The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-03

certificate shall be withheld until the de-
feet or error is rectined to the satisfaction
OF the board of commissioners.
q. And be IL enacted. That the costs
aud expenses OF opening. extending or
widening any street, IN after the COM
pletion thereof the whole cost and ex-
pcnse of any street, ever. or other public
improvement shall be ascertained and de-
termined by abe commissioners OF assess
ments. and such cost and expense shall,
SO far as the same eau be. be assessed
upon the land aud real estate especially
benefited by the improvement in proper
ton to the benefit received, ana no lot or
parcel Of land shall be assessed more han
It is so especially benefited, and II the total
| n~ssessable benefits exceed the total cost.
town at large; the commissioners Of as
sessments shall make and file with the
town clerk a map showing what lots and
parcels OF land are specially benefited
by the improvement, the mou assessed
as special benefits Upon each lot or parcel
the names OF the owners of the several
| lots or parcels assessed, Sc far as the COM
missioners Of assessments can ascertain
the same, and the amount il any, of the
excess OF the cost of the improvement
over the total amount assessed. no assess
ment shall he deemed defective by reason
OF an mistake Ia the names of the owners
or the lands assessed, or emitting the said
names or any of them; the clerk shall
publish and post a notice in the
same way n name as he pub
lished and poste1 the petition for
improvement. stating that the map
and report OF the commissioners of as
| sessments have been filed in his Office,
aud that the board Of commissioners will
consider D objections TO said assess
ment presented In writing on or before a
dav named in said notice, to be fixed BY
the board of commissioners, which day
shall be at least five days after the expira-
ton OF such period on which the board of
commissioners will meet to consider such
objections; in case the objections TO the
assessments are not sustained, the board
| OF commissioners may confirm such as
sessment, or If they refuse to confirm the
same, they la return it to the commits
si0uers of assessments for such amend.
ment as may to the commissioners Of as
sessments seem necessary, aud the board
OF commissioners may thereafter. with
out any further notice, confirm the assess
ment, and upon such confirmation, such
assessment hall constitute a lieu upon
the property assessed; and II any asses5-
ment shall email unpaid for two years
thereafter, the board of commissioners
may proceed tn enforce the lien of such
assessment in the manner provided for in
this act.
"a. And be it enacted, That no GER
| %tioraris injunction or other writ or process
shall oe allowed or granted TO set aside
any ordinance for any improvement after
the contract therefor shall have been
awarded By the board Of commissioners:
and no certiorari, injunction or other
| writ or process mall be allowed or
granted to set aside any assessment made
for any sewer or street improvement of
any kind after thirty days shall rave
elapsed from the date Of the confirmation
of such assessment by the board OF com
mfssiOners.
%. And be it enacted, That all moneys
received for licenses, aud all other moneys
received, aud not specifically appro-
priated, shall be paid into the incidental
fund.
%. And be it enacted, That all taxes
and ali assessments heretofore or here
after levied, assessed or made upon any
lands, tenenents or real estate, situate in
such town, shall be aud remain a lien
thereon until paid, Notwithstanding any
devise, descent, alienation, mortgage or
Aother incumberance thereon: and If the
Null amount of any snch tax or assess
ment shall not be p4id aud satisfied with
In such time as shall be limited and ap-
pointed by the board Of commissioner for
the payment thereof, it shall add may be
lawful for the board OF commissioners to
cause such lands. tenements or real
estate to be sold at public auction for the
shoftesJ term for which any person will
agree to take the same and pay such tax
or assessment, or the balance due thereof
remaining unpaid, with the Interest
thereon, and all costs. charges and TX
penses. and to execute under the common
| seal of said tOwD, a declaration OF suc
| sale, to be signed by the chairman of the
board of commissioners and the town
| clerk. and to deliver the same to the pur-
chaser; and such purchaser. his execu-
tors. administrator or assigns shall,
by virtue thereof, lawfully hold and
enjoy the said lands, tenements
or real estate for his and their own
proper use against the owner or owHer5
thereof. and all persons claiming under
| him or them, until said term shall be
completed and ended; provided, the said
board of commissioners shall first have
| caused such sale to be advertised for at
least two month in its official paper. or if
none then in at least one public newspa-
| per published in the county aud circuiat-
ing IN such town. and also advertisement
such town, which advertisement snail
! describe such lands tenements or real es-
tate and specify the amount OF assess
ment of tax: aud the recitals in such
! declarations Of sale shall be evidence OF
the assessment, advertising and sale; aud
provided, also, that The purchaser shall
not be entitled TO possession OF lands so
| purchased until the period herein limited
for redemption shall have expired; and
provided also, that the lands, tenenleDts
or real estate so sold may be redeemed by
the owner, MORTGAGE. occupant or per-
son interested therein. or by any other
person, or in behalf of the owner, mort
gagee or claimant CT such lands, lene-
ments or real estate, at IN time within
two years after the sale for either taxes
or assessments, or for both, by paying
to the treasurer of the town for
| the use Of such purchaser the pur-
| chase money, together with any
other sum paid for tax or assessment
which the purchaser may have paid.
chargeabls on such lands. tenements or
real estate. and which he is hereby au-
thoIized TO do, with interest thereon at
the rate of fifteen per centum per annum
in addition thereto; and the certificate or
| the treasurer of the own stating the pay
ments and showing what lands, tene-
ments or real estate such payment is in
tended to redeem. shall be evidence of
such redemption: any mortgagee hall
have power to redeem at any time u0til
the expiration OF the six months notice
therein specified; no mortgage whose
mortgage shall have been dnly recorded
before sale for any tax assessment shall
be affected Dy sucn sale until six months
notice in writing shall have been given to
him, either personally, or IL not TO be
found in such town. then such notice
shall be deposited in the post Office in
| such town, directed to him at his last
known place of residence, or at the post
| Office nearest thereto, but nothing therein
contained shall be so construed as to
impair the lien created by snch tax as
| sessment or sale; and provided, the same
term of tine for which any lands. enc