The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-08-28

deeds. county clerk other officer within five
days thereafter, to present abstract of such
deed to the officer officers, or department having
in charge the assessment of taxes for the purpose
of having such changes in lines of ownership as
may be made thereby recorded noted.
5. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts OF
acts inconsistent with this act be and the same are
hereby repealed, and that this act shall take effect
Immediately.
Approved May %, 1894.
CHAPTER CCCXXV.
An act to enable cities of this state to improve
any street or streets, or portion thereof. and to
provide payment for the costs and expenses OF
such improvement.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State of New jersey That any
city within this state be and is hereby authorized
to pave with Belgian block pavement or any 9TH
er durable material any street or Streets or por-
ton thereof and to provide for the payment OF the
costs and expenses of such Improvement in man
ner hereinafter prescribed
2. And be it enacted, That whenever there shall
be presented to the common council or other leg
islative body Of any city petition signed by the
owners of az least threetfths Of the lands and real
estatefrontng bordering any street OF streets
portion thereof in said city not being less than
two hundred yards in length. praying the common
council or other legislative body to cause such
street streets or portion thereof to be improved
under this act, the common council or other legs,
lative body of said city may by ordinance passed
in accordance with existing charter provisions,
designate the street or streets, portion thereof
to be paved, the extent of the same and the ma
terial to be used which ordinance shall be pup
lished prescribed by any existing law such or
dinance shall then be referred to the commission
ers of assessment, or other proper officers OIL sau
city qualified by law to make assessments, who
shall examine into the whole matter impartalY.
and to the best of their skill Judgment and ability
and who shall cause a survey and preliminary map
to be made of said improvement, Distinguishing
each lot parcel of land and real estate benef ed
by said improvement by number on said map, and
they shall estimate the costs and expenses Of such
improvement according to the best of their judg-
ment, and they shall assess such proportion Of
such costs and expenses as will be equal TO the
amount of benefits actually acquired by said lands
and rea' e>tate from such improvement, proper
toned eduitably to the benefit Of said tracts or
or lots shall be deemed to acquire and report the
names of the owners of said lands and real estate
as far practicable, with the amount assessed to
each, and shall file said report and map with the
clerk of said citv within forty days after snch
reference as said ordinance; the clerk shall give
notice of any such report and map within endays
after the same shall be filed with him, in two Of
fetal newspapers circulating in said city, and by
five notices put up on the line of said improve
ment and the common council or other legislative
body Of said city shall proceed forthwith to carry
out said improvement, and may refer back SAID
report and map to said commissioners of assess
ments, or other legallyquafed officers, for alter
ations or corrections in matters of form and sub
stance when they deem the same necessary.
3. And be it enacted, That such proportion of all
such costs and expenses of such improvement as
will be equal TO the amount of benefits actually ac-
quired by said lands and real estate from such i'm
proyement proportional equitably to the benefit
each of such tracts or lots shall be deemed to &C
quire shall be assessed by the commissioners of as
sessments or other legally qualified officers upon
and paid by said lands and real estate and the said
commissioners other legally qualified officers
shall determine and report in writing TO the said
| common council or other legislative body what
proportion of such costs and expenses shall be as
sessed upon each separate lot parcel of land,
and shall accompany said report with final map
containing and delineating each lot assessed, and
she name of the owner or owners thereof. if prac-
tcable, which report shall be fled in the office of the
city clerk, whereupon said clerk shall cause to be
inserted in two newspapers circulating in said city
for at least two weeks successfully, once week. a
notice Of filing said report and the city clerk shan
1 faf1o rft mi tod Of q
known owners of land to be assessed therefore and
he shall also put up five notices on the line OF said
Improvement in said city, that the common cOun-
ell or other legislative body of said city, or com
NIT thereof, win meet at time and place TO be
designated in said notice. to be at least ten days
from the date of filing of said report, TO consider
said assessment, and to receive and consider all
o iectiOns therefoswhich may be presented in wri-
ing and the said common council or other legis
lative body shall have power to return said map
and report for correction in matters Of form and
substance before confirming the same, and they
shall rehle it with the city clerk within ten days
after it shall have been so referred back to them
and if the said council or other legislative
body shall by resolution, confirm said assessment,
but no such report or assessment shall be confirm
ed until the said improvement has been completed
to the satisfaction of the said common council or
other legislative body, and shall have by resolution
approved the same, the said common council or
other legislative body shall thereupon cause GER
tilted copy Of such report and the accompanying
map to be forthwith delivered to the officer of such
city charged with the duty of collecting taxes, who
shall record the same in a book TO be provided for
that purpose at the expense OF such city, ana
which shall be open to public inspection at all
proper times and such assessment shall, from the
time of fling such transcript thereof, be a lien
upon the lands and real estate therein mentioned
paramount to any mortgage or other incumbrance
previously existing. and Notwithstanding any
alienation or transmission of title to said premises
l. And be it enacted, That the said officer having
in charge the collection of taxes, upon receiving
the said transcript of said report and map, shall
Immediately give notice thereof by mail to each
person against whom there shall be any such
assessment if his address can be ascertained, and
by publishing the same in two newspapers cireu-
ating in said city and published in the county
wherein said city shall be situated, for two weeks
successfully, once week, which notice shall re-
qure payment of the amounts assessed by the
owners Of said land respectively, TO be made to
said collecting officer the one-haf thereof within
sixty days after the date of the first publication of
the said notice, and the remaining halt thereof
within ninety days after the date of said first pub
LEGATION.
