The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-11
CHAPTER CCLXXXyU.

An Act concerning the sale of lands and real
estate In fee where the same have been pur-
chased by the mayor and council OF Dor,
Oughs Incorporated under the act entitled
"An act for the formation of borough gov
ernmentsn approved April fifth, one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy eight, for
taxes or assessments.
l. Be IL enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
IL shall be the duty of the mayor and council
of boroughs incorporated under the act en-
titled An act for the formation of borough
governments, approved April nth, one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy.eig and
the supplements thereto, after the lapse of
six months from the date of record of any
certificate of sale of lands and real estate TO
said borough for unpaid taxes or assessments
of any kind name or nature 10 present to
the circuit court of the county within which
said borough is situate petition or petitions
setting forth the date of sale, the name OF
the owner under which said tax or assess
mept was made, a description of the lands so
purchased, the date OF record OF the certifi-
cate, the amount for which purchased and
any all subsequent accumulation OF taxes
and assessments of any kind. name or nature,
and which petition shall also set forth the
name and residence Ii known, of all lienors
upon the property so described in said petit.
| ton since the date of assessment or levy :;
and that thereupon the said court shall
grant an order to show cause, returnable at
such time and place as may be fixed and de-
termined therein. to be served upon the
owner and hsnors in such manner as the
said order shall direct, requiring the owner
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 1t enacted, That upon the return
| of said order with due proof of service in the
manner therein set forth the court shall, or
upon any adjourned day thereof, Il no good
cause to the contrary he shown, direct that
said lands and premises be sold In fee at public
auction at time 10 be fixed and at place
within said borough designated, which time
shall not be less than four weeks from the date
of said order, and said order shall provide
what notice shall 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 bidder; pro-
vided, that the said lands and premises shall
not be sold for less than the taxes and ASSESS
ments. or both, that shall be then lien upon
said lands and premises, and that the said sale
shall be held between the hours OF nine O'Clock
In the forenoon and four o'clock In the after
noon; and provided further, that the adver-
tisement above referred to shall be published
at least once a week for four. weeks prior to
and published within the said borough.
g. And be il enacted. That the said collector
shall, on receipt of the purchase money on said
sale execute and deliver to the purchaser
certificate of such SALE which shall contain
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 thereof as hereinbefore provided
A. And be II enacted That in ease said lands and
premises shall not be redeemed within one year
from the date of service of notice upon said owners
and lenors or their personal representatives, the
said collector of taxes shall execute and deliver to
the purchaser at said sale, his heirs, devsees or as
signs a deed for said lands and premises, which
deed shall signed sealed and Acknowledged In the
usual manner Of deeds conyeyances OF real estate
and such purchaser his heirs legal representatives
and assigns shall take good and sufficient title to
the said premises so sold in fee simple, absolutely
free from all membranes, except such taxes, as
sessments and other governmental tmpostions as
may have been levied after the confirmation OF said
sale ana which said deed shall be presumptive evil
enye in all and places, and in any proceed.
ngs and actions by said purchasers his heirs legal
assigns, taken, prosecuted or de-
ended for the recovery of the properly so sold as
lforesaid or in the establishment or defense OF his
,r their title, shown as aforesaid by such deed
ma the said title shall not fail be defeated by
eason of any infermality in the proceedings had or
AIKEN under this act upon which the sale shall have
cen made or the title conveyed as Aforesaid, or by
aason of any iegalty in the assessment Of such
TX or assessment OF other lien in any way whatso-
1er, provided only that the property SO sold SHALL
the time imposed be liable to the imposition OF
e tax assessment or lien in respect to which such
x. assessment or lien was imposed or fixed.
s. And be it enacted, That the borough may
come purchaser of said lands In the same
amer as an individual and receive a deed
erefor. and that after the receipt OF sail deed