The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-07-13

| borough incorporated under this act to
order and cause to be assessed and raised
by tax every year such sum of money. not
/ exceeding twenty mills on the dollar. as
/ they shall deem expedient for the current
| expenses OF such borough. and for all
| other objects and purposes authorized by
4 this act, to be assessed and collected IN
1 the same manner as the assessors and coll
lectors of townships are or may be by law
required to assess and collect the state
and county taxes, which taxes, when
collected, shall be subject to the
order of said council; and the said coun-
Gil may from time to time borrow such
sum or sums of money, not exceeding ten
mills on the dollar OF the assessed value
of the property in the borough in any one
year, and then only for the purpose of
anticipating the next years taxes, IN the
corporate name of the borough for all
purposes for which they are authorized
by this act to raise money by tax, as they
deem necessary, and secure the payment
thereof by bond or other instrument, I'M
der the common seal of the borough and
signature OF the Mayor, attested by the
clerk, and to provide by tax for the pay
ment thereof within the ensuing year;
provided, that no loan shall be made
without the concurrence of a majority of
all the members OF said council.
10. And be it enacted That whenever
hereafter greater sum of money than
the said sum of twenty mills on the dol
lar shall, in the opinion of said council,
be necessary to be raised in any one year
for the use of such borough, then and in
such case the said council are hereby au-
thorized to give notice to the property
holders OF the borough by advertise
ment published in one newspaper, if any
there be printed in the county in which
said borough is situate, for at least two
weeks, once in each week, before acting
thereon, and by printed handbills put up
In five of the most public places in snch
borough for a like period, stating the
sum of money necessary to be raised and
the purposes and uses for which such
money is needed, and upon obtaining the
written consent of persons representing
one-half or more of the taxable property
III said borough, as represented by the
duplicates OF the borough assessor for
the previous year, said members of coun-
Gil may proceed to vote thereon; and
every sum OF money so voted by any
resolution of said council to be raised by
tax in said borough shall be assessed and
collected the same as other taxes are
assessed and collected.
90 And be it enacted. That 1t shall and
may be lawful for the said council to
make and establish ordinances and regu-
lations for the laying out, extending,
opening, altering or widening of any
street, road, highway or alley within the
borough as they shall judge the public
good requires, the same to be done only
on the application in writing to the said
council of at least ten properly holders OF
such borough; and there shall be three
commissioners appointed by the said
council Immediately after the passage of
any ordinance for the purpose aforesaid,
who shall in every case be residents in
such borough and entirely free from Pc
cuniary interests in any houses or lands to
be affected by assessments or awards by
reason of any such laying out, opening,
aIy n
who, in laying out, opening, extending,
altering or widening any street, road,
highway or alley within such borough,
shall perform like duties and be subject
to like requirements and penalties IT'S the
surveyors OF the highways are now re-
quired to perform and are subject to BY
the law of the state concerning roads.
and the law of this state is hereby made
applicable in all such cases.
q. And be it enacted, That the council
of said borough shall have power by ordi-
nance or resolution to grant or allow such
fees or compensation to the several Off
GERS of said borough as TO them shall
seem necessary and proper; provided, that
the mayor shall not receive salary ex-
ceeding three hundred dollars per annum
for the performance of his official duties,
other than the fees which appertain to
his Office as justice of the peace; that
the members of council shall not be paid,
directly or indirectly, any compensation
for the performance of their official duties:
the fees of the assessor and collector to be
as now provided by law.
% And be enacted, That the said coun-
Gil shall and may make and impose fines
and penalties against all persons who
shall offend against the bylaws and ordi-
nances of said council; and the mayor of
said borough is hereby constituted q
court of record to take cognizance of all
offences against such bylaws and ordi-
nances and punish all offenders against
the same by fine not exceeding fifty dol
lars or imprisonmens not exceeding
thirty'days in the jail Of such borough
or in the county jail or both, to-
gether with the costs of conviction;
and it shall and may be lawful for the
said mayor, on complaint made by oath
or affirmation of an offense committed
against the said bylaws aud ordinances,
aud on conviction thereof to issue his
warrant TO the marshal or any policeman
of said borough, commanding him, in
case of any offender or offenders be
sentenced TO imprisonment, to convey
him, her or them to the Jail aforesaid
there to remain until the term of inn
priSonment shall have expired and the
costs Of conviction shall be paid; and in
case the offender or offenders shall be adj
Judged TO pay Il fine, then 1t shall and
may be lawful for the said mayor TO issue
n execution TO the borough marshal or
handing hila to levy and make such fine
and costs of goods and chattels of said
offender or offenders, and the said
borough marshal or policeman is hereby
authorized and required to execute the pro-
cess aforesaid; that the jailor of the coun-
ty in which such borough is situate shall
receive and safely keep ali such offenders
as shall be committed to the jail of said
county by the mayor of said borough for
the term OF his her or their imprison-
ment as expressed in the warrant of com =
mitment, and all the expenses of keeping
said offenders in said jail shall be borne
and paid by the county
20. And be it enacted, That the assessor
shall assess and the collector collect the
taxes in the same manner as the assessors
and collectors of townships in this State
are required by law to assess and collect;
and in case of non-payment of taxes the
said collector shall proceed to enforce the
collection thereof as now required by law
of township collectors in this State.
81. And be it enacted, That the Com
missioners of Appeal in cases of taxation
shall meet annually on the fourth Tues
day of November, to hear and determine
shall sit from ten O'Clock in the forenoon
until five O'Clock in the afternoon, or
longer If found necessary to dispose of all
cases submitted to them for considera-
ton, and shall give public notice of the
time and place of such intended meeting,
in any newspaper printed in the county,
if any there be, at least ten days previous
to such assembling. and by hand bills