Proviso. removal or death, such vacancy may be filled by the board of aldermen, common council, township committee or other legislative body of any incorporate city, town or township within this state; provided, that such vacancy so filled be only for the unexpired term. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved February 19, 1879. Recital of section to be repealed. Recital of section to be repealed. CHAPTER XIX. An Act to repeal an act entitled "Supplement to an act to regulate elections," approved April eighteenth, anno domini, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six, which supplement was approved March seventh, anno domini, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That sections one, two, three and four of said supplement to said act, and which reads as follows: "1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That no person attending at any college, theological seminary, academy, or other literary institution, in any township, ward, borough, or city, for the purpose of obtaining an education, shall be entitled to vote therein, nor lose his right at his former residence; provided, this act shall not apply to any such person who has removed and taken up his permanent residence in any such township, ward, borough or city. 2. And be it enacted, That any person prohibited by this act, who shall vote, or offer his vote, knowing tl at he is not qualified, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisonment at hard labor, for any term not exceeding one year, or both, at the discretion of the court, before which such conviction is had. tion to be re “3. And be it enacted, That if any judge or inspector of Recital of secelection, shall, at any election held after the passage of pealed. this act, knowingly and wilfully receive or assent to receive the vote of any person who is prohibited by this act, shall be deemed and taken to be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisonment at hard labor for any term not exceeding two years, or both, at the discretion of the court before which such conviction is had. "4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect Repealer. immediately," shall be and the same is hereby repealed, and that this act shall take effect immediately. Passed February 20, 1879. CHAPTER XX. An Act to repeal an act entitled "An act concerning cities having a population of over one hundred and twenty thousand, and providing for conformity between the lines of wards and assembly districts in any such city," approved April fifth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That an act entitled "An act concerning cities having a population of over one hundred and twenty thousand, and providing for conformity between the lines of wards and assembly districts in any such city," approved April fifth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight, which said act is as follows: Recital of section to be repealed. Recital of section to be repealed. Recital of sec tion to be repealed. Recital of section to be repealed. Recital of section to be repealed. "1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That in any city of this state, which according to the last state census of this state, contained a population of over one hundred and twenty thousand, or any city which may hereafter acquire such population, it shall be the duty of the mayor and common council, or other municipal board corresponding thereto, and such mayor and common council, or municipal board of every such city are hereby directed, by resolution, to divide such city into wards, corresponding in number and boundaries to the assembly districts or parts of assembly districts within the limits of such city. "2. And be it enacted, That such division of such city into wards, as provided for in the first section of this act, shall be made on or before the first day of May, after the passage of this act, and on or before the first day of May in each year whenever any change in the assembly districts in such city shall make it necessary to take the action directed in the first section of this act, so as to establish an exact conformity between the ward lines and the assembly district lines, or part or parts of assembly districts within such city. "3. And be it enacted, That whenever under the terms of this act ward lines are changed as aforesaid, in any such city, no other wards shall exist or be in any way recog nized therein. "4. And be it enacted, That nothing in this act contained, shall be so construed as to affect the terms of office of any person elected from any ward as existing prior to such change directed by this act, but the terms of office of all such persons shall continue until the expiration of the time for which they were elected, and no longer. "5. And be it enacted, That the common council or other municipal board corresponding thereto, and also all other municipal boards, the members of which are elected in wards in any such city, shall thereafter consist of those persons holding over for their elected term or terms, and those thereafter elected from the wards as changed by authority of this act; provided, however, that after the expiration of the terms of office of those holding over as aforesaid, such common council or other municipal boards establish an exact conformity between the ward lines and the assembly district lines, or part or parts of assembly districts within such city. tion to be re "3. And be it enacted, That whenever under the terms Recital of secof this act ward lines are changed as aforesaid, in any such pealed. city, no other wards shall exist or be in any way recog nized therein. tion to be re "4. And be it enacted, That nothing in this act contained, Recital of secshall be so construed as to affect the terms of office of any pealed. person elected from any ward as existing prior to such change directed by this act, but the terms of office of all such persons shall continue until the expiration of the time for which they were elected, and no longer. tion to be re “5. And be it enacted, That the common council or Recital of secother municipal board corresponding thereto, and also, all pealed. other municipal boards, the members of which are elected in wards in any such city, shall thereafter consist of those persons holding over for their elected term or terms, and those thereafter elected from the wards as changed by authority of this act; provided, however, that after the expiration of the terms of office of those holding over as aforesaid, such common council or other municipal boards shall consist of those elected from the wards as changed under authority of this act. "6. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of general, public, local or special, inconsistent with act, be and the same are hereby repealed. acts, Recital of secthis pealed. tion to be re "7. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect Repealer. immediately," be and the same is hereby repealed. 2. And be it enacted, That this repealer shall take effect immediately. Passed February 20, 1879. CHAPTER XXI. An Act to repeal an act entitled "An act concerning cities containing more than two assembly districts, where all the assembly districts within any such city are completely and exclusively within the limits of such city, and embrace no territory outside of such city, and pro Recital by sections of act to be repealed. Section one. Section two. Section three. Section four. viding for conformity between the lines of wards and assembly districts in such city," approved April fifth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That an act entitled "An act concerning cities containing more than two assembly districts, where all the assembly districts within any such city are completely and exclusively within the limits of such city, and embrace no territory outside of such city, and providing for conformity between the lines of wards and assembly districts, in such city," approved April fifth, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight, which said act is as follows: "1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That in any city of this state, which now or hereafter shall contain more than two assembly districts within any such city, which assembly districts are completely and exclusively within the limits of such city, and embrace no territory outside of such city, it shall be the duty of the mayor and common council or other municipal board corresponding thereto, and such mayor and common council or municipal board of every such city, are hereby directed by resolution, to divide such city into wards corresponding in number and boundaries to such assembly districts exclusively embraced as aforesaid, within the limits of such city. "2. And be it enacted, That such division of such city into wards as provided for in the first section of this act, shall be made on or before the first day of May in each year, whenever any change in the assembly districts in such city shall make it necessary to take the action directed in the first section of this act, so as to establish an exact conformity between the ward lines and the assembly district lines within such city. "3. And be it enacted, That whenever, under the terms of this act, ward lines are changed as aforesaid in any such city, no other wards shall exist, or be in any way recognized therein. "4. And be it enacted, That nothing within this act contained, shall be so construed as to affect the terms of office of any person elected from any ward as existing prior to |