Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-05-22

ly make appointment Of proper person 10 fill
any vacancy so created; the said commissioners
shall be sworn to make a JUST and impartial
estimate and assessment, and shall present
without delay to the said court report in
writing Of such estimate and assessment,
which shall be sufficient If signed by
majority of said commissionersj the circuit
court shall direct notice to be given b5
advertisement id some newspaper circulating
in said county for at least ten days Of the time
ard place at which said court viii proceed to
consider said report and any objection that MAY
be made thereto, and shall have power to con-
slider said report and the objections thereto in
summary way, and to revise and to confirm
said report with or without alteration; said re-
port, when confirmed by the court, or copy
thereof duly certified BY the county clerk, shall
at all times be plenary evidence of the right Of
the township committee to enter upon, take
and use the said land and real estate with the
appurtenances; the township committee first
rendering to the owner or owners thereof, if re-
sident in this state, the amount SO awarded to
them; and if any owner is not a resident OF this
state, or on due inquiry cannot be found there
in, or is a lunatic or idiot, or under age. or is
for any other cause incapacitated to receive the
amount awarded, or will not receive the same
and sign proper receipt therefor when TEN
dered, then affidavit shall be made OF the facts
anu tllt DlllCe Ol Lue county cltfh5 dliu
the amount awarded to any such owner shall be
deposited in said circuit court before said town
ship committee shall have the right to take and
use the said lands and real estate; the court
shall settle and determine the compensation to
be paid to the commissioners, and the costs and
expenses Of the application and report which
shall be paid by the township in behalf Of which
the application has been made.
10. And be it enacted, that it shall be law
f,1 ro-
sewers, d. aims and works in repair and working
order, and to make, establish and enforce regu-
lations and conditions as to the management
and use of the same, and as to connections
Herewith, and they shall have power, and it
shall be their duty, beneiicially and efficiently
! to control the use of such sewers and drnins
and to preyent and stop all abuses and im-
proper uses of the same.
IL. And be it enacted, that for the purpose
ofpaying the costs and expenses Of the i'm
provements and public works, and of the pro-
ceedings in relation thereto, as mentioned in
this act, orany OF them, it shall be lawful for
the township committee to borrow money from
time to time, and to secure the payment Of the
same by issuing the corporate bonds Of the in
habitants Of such township, payable at such
times as said committee may determine, which
bonds, when is ued by resolution OF the town
ship committee and under the township seal,
shall be the valid obligations Of such municipal
corporation according to their tenor; provided,
however, that said bonds shall bear interest at
a rate not exceeding SIX per centum per an
mum, shall be sold for not less than their par or
face value, and provided also, that IN no case
shan bonds be issued to an amount which shall
cause the entire corporate Indebtedness Of such
! township, for all purposes, to exceed at any
| time ten per centum of the assessed valuation
Of property in said township as shown on the
| duplicate Of assessment.
II. And be it enacted, That it shall also be
lawful for the legal voters In such township at
| their annual meeting to vote, grant and raise
such sum or sums Of money from year 10 year
to be expended by the township committee un-
der tire provisions Of this act as a majority Of
| said legal voters shall determine.
13. And be it enacted, That for e purpose
of paying the interest and principal of the bonds
10 be issued under the provisions Of this act, it
shall be the duty Of the township committee
each year to issue a warrant TO the assessor q
such township, directing him to assess upon
the property subject to taxation in such town
ship sum equal to the amount of principal
and interestwhich will fill due during the then
current fiscal year; and all money SO by war
rant directed to be assessed, as well as any
money voted and granted by the legal voters as
herein provided, shall be assessed, levied and
| collected by the same persons, in the same
manner, and at the same times, and under the
like fees, fines and penalties as the money
rnised by taxation in said township for other
township and for county purposes.
| H. And be it enacted That all sets and
parts Of acts inconsistent with the provisions Of
this ait be and the same are hereby repealed,
a d this act shall take effect Immediately ex-
cept that no provision OF any act which prollib-
its the pollution Of any or the waters Of this
state used 70 supply any aqueduct or reser-
yoir or which are distributed tor public use,
is intended TO be hereby repealed; and this act
shall not be construed to authorize the dis
charge Of sewage or the contents of sewers into
fresh water, or into any portion 81 a river OF
stream tributary thereto, in such manner as to
dciile source Of public water supply.
Approved March 4, 1884.