produced in a southeasterly direction until it intersects the boundary line of the state of New York; thence southerly along said boundary line of the state of New York until it intersects the dividing line between the township of Greenville and the city of Bergen; thence westerly along said dividing line to the centre of the Morris Canal; thence northeasterly along the centre of said canal to the place of Fourth Ward. beginning; Fourth ward, beginning at a point where the centre of the Newark and New York plank road intersects the centre of the Hackensack river; thence in a southeasterly direction along the centre of said plank road to the centre of Communipaw avenue; thence southeasterly along the centre of said avenue to the centre of the Morris Canal; thence southwesterly along the centre of said canal until it intersects the dividing line between the township of Greenville and the city of Bergen; thence westerly along the said dividing line to the middle of the Hackensack river; thence northerly along the centre of said river its several courses to the place of beginning. Officers of the city. Ward officers. TITLE II. OF THE OFFICERS OF THE CITY, THEIR ELECTION, DUTIES 3. And be it enacted, That the city officers of said city shall consist of a mayor, a recorder, a superintendent of schools, a treasurer, a collector of revenue, a city clerk, an overseer of the poor, a chief engineer of the fire department, a street commissioner, and two or more city surveyors; the mayor, recorder and superintendent of schools shall be elected at the next charter election after the passage of this act, the mayor for the term of one year, tue recorder for the term of three years, and the superintendent of schools for the term of one year; the treasurer, collector of revenue, city clerk, overseer of the poor, street commissioners, city surveyors, and such other officers as are hereinafter provided for, shall be appointed annually by the board of aldermen as herein provided, and a majority of concurring votes shall be necessary in all cases; the chief engineer of the fire department shall be elected annually by the fire department, subject to the approval of the board of aldermen. 4. And be it enacted, That the ward officers for each ward shall be three aldermen, one constable, one chosen freeholder, two surveyors of the highways, one pound keeper, one com missioner of appeals, one assessor, and three inspectors of registry and elections, who shall be elected annually in each ward at the charter election, whose term of office shall be for one year; one pound keeper shall be appointed annually by the board of aldermen for each ward; the aldermen of each ward shall perform such duties ex-officio as by the laws of this state devolve on the town committeemen in the townships of this state. tion, when 5. And be it enacted, That the charter election shall be Charter elec held on the second Tuesday in April in each year, at the held. place in each election district designated and appointed for that purpose by the inspectors of registry and elections, between the hours and in the same manner, and under the same regulations in all things, as prescribed by law for state elections for members of the legislature. of voters. 6. And be it enacted, That every person who would by the Qualification laws of this state be entitled to vote in said city at an election for members of the legislature, if held on that day, shall be entitled to vote at the city elections, and every person voting shall vote in the ward where he shall actually reside at the day of election, and in no other ward; and the person or persons receiving the greatest number of votes of those given in the city for any city office, and the person or persons receiving the greatest number of votes given in each ward for an office in that ward, shall be deemed elected to that office. 7. And be it enacted, That all future elections to be held How elections within said city for members of the senate and general assem- are to be held. bly of this state, for sheriff, county clerk, surrogate and coroners of the county of Hudson, and for members of congress and electors of president and vice president of the United States, or for any other office of the general or state governments, or officers of the said county of Hudson, to be elected by the people, shall be held by the inspectors of registry and elections in the several wards of said city, at the places therein appointed for holding the city elections by said inspectors on the day or days which now or hereafter may be designated by law for holding such elections; and such elections shall be conducted by said inspectors in all things pursuant to the laws of this state applicable to such elections in this state; and the said inspectors of registry and elections in said city, of all elections hereafter to be held, shall be liable to the same ob Returns of election. Vacancies, how filled. Proviso. ligations, duties and penalties imposed upon the like officers of elections in townships in this state, and they shall be entitled to the same compensation for their services at all elections as the like township officers are entitled to receive, except as otherwise provided in this act, or by ordinance, and in case of absence, disqualification or inability of any of them, the vacancy shall be supplied in the manner prescribed by the laws of this state in such cases; and every person in said city entitled to vote at such elections, shall give his vote in the ward in which he actually resides at the time of such election, and not elsewhere, and any person voting illegally or offering illegally to vote at any such election, shall be subject to the same pains, penalties and forfeitures incurred by persons so offending at such elections in the townships of this state. 8. And be it enacted, That in all elections for city and ward officers of said city, the inspectors of registry and elections of each of the several election districts in said city, in addition to the other duties required of them by law, shall make and sign a statement of the election in said district for what officers, the number of votes cast for each person voted for, for any office, specifying the names of the persons so voted for, with the number of votes rejected, which statements shall, within forty-eight hours after the closing of the polls, be filed in the office of the city clerk, who shall within five days thereafter, file a true copy of such election returns in the office of the clerk of the county of Hudson. 