[Adopted 12-27-1948 by Ord. No. 660]
A municipal court for the Borough of Lodi is established as of January 1, 1949, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 293 of the Laws of 1993 (N.J.S.A. 2B:12-1 et seq.), as amended and supplemented.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
There shall be a Municipal Judge of the Municipal Court, who shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Council and who shall serve for a 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 becoming effective shall be the Municipal Judge and shall continue to be such Municipal Judge for a term equal to the balance of the term for which he was originally appointed.
The Municipal Court and the Municipal Judge thereof 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.[2]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[2]
Editor's Note: Original Section 5-6, Clerk, which immediately followed this section, was deleted at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
The Municipal Court shall be held in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building or in such building where proper facilities may be provided for the Court in its work, as may be determined by the governing body. The Municipal Judge shall sit on such hours as established by the Court Administrator and at such other times as the business of the Court may require, subject to the rules applicable to municipal courts.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).