The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-08-03

mutual insurance company, and shall be
valid and collectible for paying any losses
which may accrue or any other lawful
use or purpose.
8. And be it enacted, That companies
organized under and by virtue of the pre-
ceding sections shall be subject to the
provisions of the act to which this is q
supplement so far as the same shall apply
to companies organized in this state.
4. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved May IL. 1890.
CHAPTER CXCV.
An Act to authorize towns and villages
to construct sewers and drains, an to
provide for the payment of the cost
thereof.
l. BE it enacted by the Senate and Cen
eral Assembly of the State of New Jer-
sey, That it shall be lawful in any town
or village in this state, which has been
Incorporated under any general or special
law of this state, whether the
powers granted have been vested in q
board of commissioners having, among
other powers, the charge and control Of
the public streets of such town or village,
or IN any other governing body or board,
Tor the board of commissioners, or other
governing body or board, of any such
town or village, to order and cause, by
contract or otherwise, sewers and drains
to be constructed in any part of such
town or village, and to provide, maintain
and alter O general system of sewerage
and drainage for such town or village or
any part thereof, conformabiy to which
all sewers and drains shall be construct
ed. and to establish and maintain on ore
more outlets or places of deposit within
or Without such town or village, for sew
erage and drainage from such town or
village, and 10 repair and cleanse such
sewerage and drains
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petition in writing of any owners of prop
erty interested. not less than ten, shall be
presented to the board OF commissioners
or other governing body or board, of
such town or village, asking for the
construction of a sewer or drain In the
whole or any particular section of such
town or village. it shall be lawful for
such board to adopt resolution declar-
ing its intention to cause such sewers or
drains TO be constructed; and the said
board shall forthwith cause public notice
OF such intention to be given BY its presi-
dent or designated officer, in two or more
newspapers, printed or circulating in
such town or village, for the space of ten
days, briefly describing the proposed
work and the section or part of such town
or village co be affected, and requesting
such persons as may object thereto to pre-
sent their objections in writing at or be-
fore the expiration of ten days from the
date of such notice, to the officers signing
the same; and If persons owning or repre-
senting more than one-haif of the lineal
frontage Of land along the streets through
which it is proposed to construct aly
sewer or drain, shall so present their OBJ
jections in writing, then such proceed
ings shall cease. but otherwise, and
after the expiration of said ten days, il
shall be lawful for such board to adopt
any ordinance for the construction of
such sewers or drains, to award contracts
I'm h0 0r for o~< 2...,
thereof. and TO take ali necessary steps
for properly carrying into effect The de-
sired improvement
8. And be it enacted, That If, in the
Judgment of the said board of commits
sioners, or other governing body or board,
the construction OF such sewer or drain Is
likely to benefit and increase the value of
any lands and real estate in the vicinity
thereof, the said board shall apply to the
judge Of the circuit court of the county
wherein such town or village is situate
for the appointment of commissioners to
estimate and assess such benefits, of the
time and place of which application shall
be given by ten days publication in two
newspapers printed within the county
and circulating in such town or village,
at which time and place, or at such other
time and place as the said Judge shall
designate, said judge shall, without I'M
necessary delay, appoint three commits
sioners, who shall be freeholders of such
iowa or village making the application
to estimate and assess the said benefits;
the said judge shall have power to re-
move any commissioner and appoint
another in his place, and also to fill any
vacancy that may occur in the office of
auy commissioner from any cause: the
said commissioners, before entering upon
the execution OF the duties required of
them by this act shall take and subscribe,
before some person duly authorized to
Ouf an. ar
ton that they will make all estimates
and assessments required of them fairly
legally and eQuitauly, according to the
best of their skill and understanding.
which oath or affirmation shall be at
tached to the report that they are herein
after required to make.
4. And be it enacted, That the said
commissioners, having thus qualified,
shall give notice, under the direction OF
said judge, of the time aud place when
and where they Will hear any persons in
interest who may present themselves to
be heard, and Mt such time and place and
at such other times and places to which
they may adjourn for that purpose, the
said commissioners shall attend, and
shall give public hearing to those per-
sons Ia interest who may desire to be
heard, the said commissioners shall have
power to examine witnesses under oath.
TO be administered by any one of them,
and to enter upon and view any premises
that they may deem necessary. and to
adjourn from time TO time in their dis
erection, or as directed by the Judge of
| said court; they shall use diligent effort
to ascertain the names of the owners of
lands and real estate benefited by the
construction of such sewer or drain us
aforesaid, and shall state the same in the
report hereinafter mentioned, but the
failure TO ascertain the name of any such
owner or to state the same correctly, or
the omission Of any such name from the
said report, shall not be deemed TO in
validate the said assessment, nor to be a
bar to the collection of the same.
s. And be it enacted, Tnat after having
given opportunity as aforesaid for pub
lie hearing of the persons 10 interest, and
having viewed the premises likely. in
their Judgment to be benefited by the
construction of such sewer or drain, the
said commissioners shall make report
in writing OF their estimates and assess :
ments TO the judge Of said court. accom-