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8. And be 1t enacted, That all acts and
parts of acts inconsistent herewith be ana
the same are hereby repealed. ana tnat
this act shall take effect Immediately.
Approved March II, 1892.
CHAPTER LXXXI.
An Act authorizing municipalities gov
erned by commissioners to pave ana I'M
prove streets and avenues. and provide
FOR the payment thereof.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and Cen
eral Assembly of the State Of New Jersey,
That whenever the governing body OF any
municipality, by whatever name tne same
may be known, and however created,
governed by commissioners. shall De de-
sirous of causing any street or streets, ave
nue. or avenues, or portions Thereon, lay
ing within the limits of such municipal
ity to be paved. maca dam1Zed or otner-
wise improved, it shall be lawful Ior sucn
BODY, after the consent OF q majority Oh
the owners of real estate on the street or
streets to be improved has been eo
in favor of such improvement. py II
majority vote of all the members thereof,
at any regular meeting thereon, TO cali an
election of such voters of such munlcl-
palty by n resolution of such body
containing The following statements, VIZ:
l. The time of holding such electlon:
II. The object thereof being to obtain
the consent of such voters to the paving,
matchmaking or improving or q certain
street or streets, avenue or q mann
ing them or i) or portion thereon (descrlp-
ing it,, and the assessment and collectlon
of one-half of the costs thereof upon all
the property adjoining n abutting on
such improvements.
III. The amount of money to be ex-
pended for such improvements;
w. Or ii it is proposed to issue the
bonds mentioned in section eighteen
hereof, said resolution in addition to con-
forth, shall also state that it is proposed
to issue bonds OF said municipality, pledg-
ing the faith, credit and property thereof,
for the payment, with interest, by the
sad municipality of the remaining ne-
half of the cost Of said Improvement.
2. And be it enacted, That such resolu-
ton shall be published at least two weeks
before the holding of such election, by
setting up a copy thereof in at least ten
public places in each ward OF said
pality, and publ shing said copy for two
weeks, at least once a week, in q news
paper published in said municipality be
not divided into wards, then by setting
up a copy of such resolutions in at least
ten public places in said municipality,
and publishing the same in manner afore-
said in a newspaper, if there be one pub
lished in said municipality.
8. Aud be it enacted, That the election
shall be held at the time stated in said
resolution, and that the election OF offi-
GERS elected at the last municipal election
held in said municipality shall serve at
said election; vacancies to be nlled as
they are in general municipal elections In
said municipality: and the polling places
shall be the polling places used at the SAID
last election. unless said governing body
| shall In such resolution designate other
| polling places; the polls shall be open
| at the same hours as they do in all NUM-
| cipal elections held in said municipality,
| and said election shall be conducted in
| all respects in the same manner as all
| such municipal elections are conducted
| in such municipality.
d. And be it enacted, That all ballots
| cast at said election shall have the follow
ing words printed or written therein, viz
"For improving - street" Qnsert
name of street), OF Against improving
- street" inserting name of street,
| each ballot may be in favor OF, as well.
as against, improving certain streets o.
| enues named thereon, aud that the
| same may he printed on and voted will
| the official ballots cast at the municipal
election when held on the same day.
5. Aud be it enacted. That if a majority
Of the ballots cast at such election are
against improving the street OF avenue;
named therein the said governing body
sh all proceed no further, and no othel
election concerning the streets or avenues
named in such ballot shall be held within
one wear from the holding of said election
6, And be it enacted, Thati il a majority
of said ballots cast at said election are II
favor of improving certain streets OF
avenues named therein, it shall be law
ful for said governing body to proceed a
once to advertise for at least two weeks
once in each week. in a newspaper pub
lished IN said municipality. for bids fol
making such Improvement. and that sucf
work shall be done by written contract
by the lowest responsible d
Z. Aud be it enacted, Tha an accurate
account of the cost of such imrrovemen
snail be ascertained by said governing
body as soon as possible after the com
pletion thereof, and filed with the clert
Of said municipality.
s. And be it enacted, That when the i'm
provement aforesaid shall have been com
ple.ed, and the statement of h cos
thereof filed with the clerk of said mum
clpality ms prescribed by the seventh
section OF this act, said governing bod.
shall give notice OF the appointment o
said commissioners to estim ate AM
asses the peculiar benefits conferred b.
such Improvements upon tue and an
real estate fronting or bordering on tn
street or strests, or section thereof i'm
proved, of the time and place of whicl
amendment, notice shall be given b.
two weeks publication in two week.,
newspapers printed and circulating there
In. at which time and place. or at sucl
other time and place as the governing
body shall designate, said governing bod,
shall, without unnecessary delay, appoin
three commissioners, who shall be fret
holders and residents of the municipality
to estimate aud assess the benefits afort
said; the said governing body shall hav
power to remove any commissioner an
appoint another in his place, and also {
Ali any vacancy that may occur in thu
office of any commissioner from an
cause. M
9. And be IL enacted, That said con
missioners, before entering upon tn
duties required of them by this act, sha
take and subscribe before some perso
duly authorized to administer the same
an oath or affirmation that they wi
make all assessment and estimates r.
quired OF them. fairly, legally and equi
ably, according to the best of their ski
and understanding, which oath or affi
nation shall be attached to The repol
that they are hereinafter required
make.
10. And be It enacted, That the sal
commissioners having thus Gualihe
shall give notice, under direction of sa.
governing body, of the time and plat
when and where they shall hear any pc
sons in interest or who may preser
themselves TO be heard, and at such tim
o-5 ,laoo and or o1ph 0thar times an