The New-Jersey gazette — Burlington [N.J.], 1781-07-04 00:00:00, page 2

the fevers! townfhip^ precincts or wards of the firft
payment, on the twenty-third day of July next, and
of the second payment, on the fifteenth day of Oblo
ber next, at the place of holding the courts of Com
mon Pleas, and Qjarter-Seffions of the federal coun
ties (excepting in the counties of Bergen and Hun
terdon, in the former of which the dwellinghoufp of
Cornelius Han-Horn, at Paramus, iliall be the place of
meeting, and in the latter, that of Henry Merfoon, in
Amwell) and shall then and there proceed in the dis
charge of that duty, as in the laid recited aft is men
tioned, having regard to the reftriftions and limitati
ons of this aft ; at which times and places the coun
ty collector flhall also attend for the purpose in the
fii'd aa eFpreTed.
8. AND for the more equitable assessment of the
to. And be it enacted, That every affeflor who shall
neglect or refufe to perform any of the duties enjoin
ed on him by this aft, shall forfeit and pay the sum of
Twenty Pounds, to be recovered with colls, and ap
plied as in the laid recited aft is dire&ed, and shall
be allowed the sum of Four-pence on the pound, for
his services in affeflmg and rendering duplicates as
Aforefaid, to be paid 01 like manner.
11. And be it farther enachd, That if the, freehold
ers of any townlhip, precinct or ward, chosen agree
ably to the directions of this aCt, or any or either of
them shall negleCt or refufe to aHiit the assessor there
of m any duty required of them by this act, they and
each of them Co neglecting or refilling, shall forfeit
and pay the sum pf Six Pounds, to be recovered with
tofts, and applied as in the Grid recited adis direct
ed ; and the Gid chosen freeholders shall each of them
h ve and receive the sum of Seven Shillings and Six
pence by the day, for every whole day they are ac
tuadv employed in difeharging the duties required of
them by this act, to be certified and paid in manner
prefcriued in the laid recited a&.
12. Ar:dbe it enacted, That each person who may
think him^lf a grieved by any assessment made un,
phi ihisaft, shall have the privilege of an appeal, and
the commiflioners of appeal of each township, pre
cinCtor ward, are hereby required to attend forthat
purpose at the ufii .1 place of holding the annual town
meetings, or at such other place, and at such times
as they by their advertisements shall appoint, and on
due examination of facts, to give such relief as may
be agreeable to juftfce, whose judgment shall be final
to all intents and purposes. Provided always, That
ho person fhallhave the privilege of an appeal until
after he has paid his tax.
13. And be it further enabled, That the collector of
each township, precindt or ward, in the several coun
ties in this date, shall within fifteen days after the
receipt of the duplicate and assessment aforefaid from
the assessor, make demand of the tax laid upon each
perlon within such township, precinct or ward, in
person, or by notice left at his place of abode; and
in case of negle& of payment within five days after
the expiration of the said term, shall make a return
containing a lift of the names and surnames of the
delinquents, and the sum due from each, to a justice
of the peace of the county, whereupon an oath shall
be admi iftered to the said collector by the said justice,
and all other proceedings shall be thereon had, as in
and by the said recited ad is directed ; and every
justice who shall neglect or refufe to do the said duty,
or any other dut, required of him in this ac't, shall
forfeit and pay the sum of Fifteen Pounds, with costs,
to be recovered and applied in manner prescribed in
the said a&. ,- „,
14. ^nd It is hereby enacted, That each constable
who Gridl serve a warrant of distress granted against
any delinquent for non-payment of his tax, shall at
the tune of making payment, retain for each name
inferred in the warrant, the sum of Three-pence, to
be paid to the justice who granted the fame, and Twi?
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IA Lift of the Rateables in the Towrlfhip, Precind or Ward, of , in the County of — -— -, in the State
of New-Jersey, with the Assessments made thereon in the Month of , Anno Domini 1781.
said tax, &it enabled, That the freeholders and in
habitants of each precinft, township and ward in eve
ry county in this state, wherein freeholders are not
already chosen to allilt the afleffors, shall assemble at
the usual place of holding their annual town-meeting,
on the eighteenth day of July next, on the like notice
given for the fame space, and in the fame manner as in
the said recited ad is directed, and shall then and
there elett not more than four, nor less than two ju
dicious and reputable freeholders for the service in
this aft fpecified ; which freeholders so chosen, shall
take the fame qualification as is therein described, sub
stituting only in the said qualification the title of this
adt, instead of the title of the said recited a@; and the
said alfeffors and freeholders shall proceed in the fame
manner in the permformance of their several duties,
Shillings and Six-fence as hii own compensation for
each distress ; abd every constable who shall neglect
or refufe to do any duty enjoined on him in this ad,
shall forfeit and pay the sum of Five Pounds, to be re
covered with costs, and applied as in the said recited
aft is directed ; and either party in such suit shall, on
demand, have the benefit of a jury, as is therein pro
vided ; and in case of ne,cleft or refufal of duty in
any constable as aforefaid, the vacancy shall be sup
plied in like manner.
