A Municipal Court for the Township of Manchester,
in the County of Ocean is established, as of January 1, 1949, as amended
and supplemented.
The name of the Municipal Court shall be the
"Municipal Court of Township of Manchester, in the County of Ocean."
The Municipal Court shall have a seal which
shall bear the impress of the name of the Court.
There shall be a Judge of the Municipal Court,
who shall be appointed by the Mayor, 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 Municipal Court and the Judge of the Municipal
Court shall have, possess and exercise all the functions, powers,
duties and jurisdiction conferred by the provisions of Chapter 293
of the Laws of 1993 (N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.), as amended and supplemented,
or by any other law.
[Amended 6-26-1997 by Ord. No. 97-010]
There shall be a Court Administrator of the
Municipal Court, who shall be appointed by the Mayor, and who shall
serve for a term of three years from the date of his appointment and
until his successor is appointed and qualified. 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 of the Municipal
Court.
The Municipal Court shall be held in the Township
Hall. The Judge of the Municipal Court shall sit from 9:00 a.m. until
the calendar is completed, but not later than 12:00 midnight, and
at such other times as the business of the court may require, subject
to the rules applicable to municipal courts.