The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-16
APTER

a Further supplement to an act entitled
"A further supplement to an act enti-
tied An act concerning taxes" ap-
proved April fourteenth, one thousand
eight hundred and forty-six, which said
further supplement was approved April
eleventh. one Thousand eight hundred
and slxty-slx
1. BE IL enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly Of the State of New
Jersey. That whenever any borough or
other taxing district In this state has re-
fused or neglected, or shall hereafter re-
fuse or neglect to elect or appoint an as
SCISSOR TO assess and levy. or a collector to
collect the state school tax or other tax
due to the state, it shall be the duty of
the assessor and collector of the township
from whicht he said burough oil taxing
district was originally carved or set of,
TO assess. levy and collect ali taxes due
from such borough or taxing district,
whether in arrears or otherwise, IN the
name provided in the act to which this
Is "A supplement, to wit, said supplement
of April eleventh, one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-six. and to pay over
quired to do II they had assessed, levied
and collected the same under said act of
April eleventh, n thousand eight hun
bred and sixty-six.
2. And be 1t enacted, That It shall be
the duty OF such township assessor,
within thirty days after written notice
from the county collector Of the amount
of taxes due and unpaid from such
borough or taxing district, to assess and
levy upon the taxable property of such
borough or taxing district the taxes due
and unpaid, and In giving such notice the
collector shall state the amount of taxes
due or In arrears. and such statement and
notice shall be a sufficient warrant to the
assessor In assessing the same.
2 And be IL anarfad That thu said
assessor upon receiving such notice shall
proceed Immediately to make such
assessment, and as soon as the same IL
completed shall turn over his duplicate TO
to the collector of said township, and
such assessor shall be entitled to the same
rate of compensation for assessing such
taxes as he is now entitled to receive
under the said act Of April eleventh, one
Thousand eight hundred aud sixty-six, OF
any act which amends or changes the
provisions thereof.
A. And be 1t enacted, That the collector
of said township shall. within two days
after receiving the said duplicate notify
the commissioners of appeal of sucn
township that the duplicate b a been de-
livered TO him, w~hereupon it shall be the
duty of said commissioners of appeal
within ten days and upon giving not less
than five days notice of a time and place
to be by them appointed, to hear all com.
plants relating TO such assessment, and
70 correct ana amend such assessment rs
fully and effectually as they are now EN-.
powered to collect assessments by said
act Of April eleventh. one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-slX, or act which
| amends or changes the provisions there
of; and such commissioners of appeal
shall be entitled to the same compensa.
tiGn for such service as they are now en-
titled 70 receive under said act of April
eleventh, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-six, or IN act which amends
or changes said act
5. And be il enacted, That ir shall. be
the duty OF the collector of such town.
ship to proceed within two days after the
meeting Of said commissioners of appeal
to collect the taxes assessed and levied by
the assessor unde this act; aud in max.
| ing such collections the said collector is
hereby vested with all the powers con.
ferred upon him for that purpose by any
act of the legislature; and such collector
shall be en- tiled to the same rate of com
pensation for collecting such taxes as he
is now entitled TO receive under any aci
of the legislature.
6. Anu be it enacted, That it shall be
the duty of the county collector of any
county in which is located u borough or
taxing district, such as IS described in the
first section of this act, to pay over to the
state treasurer Que OF any moneys thai
ma DC III MS uahos peiOnSins 10 the
county and unappropriated, the amount
of taxes due the state from said county.
whether the full amour of tax has been
collected or not.
Z. And be it enacted, That the board Of
chosen ~freeholders OF the county shall
have power to borrow the amount of any
such taxes due the state, In anticipation
of the collection Of said taxes. upon such
terms as they may deem proper, and is
sue proper obligations therefor signed
and executed as bonds Of said county arr
signed and executed, u pay said take!
to the state Immediately.
s. Ana be it enacted, that this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved March 9, 1891.