s. And be it enacted That if any such assess
ment shall not be paid within said term OF ninety /
days from the said date Of first publication, the
said collecting othcer shall proceed 70 collect the
same, together with interest on said assessment at
the rate Of six per centum per annum from and I
after ninety days from the said date of first publ
cation and the expenses Of sale, by selling the said
lands affected thereby tor the like term, upon the
like advertisement and with the like effect in /
case of sales for taxes in said city
g. And be it enacted, That the said common
council or other legislative body shall have power
to issue bonds bearing interest at not more than
six per centum per annum in anticipation OF the
payment of the assessments, and when such as
are paid they shall be Cfeutted 70 the
street improvement account in any city where
such an account exists, or other proper account,
and where such accounts do not exist then and IN
that case such assessment, when so PAID, shall he
held invielable for the payment Of the bonds men
toned in this section.
I And be it enacted. That the balance of such
costs and expenses of such Improvement il any
unassessed, shall be a debt upon and
paid by the city in manner following the COM
mon council or other egisatye noay q salu cry
the balance of the costs and expenses of said inn
provement, which bonds shall be made payable at
periods of time not exceeding thirty years from
the date of issuing the same, and shall draw such
rate of interest not exceeding six per centum per
annum, and to be issued in such sums as the com
mon council or other legislative body of any such
city shall by ordinance or resolution determine,
which bonds shall be of the denomination Of not
less than Il fly dollars nor more than one thousand
dollars. ana shall be executed under the corporate
seal of said city and the signature ot the mayor
Of other proper financial officer officers of said
city the bonds issued by virtue of this section of
this act shall be called road construction bonds,
ann shali nave coupons aIache9 LOT every hait
years interest until due, or may be registered, at
The option OF holder which coupons, Ii attached,
shall be signed by the said mayor or other proper
financial officer or officers of said city and num-
bered to correspond with the bend to which they
shall be respectively attached, and all the bonds
issued under this section of this act shall be NUM-
Dered and register OF such numbers, the date of
issuing and the time Of payment shall be made by
5he said mayor or the proper financial officer or
Ulcers Of said city in the book TO be provided for
hat purpose, which bonds shall be received by the
,ity authorities for their face value and accrued
iteIeSl III payment OF any hrstcHiutAb lhpuetu
he same Improvement provided, that in order TO
redeem the bonds issued under the provisions of
his section Of this act At maturity Il shall be the
iuty of the common council or other legislative
body Of said city TO establish sinking fund,
which shall be created by special tax Of not less
han one and one-half per centum per annum on
he issue of bonds herein provided for in this Sec
ion, to be raised in the annual tax levy.
g. And be IL enacted, That the interest the
bonds authorized TO be issued under this act shall
be raised by special tax annually levied aud COLI
ected as other city taxes may be here
after levied and collected, and the whole Of each
ears interest shall be raised levied collected
md paid within each year, and the common coun~
N or other legislative body Of said city may dis
pose of said bonds at either public private sale
or the best price that can be obtained for the
anne but not at less price than par value, and all
moneys derived from the sale of said bonds shall
20 nvOlably applied and used for purposes con-
iected with said Improvement
Q. And be II enacted That this act shall take j
,flect Immediately.
Passed May %, 1894, y