The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-08-03
CHApTER Ccu
An act to provide for a board of assessor
in cities of the third class

in cities OF the third class.
1. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and Gem
eral Assembly of the State of New Jersey !,
That in all cities Of the third class of this
s tate, it shall and may be lawful for the
common council of other governing body
of such city to pass ordinances or resolu-
tions to take effect therein, for the fol-
lowing purposes, to wit: to provide for a
board OF assessment of taxes, TO consist
of five members, which board shall be
created as follows, viz: by the appoint
ment of four Of its members by the city
council or other governing board of such
city upon the nomination of the mayor
thereof, no more than two of whom shall
belong TO the same political party, and
the fifth member to be elected by the
legal voters Of general ticket, at the an =
nual charter election os such city, in the
same manner as other officers thereof are
elected, whereof at least Two days public
notice shall be given and no two
of which members so appointed shall
be selected from the same ward of
such city, ana shall hold their Office for the
period of two years, and until their sue
cessors are appointed; and the elected
member shall hold his office for three
years from the date of election; the first
appointments to be two for one year, and
the other two for two years: and the said
appointments 10 be SO made that the time
of one member of each political party
shall expire at the same time, and all ap
pointments made to fill the vacancies to
be for the unexpired term only; and in
case of the death of, resignation or dis
ability of the elected member, such va
cancy shall be filed by the city council or
other governing body, In the same man
ner as the original appointment are made,
until the next charter or annual election,
when such vacancy shall be filled by the
legal voters; such assessors shall receive
I. Al nff f1ar
governing board of such city shall, by
ordinance, prescribe, aud shall each give
q bond in such an amount as the said city
council or other governing board may di-
rect, for the faithful performance of their
duties; and the said board of assessors
shall select one of their number to be
clerk thereof, and he shall receive such
additional compensation as the city
council or other governing board
may, by ordinance, prescribe, which
board shall perform the duties now de-
volving or which NAV hereafter devolve by
law upon assessors of taxes or boards for
the assessment of taxes, and the offices of
such assessors aud such boards now ex-
isting in such cities shall be abolished
upon the appointment and election OF as
SESSIONS under this act the said city coun-
ell or other governing board shall provide
an Office for said board, which shall be
open during such hours for the transac-
ton of business as the said council or
other governing board may direct; such
assessors may be removed by the mayor
or other chief magistrate for cause. and
the cause of such removal shall be speci-
fed in writing and filed in the office OF
the city clerk before the removal shall
take effect. and any justice of the SUI
preme court may, at chambers, upon APP
plication by any assessor SO removed.
made within thirty days from the time of
fling the cause OF removal, review in a
summary manner the action of such
mayor or other chief magistrate IN max
Ing such removal; provided, that in Cit
les having three wards or less, no more
than two such assessors shall be appoint
ed from the same ward.
2 And be it enacted, That such board
OF assessment of taxes shall also have ex-
elusive control and charge of all awards
for damages in the injuring or damaging
of lands for public improvement in such
city, and shall make all assessments for
benefits acquired by any land or lands by
reason OF such improvement, or by rea-
son of the laying out or opening of any
street, road, highway, alley, public park
or square within such city, or the cnus-
ing any street. road, highway or alley al
ready laid out, or which shall hereafter
be laid out, to be vacated, Strengthened,
altered, widened or extended. or by rea-
son of the laying or constructing OF sew
ers or drains or the grading, graveling.
paving, tagging, macadamizing, plant
ing Of shade trees, or otherwise In the
improving and regulating of any street
or section of a street in such city.
s. And be 1t enacted, That whenever
the city council or other governing board
of such city shall determine, by ordi-
nance, TO lay out and open any street,
road, highway. alley, pubic park or
square within such city, or to alter.
widen, straighten or extend any street,