[Adopted 12-29-1948]
A Municipal Court of the Borough of Longport,
New Jersey, is established as of January 1, 1949, pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 264 of the Laws of 1948, as amended and supplemented.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 2A:8-1 et seq.
The name of the Municipal Court shall be the
"Municipal Court of the Borough of Longport."
The Municipal Court shall have a seal which
shall bear the impress of the name of the court.
There shall be a Judge of said Municipal Court,
who shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners of the Borough
of Longport and who shall serve for the term of three years from the
date of his appointment and until his successor is appointed and qualified;
provided, however, that the Recorder who shall be in office upon this
article's becoming effective shall be the Judge and shall continue
to be such Judge for a term equal to the balance of the term for which
he was originally appointed.
[Amended 5-4-1983][1]
The Judge shall receive an annual salary in
such amount as shall be established from time to time by the Board
of Commissioners, to be paid in the same manner as the salaries of
other municipal officers are paid and which shall be in lieu of all
fees, costs and other allowances whatsoever.
[1]
Editor's Note: The currently effective ordinance
fixing the salaries and rates of compensation of officers and employees
of the Borough of Longport is on file in the office of the Borough
Clerk.
Said Municipal Court and the Judge thereof shall
have, possess and exercise all the functions, powers, duties and jurisdiction
conferred by the provisions of Chapter 264 of the Laws of 1948, as
amended and supplemented, or by any other law.
[Amended 5-4-1983][1]
There shall be a Clerk of the Municipal Court,
who shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners of the Borough
of Longport and who shall serve for a term of three years from the
date of his appointment and until his successor is appointed and qualified.
The Clerk of the Municipal Court shall receive an annual salary in
such amount as shall be established from time to time by the Board
of Commissioners, to be paid in the same manner as the salaries of
other municipal officers are paid and which shall be in lieu of all
fees, costs and other allowances whatsoever. He shall perform such
functions and duties as shall be prescribed for him by law, the rules
applicable to municipal courts and by the Judge.
[1]
Editor's Note: The currently effective ordinance
fixing the salaries and rates of compensation of officers and employees
of the Borough of Longport is on file in the office of the Borough
Clerk.
[Amended 5-4-1983]
The Municipal Court shall be held at the Municipal
Building, 2301 Atlantic Avenue, at such times as may be designated
by the Judge.
