Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-05-04
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A Further Act concerning eiticsL
l. Be IL enacted by the Senate and General Az
semoy OF the State OF New Jersey That the com.
mon mon council n OF any city may x by ordinance the
70 De raised in such city, whether State county,
municipal or other taxes, shall be assessed as wei
due and within which the same shan ha collecfed
the date Of the session OF the Commissioner Of apa
peal and the date on which the collector OF taxes
a said city shall make return Of the names Of the
delinluents In the payment OF such taxes in order
tee Issue OF warrants for the collection of taxes
aae @ rom such deiinquents respectively; and when
ever tne common eounci Of any city shall so fx
sucn times, dates and periods as aforesaid, all pro-
visions q law affecting such city, so far as they x
p uspended and des o ana an pssisds otherwise shall be
ossy, anIing the continuance OF such ordinance un-
repealed; provided, that nothing herein contained
date time or period, as aforesaid later than tho
several corresponding dates, times or periods for
tns assessment, time Of falling due, collection ses1
sion oI the commissioners Of appeal and return Of
delnquents, which are or shall at any time bo
nxed by the general law in respect Of townships
and De it enacted, That every city shall have
lui power, through its appropriate officers, to as.
sees and collect its full quotas Of State, school and
county taxes, and that said taxes shall In each city
pc assessed end collected BY the same officers and
m the same manner es municipal taxes in such city
are or shall be by law directed or authorized to bs
assessed or collected, respectively, and the names
cf deiinquents in the payment OF such taxes shall
aiso 50 1ar as said taxes shalt remain unpaid be re-
turned, with the Gums due from such delin.
quents, respectively, in the same manner and to
the same magistrate as the names of delnquents in
tne payment OF municipal taxes in such city are by
law required to be returned; every assessor and col
iector who is by law charged with any duty in re-
spect 20 the assessment or collection Of municipal
taxes IN any city, is hereby empowered and directed
TO perform the like dutes respect to the ASSESS
nent and collection, respectively, of such city's
quotas OF state State school and county taxes, and
the common council Of such city is hereby empow-
cred and directed to exercise the Ike authority s-
ervison and control over an in respect to the
Sessment, eolecuon and enforcement of such city's
quotas OF State, State school and county taxes as
well as OF its taxes for municipal and other local
purposes, ss township committees of townships are
oy law empowered to exercise over and in respect
70 the assessment, collection and enforcement Of
State State school and county required to be
raised IN townships, and any balance Of moneys
naming In the hands of the treasurer Of any city
derived from the levy of state, state school OF
county taxes. for any year. SHALL after the quota Of
state state school and county taxes, due from the
years, has been paid in fui be transferred to the
general fund, and belong to and be applicable to
me general municipal or other purposes of such
4 And be it enacted, That after the date fxed.
pursuant to the provisions of this act by the com.
mon council OF any city for the return Of the names
OF uennquenfs In the payment of any taxes, the
magistrate to whom any such return in such
city shall have been made, shall thereupon ssue his
warrant, and, II reqrircd shall issue from time to
time successive alias and plures warrants, for the
coneclon of such taxes such officer as shall have
been or shall be designated by such common coun-
such taxes, with the interest and costa by law
chsrgeable thereon, by levy and sale oil personal
property In like manner justices of the peace in
townships are authorized by law to issue warrants
for the collection of taxes in townships and with
the like force and effect; and such common council
may at any time revoke the designation of any such
onicer, and designate another for the like purpose
who shall have tue like powers: and the officer to
whom any such warrant shall have been issued, is
hereby empowered and directed to collect all taxes
py such warrant Commanded to be collected, whether
such taxes be for state, county, municipal or other
purposes, and TO this end he is empowered and di,
rscted to levy non and sell personal property Of de,
nquents, 50 Iar as nay be necessary to collect thd
amounts due from them respectively for such taxes
with the interest and costs by law chargeable there's
en-, IN IKE manner as is required or authorized by
aw IN respect to or upon similar warrants issued in
townships.
l. And be it enacted That whenever, by reason Of
any ambiguity or inconsistency in or misconstruc-
tion Of existing laws, or for any other reason, no
legal return of the OF delnquents in the pay
ment of any taxes or heretofore dle and pay
able In any city has been made, then and in such
case, or any time within six months after the
passage Of this act, return of the names of tine
delnquents in the payment OF such taxes, with the
sums due from them respectively, shall be made by
the collector Tor the time being, the magistrate
whom, by the foregoing provisions of this act,
returns required TO be made; provided that the
common council Of such city shall by resolution
direct; and upon the receipt of such return and
upon the request of such common council, such
magistrate shall issue his and, if requifed
shall issue from time to time successive alias and
plurles warrants for the collection of such taxes
such officer shall have been shall be designated
by such common council to receive the same, COM
manding him TO collect such taxes, with the interest
and costa by law chargeable thereon, by levy and
sale OF personal property in like justices
OF the peace in townships authorized by law to
issue warrants for the collection Of taxes in town
ships and with the like force and effect; and such
common council may, at any time, revoke the des-
ignatol of any such officer, and designate another
for the like purpose, who shall have the like powers
and the officer to whom any such warrant shall have
been issued, is hereby empowered and directed to
collect all taxes by such warrant commanded to be
collected, whether such taxes be for state county,
municipal or other purposes, and to this end he il
empowered and directed to levy upon and sell per-
sonnl property Of delinquents, SO far may be
necessary to collect the amounts due from them
sresPectfveiy for such taxes with the interest and
costs BY law chargeable thereon in like manner as
upon similar warrants issued in townships
g. And be it enacted, That the powers conferred
and duties imposed, by law upon any officer in any
city, In respect to the collection enforcement OF
taxes in such city, including the power and duty Of
issuing warrants therefor, shall not lapse cease
to exist by reason Of the expiration Of his term of
office, or by reason of any vacancy which may
arisSE,n said Office but all such powers and duties
sht1 SO far as the same shall not have been exc
cnted or performed, deyolve upon his successor In
Office, and be executed and performed by such sue
cessor; and If at any time within six years next pre-
vious to the passage OF this act the collect
and enforce the payment OF any taxes In any such
city has apsed or ceased to exist solely through
the expiration Of the term Of office of any such
officer, then, and in every such case, the time to
is, extended and continued for years next after
the passage Of this act and at any time within six
months after such passage return Of the names Of
the delinquents in the payment Of such taxes with
the sums due from them, respectively, may be
made, and warrants issued by and to the same Off
GERS or persons, respectively, and in like manner,
and with like effect as is provided in the last pre-
ceding section of this act with reference to the
making Of returns and the issue of warrants in
cases OF improper, Illegal or inadequate returns, or
in case Of the absence OF any returns by Of
ambiguity or inconsistency or misconstruction OF
the law.
6. And be it enacted, That this act shall not take
awad or impair any power conferred by law upon
any city, any officer thereof, in relation to the
assessment, collection or enforcement Of taxes,
and shall not apply to any city within whose limits
state and county taxes are now assessed and col
lected by officers Of a township or townships.
Z. And be it enacted, That the term common
council, whenever used in this act, shall be con-
strlIed 70 mean the legislative body Of any city,
whether called "common council or s. board Of
aldermen or called or known by any other desig-
nation.
4 And be it enacted, That this act shall be
deemed and taken to be public act, and shall take
effect Immediately.
NDuroYed March II. 1889