Overseer of the poor.

Street com

missioner and

city surveyor.

Collector of revenue.

Constables, commission

&c.

therein; and until the contrary be proven, all ordinances and by-laws so recorded shall be presumed to have been reg larly introduced, passed and published according to the requirements of the provisions of this act; that the city clerk shall receive and pay over to the collector of revenue all moneys which by any law or usage may be paid to the clerk of said city, and all the records and minutes of proceedings aforesaid shall at all convenient times be open to the inspection of any citizen of said city.

19. And be it enacted, That the overseer of the poor shall perform such duties as by the laws of this state, now appertain to and devolve upon overseers of the poor in the townships of this state, subject to the provisions of this act, or any ordinance or ordinances passed by virtue thereof; and they shall in addition thereto perform such other duties as the said council shall fix, designate and establish; the street commissioner and city surveyors shall respectively perform such duties as are provided by law and the provisions of this act, and by the ordinances, by-laws or regulations of said council adopted by virtue thereof.

20. And be it enacted, That there shall be appointed by said council, a collector of revenue for said city, whose duty it shall be to receive and collect all moneys due to said city, whether for taxes, assessments, arrears of taxes or otherwise, and shall do and perform all other duties which the said council may by ordinance, prescribing his duties, ordain; and it shall be his duty to keep a record of all his proceedings affecting the revenue of the city, and at the end of each and every current year, the said proceedings shall be filed in the office of the city clerk, and the said collector of revenue shall pay over all moneys received by him for the city, as soon as collected, to the treasurer of said city, who shall pay over to the treasurer of the state, or to the collector of Middlesex county, the full quota of taxes required by law to be raised in said city, for state and county purposes, so far as the same may have been collected.

21. And be it enacted, That the constables, chosen freeers of appeals, holders, surveyors, pound keepers, commissioners of appeals, judges of elections and assessors, shall perform the duties required of such officers by law in the several townships of this state and the ordinances of said city.

City officers must take

oath within ten days.

22. And be it enacted, That no person elected or appointed to any office in pursuance of this act, or any law or ordi

nance of the council, shall enter upon the discharge of his duties unless within ten days after his election or appointment, he shall take and subscribe before the mayor or city clerk, or some other person authorized to administer oaths, an oath or affirmation, faithfully, fairly and impartially to execute the duties of his office according to the best of his knowledge, skill and ability, and shall file said oath or affirmation with the city clerk, who shall keep all such oaths or affirmations on file in his office, and the oath of the city clerk shall be filed by the mayor; and if any such person shall neglect to take such oath or affirmation for ten days after his election or appointment, or shall neglect within said ten days to give such security as may be required of him, he shall be considered as having declined such office, and the same shall be deemed vacant.

of office.

23. And be it enacted, That the official term of the several persons who shall be elected in pursuance of this act, shall official term commence on the last Monday of April next after their election, and they shall continue in office unto the end of their term; and that the official term of the several officers who shall be appointed by virtue of this act for said city, shall commence on the first Monday of May every year, except in cases otherwise provided for in this act; and they shall continue in office until the end of their term, and until others are appointed and qualified in their place, unless removed as herein provided.

given by cer

24. And be it enacted, That the city clerk, treasurer, col- Bonds to be lector of revenue, and such other officers as the council may tain officers. require, shall, before they enter on the duties of their office, give bonds to the city in its corporate name, in such sums and with such sureties as the said council may approve for the faithful performance of their duties; and the city marshal and all constables shall give bonds to the city in the manner required by law, with sureties to be approved by said council.

25. And be it enacted, That the assessor, before entering Duties of asupon the discharge of his duties, shall take and subscribe the sessor. oath required of other officers of said city; and said assessor shall make a complete and accurate record in a proper book for that purpose to be provided at the expense of the said city, and to be kept in the office of the said collector, of all the real estate in the said city; which said record shall contain the names of the owners of the said real estate, at the time the

uation of property to be made by as

sessor.

Record of val- said record is made, the names of the streets, avenues or highways on which situated, and the numbers or other suf ficient description of the said real estate by which the same may be identified, and the said assessor shall possess all the powers and perform all the duties of the like officers in town. ships of the said county of Middlesex, so far as such powers and duties shall be consistent with the provisions of this Compensation act; and the said assessor shall receive such compensation for of assessor. his services a3 are now and may hereafter be provided by the laws of this state, and such other compensation as the coun cil may provide for extra services performed by the said as

Fines.

All property,

be delivered

over to suc

cessor in office

sessor.

26. And be it enacted, That all fines inflicted by ordinances shall, when received, be paid into the city treasury.

27. And be it enacted, That if any person having been books, &c., to an officer of said city, shall not, within ten days after he shall have vacated or been removed from the office, and upon notification and request by the city clerk, or within such reasonable time thereafter as the council shall allow, deliver over to his successor in office, all property, books and papers belonging to the city or appertaining to such office in his possession or under his control, he shall forfeit and pay to the city the sum of five hundred dollars, to be sued for and recovered with costs.

