Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-05-11
CHAPTER cxYYL.

An act to enable owners of real estate to redeem
their property from tax and assessment sales
with greater facility, when the liens are held by
non-residentss
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
eembiy Of the State of New Jersey, That when
ever the owner of any lands, tenements and heredi
taments lying and being in this state, which shall
have been heretofore or which shall hereafter be
sold for non-payment OF taxes or assessments uii-
der the laws and ordinances of any city, borough
town or township OF this state, is desrous of re-
deeming the same. but is prevented from doing so
by the absence of the tax sale or assessment sale
purchaser from this state, such owner shall mail
written notice OF his readiness and desire to re-
deem said lands. tenements and hereditaments
from the lien of said tax or assessment sale to
said tax sale or assessment sale purchaser, prepaid
directed to him at the postofce nearest his resi-
dence or the postofice at which he usually receives
his letters, unless such residence or post Office be
unknown and cannot be ascertained upon making
diligent inquiry therefor, and at the expiration OF
two weeks from the mailing of said notice, in case
said tax sale or assessment sale purchaser shall not
nave appeared and accepted the redemption money
the owner OF the said ands tenements and heredi-
taments shall make affidavit that such tax sale
or assessment sale purchaser is out of the state or
cannot, upon due inquiry, be found therein, and
that the said owner has mailed the notice of re-
demption to said purchaser in the manner in this
act prescribed, that said owner, after diligent
inquiry, cannot find out the residence and post
office address Of said purchaser and that the said
purchaser has failed to appear and receive the re-
demption money, and said owner shall file said affi-
dart with the treasurer of said city borough town
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the said treasurer to receive the said redemption
money with interest and penalties then due, and to
take further proceedings in reference to the re-
dempton OF said lands, tenements and here dita-
ments that the said purchaser himself might or
could do if he were present.
2. And be it enacted, That Immediately after the
payment OF said redemption money, interest and
penalties then due to the treasurer of said city,
borough, town or township all further interest and
penalties on said taxes or assessments shall cease
forthwith, and the said lands, tenements and
hereditaments shall be entirely free and discharged
from the lien and incnmbrance thereof
g. And be 1t enacted, That the treasurer Of any
city, borough, town or township, into whose hands
such redemption money shall be paid, at any time
in the manner prescribed by this act shall have the
right to retain per cent OF said money as com
pensation for his trouble in taking care Of said
money for the owner thereof
A. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts Of
acts inconsistent with this act be and the same are
hereby repealed.
s. And belt enacted, That this aci shall take effect
Immediately.
Approved March "a, 1882