therein appointed," and by striking out the words "and the clerk of election aforesaid, shall be the clerk of such elections," and inserting the words, "and the clerks of election. aforesaid, shall be the clerks of such elections," and by striking out the words "in the name of the clerk of election aforesaid," and inserting the words "in the name of the clerk of election of the district wherein such person may vote or offer to vote." amended. 6. And be it enacted, That the eighth section of said act Eighth section be amended by striking out the words, "and the clerk of election," and inserting in the place thereof, the words "and the clerks of election," and by striking out the words "for the said city," and inserting the words "for their respective districts." amended. 7. And be it enacted, That the twentieth section of said Twentieth act be amended by adding after the last word thereof, the following: "The recorder shall have all power 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 and complaints arising from the violation of any city ordinance; and the recorder 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 the said city, to issue a process, either in the nature of a summons or of a warrant, as to him may seem advisable, against the person or persons so violating such ordinance, which process shall, when in the nature of a warrant, be returnable forthwith, and when in the nature of a summons, be returnable in five entire days, and 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 that 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 Proviso. Proviso. Twenty-se cond section amended. Forty-first section amended. Forty-second section 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 person 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 the courts for trial of small causes, and also an appeal, as in cases where appeal may now be had from judgment in courts for the trial of small causes; and provided also, that in all cases an appeal may be made to the common council for a remission of any penalty that may be inflicted or adjudged." 8. And be it enacted, That the twenty-second section of said act be amended by adding to the said section the words following: "and the board of aldermen elected in the year eighteen hundred and sixty shall, at their first meeting after their election, divide themselves by lot into two equal classes, one of which shall go out of office at the expiration of the first year, and the other at the expiration of the second year; and that on the second Tuesday of April, in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-one, and every year thereafter, there shall be elected from said city four persons as aldermen, who shall hold their office for two years; and in case of the death, resignation, or other disability of any aldermen, a person shall be duly elected to fill the unexpired term." 9. And be it enacted, That the forty-first section of said act be amended by adding after the last words thereof, the following: "and such tax shall be in addition to any other tax or taxes authorized by this act, but the same shall not exceed, in any one year, two mills on a dollar of the actual value of the property assessed in said district." 10. And be it enacted, That the forty-second section of amended. said act be amended by adding to the first clause thereof, after the words "in proportion to the benefit received," the words following: "provided, the common council may, by resolution passed by five concurring votes, and approved by the mayor, order any side walk to be refilled, or any side walk, curb or gutter to be repaired, and in case the owner or owners thereof shall refuse or neglect to do the same for ten days after receiving due notice of such resolution, then the common council shall proceed to do the same, and the expenses thereof shall be assessed upon the real estate in front of which the particular work may be done, in proportion to the amount expended in front of each particular lot or parcel of land, and such assessment shall be a lien upon the property assessed, and collected and paid in the same manner as other assessments under the city charter;" and by striking out the words "in one or more of the city papers," and inserting in the place thereof "in a newspaper circulated in said city." tion amended. 11. And be it enacted, That the forty-fifth section of said Forty-fifth sec act be amended by inserting after the words "in one or more of the city papers," words following: "or in a public newspaper circulated in the said city." section 12. And be it enacted, That the forty-seventh section of Forty-seventh said act be amended by inserting after the words "by the amended. supreme court upon certiorari," the words following: "pro- Proviso. rided, such certiorari be allowed at the term of the supreme court which shall be held next after the end of twenty days from the confirmation of the report of such commissioners." section 13. And be it enacted, That the sixty-fourth section of Sixty-fourth said act be repealed, and the following inserted in the place amended. thereof: "that to enable the inhabitants of said city to raise a sum of money sufficient for the purchase of sites and the costs of erection of the school houses required by this act, the mayor and common council of the city of Hudson be, and are hereby authorized and empowered to raise, in the name of the mayor and common council of the city of Hudson, scrip, or certificates of debt, to be denominated on the face, "city of Hudson public school scrip," to an amount in the whole not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, bearing an interest of seven per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually; and the principal of said debt shall be payable at periods not less than one, nor more than ten years from date; and the Mayor and council to ap said mayor and common council may sell the same at public or private sale, at not less than the par value thereof, at such terms as the proceeds thereof may be required; and for the purpose of paying the said scrip and the interest thereon, as the same may become due, the said mayor and common council are hereby authorized to assess and collect a tax of one mill on a dollar of the actual value of property assessed, which tax shall be called public school tax, and shall be in addition to any other tax authorized by the provisions of this charter, and when collected the treasurer shall keep an account of the same, separate and distinct from other accounts; all scrip issued as aforesaid shall be signed by the mayor of the city of Hudson, and countersigned by the city clerk, who shall keep a record of all certificates issued or disproved of, and copies of said record shall be made and delivered to the treasurer of said city; all moneys received upon such certificates shall be received and deposited by the city treasurer in a bank of good credit in the state of New Jersey, and be made payable to the joint order of the treasurer and mayor of the city of Hudson." 14. And be it enacted, That the present mayor and compoint officers. mon council of said city shall have power to appoint such officers, in addition to those now in office, as may be necessary for the purpose of conducting the first charter election under this amendment, and shall cause notice of the appointment of such officers, and of the places for holding the polls, to be published for at least seven days before the day of election, in a public newspaper circulated in said city. Parts of former 15. And be it enacted, That all such parts of said act to act repealed. which this is a supplement as are inconsistent with any of the provisions of this act are hereby repealed, and that said act shall hereafter be taken and read as if the amendments and alterations by this act provided for had been originally made in said act. 16. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 29, 1860. CHAPTER LXXIV. Supplement to the act entitled, "An act to authorize the inhabitants of the township of Galoway, Atlantic county, to vote by ballot at their town meetings." former act 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Provisions of the State of New Jersey, That the provisions of the act enti- extended tled, “An act authorizing the inhabitants of the township of Galoway, Atlantic county, to vote by ballot at their town meetings," approved March first, eighteen hundred and fiftynine, be and the same is hereby extended to the townships of Weymouth, Hamilton and Mullica, in said county of Atlantic. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 29, 1860. CHAPTER LXXV. AN ACT to incorporate the Beverly Works of Beverly. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of Names of cor the State of New Jersey, That Roswell H. Fisher, John C. porators. |