Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-19
MAYOR OF ORANGE
BEGINS FIGHT FOR
GREATER POWER
Asks ~Assemblyman Nissan to
Introduce Bills Involving App
p0intments of City Officials.

Mayor Arthur B. Seymour, of Orange
today sent a letter to Assemblyma,
Coleman e. Nissan, of that city, ask
ing him to introduce in the Legislator,
two Mayor Seymour's letter
to Mr.. Nissan is somewhat sarcastic
The letter n the bills Mayor Seymou,
has prepared follow:
February 10, 1910.
Hon. Coleman e. Nissan, 4S High
street, Orange. N. j.:
Dear Mr.. Kissam--Enclosed find
two bills which 1 ask you to kindly
Introduce In the House Monday
night.
AS to the bill empowering the
mayor to appoint police justices l
am told that whenever application
is made to the Governor to appoint
a police justice in this city he first
considers it a sort of a joke and then
when assured that the power is in
his hands he refers it to the attor-
-ney-general to make assurance
doubly sure. The bill Ices not af-
feet the terms of the present police
justices.
AS to the appointment of excise
commissioners my reaso for asking
the introduction Of this bill is thai
believe thai local affairs should be
wholly regulated by officials APP
pointed by the local government or
elected by the people. This bill also
does not affect the terms of the
present commissioners.
The bills are:
An act concerning the appointment
of police justices or police recorders ir
cities in the state.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly Of the State of New
Jersey.
Section /. That in all cities. towns
boroughs or other municipalities in this
State where the. appointment Of q pc.
lice justice or justices, or a police re.
corder or ,ecorders, or other like
officers for such cities, towns. boroughs
or other municipalities, is now vested
by law. whether general or special. ii
the Governor of this state, such ap-
pointments shall hereafter be made 10y
the mayor or other head officer oi
such cities, towns, boroughs or Other
municipalities.
Section 2. All acts and parts of acts
W, ether general or special, inconsistent
with the provisions of this act arr
hereby repealed, and this act shall take
effect Immediately.
A supplement to an act entitled, "Ar
actfto. establish an excise department
in cities of this State passed April S
1884.
Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen
eral Assembly OF the State of New
Jersey.
Section /. Hereafter the appointment
Of members of the boards of excise
commissioners, created and established
under the act to which this is a sup
plement or under an act entitled. "a
supplement to an act entitled An act
TO establish an excise department In
cities of this State passed April eighth
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
four" which said supplement was ap-
proved February twenty-fourth. eigh.
teen hundred and ninety-two. shall be
vested in the mayor Of any city, oil
town. to which the said act or the said
supplement mentioned in his section
applies. or by which the said act and
the said supplement mentioned in this
section has been adonted. instead Of in
the JUDGE OF the Court of Common
Pleas DE- the county wherein said town
or city is situate, as heretofore.
Section 9. All acts and narts OF acts
inconsistent with the provisions OF this
act are herehv revealed. and this act
shall take effect Immediately.