The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-30
CCLxxxvII.

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An Act concerning the sale of lands and
real estate in fee where the same have
been purchased by the mayor and coun-
Gil of boroughs incorporated under the
act entitled A act for the formation
of borough governments" approved
April fifth one thousand eight hundred
and s~eventy-eight. for taxes or assess
mentS.
eral Assembly of the State of New Jer-
sey, That it shall be the duty of the
mayor and council of boroughs incorpor-
ated under the act entitled A act for
the formation of borough governments,
approved April fifth, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-eight, and the sup
months from the date of record of any
certificate of sale of lands and real estate
to said borough for unpaid taxes or as
sessments of any kind, name or nature,
to present to the circuit court of the
county within which said borough is
situate a petition or petitions setting
forth the date of sale, the name of thr
owner under which said tax or assess
ment vas made, a description OF enc
lands SO purchased, the date OF record
of the certificate, the amount Tor Whlcn
purchased and any and all subsequent
accumulation of taxes n assessments
of any kind, name or nature, and which
petition shall also set forth the name
and residence, if known, of all lienors
upon the property so described In said
petition since the date of assessment
or levy; and that thereupon the sara
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returnable at such time and place as
may be fixed and determined therein,
to be served upon The owner and lienors
in such manner as the said order shall
direct, requiring the owner or owners
of said lands and lienors to show cause
at the time and place In said order to
show cause named why the said lands
and premises should not be sold in fee.
2. And be it enacted, That upon tne
return of said order with due proof of
service in the manner therein set forth
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day thereof, if no good cause to the con-
trary be shown, direct that said lands
and premises be sold in fee, at public
a~ustion, at a time to be fixed and at a
place within said borough designated,
which time shall not be less than four
weeks from the date of said order, and
be given of said sale and the manner of
service thereof upon the owners and
lienors; and said order shall direct that
the collector of taxes of the borough
shall make such sale to the highest bid
der. provided, that the said lands and
premises shall not be sold for less than
shall be then a lien upon said lands and
premises, and that the said sale shall
be held between the hours of nine
o,e loek II in tbt the e=fte forenoon and and nGov f9gg
further, that the advertisement above
referred to hall be published at least
e once sale q week in t fqG -heWsp @eens Prior Fl an TO
printed and published within the said
borough.
Sand be it enacted, That the said col
lector shall, on receipt of the purchase
money on said sale, execute and deliver
to the purchaser a certificate or such
sale, which sha contain q covenant on
the part of the borough to refund the
amount paid for said lands in cash, with
out interest, in case the title conveyed
by said sale shall prove invalid, upon the
surrender of said certificate of sale and
proof of the service of the notice there
of as hereinbefore provided upon the
owner or lienors of said lands.
4. And be. it enacted, That in case said
lands and premises shall not be re-
deemed within one year from the date
of service of notice upon said owners
and lienors, or their personal represen-
tatives, the said collector of taxes shall
said sale. his heirs, devisees or assigns,
a deed for said lands and premises,
which deed shall be signed. sealed and
acknowledged in the usual manner of
deeds and c~onveyances of real estate,
and such purchaser, his heirs, legal rep
good and sufficient title to the said
premises so sold in fee simple, abso-
lutely free from all membranes except
such taxes, assessments and other gov
ornamental impositions as may have been
levied after the confirmation of said sale,
and which said deed shall be presump-
tive evidence in all courts and places.
and in any proceedings n actions. by
said purchasers, his heirs, legal repre-
sentatives or assigns, taken, prosecuted
property SO sold as aforesaid. or in the
establishment or defence of his or their
title, shown as aforesaid by such deed,
and the said title shall not fail or be
defeated by reason of any infornaaiity in
the proceedings had or k under this