Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-05
May Decide by Vote at
Next Election as to
Its Desirablity.
PETITION OF 500 NAMES
TO BE CIRCULATED AT ONCE
Present Employees Have No
Cause to Expect Removal,
in Spite of Decision.


be submitted to vote OF tue
people, SO Jar as the city OF New
ark and the county of Essex are
concerned, at the next election.
Similar steps will probably be taken
in Jersey City, but down in the Bay
onne section OF Hudson county the
Court of Errors ana Appeals decision
declaring the civil service law insofar
as 1T relates to municipalities and
counties Unconstitutional meets with
approval. Different sections of the
State, therefore, receive the decision in
different ways, and 1t will be left for
each county or municipality to elecs
it's own course
Anticipating that the court wo5lId
declare the law unconstitutional the
freeholders on February / dismissed
eleven Democrats who were holding
positions as bridge-tenders,
City Counsel Nugent, mis- assistant.
Herbert Boggs, and other interested
city officials will hold conferences on
Monday to definitely shape their pro-
gram. A messenger has been dis
patched to Trenton to obtain a COM
plete transcript of the proceedings as
well as verified copy OF the decision.
Neither of these members OF the ctty,s
law department would commit them
selves today as to tic next sten to be
taken, but the EVENING STAR.
learned positively that the civil services
proposition viii be submitted to
1s1f L
clared that If the people voted it the
objectionable section 80 would be con-
stitutional and the general BELIEF pre-
walls that the people will uphold the
act No. time viii DC lost to bring
about this result, and in the meantime
the affected hundreds need have, no
cause for Worrying about their posi-
tions
The People Must Decide.
According to the decision the Com
mon Council and the Board of Free
holders have no alternative. If peti-
ton signed by 500 voters is submitted
either to the city or the county board
the civil service law must be submitted
10 vote of the people. There is no
ioophole The language is plain Sec
ton u of the Alderman civil service
law provides for the referendum, and
the court sustains that section of the
law. The law says that the governing
bodies SHALL submit the question to
inc voters when petitioned by 500 legal
voters SO TO do. Following is a fun
copy OF the section OF the act upon
"hich the entire matter hinges:
81. Whenever there shalt h.s
presented to the governinn. ho5S-
OF any municipality of this Stale
cjtfes Hfesitiog of signed; n counties and
N said counties or cities respective-
!.y' ana In counties and cities of
INC third class by at least 2s0
legal voters of said counties 7or
cities respectively. and in an other
municipalities by at least r,er
cent. Of the legal voters therein,
aegl5gs3ie,ng agonti,,i g mat the question OF che
aet De submitted to the legal vot-
ers OF said municipality, ii shall
t@ tee me ,,1y duty OF said governing body
legal voters of said municipalities
az the next regular election, Public
notice thereof shah be given by
tion in one or more newspapers
published and circulated in the
SAID nunicipality., Or if there be
municipality then in one or more
newspaper published in the county
IN which such municipality is To-
eaSsd go1sr;9e TO be boo, designated by ssid
I at least four weeks and by posting
such notice IN five OF the most
pubic places in said municipalities
election.
At any election at which the
question OF the adoption of the
mitted to the voters of any munich
pality. there shall be printed upon
/ the OFFICIAL ballot for such munici-
pality, the word TOR" and the word
against above and Immediately
preceding the words IAN act regu-
lating the employment. tenure and
discharge OF certain officers and
employees of this State, and of the
various counties and municipalities
thereof, and providing for a civil
service commission and defining
its powers and dnties'
II the word "for' be marked off
or defaced upon the ballot II shall
be counted as vote against the
| acceptance of this act; If the word
against" be marked off or defaced
upon the ballot, IL shall be counted
as a vote in favor of the accept
neither the Word for' nor the the word
! against" be marked off or defaced
upon the ballot, it shall not be count
ed as a vote either for or against
I such acceptance. A canvas and re-
| turn of the votes upon the question
of the acceptance of this act shall
| be made by the election officers
in the same way and manner as
! for officers voted at such election
snd ii a majority of the votes cast
for and against the acceptance of
this act shall be found to be in
! favor Of its acceptance II shall
then, but not otherwise. become
operative in such municipaiity.
! The adoption of the ordinances
! provided for in section thirty-one
/ OF this act, or the result of said
election If favorable to the adop-
tion of this act, as the case may
| be, shall be certified bv the gov
| erning body of the municipality TO
! the commission created by this act.
/ The question OF the adoption OF
| this act shall not be subpitted TO
the voters OF any municipality
I oftener than once IN two years.
Petitions. as provided in the above
section, will be circulated In time Tor