New Jersey Acts Saved from Repeal ACTS SAVED 40 § 160-2(1)

1. Every village of this state which shall have been or shall hereafter become separated from the township in which it was, is or shall be contained, and which has been, or shall be, given complete autonomy of local government, shall have power by its board of trustees to appoint a poundmaster, an overseer of the poor and three commissioners of appeal in cases of taxation, which officers shall hold office at the pleasure of the board of trustees and receive such compensation as shall be fixed by said board of trustees, and shall have the same powers and perform the same duties and be under the same obligations as are prescribed by law for similar officers in townships in the county in which the village is situate; such officers as the board of trustees shall require shall, before they enter upon their duties, give bond to the village in its corporate name in such sums and with such sureties as the board of trustees shall require and approve for the faithful performance of their duties.