,
Physician at the Asylum. Physician at the
Prison, Physician at the Almsheuse, in
fact all offices under control of the Board
of Freeholders must be filled as hereto
fore at the May meeting, at which time
the appropriations must also be made in
order to notify the Assessors before they
begin their annual rounds
Township appropriations will be made
in November, as will be seen by another
law published in this paper. Township
committees have power to make appropri-
ations for this year. Elections for members
of the Board of Education will be held as
heretofore, and appropriations made in
March.