There shall be a Municipal Court in the Township,
pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 264 of the 1948 Laws of New
Jersey, as amended and supplemented, to be known as the "Municipal Court of Evesham Township,
Burlington County." The Municipal Court shall have a seal which shall
bear the impress of the name of the Court.
Said Court shall be held in the Township Hall
of the Township of Evesham or such other place as the Township Council
shall designate from time to time and shall exercise all of the functions,
powers, duties and jurisdictions conferred upon municipal courts by
the provisions of Chapter 264, New Jersey Laws of 1948, as amended
or supplemented, or any other law.
There shall be a Municipal Judge of the Municipal
Court of Evesham Township, Burlington County, appointed by the Township
Council, who shall serve for a term of three years from the date of
appointment and until a successor shall be appointed and qualified.
The Municipal Judge shall have and possess the
qualifications, and shall have, possess and exercise all of the functions,
duties, powers and jurisdictions conferred by Chapter 264, New Jersey
Laws of 1948, as amended or supplemented, or by general law or ordinance. He shall sit every first,
second and fourth Monday from 6:00 p.m. until the calendar is completed,
and at such other times as the business of the Court may require,
subject to the rules applicable to municipal courts.
There shall be a Clerk of the Municipal Court
of Evesham Township, Burlington County, who shall be appointed by
the Township Manager and who shall perform such functions and duties
as shall be prescribed for him by law, by the rules applicable to
municipal courts and by the Municipal Judge. His duties shall include
but not be limited to:
A. Carrying out the rules, regulations, policies and
procedures relating to the operation of the Court.
B. Interviewing and speaking to prospective complainants,
receiving complaints and dispensing information relating to court
matters.
C. Maintaining the financial records of the Court.
D. Attending court, taking minutes of the trials and
entering them in the docket, arranging trial calendars, signing court
documents and preparing and issuing warrants and commitments.
E. Taking and preparing bail bonds, making inquiry as
to their sufficiency and equity and receiving and accounting for fines
and costs.
F. Interviewing persons on informal police court matters
to determine if there is a basis for formal action and, if necessary,
issuing summonses requiring court appearances in this regard; and
maintaining and classifying records and files.