The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-18
CHAPTER cccLIII.

An Act authorizing the division Of townships into
strt et-lighting districts and the erection and
maintenance Of street-lights therein, and the
election of street-ght commissioners in said dis
trict
l. Be It enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
the township committee of any township In any
county of me second and third class In this state
may al any time, set off and divide the said town.
ship into districts 10 be designated by numbers, and
may alter the same from time to time and shall by
resolution to be entered ut length upon their min
utes. define and declare the limits, boundaries aud
numbers of said district and the same being so de-
fined and declared shall be deemed aud taken as
street. lighting districts, aud shall be known as and
designated by and under the corporate name OF
street lighting district number -, which said
district, when deigDated, shall be body corpo-
rate aud shall possess and be deemed 10 have power
to sue and be sued, complain aud defend IN any
court of law and equity 10 make End use common
seal and all other corporate power necessary for
the carrying out the powers hereinafter conferred
O. And be II enacted. That on the first Tues.
day OF June IN each year the legal voters OF
said district so designated are hereby author
lied 30 meet for the purpose OF electing three
persons. who shall be known and designated
as commissioners of street-lighting district
number -, and at said time the said legal
voters shall determine by ballot. by the vote
of the majority of those present and v~tlnK
the sum of money to be raised aad expended
within such dist riot for the ensuing year for
the erection and maintenance OF street
lights; that the said meeting for the eleci lon
of said commissioners aud the determination
OF said sum to be raised shall be held at such
public place within the district as the said
township committe may designate, and no
tice of said time and place of such election
shall be given by the township clerk and set
up In at least three of the most public places
within the said district ten days before the
said election; that the polls on said election
shall be open at two O'Clock In the afternoon
and close at seven O'Clock In the evening;
the voters there assembled, before any votes
are cast, shall elect, by viva voce vote,
Judge inspector and clerk of said election.
8. And be IL enacted That the sum fixed
and appropriated by the majority of said
votes cast shall be cert fed forthwith to the
commissioners elected rs u soresald, who shall
forthwith certify to the same ana give notice
TO the township assessor of the sum 80 liked,
who shall assess the same upon the taxable
property within said district IN the same
manner as township taxes are assessed and
said money shall be assessed. levied and col
lected in the same manner that other town
ship moneys are assessed and II shall be the
duty of the collector OF the township ~
which said district is situate 10 pay over all
moneys received by him which shall nave
been assessed as aforesaid to the said com
missioner.
4 And be 1t enacted, That the said com.
missioners are hereby empowered TO expend
said moneys for the purpose of lighting the
streets within said district and 10 make con
tracts for said districts with electric light or
gas companies for tho erection and mainten-
ance of said street lights during their term
of office (; the sum to be paid by virtue OF said
mi ract shall not exceed the amount voted
| for at said election. and the said commission
| ers are hereby empowered TO determine what
streets shall be lighted within said districts
and where eet-Iights shall be erected and
| the number of the same.
| g. And be IL enacted, That all acts and parts
of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby re-
| pealed. .
8. And be it enacted That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
| Passed May 70, 1894.