There shall be and is hereby established in
the Township a Municipal Court, to be known as the "Municipal Court
of Egg Harbor Township," as provided by the provisions of N.J.S.A.
2A:8-1 to 2A:8-41, and the amendments thereof and supplements thereto.
The territorial jurisdiction of the Court shall
be the territory embraced within the limits of the Township, and the
Court shall have jurisdiction of all of the offenses, matters and
things, both civil and criminal, referred to and granted by N.J.S.A.
2A:8-1 et seq., as amended and supplemented and as otherwise now or
hereafter provided by law.
The Court shall have a seal which shall bear
the impression of the name of the court: "Municipal Court of Egg Harbor
Township."
A.
The Court shall have a Judge who shall be known as
the “Municipal Judge.” He shall be a resident of the state
and shall be an attorney at law or a person who has had actual experience
as a justice of the peace or who is qualified under any rule of court.
who shall be appointed by the Township Committee for the term of three
years from the date of his appointment and until his successor is
appointed and qualified and who shall be paid an annual salary fixed
by ordinance of the Township Committee, which salary shall be in lieu
of any and all other fees. Before entering upon the duties of his
office, the Judge shall take and subscribe an oath of office pursuant
to law. All costs and fees charged against defendants, all fines and
penalties imposed and all other moneys collected by the Municipal
Judge in pursuance of his office shall be paid and disposed of as
provided by law. He shall not practice law in any Municipal Court
in the county, nor upon appeals from such courts.
B.
The Township Committee shall provide for the necessary
accommodations and supplies for the Municipal Court.
