The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-10

30. And be IL enacted, Inattne D0rOuQn
council Of any borough Incorporated I'M
ordinance declare IL necessary , cause tn
brush and Wild bushes TO be removed
from any LOT In snch borough. q maj
4 cause any uncovered hole or pit on an.
lot M such borough to be filled up. ant
the cost Of such remova and filing shat
be aLien upon such lot paramount to any
other incumbrance except taxes, and may
be collected with costs Of suit, by action
of date against the owner or owners oil
such lot in any court OF competent juris-
diction, or II such owner or owners be
/ nonresident, then by attachment. pro
vided, always, tn q fifteen days notice tc
the owner or owners of such lot shall be
given before such removal or filling AS
/ aforesaid, which notice shall b in writ.
ing, under the signature OF the mayor and
seal OF the borough, and shall recite suca
/ lima and request such owner OF
owners to remove such brush or fill
such uncovered mole or pit within fifteen
| DAYS
81. And be it enacted, That the COM
| mon council OF all boroughs Incorporated
or organized under the provisions OF this
act shall have power by ordnance to
provide for the grading and graveling of
the streets In said borough in he follow
ing manner, viz. upon the majority Uf
the property owners on any street or ave
nue. on specified part Enereof making APP
p~lication to the borosgh counciI for the
grading and grayelinS OF any street or
avenue, or specified part thereof, such
council may authorize such street or ave-
nue. or specified part thereof, to be graded
ana graveled in a specified manner and
within a specified time: aud IL. at the end
of the time so specified by such u
ell, the owners OF the property on such
street or avenue. or part thereof, shall
have neglected to grade and gravel the
same, or any part thereof, 1t shall be law
full for such borough council to cause the
same TO be graded and graveled at the
expense OF such borough, aud the cost OF
such grading aud graveling may be as
property adjoining such grading and
urayeling TO the extent to which each of
such properties is severally benefited by
such grading aud graveling-
80. And be It enacted, That the street
committee OF each such borough shall,
crawling performed by such borough in
pursuance OF the preceding section make
an assessment OF the several
which each Of such adjoining properties
have been benefited by such street inn
proyement. and file such assessments
with the clerk of such borough. where
upon the same shall become a lien upon
the land so assessed and IL any such as
sessment shall remain unpaid by the
owners of the land so assessed
for the space Of thirty days
nfter the same is fled with said
borough council to forthwith cause such
lands to be sold for the payment of such
assessments, in the same manner as n
is now sold by law for taxes.
SO. And Dc IL enacted, That the bor-
ough councils OF all boroughs fncorpor-
ated, or hereafter to be Incorporated I'M
der the provisions of this act, shall have
power, by ordinance, TO regulate. estab-
fish aud enforce the observance of build
ing lines IN their respective boroughs;
providing, said act shall in no wise inter-
fere with such building lines as may have
heretofore been established.
"a. And be 10 enacted, Thai 1t shall be
lawful Tor the Inhabitants of any portion
of this state, embracing an area of not
more tnan-tvO SQaure miles. n a
real estate of not less than one hnudre
thousand dollars, and within which area
resides. during any portion of the year a
population of not less than two hundred,
and wuich may now be subject to any eA.
isting form of municipal government, TO
accept OF the provisions OF this act, and
become subject to all the rights. priyi-
leges, powers aud liabilities therein spec
fled. by complying with the pro visions
aud requirements of the first, second,
third and fourth sections of this act; pro-
vided, that this section shan not be con-
struel 10 permit the division OF any exist
ing municipality.
IS. And be It enacted. That upon the
acceptance by the inhabitants Of any
municipality in this state which now
exists or any which has heretofore exist
ed aud whose corporate existence
hitherto lapsed or been invalidated by any
judicial decision or otherwise. OF the pro-
visions of this act, or there incorporation
hereunder, the former municipal cor
poration shall be dissolved. and all the
property and rights Of property held by
the former corporation shall instantly
vest in the new corporation so created,
and the new corporatin so created shall
be bound by and subject to all the agree
ments, contracts, obligations n liabilities
of the former corporation, and all taxes
and other municipal assessm ents of such
dissolved corporation shall be enforced
by such new corporation as II the same
had been illegally and properly assessed
BY the said new corporation.
SO. And be IL enacted, That the inhab-
itants OF any district in this state adjacent
to aud adjoining any borough heretofore
created or hereafter to be created under
any '-enarai law of this state, may become
q part o. such borough with all the powers
aua liabilities conferred upon the origina !
corporation, and with the same rights an d
duties as if 1t had been Included within
the boundaries Of the borough of which
it.seeks 10 become u part when the same
was Incorporated; PROVIDED, lnab me us
trict to be added shall not Increase the
area Of the whole borough beyond
the size provided for in h act
which such borough was in
corporated; and provide ed further, that the
proceedings to annex any district TO an
existing borough shall be the same as
provided by tails act for the incorpora ton
Of a borough: and as o as the result
of the special election shall be certified
and filed In the clerks Office as provided
in this act, the annexed district shall be-
come a part OF the original borough, and
provided further, that nothing in this &C
shall apply TO. affect, or mel ude any street,
. or highway, that is now or may here
after be, under the charge direction, man.
agement or control of any county public
r~oad-board in this state, whether created
or organized under or by virtue OF any
general or special act of the legislator
81. And be 1t enacted, Tina I this &C
shall take effect Immediately
Approved April 2, 1891.