The Penn's Grove record., 1891-06-05

co.npei 8 id b ar TO make An APP ropr a 10
as Aforesaid; and when any such application
Is ma 10. The 20 ri. upon a iul- 10 shos cause,
or upon affidavtts taken on due no ice, or
otherwise, In such manner as the court shall
presrrib, shall ascertain and determine
whether such road AS aforesiil /. In n proper
state of repair, md what sum o none. II
any. shall be raised for re ,iairs, and may also.
In lts discretion, ALLOW to the aftorney OF en-
by the county. in Gaze the board of chosen
nreehoider, shall not have on hand sufficient
alton commanded to bs made by any writ OF
mandamus granted as Aforesaid. they shall
borrow sue sum or sums rs ma be necessary
herefor oitel porary loans on The cred { OF
borrJaedIo be raised by taxation with the
next assess nent of county taxes
Z. And be 1t en- tcted,, That wheaeve- tn re
aolde s oi q ~ county a pe'tt on 81 ned b. the
owners oi at least two-thirds of the lands and
real estate fronting or borlerf1 . OF any puo-
lie road o. sect IN of road in such county, not
being less than one mile In ] ny h. prt,i in : "a Q
btar.l to Gauss 5 oh r ad or section To re in
prove under this act, and settin Z forth that
hey are willing t1at the peculiar benefits
conferred on tho lants fronting or bordering
on said r nd or section shall b. asses Q lthere-
on, In p opurtion t. the benefits conferfe / to
an amount not to exceed ten per centum OF
the ntfre cost OF the improvement, it shall he
the duty of the board to cause such improve
ment to be made; provided, that the estimated
cot OF all Improve nents ina e under this act
in any county in n one year shall not ex-
coed one-hanfo of one per centum of the ratable|
OF such c UNITY ior the last y ecedIng year;
4 snail not be Iece ,sary for the board Ia sncl
case toueclare by resolution Their Inteu ion
20 cause such Improvement to be made, hui
they shalt forthwith cause all necessary sur
veys OF such rua | or ecti0n 10 be made, an |
specifications for a macad I'm, I ford or other
equally EJoi stone rOal To be prepared. and
sI al then proceed in the same ma ner as Is
hereinDeforc required in cases where such in
tention mas been declared; II the spe ciica-
lions shall not be approved ~ tbs board, or by
the STATE com. missioner OF ag iculture. or u
the bids fnr the WORK shall be rejected, it shall
be the duty Of the board 10 eau Sc oth.r spec f.
cations To be prepared or Ie-adve tisemenis
for bids TO be made, a, often as may bo nee
cssary. and until a c~Jitrdct shall Ne awarded,
tuth end that tbs Improvement Irived for
NAV b. completed with reas Inables speed, pr y
vlded, however, that no re -adver iseinent need
he auade when the lowest bid submitted shows
that the Improve inent pray ell for cannot BIO
made within the lin I of expenditure h rem
above m~entiOned;i In every Ease where a con
ira I shall DC awarded after, the p'esc ntation
OF such petition rs aforesaid the board OF enc.
sen fteeholders instead Of certifying TO the
co inty board of assessors two-thirds of the
estimated cost of the work, as prescribed by
the ii tn section of this act, sha / certify two
Thar IS Of said estimated cost less one-te ith OF
sad estimtied c,st, which sum the county
BOARD OF asses ors shall include in their as
scss uent of county taxes.
4. And be 1t eaacted, That wh.n the i'm
prOvement prayctt for as Aforesaid sh Ill have
been cJnoleted, and the statement OF the cost
III CoL a. IL III bbN u tEott y Il L v
holder :. as prescribed by he third section OF
this ct, sad board snail apply to the circift
court OF the county for the appointment of
commissioners to estim ate and assess tue PEI
culiar b,ne lis tolferred by such improve
mint up IN the lands and real estate from ing
or boruerin! On the road or sect on thereof
improved, VI the ttne AID pt &c ; Of w.iicI ID
plicatiol notice shall bc given b. Tn dtys'
,Iibl cation Ia two dDily newspapers Irintcd
an / ci; c~ulating in the country, u IN ga
the o are not two such papers therein, then by
. an tgt,akS' DtIhfpatt on IN two weakly uCAS-
papers printed AMI CT cuiating therein, at
which time and place, or at suca o hcf ,fLe
and place a, tn court shall d3sig lase. said
court shall, without unnecessary d,iay, ap-
point three CON m~iss!oncrs, who shall te fec
holders antpresidents OF the county in which
the app leation Is made 70 innate and rs ,ss
power To remove any coinnlis>ioner aii ap-
point another i'll his place, and also to MI any
vacancy that may occur in the Office of any
commissioner from any cause.
