The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-05-23

assessments by sale OF the lands upon = -.
same have been or may be impossdI nows there's
I: le i enacted by the Senate and General Assem-
bly, OF Inc state OF New Jersey, That It shall be law
ful for The board of aldermen, common council or
other b0dy OF any city in this State, with
or contr0&ef the finances or the city In which any
such arreafagasst taxss, assessmenisor water fate
ths cogaIy y whIe such city Is sitlate for the
state as commissioners Of adjustment, at least
Of whom shall be resident OF the city for the pur-
pos q g. R s oon ad sseca h s
act at least two weeks notice OF such intended ap<
na @ c 1s & he ~ and e sa
once each week IN Two newspapers printed and cirs
place when and where said application is intended
o oMn e as IN esbsE
wise shall be entitled to appear and be heard before
upon due proof that otfoe has been given as sfore=
said, on which the Judgment OF tbs eodTt shall be
TO appoint three disinterested reehoders and rests
dents as aforesaid As commissioners OF adjustment
for said city for the purpose aforesaid said commits
sioners Of adjustment shall before entering upon the
clerk the oath Of oifice required to be taken By
0icers OF the city for which they appointed and
ton as the said court shall determines vacancies IN
the board Of Commissioners caused by death OF
original appointments herein required to be nade
p And be Il eiiactedi That the said commissioners
have power and jurisdiction, and they ars hereby
assessment or water rate levied Of mpose ss Or At
tempted to be levied or imposed on any land there
and in erfea1sj to examine into and fx adjust and
determine as q eaeh parcel Of land, how much Of
Or water rates; If any; ought In the way Of fax,
assessments or water rate In fairness equity and
justice to be laid assessed and charged agansti and
actually collected from said land for on account ct
local improvements heretofore made and the said
commissioners, In dealing with the said arrearagea
What @ b eSe r and q 9 as as
fore directed shall treat the same without regard to
lari or defect in any Of the proceedings had fer th
sysg imposing q conrmine Of any Of said ID taxes
certainlnG the amount that should be assessed and
land, the said commissionsrsi in dealing with the
assessments or claims for street Or Sewer improves
parcel & land; for or on account Of any such I'M
proyement; In excess Of the benefit derived there's
IN excess OF its due and sqable proportion thereof
assessment or q reassessment has been MUGS en- a17
lot or tract OF land under valid law for the benefs
mi sioners shall have regard to the fact and shall not
reduce the principal sum Of such assessment unless,
mine that the amount heretofore So assessed thereon
does In fact exceed the benefit conferred upon t6
said Commissioners shall mitEin thirty days after
vr Il be cass nGc gnos them
printed ana circulating In the city for which they
commissioners wiz meet at time and place to be
therein desgnated not more than forty or less than
the notice. to hear all persons interested In She
assessment or adjustment under this of the taxes
assessments or water rates in arrears in the city
In such part thereof the said commissioners shall
designate IN the notice; such notice shall Be cons
9ntl said meeting; az the time and Place mentioned
either as taxpayers owners OF assessed lands Oh
otherwise, shall be entitled TO appeal before said
unset and said commissioners shall have the right
p examine witnesses under oath in relation to all of
authorized sd to TO-, administer; after such hearing
mentioned in said notce tie Said couipnsio
srs sna ~ ,p proceed as speedily az may be TO
ments and water rates upon the principles
aforesaid; and in like manner and upon like noticd
the said commissioners shall proceed until ali the arr
rearageS of taxes assessments and water rates In
such city have been reviewed nxed, adjusted and
taxes assessments and water rates for Which certids
Gates Of sale have been given to and held by the
deemed to be In arrears within the meaning Of this
w6en ssd y mays oeen So nd from The date
assessed levied or eonrmeds on attempted to be asa
sessedi levied or coniiFmed the term water fatesD
In this act shall be construed to include water
g. And be 1t enacted, That the said commissioners
shall keep record of their proceedings Under this
act in which shall be entered their determination as
70 the amount TO be charged and assessed upon and
against lot tract Of land as aforesaid desg-
nang nae same ny BLOCK and lot numbers on assess,
make reports from time to time they proceed with
charged and assessed, and shall ale the sans, With
the said map in the once of the clerk of the court By
titled by The signature Of at least swo Of the said
commissioner and upon The coming IN and 1ling Of
any two Of them such notice shall be given as the
hearing any objection that may be made made to
the assessments charges and liens fixed and GER
the said court shall BY rule or order either confirm
to other commissioners to be appointed BY the said
court 70 reconsider the subject matter thereof and
be SO referred shall return the same corrected and
Of Se % Pe wo 81 them IN n
delay ana the same, on being 80 returned shall be
manner aforesaid. right and justice may require,
and So from time TO time, until report shall be
court shall confirm any commissioner Who sSe s 1an
refuse 70 sign such report shall le with the sams
sormation Of the courts said report icing
terest in lien upon the said lands and against all
inined. certified and confirmed in each case shall
thereupon become and be valid and binding tax, as
and instead Of all outstanding claims Of the city for
levied confirmed or attempted to Be levied OF con-
nrmed prior TO the making of said report and shall
other liens. claims or demands whatsoever, except
taxes, assessments water rates levied after the
Wien slo ana ppeS lie
n meni OF me ss q carrying out the
debtedness to which the original tax
and % The payment Of other debts Of the city If any
but no application to any other use shall be made
be competent for the said Commissioner to include
IN any one report their several determlnaEions re-
seem to them convenient, and 1t shall pc their duty
posed BY them each lot tract Of land was made
on account OF taxes assessments and water rates
from the sale Of the lands as hereinafter provided
may be applied n due proportion to the purchase OF
been issued on account of taxes, assessments and
NE same may have been pledged i shall Be e dug
Of the corporation attorney counsel for the city to
reports and otherwise In the discharge Of their duties
wnen requested and the city surveyor engineering
veys and maps required: and the said commissioners
shall have s The pSwsr TO to sppent clerk whose COM
charge control Of the finances of the city at rate
l. And be il enacted, That upon the confirmation of
the sid report certiied copy of the same with the
collecting assessments to be flea By him in lis Once
and lien 50 fixed and certed in respect q cacR
Se eysfy o and ce % lana Included
shall be collected by the said comptroller or said
within sixty days after the filling OF such certified
copy Of the report with him, and IL not so paid them
Of six per centum per annum and If not paid within
SIX months from such Ming, with interest at the rate
such ling the comptroller or said other oicer shall
ent Of said tax assessment and lien, and IL aftsr
the expiration OF SIX months from the filing OF the
he amount therein certie in respect Of anv iot Or
parcel OF land shall not have been collected or paid
the said comptroller other officer, after giving
notice by advertisement as required shall
s. S he aOun SG
due from the same, as appears by the said report
with interest and costs; SAID advertisement shah
clude designation of the time and place OF sale and
of the ward wards In which the property then and
there be sold Is situate and the lot and block NUM-
hers OF the same on the said assessment maps and
shall state That further & ct the property
troller or said other collecting encer and it shall
be necessary In said advertisement to include any
further particulars of the property TO be sold; said
advertisements shall be published once In each week
for four weeks prior 70 said sale In two newspapers
printed and circulating In the city; it shall be the
duty OF said comptroller or other collecting oficer
ment to deliver 70 any applicant at his onlce,
within office hours, written printed list
OF all the parcels property intended to be Included
IN said safe but Y shalt not In anywise be obiec
ton the validity of sale that any person has
failed for any reason objective such list 1t shall not
be necessary in the said list In the reports OF the
any notice required 70 be given or published BY any
OF the provisions OF this act TO state the name q the
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