The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-24

An act to declare and establish the intent and
meaning, force and effect of the several acts and
parts of acts granting to certain active and ex-
empt fremen, to persons who served in the
military or naval forces of the United Stateg
during the late war. and to all general and staff
officers, all commissioned and non comissioned
officers musicians and priVates of the national
guard Of this state certain advantages in respect
to taxes 8 Deg
Assembly Of the State Of New Jersey, That tha
several acts and parts Of acts granting to certain
active. and. exempt fremen, to persons who
United States during the late war and to all
general and staff officers, all commissioned and
non-commissioned officers, musicians and privatea
of the national guard of this state certain advan-
tages in respect to taxes shall not be deemed or
held to be cumulative in their action but that
any person claiming any exemption or deduction
from taxation by reason of his belonging to any
two or more of the three classes above mentioneds
shall elect at the time Of making such claim for,
exemption or deduction one only of the threa
causes for tax exemption aforesaid, and shall
make his claim hereunder and not otherwise,
and shall not be entitled to have or claim By
reason Of his belonging to more than one of the
three classes aforesaid any other additional tax
exemption whatever. r--.rl
2. And be it enacted That in the case of city,
town or borough, being or having been set off and
incorporated within the bounds of any township,
any person claiming tax exemption by reason Of
his being an active fireman, shall only claim ex-
emption from such taxes as shall be assessed
against him or his property, or both. by authority
ofthe municipal corporation under the supervision
or control Of which he may be doing public fire
duty; and if such claim is made by reason of his
being an exempt fireman, such exemption shall
only be made from taxes assessed against him or
his property or both by the municipal corporation
in the service Of which he became an exempt fire.
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s. And be 1t enacted, That any person. whose
right to claim any exemption as aforesaid shall
accrue prior to the time when such tax shall be
due and payable. in any year shall be entitled to
claim such exemption from the taxes assessed
during said year, as foreSaid.
4. And be it enacted, That the following shall
be sufficient evidence to the collector or receiver
of taxes of the right of any person to claim
exemption as aforesaid to wit: In case of certain
active and exempt fremen, the certificate of the
clerk Of the city, town, borough or township or
of such other municipal officer as shall have
charge of the records showing what persons ara
such active or exempt firemen, which shall be
furnished without charge, stating that the person
claiming such exemption Is either an active OK
exempt fireman; in case Of persons who served in
the military or naval forces of the United States
during the late war an honorable discharge from
such service, which discharge shall be the last
discharge the certificate of the adjutant general
of this state and in case of all general and staff
officers, all commissioned and non commissioned
officers, musicians and privates of the national
guard Of this state the following certificates, N
wit: OF general staff and commissioned oficerSl
the certificate of the adjuant general of this state
and of non-commissOned officers, musicians and
privates. the certificate of the commandment of the
respective company, band or battery to which
they belong, as the case may be: which certificates
shall specify that the person or persons therein
named are in the active service of the national
guard of this state.
4 5. And be it enacted That in case any two OF
more persons, residing in the same city, town.
borough or township, shall be entitled to cerths
Gates rs above provided, from the same officer, OF
from the clerk of any city, town, borough on
township, such certificates may be combined in
the form of list of the persons residing and
entitled aforesaid, which list shall be certified
by such officer or clerk and filed by him with the
collector or receiver of taxes of such city, town.
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each year, when taxes shall be due and payable
therein.
6. And be it enacted That this act shall take
acts inconsistent with the provisions Of this act
be and the same are hereby repealed. =
Passed March Is. 1855.