The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-04
CHAPTER elk.

An Act TO amend act entitled An act to
provide for the purchase of sites for and the
erection and equipment of armories in cities of
the first and second class, and making APP
preparations therefor and to provide for the
taking of real estate for such sites by COM
mission in case the same cannot be pur-
chased by agreement" approved March
twentythird, one thousand eigh hundred and
lightweight.
l. Be il enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
the third section of an act to provide for the
purchase of sites for and the erection and equip
ment OF armories i'll cities of the first and second
class and making appropriations therefor, and to
provide for the taking OF real estate for such sites
by commission in case the same cannot be
purchased by agreement, approved March
twenty-third, one thousand eight hundred and
lightweight, be and the same hereby is amend
ed to read as follows;
4. And be 1t enacted That the county
collector in any county III which such city is
located, whenever a written notice shall be
served upon him by the aforesaid commission,
stating that lands have been contracted for
or purchased or the title thereto has been acquir-
e6 as above directed, shall forwith notify the
board of chosen freeholders OF such county of
the action of the commission, and the said board
of chosen freeholders shall set apart for the use
of the said commission, out of any moneys in the
county treasury, the amount stated i'll said
notice as required by said commission; and in
case the said board of chosen treeholders shall
not have moneys enough on hand to meet such
Appropriation, then it shall be the duty of
such board to issue bonds in an amount
sufficient to meet such appropriation at a
rate of interest not exceeding five per CEN
tum per annum, and payable in whole in part in
not more than fifteen years from the date thereof,
and to advertise for proposals TO sell the SAID bonds
TO the highest bidder Tor amount not less than
the par value thereof the said moneys when ap-
propriated the proceeds of the sale of such bonds
shall be retained by said county collector and shall
be by him paid out upon the written TequisitiOn of
the aforesaid commission by which 1t shall be APP
piled TO the payment of the amount of the purchase
price or cost of said land and any damage for awards
or compensation which may be made under the pro-
ceedngs to acquire said title, and the costs and ex-
penses OF acquiring said titleand the grading, fill
ing, excavating, draining, paving and fencing OF
said lands and the interior completion and also the
equipping and furnishing of said armOries drill
rooms cOmpany-roOms and storerooms when built
and any expenses incident TO the carrying out of
the provisions of this act the entire cost of which
in each city shall not in the aggregate exceed the
sum OF twenty-five thousand dollars; and provided
further, that all proceedings heretofore taken by
cities of the first and second class to purchase
armory site for which bonds have been authorized
to be issued at a rate of interest not exceeding five
per eentum, if such proceedings have otherwise been
taken in accordance with the provisions of the act
hereby amended and in accordance with the pTovis-
ions of acts supplementary and amendatory thereto,
be aud the same are hereby confirmed and made
valid legal and eecual to the same extent that the
same would have been legal valid and eiectual If all
such proceedings had been instituted and taken in
accordance with the provisions of the act hereby
amended
2 And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
Immediately.
Approved April 80, 1894