0. .Aid be it enacted, That SAID commits
sioners before entering upon the duties re-
quirei Of them by this act, shall take and sub
serb before some person duly authorized to
administer the sam, an oath or affirmation
that they will make al assessments and esti-
mates required of them fairly, legally and
equitaply, acc riding to the est OF tneir skill
amt undrrst ending, wnlc.t oath or affirm tiion
shall be attached 10 the report that they are
ncreintf;c or require | to make.
~. AMI be IL enacted, Tn It the said commits
oners, havin, thus qualifi d, shall give no
tice, under the direction of SAID court, OF the
time and place when and where they will hear
no l,selves to bv heard, AMI at such line and
plac aud At such other times a places TO
oh they may adjoura for that purpose, tue
s,id ers shall attend and snail glvs
who m W desire 10 be heard; the said commis-
sion RS snail have. power to examine witnesses
under oatn. to te administered by any one OF
them, and TO enter upon and view the lands
and real estate fronting tr boid ring on the
road or secti n thereof improved, AMI TO adj
jou' n from time to time In their discretion, or
AS directed By sail court; they hal, use dill
efforts to as rcrtain the names of the
1wners OF the lands fronting or borderf " on
he road or section. thereon improve.i. ad
shall, slate the same in the report hereinafter
but the failure To ascertain tire
# any owner, oc to stale tue same cor
rectly, or the omission OF u such name from
the report shall not invalidatc : I'D ms e-s-
nor be a bar u the collection of the
Eame.
ii. And be 1t enacted, That after having
given opportunity rs aturesat 1 for q puzzle
OF the rer-ons In interest and having
view ed the and fronting or bordering on the
road or section thereof Improved as sfore' All.
he aid comm ssi Jners shNl mase a report In
of tn cir estimates and assessments to
the said court, acco ,npanie | by a. suryef a.d
MAPS rep ,red under ihei directio. I, showing
the several tracts or pa GELS Of lands and real
fronting or bordering on sal | road ot
thereof; the said rep trt shall state the
cost OF the wh.le work, which may, be fur
g,sasa y Inc o cSmn'1 s,om he ny rs so Of III
su Ietvisor Of construction Il ed with SAID
b Iard Under the requirements of t,'e th.rd
sec ion of thisa act, and shall give the names,
SO far as ascertained. of the owners of the
or parcels of lands and reai estate { ont
ing or bordering on said road or section
he township in which each tract or
parcel of land Is situate, AMI the amount OF
the assessment to the owner or owner OF each
Of said tracts or parcels of land and reat esta Q
fpr the said benefits, which several assess-
ments shall be in proportion, as Mar rs may
be, to the peculiar benefits deemed 1 o have
been confer red by said Improvement upon
the re pcctive tracts of lard. aud real, estate
u Oresald; il any tract o. land shall b, located
in more than one township IT shall be stated
IN said report as being In the township IN
which there Is the greatest frontage on the
any tract or parcel of land and. real d,
tate or any owner thereof be assessed beyond
the amount of beneh actually derived from
5 lid Improvement, nor shall the aggregate
q mount of assessments imposed upon the
tracts or parcels of land iron ing or border
ing on such road or section thereof exceed ten
pal centum of the total cost OF the Improve
Il. And be 1t enacted, That ufon the coming
in Of any such report, signed by the said com
h a cause such notice to be given as it shall
deem pi oper, of the tim and place of hearing
any objections that may be made to such as
may lie alleged against the same. the 5 i'd
either BY rule or order, shali confirm
the said report, or shall refer the $ tne to the
same cDultitr stOJerS fOr ftNfslOu anu corl cS-
ton, or To new commissioners to he appointed
by the said court forthwith, to reconsider the
mater thereof. and the said commits
s;oners TO whom such rep TT snall be 50 re-
ferred to the court, shall return the sames or
rected and revised, or a new RET ort to be made
by them in the premises. 10 thesaid court.
without unnecessary delay, and the anne be-
ing so returned shall be confirmed or AGAIN
referred by the said court in the manner
Aforesaid, as right and justice shall require,
and 81 from time to time until II report shall
he made or returned in the premises which
said court shall affirm; such report. when 70
confirmed, shall be final and conclusive as
well upon the said board of chosen freehold
ers and the townships in which sal lands
may be situate. as upon the owners OF any
lands and real estate affected thereby: AID
Q ,urt snail thereupJn cause said re port To be
filed with the county C ERIK, and certified
copies thereof and uf the ACCOMMODATING map
and OF the rule or order confirming the report
to b. delivered to the co lnty collector, one for
said county collector aid one for eacn TOWN.
ship IN which the assess d lands may lie: q Q
county collec.or sha lrstain one of said copies
for h $ own use and snail Give one to the coll
lector OF taxes In each of The townships in
which the as essed lands may lie; each town
ship whrse collector Of taxes shall receive
such certified copy shall pay, by Its prop, r dis.
bursting offile within six months after sail
collector Of taxes shall receive such certified
cory. the amount of assessments apDrurl lg by