[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the Borough of Lawnside 7-19-1926 by Ord. No. 2-1926. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Editor's Note: For legislation adopted by the Board of
Health, see Part III of this Code.]
There shall be and hereby is created and established a local
Board of Health in and for the Borough of Lawnside in the County of
Camden, to be known as the "Board of Health of the Borough of Lawnside."
[Amended 1-2-1952 by Ord.
No. 38-1952]
The Board of Health shall consist of seven members, who shall
be appointed by the Mayor by and with the advice and consent of the
Borough Council. The persons so appointed shall be citizens of the
State of New Jersey and residents in the Borough of Lawnside. Of the
members appointed to fill the two vacancies newly created by this
amendment, one shall be appointed for a term to expire January 1,
1953 and one shall be appointed for a term to expire January 1, 1954.
The terms of members presently serving are not hereby affected. Except
as hereinbefore provided, all appointments shall be made for a term
of three years. Any vacancies occurring in the membership of said
Board of Health shall be filled in the same way as the original appointments
were made but for the unexpired terms only. Each member shall, before
entering upon the performance of his duties, file with the Clerk of
said borough an oath that he will faithfully discharge the duties
of his office.
The Board of Health hereby created shall have, exercise and
perform all the powers, authority and duties vested in and appertaining
to local boards of health under and by virtue of the provisions of
an act entitled "An Act to Establish in This State, Boards of Health
and a Bureau of Vital Statistics and to Define Their Respective Powers
and Duties," approved March 31, 1887, and the several acts amendatory
thereof and supplemental thereto.
