Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-05-11
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An Act 10 authorize the construction and repairing
| of sidewalks in townships.
| l. Be ii enacted by the Senate and General Az
sembly OF the State Of New Jersey That the TOWN.
ship committee or committees OF any township or
lines set OF and aif divide their said s oynsp d
townships into districts, to be designated by ntin-
bers, and may alter the same from time to time and
shall, by resolution, 10 be entered at length upon
their minutes define and declare the limits. boun=
daries and numbers Of such districts and the same
being defined and declared; shall Be deemed and
taken as sidewalk districts for the purposes Of this
| act.
q And be it enacted, That whenever requested:
In writing, by ten freeholders and legal voters of
any OF said districts to call meeting for the pur
poses Of this act, the said committee of any such
township, may II they shall deem 1t advisable SO to
do, by resolution, direct cause to be issued cad
Tor meeting OF the legal voters Of such district
signed by the township clerk, which shall be posted
IN five OF the m6st public places in said district for
at least ten days, and not more than twenty days.
before such meeting shall be held, stating the time
the place and object Of the meeting.
g. And be 1t enacted, That at such meeting, the
Chairman OF the township committee shall provide
present. or in the event Of his absence or onis-
sion TO preside, majority of the legal voters pres-
ent, shall choose some other member Of such conn
mittee il any be present. or If not, then OF theit
own number to so preside, and shall also choose
secretary OF such meeting; the legal voters con-
sened or majority of them, shall be authorized
and empowered to vote to authorize the expendi-
ture In the manner hereinafter provided Of any such
sum or sums OF money in said district as they may
determine, for the purpose OF constructing or re-
pairing sidewalks therein and the chairman and
secretary or such meeting shall under their hands
in writing notify the TOWNSHIP committee Of IND
result or such uieetinr And the same shall therss
npon be- entered upon The min MES f said fopnsh;
Committee
4 And be it enacted, That upon such notifica-
ton, the said committee shall by resolution, de-
part or parfs thereof IN said dstrirt shall Ba -
Constructed or rneired and the aer Il, yb;cp
the same shah be so Constructed or renaired and
thereupou Shall expent the money 40 anfhorized ~
be expended or such part thereof. as NAV be nee
pssary in such manner as to said committee NAV
seem To he most ADJ va11fareops 10 the sa;d strisf
s. And be Il enacted That when such fo1Tnsh;,,
COMMITTEE shall hove cst,sed such Sidewalk 70 IL
Constructed or ren red tbe cost Of constrncf;on ~
rcpar together with fees cost and interest shali
be- ,lss,ssed Nv them nv TesS,lntion 70 ha entaed
III the minutes Of their proceedigs. mon the owner
',, % nTr o,.as ,srs ny - s oG aae
which any sidewalk or walks shall have been pre
nuired by the said Committee and shall then he in
GOOD order =
6 And ~ If enacted. That the basis Of assesa
msnt shan in an cases be the number Of lineaj feet
front owned by each person in front Of whose lands
the said walk shall have been coIlstructed or re-
paired and that any and all for the cost
Of construction OF repair OF such Wak together with
all fees cost and interest shall be and remain lien
or liens upon the lands and real estate in front OF
which such sidewalk shall be constructed or re-
paired, until said assessment shall be fully paid and
discharged, notwithstanding any device, descent
alienation or mortgage other fncumbrance