Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-04
FOR OFFICERS
OF ELECTIONS
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one year, anu that ne rs d ltSdl NObSi
in such district.
Civil Service Examinations.
1t is provided in the same section
(1ve) that the State Civil Service
Commission shall hold in each coun-
ty In this state a civil service exami-
nation for the purpose of passing
upon the qualifications of said appli-
cants for positions of members of
the board of registry and election in
the election district for each county
before the fifteenth day of August in
each year. Accordingly, the Civil
Service Commission has arranged
for examinations to be held at the
following places on the dates men
toned: June 5 to Newark; June
II to 16-Jersey City and Weehaw-
ken; June 10 to 21-Paterson; June
% and 23-Englewood and Hacken-
sack; June 26-Doyer and Norris
town; June 27 to 2S-Elizabeth and
Somerville: June 20 and 30-Tren-
ton; July S and 6-Red Bank and
Freehold; July 7-Tuckerton and
Toms River; July 10 and 11--Atian-
tic City and Hammonton; July 10
Cape May Court House; July IA
Millville: July 17-Woodburyj July
18-Pemberton and Burlington;
July 10 to 21-Camden, Salem and
Elmer; July 24-Newton; July Us
Phillipsburg; July 26-Flemington;
July 81 and 28-New Brunswick.
Applicants Who Pass.
AS a result of the various exami-
nations the Civil Service Commission
shall, on or before August goth of each
year, certify to the judge or judges Of
the Court of Common Pleas In each
county and to the county board of
elections therein, the&applicants who
pass such examination for members
of the board of registry, and election.
In such cer~tiication the political party
of the applicant snail be specified. On
or before the twenty-ffth of August
the county board of election shall Sc
lect the officers by lot. The names Of
the successful applicants are written OIL
a piece Of paper and placed in a box
for each said political party and drawn
therefrom in the presence OF the Judge
or Judges of the Court Of Common
Pleas. As drawn the persons so named
shall constitute the several election
boards In each county.
In the event of there being no ap-
p~licants on the list of eligibles, or~in
the event of a vacancy, the judge or
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas
may select a citizen to serve in that
capacity and this shall be done with
out any civil service examination. The
election officers thus appointed shall
hold office for the term of two years,
or until their successors are appointed.
The term of one of the election officers
of each party first appointed shall be
for one year. This Is to be determin-
ed by lot. Any person having passed
the civil service examination shall be
eligible for six years thereafter.
Not More Than Five.
Provision is made in the act that not
less than five legal voters of any given
district may prepare a petition address
ed to the State Civil Service Commits
sion, for the purpose Of endorsing a
candidate to take the examination for
election officer. Each of the petitions
submitted are required to be verified
by the oath or affirmation of one or
more of the signsrs thereof. These Pc
titions must be fled on or before June
LIST, Of the present year and thereafter
on or before May /. It is provided
that no voter shall endorse more than
III pblouh lOI q hOlibO VI u bO"iN
of registry and election.
Section nine of the act provides that
any voter who has reason to believe
that said appointments have not been
made in accordance with the provisions
Of the act, or that any appointee is
ineligible, may present a petition to
the Court Of Common Pleas, setting
Aa~kL. L. ~oa.o-n onI Dro,y;rr that anal
Judge shall require the County Board
of Elections to cancel the appointments
complained of and to make new ap-
pointments, or as may be determined
upon by said Judge. The section pro
vides for a hearing Of the complaint
in proper form.
The Compensation.
1t Is provided in section eleven that
the compensation Of the election Off
GERS In towns with a population ex-
ceeding 5000 shall be eight dollars for
each registry day, other than the pri-
mary, for the primary registry day, for
all services except mailing of ballots,
SIS; for mailing sample election and
primary ballots, 81; for ali services on
election day, including the counting OF
the ballots, $15; for serving at spec
ial elections, $40; for services for prl-
mary elections for the selection Of del
egates to national conventions, SIS.
In all other municipalities the com
pensation shall be for each registry day
s4.00. In districts having more than
200 voters; and $500 for districts with
less than 200 voters; for primary reg
istry day, nine and six dollars, respee-
lively; for election day services, nine
and six dollars, respectively; for spec
ial election, $500; for services at pri
mary election for delegates to national
convention, 5000 and 5000, respective,
ly. These sums shall be in lieu Of al
other fees and payments whatever.
1t is reported that each applicant for
appointment as an election officer shall
file with the petition endorsing him
certificate that he is qualified for the
position, and that he belongs to sale
political party; that he intends to at
fliate with said party, and that if ap
pointed he agrees to perform the du