The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-07-06

An act to authorize the governing author
tiles of any village to enforce their or
dinances respecting the laying or repair
ing of sidewalks, and to collect assess
ments for the costs and expenses there
of.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gem
eral Assembly of the State of New Jer-
sey, That in case any owner of lands in
front of which any sidewalk is REQUIRED.
by ordinance OF tina trustees or other gov
erning authorities Of any village to be
graded, laid, tagged, repaired, curbed or
improved, shall neglect or refuse to cause
said work to be done within thirty days
after notice of such ordinance, such gov
erning authority may have such work
done ut the expense of the owner of said
land, and, in addition to any power now
possessed for enforcing said ordinance,
may either require from said owner the
amount of the cost and expense thereof
by suit in any court of competent luris-
diction in an action upon contract, or
may assess said cost and expense upon
the lot or tract of land In front, or IL such
lands lie on the corner of any street on
the side of which the work may be done
and certify said assessment together
with short description of said lands. to
the collector who collects other taxes
within said village limits, and cause
copy of such certificate to be filed In the
Office of the clerk of the county wherein
the land is situate and recorded in a book
OF returns of unpaid taxes for the town
ship wherein said lands are situate, and
the amount of such costs and expenses
shall, from the date of the filing of said
certificate, be and remain lien on said
lands until paid.
2 And be it enacted, That the said col
leetor shall forthwith, upon receiving
said certificate, serve notice of such as
sessment upon the owner of said lands,
demanding payment thereof, together,
with interest at the rate of one-half per
centum per month until paid: and In case
said owner shall fail or neglect to make
such payment on demand, the amount
of said assessment shall be added
to the annual tax assessed on said land,
and shall be part of the same, and shall
be collected by said collector, with inter
est as aforesaid, in the manner as said
other taxes are collected. and as part
thereof at the time of the annual collec-
tion.of taxes succeeding the receipt of said
certificate, and payment thereof may be
enforced by sale OF the lands described in
said certificate, in the same manner as
payment of other taxes is enforced.
8. And be it enacted, That notice of the
ordinance mentioned in the first section
OF this act, and also notice by the collec-
tor and demand may be given either by
personal service OF a copy of said
ordinance or of such notice of de-
mand, as Jne case may be, or by leaving
such copy thereof at the residence of said
land owner if residing within the limits
of the jurisdiction of said governing au-
thorities, or, if a nonresident, by mailing
such copy TO his post Office address, If
known. or by publication once week for
three weeks in one of the newspapers
published within said village limits, the
cost of such publication be added to said
assessment and collected Herewith.
4. Aud be it enacted, That upon paw
ment of said assessment it shall be the
duty Of the clerk in whose office any such
certificate as is mentioned in the first
section Of this act may be filed, to dis
charge the same from the record of tax
returns in his office, upon filing with him
the receipt of the payment of said assess
ment made by said governing authorities
or by the collector by whom the same
may have been collected, for which ser
vice said clerk or register shall be paid
the sum of twenty-five cents.
g. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately
Approved March s. 1890.