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

approved April IL, 1871
CHAPTER CCLXIv.
An act to amend an act entitled "An act
to provide for sewage aud drainage in
incorporated townships in which there
fsa publlc water supply" passed April
fourteenth. one thousand eight hundred
and ninety.
1. BE it enacted by the Senate and Cen
eral Assembly Of the State of New Jersey.
That the title to the act to which this is
an amendment be amended to ead as fol-
lows:-"An act TO provide for sewage or
drainage, or both. Ia Incorporated town
ships where there is a public water sup
ply"
3 And be it enacted, That section one Of
the said act be amended to read as fol-
1. Be it enacted by the Senate aud Cen
eral Assembly of the State OF Ne~ Jer-
sey, That Ia any incorporated township in
this state In which a supply Of water for
public and domestic use is furnished or
shall be furnished from water works, it
shall be lawfus for tho board Of township
committee or other governing body of
such township te provide for. obtain and
to be constructed a system of sew
or drainage, or both.
3. And be 1t enacted, That section two
of the said act be amended TO read as fol-
lows
2 Aud be it enacted, That it shall be
lawful for the said board Of township
committee or other governing body of
such township to cause to be made sur.
veys. plans and estimates by competent
engineers and mechanics, sufficient to
demonstrate q practicable aud efficient
system Of sewage or drainage, or both, for
such township. including the disposition
OF house sewage or waste. or both.
T. And be it enacted, That section three
OF the said act be amended to read as fol-
lows:-
8. Aud be 1t enacted, That it shall be
lawful for the said board OF township
committee or other governing body OF
such township, whenever in their opinion
the public good demands it, by ordinance
or ordinances, TO cause sewers or drains,
or both, to be constructed from time TO
time in such township, or n part there
OF, as they may designate In the ordinance
or ordinances which the said board of
township committee or other governing
BODY may Tor That purpose adopt and
pass.
5. And be 1t enacted, That section nine
Of the said act oe amended to read as fol-
lows
0. And be it enacted. That the said as
sessments Tor benefits shall be a liea upou
the lots and parcels of lam respectively
assessed from the date of the confirma-
ton of the report thereof, except the as
~sessInentS for prospective 3enehts, which
shall only become a lien as ~hereInaboye
provided; that IL shall De the duty Of the
board OF township committee or other
governing body Of such township, in
which such improvement shall have
beeu made to cause q COPY Of the report
Of the commissioners making such assess
ment, duly certified by the clerk OF the
county In which said township is situated,
to be prepared and delivered to the town
ship collector of such township, who
shall enter the same in a book TO be kept
in his Office for that purpose; and said
collector shall give notice for four weeks
in some newspaper circulating in said
township, that said report has been de-
livered 20 him. and requiring IN of
the several sums assessed against any
owners OF lands and real estate for such
improvement within thirty days from
aud af. er the confirmation of said report
by The circuit court OF said county; q
in case said assessment shall remain uu-
paid at tine expiration OF thirty days from
aud after the first publication OF said notice
the said assessment snsll draw interest
thereupon, from aud altar that time, at
the rate OF one per cent. per month. ex-
ceps the assessments for prospective
benefits, which shell draw interest only
as In the manner herefDabove provided:
and the said board of township commit
tee or other governing body OF such
township. shall have the same remedies
and rights TO enforce the payment of said
assessments as they have 70 edforce tn 8
COLLECTION OIL IaAE1 III bltn JpN13UlD. Auu
by like proceedings; provided, that the
township committee shal have the power
to make the said assessment for benefits
payable by tustallments. instead of in the
manner ~hereinbefore described, and in
such case the owners of lands specially
assessed may pay said assessments in
such yearly payments, not exceeding ten,
as the township committee may deter
mine. with legal interest thereon, from
the date of said commissioners report,
the Interest on the whole assessment to
be paid annually: the first OF Which said
annual payments shall be made within
three months after confirmation by said
court of the report of said commissioners,
aud upon failure to make any of the an
uual payments or any instalimept of the
interest upon the assessment when due,
the whole of said assessment shall be-
come and be Immediately due and pay
able and the notice TO be given by the
collector, as above provided, shall be to
that effect provided, that any party as
sesset shall have the privilege of psying
the whole of any assessment with the ill.,
terest at one time.
6. And b9 it enacted, That section
twelve of the said act be amended TO read
as foliows:-
u. And be it enacted, That it shall and
may be lawful for the said board Of town
ship committee or other governing body
of such township to keep the sewers or
O1dl1o VI ObACA W I4OA may 10 OQAr
structed under the provisions OF this act. |
in repair and working order, and to make.
establish aud enforce regulations n
conditions as 10 the management and use
of the same and as to connections there.
with. ana they shall have the power TO
enter into agreements with private per-
sons or corporations for the use OF said
sewers or drains, under such restrictions
as said board of township committee or
other governing body of such township
may impose, and to establish a price to be
paid for such use aud TO collect the same:
provided, that all moneys derived from
the use OF said ewers or drains shall be
applied to the payment of the debt in
Cured in building the same and the in
teresu thereon.
z. And be il enacted. That all acts and
parts of acts Inconsistent with the pro-
visions of this act be and the SINE are
hereby repealed. and that this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved April Il, 1891.
CHAPTER CCLXVL
A Further Supplement 10 an act entitled
"An act relative to sales Of lands under