The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-08
An Act TO regulate the pny of patrol
men on police force in cities other
thaD first and second class cities, and
IN MI towns and townships or inns

men on police force in cities other
tban first and second class cities nna
sssf e. towns :
sBeSft enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey;
I'm all cities. other than first ana
second class cities. aud in all towns ana
townships of this State, the pay or salary
of all patrolmen on the police force shan
he not less tina eight hundred dollars per
aunum flor the first year OF service datlhs
from the time of appointment, with an
increase of fifty dollars per year Tor eacn
year of service thereafter, until such sal
arv shall reach the sum of twelve nun
bred dollars per. annum), when .such IN
crease shall cease; such salaries shdli
he paid s~emi-monthly. All patrolmen IN
any municipality receiving more thah
eight hundred dollars per year when TINS
acI takes effect therein shall continue 10
receive said salary. but shall not receive
any increase hereunder until they shall
have served a sufficient time to entitle
them thereto upon the above schedule OF
service and salary.
= This act shall take effect immediately,
bnt IFS provisions shall remain inopera-
i've in any such municipality until the
same shall be accepted by. the voters OF
said municipality by a majority Oh V @ans
o-aj election hereinafter to be held IN
ssoh municipality. II the, majority OF
NOSE voting for or against the accePtance
~ ibis act shall be in favor OF It's ac-
cantance. the provisions thereof shall pc
Jeemed to be accepted. by such muhiti-
nalitv. and such municipality shali pc
bonnd by the terms Thereon. Whtn lle
uuestion of the acceptance of this act
Itbeil he submitted to the voters, there
shall be printed upon the ofhcial pahots
For every election precinct, district o.
no ri Of such municipality the word Tor
and the word against above anu IN.
mediately preceding the words me aot
Of 1893 to regulate compensa ho mo ri off
NV defaced upon the ballot, it sinai pc
counted as a vote against acceptaner "
this act; If the word "agalhsI pe dnaiN he
united as a vote in favor CT the
eCeeofa of this act; and in case
neither the word for nor a .ne mon
the ballot. it shall not be counteu MS a
,iota either for or against such lcceplahce;
There shall be a canvass anu TIL" W
tbp votes upon the question OF the az.
aaao+ance of this act made by. the electon
ooFeers i'm the same way ana manner as
sor officers voted for at such eiection,
anu 'ai,et the acceptance of this act snail
~ t qfoo1nd 10 be in favor OF It's acceptahce,
- ssbsli then. but not otherwise, become
nperative and binding upon the lnuhlcl-
taKei1l;,t ,o ouestion of the acceptance or
,siection of this act shall be snpnlltgM
~ tle voters at any general electon ON.
80. !" an order Of. the governing body OF
snpch municipality, expressed pv resoli,1
,ion and voted for by a majority OF az
tton, members of said body. passed at least
tthfrfv davs before said election;
thirtk my municipality In which this act
.b - Il become operative in the manner
sba1s provided, the increase OF pay or
tneIsia therein made shall go into effect
salattee tirst day of the next calendar
o on he thereafter. notwithstanding that
m tbere may not be an existing a%ppr9pria-
lion or fund sufficient to permit such IN
oresse and the board of authority having
cprs9Troi Of the finances of such munich
ooi,ty shall borrow a sufficient sum 10
c over such increase for the remainder
oaiitv or NAV permit the same to be paid
pa ~ ~ any money Of said municipality,
and shall put each sum IN the next tax
I'm raised in said municipality
N mis- act shall take effect Immediately.