Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-04-20

ough to provide for the lighting the streets and the
supplying water for extinguishing fires In said bof
ough by the construction or cisterns or otherwise,
and for this purpose may by resolution or ord-
nances make ell needful rules and regulations for
the promotion and advancement Of the interests OF
said borough, touching and concerning the matters
above mentioned, and more particularly that they
may by such resolutions or ordinances cause the
streets and roads Of said borough or such parts
thereof as they may deem advisable to be graded,
grayeled otherwise to be improved and repaired,
and to prevent and cause to be removed all OBJ
structons thereon, so that they may be kept open
to the width at which they were laid out by the sur
veyOrs Of the highways, or by any deed, donation
ordedication thereof by the original owner or owners
thereof, and also that they may fix and determine
of the said borough, and if the same has not been
previously paved, tagged or grayeled and curBed
in good and substantial manner, and to the re-
qured width and grade, then to cause the same; or
such part thereof as they may deem necessary to be
paved tagged, graveled and curbed, or either Of
them, at the expense OF the several owner or own
ers of the improved property OF said borough ad-
Joining said sidewalks; provided the conditions
hcreinbefore specified are not complied with within
thirty days after notification to the said owner or
owners by the said board Of commissioners anL to
the satisfaction Of said board, and in case any
owner or owners shall neglect and refuse to comply
with and carry out any such regulations or ordi-
nances touching the sidewalks in front Of and be-
fore their improved lots of land, then that said
commissioners may cause the same to be done and
carried out by their worxmen, laborers or agents,
keeping particular account Of the expenses at
era owners OF such improved lots respectively; and
in default Of payment Of such expenses by any such
owner or owners, then the said board of commits
sioners, by their above mentioned title of ofhce,
may sue for and recover the same in any court OF
competent jurisdiction, which moneys when re-
covered shall be by them applied to carry out pur-
poses OF this act; and the said commissioners shall
have power to cause to be constructed, enlarged,
repaired and extended any cuverts, sewers, drains
or bitches in or along any Of said streets OF roads,
and therein or thereby to divert; receive and dis
charge the drainage Of said streets and roads, with
reference to the greatest convenience and doing the
least private injury possible.
s. And be it enacted, That the legal voters Of the
said borough, at each election for commissioners
under this act, shall, by vote and upon the same
ballot used in voting for the said commissioners,
designate an amount OF money to be raised for bor-
cugh purposes, not to exceed five hundred dollars
in any one year, which sum so designated. being
certified upon the returns of said election, shall be
assessed and collected under the name Of borough
tax by the same officers and at the sare time and
in the same manner as township taxes are or may
hereafter be collected by law; provided the same
shall be assessed only upon the taxable property
real and personal, within the borough limits; and
the moneys raised shall be paid out by the town
ship collector, upon the warrant Of the said COM
missiOners, signed by the president and attested by
the secretary Of the said board; and if any township
collector at the expiration of his term of Office, shall
have in his hands any balance Of such moneys he
shall turn the to his successor tn office;
said township collectors shall be responsible upon
their official bonds township collectors, for said
moneys by them collected or received, and the as
SCISSORS anu collectors snail receive Inc same ices
for assessing and collecting said borough tax az
they may be entitled by law receive for assessing
and collecting township tax. If any person shall
think himself or herself aggrieTed by any assess
ment or taxation made or levied under this act,
shall have the remedy by appeal or certiorari,
as in the case of township taxes.
8. And be it enacted, That any vacancy shall
occur in the board of commissioners said vacancy
may be filed by the remaining members of the said
board Of commissioners until the next annual
election, under the conditions as to qualifications as
specified in sectionfive of this act.
TO- And be it enacted, That compensation shall be
paid to any OF said commissioners for their services,
that they shall not have the power to levy any tax
or make an assessment upon the owners OF real es-
tate other inhabitants Of said borough, except
ing for the purposes hereinbefore specified in the
act that the taxes which shall hereafter be assessed,
levied and collected upon and from the taxable in
habitants Of said borough and upon the real estate
therein, for roads, or for the improvement re-
pairs of roads by the officers of the township in
which said borough is situate, shall not be applied
to the roads without the boundaries of said bor-
ough, but that the and collector Of the said
township shall hereafter assess and collect upon
and from the taxable Inhabitants Of said borough,
and all lands liable to be taxed therein, the road
tax which shall have been ordered to be raised at
the previous annual township election in the same
manner as the same have been heretofore assessed,
levied and collected, and it shall be the duty of the
collector collectors of said township to pay
the amount of the road tax by him or them received
which shall have been assessed and collected upon
the taxable inhabitants of said borough and upon
all lands liable to be taxed therein to the treasurer
Of the said board Of commissioners, to be expended
and applied by them in carrying out the purposes OF
this act and FOR this purpose the said assessor OF
said township shall, by some convenient mark in his
duplicate, designate the road taxes Of the taxable
inhabitants Of said borough and in case of any dis
pute respecting such designation, the shall be
determined by the commissioners Of appeal in case
of taxation of such township.
IL. And be it enacted, That the expenses Of adj
vertsing and holding the first election, mentioned
in section two Of this act shall be betrayed and
borne by the petitioners for said borough commits
he ent;tIed n s oars -, an
the judge and inspectors holding said election shall
be entitled to receive the same fees as are allowed
for like duties at state elections.
H. And be it enacted That this act shall take ef-
feet Immediately.
Approved March Z, 1882.