New Jersey § acts:saved-27 - (18)

§ acts:saved-27. (18)

18. That a chief engineer, who shall have the supervision of the laying out and building

of said road in accordance with the provisions of this act, shall be appointed by

the judges of the inferior court of common pleas of such county or a majority of them;

said appointment shall be certified in writing under the hands of said judges to such

board of chosen freeholders; the salary of such chief engineer shall be determined

and fixed by said judges at the time of making the appointment, and the same shall

be paid by such board in equal monthly installments; the chief engineer shall be

subject to removal by said judges or a majority of them at any time, whereupon said

judges or a majority of them shall in the same manner appoint his successor; no moneys

shall be paid to any contractor or person engaged in the building and construction

of said road, with the exception of those provided for in section seventeen of this

act, until the bill or claim therefor shall have been approved of by said chief engineer,

except that said board may order the payment of any bill or claim without such approval

by a two-thirds vote of all the members of such board; all subordinates and assistants

to said chief engineer, as such board shall from time to time by resolution declare

necessary and requisite, shall be nominated for employment by said chief engineer

to said board, but before any person so nominated shall enter into the service of

such board, his nomination shall be confirmed by a majority vote of the members thereof;

all such subordinates and assistants to the chief engineer may be removed or discharged

by said board at any time.