Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-05-18

All Oct TO authorize The compromising of setting
by arbitration Of any tax 0F assessment laid by
any public Foad board in this state.
j. Be it enacted 5y the Senate and General AS
Bcmbly Of the State Of New Jersey, That it shall
ana may be lawful for any public road board estab-
lished in this state, by maj0rtty vote Of the mem
bers thereof, to compound, adjust and compromise
any tax or taxes, assessment or assessments that
may have been Or may hereafter be laid or imposed
under which such public road may have been or
ganized or created or Is now acting, or which may
authorize the laying ogt, opening. widening Or
by any public road board in this state, with the
owner or owners. mortgage or mortgages Of any
lands and real estate which may have been on may
hereafter be taxed or assessed for benefits for any
such improvements openings, Widenfngs or
straIghtenings, and 70 acquit and discharge the
mortgagee or mortgages from the lien Of any such
tax OF assessment upon the payment Of the sum OF
sums agreed upon In such manner aud at such time
as may be mutually arranged and signihed BY writ
z And be It enacted, That in case Of an applica-
ton by any owner or owners, mortgage or mort
gagees Tor a compromise and adjustment with any
public road board In this state under the provisions
Of the first section OF this act Of any tax taxes,
assessment or assessments laid or imposed as in
said section stated for the cause therein stated
and OF the failure OF agreement between such board
and the applicant or applicants, or the neglect or
refusal OF such board to act upon any such appca-
ton within reasonable time after the reception
thereof, thun and In that case, it shall and may be
lawful, upon ten Gays notice to such board, left
PRESIDENT
ers, mortgage or mortgages SO applying, to apply
by petition, duly verified, to such Justice Of the
supreme court Of this state shall hold the circuit
court Of the county in which the land and real
estate, or any part of IT. may lay, recing in such
petition the fact Of application to such board and
their failure TO agree with the petitioner or their
neglect OF refusal 70 act WITHIN reasonable time,
for the appointment OF three disinterested free
holders as arbrators, to settle and adjust the mat
ter in difference between the petitioner petit
TONERS and such board relative to such tax taxes,
g. And be it enacted, That in case it shall appear
to such supreme court justice that the facts recited
in the petition true, then and In that case, be
may, In his discretion, II he shall deem it proper
case for arbitration, to appoint such arbitrators
aforesaid who, when appointed, shall, before
tering upon their duties, subscribe before the clerk
of the county, OF Judge Of the court OF common
pleas, oath for the faithful performance Of their
duties and the trust reposed IN them as arbitrators
In the matter in difference between the petitioner
and such board, as is recited in the petitioners pc
ttion, and shall within ten days after their appoint
nient and subscribing Of the oath, view the land
and real estate upon which the tax taxes,
ment or assessments is laid or imposed, and after
such view, shall notify all parties in interest," of the
time and place when they will sit and hear all par
ties or their witnesses in relation to the matters
f6rred to them; and shall, after hearing all parties
and witnesses, and taking into consideration all
taxes, assessments and impositons Of every nature
whatsoever, and Of the value Of the land and real
estate In proportion to the taxes and assessments
against the same, proceed to fix and adjust spe-
cifc sum or amount to be paid by the owner or
full settlement and discharge OF the tax or taxesas
sessment or assessments levieo or imposed by any
such public road board, under any laws Of the ma
tre. for the purpose in the first section hereof
referred TO- against upon the land and real estate
particularly mentioned and described in the petition
under which said arbtrators were appointed; pro-
rided, however that the provisions OF this act shall
not apply to cases where land and real estate has
been sold for taxes or assessments, and bought
therefor BY bona tide purchaser, other than such
public road board or its representative
4. And cit enacted, That said arbitrators shall
proceed to the performance of their duties with all
reasonable dispatch, and shall make up and present
their final report in writing to the Justice OF the
supreme court appointing them, within sixty days
signed by at least majority Of them, and which,
when presented, shall be ordered fled with the
clerk of the county, there to remain of record and
upon the service OF certified copy Of such finding
and report Of the arbitrators upon and tender Of
the amount named therein to such public road
board together with interest at legal rate from the
date of filing the arDitrators report the president,
or taxes, assessment or assessments against such
land and real estate in full, and give release and
acquittance OF the same from the lien OF any euch
tax or taxes, assessment or assessments and all
past due interest, cost or penalties thereon, and
said land and real estate SHALL by operation thereof
be freed, released and discharged from the hen and
incumbrance thereof; the arbtrators shall be paid
not not to exceed fve dollars each for each sitting
beside the view, and for not more than five sittings
in all.
s. And be it enacted, That all acts inconsistent
with this act shall be and the same are hereby re-
pealed, and that this act shall take eifect mmedi-
ately.