LAWS

ACTS

PASSED BY THE

One Hundred and Forty-seventh

Legislature

CHAPTER I.

An Act to amend an act entitled "An act to amend an

act entitled 'An act concerning the government of certain cities in this State and constituting a municipal board of public works and other officers therein, and defining the powers and duties of such boards and relating to the municipal affairs and departments of such cities placed under the control and management of such board, and providing for the maintenance of said board,' approved April thirteenth, one thousand nine hundred and seven," approved April twelfth, one thousand nine hundred and ten.

amended.

Board of

BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

I. Section one of the above-entitled act be amended so as to read as follows:

I. In all cities in this State, now or hereafter having within their territorial limits a population of not less public works

appointed by than one hundred and thirty-three thousand nor more mayor. than two hundred thousand inhabitants, according to the United States or State census, there shall be established a board of public works, which shall be invested with the powers and duties hereinafter set forth. In all cities now having such population the mayor thereof shall appoint, within one month after this act shall take effect, four suitable persons, residents of such city, to be Members. known as the board of public works, not more than two of whom shall be members of the same political party, two of whom shall be appointed to serve until the first Term.

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Salary.

Vacancies.

day of January next following such appointment, and
two of whom shall be appointed to serve until the first
day of January secondly, following such appointment.
On the first day of January next following such appoint-
ment, and each succeeding first day of January there-
after, the said mayor shall appoint two suitable persons,
residents of such city, for the term of two years, to take
the place of those members whose terms shall then
expire; not more than two of said board shall at any
time be members of the same political party. When the
first day of January falls on Sunday these appointments
shall be made the next day. Each of the members of
the said board shall receive an annual salary of five hun-
dred dollars, to be paid monthly, in the same manner as
provided by law for other city officers.

Any vacancy in such board of public works shall be
forthwith reported by the clerk thereof to said mayor,
who shall, within thirty days thereafter, appoint a person
to fill such vacancy for the unexpired term only. Each
of the members of said board shall devote such time and
attention to the faithful performance of the duties of
his office as the affairs under the government, control
and management of such board so appointed as afore-
said. The members of such board so appointed as afore-
said shall constitute and be called “The Board of Public
Works of the City of ... ” (name of city in and
for which they are appointed). Each member of such
board shall, within ten days after his appointment,
qualify by taking and subscribing, before some person
authorized to administer oaths, an oath or affirmation
faithfully to discharge the duties of his office to the best
of his skill and understanding, and also give bond to
such city in the sum of five thousand dollars, to be ap-
proved as to form thereof by the city counsel of such
city, and as to the sufficiency thereof by the mavor of
the city, for the faithful discharge of his official duties,
which bond shall be filed in the office of the clerk of such
city:

2. This act shall take effect immediately.
Approved January 22, 1923.

GEORGE S. SILZER,

Governor.

Official title.

Oath.

Bond.

CHAPTER 2.

An Act to amend an act entitled "An act to amend an

act entitled 'An act concerning the government of certain cities in this State and constituting a municipal board of fire and police commissioners therein and defining the powers and duties of such board, and vesting in such board certain powers of management and appointment now vested in other departments or offices in such cities and providing for the maintenance of such board,' approved April twelfth, one thousand nine hundred and seven,” approved April twelfth, one thousand nine hundred and ten.

amended.

BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

1. Section one of the above entitled act be amended so as to read as follows:

I. In all cities in this State now or hereafter having Board of fire within their territorial limits a population of not less and police

commissioners than one hundred and thirty-three thousand nor more appointed by than two hundred thousand inhabitants, according to the United States or State census, there shall be established a board of fire and police commissioners, which shall be invested with the powers and duties hereinafter set forth. In all cities now having such population the mayor thereof shall appoint within one month after this act shall take effect, four suitable persons, residents of Members. such city, to be known as the board of fire and police commissioners, not more than two of whom shall be members of the same political party; two of whom shall be appointed to serve until the first day of January next following such appointment, and two of whom shall be Term. appointed to serve until the first day of January secondly following such appointment. On the first day of January next following such appointment, and on each suc