Municipal and township election vember. CHAPTER 3. An Act relative to the time of election and appointment and terms of office of officers elected or appointed in towns, townships, boroughs and other municipalities in this state. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Hereafter, in all towns, townships, boroughs and other municipalities in this state, all officers reheld in No- quired 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 upon 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 canvassed, and the result of any such election therefor shall be determined as now provided by law in the case of county officers and certified to the clerk of such town, township, borough or other municipality, it being the intention hereby to consolidate the municipal or charter election in towns, townships, boroughs 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. Term of elective officers extended. Proviso. 2. The term of office of every such elective officer (except justices of the peace) heretofore 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 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 officer whose term of office now expires by law on the first day of January in any year. officers con 3. Every officer heretofore appointed or chosen by Appointed the township committee, mayor or other governing tinued. body of any town, township, borough or other municipality, and holding office therein at the passage of this act, shall continue in office, and his term of office shall be and hereby is extended from the time when his term would otherwise expire 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, Proviso. that this section shall not apply to any officer whose term of office now expires by law on the first day of January in any year. begins. 4. The terms of office of all officers (except justices When term of the peace) hereafter elected in any town, township, borough or other municipality 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 appointed or chosen by the township committee, mayor or other governing body of any town, township, borough or other municpality, 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 a definite period; provided, however, that Proviso. no appointment of any officer shall be made by the township committee or other governing body of any town, township, borough or other municipality for a 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 commence after the expiration of the term of said mayor. 5. All vacancies in offices in any town, township, Vacancies. 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. etc. ties, continued. 6. The powers, duties and authorities of every Powers, duofficer whose term of office is extended by this act are hereby continued in full force and effect for and during the period of such extension. 7. Every officer now or hereafter holding any office Continuance in office. Repealer. covered by the provisions of this act, except justices of the peace, shall continue to hold such office and to exercise the duties thereof, notwithstanding the time limited for such continuance shall have expired, until his successor has been chosen and qualified, unless sooner removed in the manner provided by law. 8. All acts and parts of acts, special or general, inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. 9. This act shall take effect immediately. Annual tax levy made ber election. CHAPTER 4. An Act concerning the levying of taxes in certain municipalities. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: I. In every municipality of this state where tax at Novem- levies are raised or fixed by vote of the people at the local or charter elections, the said tax levies, for each annual tax levy for the succeeding taxing year, shall be hereafter voted for by the people on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in each year, and with the same registration and upon 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 tax levy, shall be canvassed, and the result of any such election determined as now provided by law in the case of county officers, and certified to the clerk of such town, township, village or other municipality. Moneys required. Proviso. It shall be lawful for the town council, township committee, trustees or other governing body of any such municipality to provide, by ordinance or resolution, at any time before July first next, for the moneys required to be raised for all lawful purposes, and placed in the tax levy for the year nineteen hundred and five; provided, that such appropriation or levy, for any item or purpose, except for interest moneys on any outstanding municipal obligation or sinking fund purposes, shall not be more than fifteen per centum greater than any like appropriation for the preceding year, and shall be only for the same items or objects voted for by the people at the last charter or local election in such municipality. 3. This act shall take effect immediately. Approved, February 15th, 1905. CHAPTER 5. A Supplement to "An act to prescribe the notice to be given of applications to the legislature for laws, when notice is required by the constitution," approved January twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: I. Of the intention to apply for the passage of a bill to repeal the charter of any corporation, or bill to repeal the charter and dispose of the property of any corporation, the public notice required by the first section of the act to which this is a supplement shall be given by publishing the same, in a daily newspaper published in Trenton, for at least six consecutive days prior to the introduction of such bill, and by serving a copy of the notice upon the president or secretary or a director or registered agent of the corporation, if such officer or agent can be found within this state, and if none of them can be found, then by personal service of such copy upon them or one of them out of this state, or by mailing a copy to them or one of them, directed to the residence or post-office address of such officer or agent, if known. 2. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this Repealer. act are hereby repealed, and this act shall take effect immediately. Approved, February 21st, 1905. Fees, costs, use of coun ty. CHAPTER 6. An Act respecting sheriffs in counties of the first class in this state, and providing salaries for such officers, and respecting the fees and duties of such sheriffs. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: I. The fees, costs, allowances, percentages and all etc., for sole other perquisites and emoluments of whatever kind, which, by law, the sheriffs in counties of the first class in this state may receive for any official acts or services rendered by such sheriffs, or by any deputies, assistants or other person in their office or employment, for any acts done or services rendered in connection with said office of sheriff, shall continue to be payable, and shall be received and collected by the said sheriffs for the sole use of their respective counties, as public moneys belonging to the said counties, and shall be accounted for by said sheriffs and paid over as such in manner hereinafter provided. Account kept and statement made by sheriff. 2. The said sheriffs shall respectively keep an account of all fees and moneys received by them pursuant to the provisions of this act, for the use of their respective counties, and shall, on or before the fifteenth day of each month, make a full and itemized statement and return, verified by oath, to the county collectors of their several counties, of the fees, costs, allowances, percentages and all perquisites of whatever kind received by them, or by any assistant or other person in their employment, for any acts done, or services rendered in connection with said offices, and all sums which may have been charged or taxed, or which have accrued or become payable for any such services during the month preceding the making of such statement; which statement shall be made under oath upon blanks containing a form of said statement, to be furnished to the said sheriffs by the county collectors, and shall be |