The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-12
OF NEW JERSEY
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state TO purchase sewer works and sys-
tens within the borough limits from in
d.viduals or corporations aud to provide
for the payment, operation and mainte-
nance of the same.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate aud Cen
eral Assembly of the State of New Jer-
sey, That whenever the governing body
of any Incorporated borough of this state
shall deem it to the best interest of said
borough to purchase any sewer works or
systems of sewers located within the cor
pcrate limits of such borough from pri-
vate Individuals or corporations owning
the anne, they shall hava the power and
authority 50 TO do subject to the provi-
sions hereinafter contained.
2. And be 1t enacted, That no systems
of sewers shall be purchased under this
act until the governing BODY Of said boz
rough shall first pass u resolution favor
ing the purchase of a eve system To-
Gated within the limits Of aid borough,
which resolution shall state the name
or names of the owners thereof, The
streets and avenues through which It's
mains, pipes and conduits ire laid
and located, the price to be paid
therefor. the terms of payment and the
conditions and restrictions under which
the same are TO be purchased, IL any;
that said resolution. before it shall be
legal or operative. shall first be submit
ted 10 the legal voters Of said borough at
Il special election to be held for that pur-
pose; that thirty days notice shall tie
given of the time and place of holding
said election, signed by the clerk of said
borough, in one or more newspapers pub
lished Inc circulating therein, and. in sd-
dition theretO, said notice shall be posted
In at least ten public places within the
corporate limits; that said notice shall
state the eve system to be purchased,
the price to be paid therefor, and the con-
diLions aud restrictions under which the
same is to be purchased, if any; that said
clerk shall provide for each elector voting
at said election, ballots to be printed or
written, or partly printed and partly
written, on which shall be the words,
"For the purchase of the sewer system
described in the resolution" or Against
the purchase of the sewer system. de-
scribed in the resolution;' thai the polls
shall be open at seven O'Clock in the morn
ing and shall continne open until six
o'clock in the evening, with the exception
of from one to w o'elocH i'll the after
noon, when the same may be closed; that
said election shall. BE- conducted by the
borough election, officers in The same man
ner as borough elections are conducted,
except as herein stated. who shall return
a statement of the result of said election
to the governing body of said borough as
soon as the same a be made, which said
statement shall be entered in the regular
book of minutes of said borough.
8. And be it enacted, That should a M
jor1ty of the legal votes, cast OF said cleo
tion, be in favor Of the resolution for the
purchase of the sewer system. describe |
therein, 1t shall be the duty of the govern
ing body of said borough to issue the
bonds Of said b}rough for the sum men,
toned as the purchase price in said reso-
luton; said bonds 10 hear a rate of inter-
est not exceeding the legal rate. the prIn-
cipal to be payable in ten years, Or sooner,
at the option Of said borough; that it shall
De the duty of said governing body to
make sale of said bonds at not less mar
their par value, the proceeds thereof to he
appropriated according to the provisions
of this act.
4. And be it enacted, That the govern
ing body OF said botough for the payment
OF said bonds and such interest as sha !,
from time to time, accrue thereon, shall
have the authority to make three or more
annual assessments upon the lands lid
real estate in trout OF or on the sile of
which said sewers are laid and located,
at a certain sum or amount per liueal
foot, which SAID sum or amount shall b.
the same per foos III all parts of said Dor
ough; that SHOULD the saver main run or
be laid along the size and III front of
houses or lots located on the corners of
TWO or more str let's or avenues, then the
nient made for the number of lin
cal feet on the street or avenua
on which the connection to SAID
sewer main is made, and not for lin |
eal feet on other streets or avenues; tina
should sewer mains be laid In streets or
avenues on which vacant corner lots are
located, said vacant lots shall lie asse S sed
for the lineal feet front, if a sewer main
Is located in front of the same, If not,
then said lot or lots shall be asse ,sed for
the lineal feet on the side thereof on
which said sewer main is located; that
should any property be connected to said
sewer mains which IS not located on any |
street Or avenue through which a sewer
main is LAID. said prope. ty so connected
shall be assessed the same per lineal foot
front as properties located on streets and |
IL having the sewer mains.
5. Aud be 1t enacted. That said assess
ments shall be made by the bor-
ougn assessor or other officar hay
ing authority to assess taxes therein
for borough purposes, at the same time
and in the same manner as the taxes for
said borough are levied and assessed, and |
said assessments shall lie collected by the
borough collector or other officer having
authority to collect taxes therein for
borough purposes, at the same time and
in the same manner as the taxes of said
borough are collected. and shall have the
same remedies for the enforcement of the
payment the eJf.
6. And be itenacted, That said boroughs
shall have the authority, by resolution or
ordinance, to extend said sewer systems, |
mains and pipe, to such said streets and
avenues within said boroughs as the gov
erning bodies shall deem necessary for the
Or. lection of the public health. and the
improvements of The sanitary conditions
of said boroughs.
Z. And be il enacted, That the govern
ing bodies of said boroughs shall have the
authority TO assess the costs INT expenses
for extending said system of sewers,
mains and pipes upon the lands aud rea!
estate I'M front or on the side of the streets
or avenues Through which said mains are
laid or located nc n certain equal sun
per Iineal foot, w~hicAnsaid assessIasnt
shall,b be made and C l~9leeteaIatIhe sarne
Time and by Tie S me officers asE1tax AS
sesspents rnleyies are made and col
lected i'm said boroughss andAsaid boroughs
shall have, in all respe Is, the same
remedies for the enforcement of said as
sessments as are provided for the enforce
ment of taxes, lls Is
s. And be IT Jenactede That for the purs
pose of maintaining any operating said
sewer system, and, properly caring for the
same, the said boroughs shall have the
authority to impose a special sewer tax
on all the lands and real estates withiu |
the corporate limits OF said b%1roughs,
which said tax shall not, however. in any
one year excee | the Jun of one dollar per |
thousand dollars Oh the assessed valua- |
ton.
9. And be it enacted, That this act
shall take effect imnredia ely.
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