The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-07-20


rendered, then affid avit shall be made of
the facts and filed in the office of the
county clerk, aud the amount awarded to
any such owner shall be deposited in said
circuit court before said township COM
lnfttee shall have the right TO take and
use the said lands and real estate; the
court snail SETTLE and determine the com
pensatiOn to be paid to the commission
eFs, and the costs and expenses Of the
application and report, which shall be
paid by the township in behalf of which
the application has been made.
10. And be it enacted That it shall be
lawful for the township committee to
Keep the sewers, works and drains In re-
pair and working order, and to make,
establish and enforce regulations and
conditions as to the management and use
OF the same and as to connections there
WITH and they shall have power and it
shall be their duty beneficialiy and eff
cieutiy to control the use of ouch sewers
and drains, and TO prevent and stop all
abuses aud improper uses of the same.
IL. And be it enacted, That for the pur-
pose OF paying the costs and expenses Of
the improvements and public works ana
OF the proceedings IN relation thereto, as
mentioned in this act, or any of them, il
shall be lawful for the township commit
tee TO apply TO Il justice Of the supreme
court, sitting Mt the circuit in which said
township it situate, for the appointment
of three commissioners. who shall be
residents and TreeholdefS in the county IN
which such township is situate, and
whose duty 1T shall be to assess the costs
and expenses of any such Improvement
and public works upon the several lots
aud parcels of land and real estate bene-
flied by such improvements IN proper
ton to the benefits thereby received by
each one of such lots or parcels of land
and real estate, and no lot or parcel shall
be assessed for more than lit is benefited:
IF a.
pense of an improvement exceed the ag-
gregate amount of assessable benefits,
then only so much of said cost and ex-
peuse as equals the aggregate amount of
such benefits shall be SO assessed, and the
remainder of such cost and expense shall
be borne by the township as provided by
this act.
10 And be it enacted, That for the pur-
pose of paying such portion of the costs
aud expenses of the improvements and
public works, and of the proceedings in
relation thereto, as mentioned in this act,
rs shall be assessed against the township
at large, 1t shall be lawful for the town
ship committee to borrow money from
time to time, and to secure the payment
of the same by issuing the corporate
bonds of the inhabitants OF such town
ship, payable at such times as said COM
lnittee may determine, which bonds,
when Issued by resolution of the township
committee and under the township seal,
shall be valid obligations of such munich
pal corporation according to their tenor:
provided, however, that said bonds shall
bear interest at a rate not exceeding six
per ceutum per annum, shall be sold for
not less than their par or face value; and
provided, Also that in no case shall bonds
be issued to an amount which shall cause
the entire corporate Indebtedness of such
township, for all purposes, to exceed at
any time ten per centum OF the assessed
valuation of property in said township as
shown on the duplicate OF assessment.
10. And be it enacted, That 1t shall be
lawful for the legal voters in such town
ship, Mt their annual meeting, to vote
grant aud raise such sum or sums OF
money, from year to year, to be expended
by the township committee, under the
provisions Of this act. as a majority Of
said legal voters shall determine.
Il. And be it enacted, That for the Dur-
pose OF paying the interest and principal
OF the bonds to be issued under the pro-
visions of this act, it shall be the duty of
the township committee, each year, to
issue a warrant to the assessor of such
township, directing him to assess upon
the property subject to taxation in said
township, q sum equal to the amount of
principal and interest which will fall due
during the then current fiscal year: and all
money SO by warrant directed to be as
sessed, as well as any money voted and
granted by the legal voters, as herein pro-
lected by the same persons, in the same
manner, at the same times and under the
like fees, fines and penalties as the money
raised by taxation In said township, for
other township and for county purposes
10. And be it enacted, That the
township committee may, by reso-
luton, provide that any assessment
for any sewer or sewers to be built
or constructed under and by virtue of
the provisions Of this act need not be paid
in one payment, but that the same may
be paid In equal annual installments: pro-
vided that no installmentis less than one
fifth of the whole amount of the assess
ment on such piece or parcel Of land as
seSsed.
49, And be it enacted, That the town
ship committee or any township may, by
resolution, submit the question of the ac-
ceptance or rejection of this act to the
voters of said township at any town or
charter election to be held therein. where
of at least one weeks notice shall be
given by public advertisement in daily
newspaper circulating in such township;
and If majority OF those who shall vote
for the acceptance or rejection thereof
shall be III favor OF the acceptance of this !
act, then this act shall go into |
effect Immediately, and the grant of |
power herein made to such township |
shall be taken to be accepted by sucn |
township, and such township shall be |
bound by the terms of this act; persons |
entitled to vote at any charter or township |
election where this question is submitted |
to them shall express their assent to or
rejection of this act by depositing their |
ballots i'll box provided for deDositing |
ballots at such election in such township; |
and those who are in favor Of the accept |
ance OF this act and the grant of powers |
therein contained shall each deposit a t
ballot Containing the words Act OF one !
thousand eight hundred and ninety to
provide for drainage and sewerage in
townships accepted written or printed
thereon, and those who are opposed shall !
each deposit a ballot with the words Act |
of one Thousand eight hundred and ninety
to provide for drainage and sewerage in |
townships rejected" written or printed |
thereon, aud this acceptance or re-
lection may be expressed upon the ball !
lot on which are the names OF the state, |
county or township officers, and no
separate ballot shall be required for the
purpose of this vote; there shall be q
canvass, on the return of the vote, upon
this question of such acceptance or re-
lection, made by the election officers in
the same way and manner as for officers
voted for at such election, and if a major
ity OF the ballots on which there shalt be
the words "Act of one thousand eight
hundred and ninety TO provide for drain
age and sewerage in townships shall be
found to be for the acceptance of this
act, il shall then, and not otherwise, 20
into effect and be binding upon such
township wherein such vote shall have