The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-06-14
CHAPTER CIV.

Supplement to an act entitled "An act to pro-
vide for drainage and sewage in densely popu-
supply" approved March fourth, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty four.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly Of the State OF New Jersey, That
in any township in this state in which the town.
ship committee is authorized by the act to which
this is a supplement to provide for obtain and
cause to be constructed a system of sewerage and
drainage, it shalt be full for the township com
mittee, in case they deem such method of proceed
ure advisable, to provide for obtain and cause to
be constructed from time to time such sewer or
sewers, and drain or drains in said township or
any part thereof as they may designate in the or
dinance and ordinances which the said commit
tee may for that purpose adopt and pass
2 And be it enacted, That In case the township
committee shall be OF the opinion that the con-
struction of any sewer or drain will be of local
and peculiar benefit to the property in the vicinity
thereof they may apply to the circuit court of the
county in which said township is situate and on
application in writing made by, or on behalf of
such township committee, and after notice of the
time and place of making such application, pub.
lished at least ten days previously theretoin some
newspaper circulating in the said county, the
circuit court may appoint three disinterested COM
missioners who shall make an estimate assessment
of the benefit that any lands and all real estate in
the vicinity OF the line of such sewer drain will
receive by the making and construction thereof;
if any of said commissioners die or refuse to act
the said court shall Immediately make appoint
ment OF proper person to fill any vacancy so
created; the said commissioners shall be sworn to
make just and impartial estimate and an as :
sessment and they shall assess upon the several
lots or parcels of land benefited by such improve
ment a sum in proportion to the benefit received
by each of said lots parcels of land and no lot
or parcel shall be assessed more than it is bene-
flied, and they 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 commissioners; the circuit
court shall direct notice to be given by advertise
ment in some newspaper circulating in said
county for at least ten days. of the time and place
at which said court will proceed TO consider said
report and any objection that may be made
thereto, and shall have power to consider said
report and the objections thereto in summary
way, and TO revise, and to confirm said report,
with or without alteration said report when
confirmed by the court, or copy thereof duly
certified by the county clerk. shall be plenaTy
evidence OF said assessment and of the amount
thereof upon each and every lot aud parcel of
land embraced therein; if the total cost and ex-
pense of such improvement exceed the aggregate
amount Of assessable benefits, then only so much
of said cost and expense as equals the aggregate
amount of such benefits shall be so assessed, and
the remainder of such cost and expense shall be
borne and paid by the township at large; the
ton to be paid to the commissioners and the cost
and expenses of the application and report, which
shall be paid by the township.
3. And be 1t enacted That the said assessments
for benefits shall be lien upon the lots and par
GELS of land respectively assessed from the date of
the confirmation of the report thereof, and shall
be Immediately due and payable to the person in
said township authorized by law to collect and
receive taxes; said assessments shall bear inter-
est at the rate of six per centum per annum, but
may be paid without interest at any time within
thirty days from and after the confirmation of
said report.
Passed April 2, 1885. -g1