Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-06-05

and their goods and chatteIs shall be and they
hereby are made liable foe the payment OF tax
es which shall be imposed n the said lands
under this act; and in a | cases when any ten
unit shall owe any rent for real estate occupied
or rented by him on which any tax levied in
pursuance Of this act may be due, said rent
shall be paid to the collector Of taxes in dis
charge Of said tax or SO much thereof as shall
be necessary to sati fy the amou OF tax 20
due; and # any such tenant OF other person
shall pay, or his goods and chatteIs shall be
levied on and sold to pay any such tax, it shall
be lawful for him to deduct the sum 80 paid
out OF the rent, or to recover the same from the
landlord or owner by action Of debt with costs.
8. And be it enacted, That taxes levied for
the purposes enumerated and defined in this
act shall be valid, notwithstanding they may
be assessed or levied by said commissioners
prior or subsequent to the time fixed by exist.
ing laws.
9. And be it enacted, That taxes levied in
pursuance of this act shall be collected, paid
over, disbursed, appropriated, apportioned pro
rata among the objects herein named and ex-
pended by the same officers or bodies and in
the same manner, as If they had been levied
by the board Ct officers whose duty it was under
the existing laws to have levied the same, and
all taxes levied on real estate shall be first
lien thereon prior to all other encunlbrances
This act shall not be construed to repeal, mod
ify or affect the power to collect or the mode
ofcollecting taxes, or of selling real estate for
unpaid taxes, or Of paying over holding, dis
bursting, appropriating, apportioning nnd ex-
pending the same, except SO far a, is otherwise
expressly provided herein.
10. And be it enacted, That each commits
sioner appointed under this act shall, before he
en- ers upon the duties of his Office and within
ten days after his appointment, take and sub
scribe an oath Of office faithfully TO discharge
his duty under this act, and file the same in the
Office Of the secretary Of stRte, and he shall,
nm ess sooner removed by the governor, hold
office for the term of one year f ON the date of
appointment, except in case of an appointment
TO fill vacancy caused by the death, resgna-
ton or removal from the city, town or The inu-
nicipality of any commiss oner and in such
cases the appointment shall be for the unex-
pired term only, and at the expiration Of one
year from the time when the commissioners
shall be first appointed, and annually thereafter
they shall be eligible to reappointment, or
Others may be appointed in their place, as pro-
vided in the first section of this act the COVER
nor shall have power to fill all vacancies
whether occasioned BY death, re ignation or
removal.
IL. And be it enacted, That whenever the
governor, after the appointment of such COM
missioners, shall be satisfied that any such city,
town or municipality, through its local and
proper officers, has duly caused to be levied
for the year he said taxes herein enumerated
ard defined, he shall revoke the commissions
Of the said commissioners If taxntionn for the
said city, town or municipality, and shall not
appoint uther comniss oners until the happen
ing OF one or more of the conditions specified
in the first section hereof.
II. And be it enacted, That when cnmmis-
sioners shall be appointed and shall have levied
taxes in pursuance of this act for anv given year,
the To- al officers or board of such city town or
municipality shall not for the same year levy
taxes for any of the purposes for which taxes
have been levied under this act
13. And be it enacted, That the said commits
sioners and all officers bodies or board who shall
be concerned in the collection, holding, dis,urs-
ing, paving over and expending or directing the
expenditure of the taxes or the proceeds of the
taxes levied in pursuance of this act shall be for
all purposes ofthis act, and respects said taxes
ami their pro eeds the officers Of the state, and
any official bonds given or to be given by them
shall inure to The benef OF the state as well as
TO any person or corporation interested ihcrein.
IA. And be enacted, That the said commits
sio shall be paid for their services such COM
pensation as the governor shall determine. not
exceeding six per cent Ofihe amount Of taxes
levied under this act in the same wear, which
compensation shall include disbursement for all
clerical assistance, stationery and other neces-
sary expenses; and the officers who shall collect
the said taxes shall GIVE for their services the
fees and salaries now allowed to h m by law
for similar services in the municipality. and in
lieu thereof which compensation, fees or salaries
shall be levied and paid out Of the taxes col
lected under this act.
Is. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts
Of acts, general, special or local, inconsistent
with tie provisions of this act be. and the same
are hereby repealed, and this act shall take
effect Immediately
Approved March 20. 1884