Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-05-12
CHAPTER ccxvr.


An act to authorize cities to sell ard convey
such titles to lands as may have been ac-
quired by purchasing such lands for the non
payment Of assessments for improvements.
Whereas, Heretofore in many cities OF this
state public improvements were caused to be
made by filling in, grading, curbing, tagging
or paving streets, or by building sewers
therein, for which Improvements the lands
supposed to have been benefited by such i'm
provement or improvements were assessed,
and for non-payment of such assessment or
assessments, kuch lands have been advertised
for sale for a term Of years, and for want Of
other purchasers such lands have been pur-
chased for term of years as aforesaid, fot
the benefit of such city or cities in which such
lands were situate; and whereas, by reason
of the accumulation of interest on such as
sessments, and the general depreciation in
the values of real estate, in many cases the
owlers of the fee in such lands so assessed
and sold as aforesaid have neglected and re-
fused to redeem such lands for more than the
time limited by law for redemption thereof
after the said lands were sold as aforesaid,
whereby the title Of such cities for the term
or terms aforesaid have become absolute; and
whereas, such cities have no means of utiliz-
ing the lands SO purchased for non-payment
of assessment; therefore,
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
in all cases where any city or cities in this state
have any hold on any lands by virtue of any
purchase or purchases under any sale Of such
lands for the non-payment of any assessment or
assessments thereon for any improvement or
improvements heretofore made, or claim to have
any lien upon, or right, title or interest of in or
to such lands by virtue of such purchase o-pur-
chases heretofore made, where the time limited
by law for the redemption thereof has expired,
it shall be lawful for the mayor and council,
mayor and aldermen or tho corporate authori-
of enab itv nv xrb ma
be called to designate time and place for sale,
and to Erect the city clerk of such city to adj
vertise and sell at public vendue, to th9 highest
bidder, all the right, title and interest which
such city has or claims to have of in and to
such lands purchased for the non-payment of
assessments aforesaid; provided, nevertheless,
such lands shall be sold subject to the lien and
incumbrance of all unpaid taxes at any time
heretofore assessed and levied thereon by the
law for general taxation for state, county and
municipal purposes, and also subject to onpaid
water rates.
g. And be it enacted, That notice Of the time
and place. when and where such sale will be
made, together with description ofs1ch lands,
and the city term therein shall be posted in
five public places in such city, for at least thirty
days, and published in at least ono newspaper
printed, published and circulating in such city,
once each week, for four weeks successfully,
previous to such sale.
right, title and interest of such city or cities
therein shall be sold in separate lots or parcels
of the same dimensions as the same were origi-
nally assessed and purchased by such city or
cities; except in cases where assessments have
been divided and apportioned under some exist
ing law to correct mistakes or to allow por
ton or portions of lot or lots so assessed to be
redeemed; and in such cases such lot or lots or
parts of lots shall be sold separately according
to the new apportionment or apportionments.
4 And be it enacted That in case, at the time
and place so appointed for the sale Of such lots
or parcels of land, no person shall bid or offer
to pay for the same, at least one-fourth part Of
the amount Of principal and interest of the
assessment or assessments existing against any
lot or lots SO offered for sale as aforesaid, the
sale Of such lot or lots shall be adjourned for
not less than two weeks nor more than six
weeks, at which adjourned sale such lot or lots
may be sold to the highest bidder therefor
without regard to the amount owing on such
assessment OF assessments
5. And be it enacted That the city authori-
ties of tho city making such sale shall have
power to make and publish such conditions Of
sale as to payments and delivery Of deeds of
conveyance as they may deem expedient and
that upon compliance with such conditions by
the purchaser or purchasers of any lot or lots
such city, by its mayor or other duly authorized
agent CT agents. shall sign, seal and deliver a
deed to such purchaser or purchasers convey
ing all the right title and interest which such
city has claims to have of, in and to the lands
therein described, which Deeds the execution
thereof having been daly proved, may be re-
corded in The office Of the clerk or register of
the county in which such lands are situated.
the same as other deeds of conveyance, subject,
nevertheless, TO the lien and incumbrancc
thereon of all taxes previously assessed thereon
by general taxation for state, county and mu-
nicipal purposes, and subject to all unpaid
water rates, such taxes and water rates to re-
main liens thereon, the same to all intents and
purposes, until laid, as if such sale and con-
yeyance of assessment, title OF titles had moi
heen made; provided, nevertheless, that no city
shall have power to warrant the title which
such city processes TO sell and convey.
6. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts
of acts, whether special or general, inconsistent
with the provisions of this act be and the same
are hereby repealed, and this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March 25, 1881.