15. And be it enabled, That the collector of each
township, precinct or ward in the several counties in
this state, shall deliver the duplicate „of the firft as
sessment on or before the firft day of September next,
and the duplicate of the second afTefiment on or be
fore the twentieth day of November next, together
with the sums thereon collected, and the forfeitures
received for the use pf the state in pursuance of this
aft, to the collector of the county, retaining in his
hands Three.-pencg in the pound on the tax gathered
in and paid as aforefaid ; and the said collector, in
case of negle& or refufal of any duty enjoined on him
by this aft, shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifteen
Pounds, to be recovered with costs, and applied in
manner prescribed in the said recited att ; and every
vacancy arising from nggle&,, refund or non-ele^ion,
shall be supplied as is therein directed ; and each pre
cin&, townfllip or ward collector who shall make
default in not paying the tax by him collected, and
every, part thereof, to the colle—or or the county at
the times before limited in this aft, shall, besides the
forfeitures before-mentioned, be fubje& to an action
of debt at the suit of the county collector, for the
recovery of the whole sum or any part thereof, with
interest and costs of suit.
16. And:be it enabled, That the collector of each
county in this state shall pay the tax by him received
in the firft assessment made in pursuance of the di
rections of this aft, to the treasurer of the state, on
or before the tenth day. of September next, and the
tax received in payment of the second aflcfiment on
or before the firft day of December next, taking the
said treasurer's receipts for the fame, which shall be
fufficient vouchers to discharge the said collector from
the amount of the tax so paid; and the said collector
shall retain in his hands the sum of One-penny in the
pound forthe tax by him received and paid into the
treasury as aforefaid, and likewise Six-pence per mile
for each mile his place of abode may be distant from
the treasury ; and every county collector who shall
neglect or refufe to do any duty enjoined on him in
this ad, shall for every such, offence forfeit and pay
the sum of Fifty Pounds, to be recovered with cobs,
by the treasurer, and applied to the use of the state,
and another collector shall be chosen in the room of
him so neglecting or refufing, in the mode pointed
out in the said recited att ; and if any county colleq
or shall make default in not making due and full pay
ment of the tax by him received as aforefaid, and
every part thereof to the treasurer, he shall, besides
the forfeitures before-mentioned, be fubjeCt also to
as in the said a& is particularly expressed; and ia
case of neglect or refufal of duty, or in case of the
non-eledion of such officer, the vacancy in everf
such case shall be supplied in the mode pointed out
therein.
9. And be it further enabled, That the assessors re,'
fpeaively shall deliver in to the collectors of their
several townships, precincts or wards, true and exact
duplicates of each assessment, within ten days after
the time herein before limited for the meetings of
the assessors for fettling the quotas of the fame, and
copies thereof to the collectors of the several coun
ties, who are hereby required to transmit the fame
to the Legislature within the second week of their
next subsequent fitting; which duplicate shall be
made in the form following, viz.
an action of debt at the suit of the said treasurer, for
the recovery of the whole sum or any part thereof,
with intcreft and costs of suit ; and the said county
collector sha ll be liable to be called to an account re
fpeCting the tax he shall receive by virtue of the di
redions of this act, by the board of justices and free
holders at their Rated meeting, in manner directed
in the said recited aCt.
17. And be it enabled, That the tax laid or assessed
on unimproved and untenanted lands shall be reco
vered in the fame manner as is directed in the said
recited ad, and the goods and chattels of tenants
shall be equally responsible for the tax assessed on the
lands whereon they reside or of which they have the
care, and under the fame restrictions and provifiona
as are therein prescribed and mentioned.
18. And be it enabled by the authority as refaid, That
it shall and may be lawful for the collector of each
precinCt, township and ward in every county in this
state, and he is hereby authorized and required in
the collection of the tax directed to be raised by this
ad, to receive in difeharge of the fame or of any part
thereof, the bills of credit issued on the faith of this
state, or certificates given by the contractor appoint
ed in such county agreeably to law, tendered in pay
ment of the tax of the original holder only, or sur
plus certificates given by the collectors of former
taxes, and tendered as aforefaid, or gold and silver
coin at the current value, or receipts given by the
said contractor, or any person by him authorized and
appointed to receive and take charge of such articles
as are herein after particularly fpecified and enume
rated, at the prices to them refpeCtively annexed.
Provided always, That no certificates given under
the department of the quarter-master or commiffary
general of the United States, shall be received in pay
ment of the said tax or of any part thereof. And
provided also, That no certificates given by any of
the county contractors of this state, or, by collectors
of former taxes, which have been transferred or as
signed over from the original holder, nor any of the
bills of credit of the United States, shall be received
in difeharge of the said tax or of any part thereof,
any law, usage or cultom to the contrary in anywise
notwithstanding.
19. And be it also enabled, That if the amount of
any certificate tendered as aforefaid, fhAll exceed the'
amount of the tax of the person tendering the fame,
the said collector shall give a new certificate for the
surplus, in manner prescribed in the aCt, intitled, An
ACt to extend the power of the collectors in receiving
certain certtfeates in payment of taxes, passed the ninth
day of January, one thousand seven hundred and eigh
ty-one.
20. And be it further enabled, That the receipts giv
en by the contractors of the several counties, or per
sons by them appointed, for articles delivered in pay
ment of the said tax, shall avail to the said collectors
in their settlement with the county collector, and to
the county collector in his settlement with the trea
surer, in lieu of so much money. And to the end