9. And be it enacted, That in case any vacancy shall occur in any of the city or ward offices, by resignation, removal, disqualification or death of the incumbent of said office, or in any other manner whatsoever (except in the office of mayor, recorder or alderman), the board of aldermen shall fill, by appointment such office for the unexpired portion of the term; and in case of any such vacancy happening as aforesaid in the office of recorder or alderman, the said vacancy shall be filled by a special election, to be ordered by the board of aldermen, upon a day to be fixed by them, and the same notice shall be given of such special election as is required to be given of a general city election; provided, that in case of a vacancy as aforesaid, in the office of recorder it shall be lawful for the board of aldermen, on the nomination of the mayor, to designate any justice of the peace of said city to act as recorder until such vacancy is filled as herein provided; and such justice of the peace, when so designated by resolution of the board of aldermen, shall have and exercise all the powers and possess all the jurisdiction of the recorder while acting as such, as well of cases pending in said court and not decided, as of all new matter in said court, and all his official acts as such recorder shall have the same force and virtue and be as valid as if the same had been performed by the recorder himself annually, and 10. And be it enacted, That the mayor shall be elected an- Mayor elected nually, but no person shall be eligible to that office unless he his duties. shall have resided in the said city at least three years and shall have attained the age of thirty years; it shall be the duty of the mayor to see that the laws of the state and the ordinances of the city are faithfully executed therein, and to recommend to the board of aldermen such measures as he may deem necessary or expedient for the welfare of the city; he shall be the head of the city police force, and as such shall maintain peace and good order in said city, and shall have power to suppress all riots and tumultuous assemblies, and cause to be arrested without process or warrant and to commit for trial, all persons violating, or whom he has reason to believe have violated the laws of this state or ordinances of the city; he shall possess the same powers and authority in criminal cases with which justices of the peace are now invested; all warrants on the treasurer, all contracts or agreements made under the direction or on behalf of said city, by the board of education or water commissioners, and of all other persons acting for and in behalf of the city, shall before they become valid or binding on the city be signed or approved by him; and in case of his absence from the city or his inability to perform the duties of his office, the president of the board of aldermen shall, during the continuance of such absence or inability, be vested with the powers and exercise the duties of mayor; and in case of the death or resignation of the mayor, his powers and duties shall devolve upon the president of the board of aldermen for the unexpired portion of the term; it shall be the duty of the mayor to nominate to the board of aldermen all policemen or watchmen of said city; and he shall have power to remove or suspend any policeman or watchman, and he shall report such removal or suspension to the board of aldermen at its next meeting thereafter, with the reasons therefor, and such removal or suspension may then be confirmed or rejected by said board. 11. And be it enacted, That the recorder shall be elected his powers. Recorder and at the next charter election after the passage of this act, and every third year thereafter, and he shall hold his office for three years; he shall have all powers in criminal matters that justices of the peace in and for the several counties of the state now have, and shall have like powers as are given to the mayor, to cause to be arrested and committed, without process, any person guilty, or that he may have reason to believe guilty of any crime or misdemeanor, or breach of the peace, and to try all causes or complaints arising from the violation of any ordinance of said city. His jurisdiction. Proviso. Proviso. Proviso. Proviso. 12. And be it enacted, That the recorder shall have jurisdiction, and is hereby empowered, on oath, affirmation or affidavit made according to law, that any person or persons has or have been guilty of a violation of any of the ordinances of said city to issue a process, either in the nature of a summons or of a warrant, as to him may seem most advisable, against the person or persons so violating such ordinance, which process shall, when of the nature of a warrant, be returnable fcrthwith, and, when in the nature of a summons, be returnable in not less than three nor more than six days; that such process shall state what ordinance the defendant or defendants named therein has or have violated, and in what manner the same has been violated, and then on the return of such process, or at the time to which the recorder shall have adjourned the same, the said recorder shall proceed to hear testimony, and to determine and give judgment in the matter, without the filing of any pleadings; and that the recorder shall, if judgment be rendered for the plaintiff, forthwith issue execution against the goods and chattels and against the body of the defendant or defendants; provided, that in all cases where the fine or penalty shall exceed twenty dollars, or where the punishment may be imprisonment, there may be a trial by jury, to be conducted as in cases now triable by jury in courts for trials of small causes, and also an appeal as in cases where appeal may now be had from judgments in courts for the trial of small causes; and provided also, that in all cases an appeal may be made to the board of aldermen for the remission of any penalty that may be inflicted or adjudged; provided further, that no fine shall be imposed exceeding fifty dollars for each offence, and no term of imprisonment as a penalty shall exceed sixty-days for each offence; and also provided, that all cases and matters pending in the recorder's court at the expiration of his term, or resignation, or death, or in |