Legislative

TITLE III.

OF THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COUNCIL.

28. And be it enacted, That the legislative power of the power vested city of Perth Amboy shall be vested in the mayor, aldermen in the council and councilmen, who shall constitute the council; the counVice president cil shall annually elect one of their number to be vice presito be elected dent, who shall preside in the absence of the mayor, and in annually. case of the absence of the mayor and vice president the council may elect one of their number to preside for the time. Council may being; they shall appoint the times and places of meeting, and places of determine and establish the rules of their own proceedings,

appoint times

meeting.

be the sole judges of the qualifications of their own members, keep a journal of their proceedings, pass ordinances, by-laws and resolutions pertaining to the purposes and objects of said corporation, and necessary and proper for carrying out the provisions of this act, and may expel a mem

a member.

ber for disorderly conduct or a violation of their rules, but Expulsion of ro expulsion shall take place, except by a vote of two-thirds' of all the members elected, nor until the delinquent member shall have had an opportunity to be heard in his defence.

ordinances

29. And be it enacted, That every ordinance and every Mayor to sign resolution of the council affecting the interests of the city and resolu shall, before it takes effect, be presented duly certified, to tions. the mayor, and the report of the clerk shall be conclusive evidence that the said ordinance or resolution has been so presented to the mayor; if he approve of it he shall sign it, if not he shall return it with his objections, and file the same veto power of with the clerk within ten days after he received it, and the the mayor. said council shall, at its first regular meeting thereafter, order the objections to be entered at large on its journal, after which it shall proceed to reconsider the same, and if seven of the members of council shall vote for the same, it shall take effect as a law, but in every such case the vote shall be taken by ayes and noes and entered on the journal, and if such ordinance or resolution shall not be so returned by the mayor within ten days after he has received it, it shall become a law in like manner as if he had signed it; provided Publication of always, that each and every ordinance so passed as aforesaid, shall be published for the space of two weeks in a newspaper published in said city, and if no newspaper be published in said city, then in some newspaper published in the county of Middlesex and circulated in said city, before such ordinance shall go into effect; provided also, that no ordinance or by- Previso. laws shall be enacted or passed by said council, unless the same shall have been introduced before the said council at a previous stated meeting, and shall have been agreed to by six members of said council.

ordinances.

dermen.

30. And be it enacted, That every alderman shall have power of althe power, and it shall be his duty, without warrant, to arrest, or cause to be arrested, any person or persons engaged in his presence in disturbing the public peace or violating any law of the state or ordinance of the city, for the preservation thereof, or of good order or morality, and to bring or cause such person or persons to be brought before the recorder, or, in his absence, a justice of the peace, to be dealt with according to law.

statement to

31. And be it enacted, That the said council shall, on the Financial first Monday of April in each year, cause to be printed a full be printed and statement of all receipts and expenditures of every descrip

distributed.

Quorum,

tion for the fiscal year preceding, which statement shall include all moneys which have passed through the hands of the treasurer for any purpose whatever, together with the different sources of revenue and the amount received under each, with all such other information as may be necessary for a full understanding of the financial concerns of the city, and that it shall be the duty of the city clerk to distribute such printed statements among the people of the said city, or to furnish a copy of said statement to every citizen upon his applying for the same.

32. And be it enacted, That a majority of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day and compel the attendance of absent members; the said council shall hold stated meetings at least orce in each month, at such times and places as they may appoint in said city, but the mayor or any two members of the council may call special Special meet- meetings, by written notice to each of the members, served personally, or left at his usual place of abode, at least twentyfour hours previous to the time appointed for such meeting.

ings.

Resignations.

33. And be it enacted, That resignations of any office. held under the provisions of this act may be made to the council, and said council may fill vacancies in office, as provided in this act; that any officer, except the mayor, may be removed from office for cause by resolution of the said board; Removal from provided, that no such removal shall take place until the party sought to be removed has had an opportunity to be heard in his defence, nor unless two-thirds of all the members elected vote therefor, and in cases of any such removal the ayes and hays shall be entered upon the minutes.

office.

Aldermen or councilmen

terested in

contracts.

34. And be it enacted, That all contracts in which said not to be in aldermen or councilmen, or any one of them, shall be interested as individuals, either directly or indirectly, or in which any one of them may be surety for the faithful performance thereof, shall be null and void; and no member of said council shall become security for any public officer elected or appointed in said city, and no member shall, during the period for which he was elected, be appointed to or competent to hold any other city office in the city of Perth Amboy, the pay or emoluments of which would come from the city treasury.

Salaries of of

ficers.

35. And be it enacted, That the council shall have power to fix the pay, salary or compensation of the city clerk, re