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


conformation. shall be. construed as extin {
,,,ishing any curtesy 6fNfower estate therein
previously existing. - g.. Ill, ~. All,
lntv of fhe town collector OF each town, on
=, =. hofnre tho first day of February in each
year 10 make return in writing TO the eletk
IF he county in which such town IS SUI 1a NE
IF all unpaid taxes assessments assesseu m n
nrecedinp wear ON real estate SlIudIe III NE
own setting forth against whom assessor,
The date description OF property, Inc amount
If fax and assessment thereon, II any assess
ment there shall be, to which he shal ailX an
oath or affirmation in writing to the eiiect
that the same is Just, true, full ana compete
in every particular as shown ~ ms sa4 uup
licate and the book wherein assessor 49, a.
recorded. if any. and in case the SAID collec-
tor shall neglect or refuse to make sucn re-
turn he shall forfeit and pay TO the podfd VI
commissioners of such town the sum OF one
hundred dollars to be recovered IN an dcIloi
ON contract i'm any court of competent luflS- |
diction, either in the corporate name OF such
hoard or in the name OF the town treasurer. /
8. And be it enacted That the county CLERK;
upon receipt of such returns snail RECORD
the same at length in the same DOCKS tndu
are provided for the recording OF othef taAes
against real estate, and the CLERK shall re-
,s9ive for, such service the sum of five cents /
for each name in such return, 10 De palu ny
the town returning the same.
o. And be it enacted, Ihat III case su sue. 4t ,aa
return shall not have been made at the tlme
herein provided, and in case name or names
shall have been omitted from such return,
then in that case such tax shall cease TO ne Il
lien upon such real estate as against pui-
chaser or MORTGAGE in good taltn.
TO- And be il enacted That the Fees charges
and expenses incurred for services rendered
under sections seVen eight ana nine OF ills
act shall be included in the amount to De
paid by the delinquent, and that upon the
payment of such taxes, costs ana expenses;
The collector who shall receive the same snail
give a receipt for the amount paid IN salts
faction thereof to the person paying the
same, which receipt shall be sulhcleni 9Vl.
dence. of the payment OF sucn tax, anu tu 4t
upon presentation thereof, the clerk OIL the
county shall satisfy such tax record IN the
same manner as The record OF mortgages Is
now by law satisfied, and shall lille such re-
ceipt in his Office
ii And he it enacted That any tax now
due on any lands, tenements, Entertainments
or real estate in any town of this state may
| be collected under tins act IN tne ihahhet
prescribed herein.
II, And be it enacted That whenever ten
or more persons, being freeholdefs shali
think any public road or street or any part
of any public road or street in any such town
which hath been or shall be laid out unneces-
sary it shall be lawful for such persons 70
make application in writing 10 tlle poafu VI
| town commissioners OF such town, nitNilg
| given previous notice for at least ten DAYS OF
such application and of the meeting at Whlch
such application will be made. by advertise
ment under their hands and set up In AT least
three of the most public places III such towns;
such boardfof commissioners, upon recelH-
ing proof OF the proper setting up OF suGh
advertisements, shall thereupon cousidcf uhe
same ana if a majority of such commissions
ers shall favor such application, the same
shall be referred to the commissioners OF as
sessment, who shall report thereon IN writing
within thirty days thereafter whether or not
in their judgment such application shouid
be granted, stating the reasons why Such APP
pication should or should not be granted
the coupon ming in OF such report, II ma.
iority of such board of commissioners sldll
still favor such application they shaH APP
point meeting at which they wiz con
slider any and all objections 10 INT
granting OF such application that may
be presented to them i'll Wfltlng ana
shall cause at least ten days notice
of such meeting TO be served upon AL
IoWneIS of lands in front OF which such road
or street or part of road or street proposed to
be vacated snail run, or upon me occupant
or occupants of such lands; ana IL any OF
such lands shall be unoccupied and the
owner or owners thereof not resident IN such
town, then such uottce may he mailed 10 the
post Office address of any ana every such
owner, IL the same can be ascertained. ter
. days before such meeting; If the post ONCE
address of any such owner shall be unknown
then such notice shall be published i'll
newspaper published in such town for the
. space of two weeks next prior to such meet
ing; copies of such ten days notice shall Dt
put up along the line of such road or stree
or part thereof proposed TO be vacated al
points not over three hundred 1eet apart
fter giving opportunity Tor the hearing OF
objections TO such proposed vacation, IL two
y
commissioners favor the same, they shall
pass an ordinance 10 that effect and upoi
the taking effect of such ordinance suct
road or street or part of road OF street sinai
thereupOn become vacated and cease TO be
public highway.
: 10. And be it enacted That in addition t,
+ tue powers conferred upon such boards o
I town commissioners by the fifth section O
: the act to which this is Il supplement, the,
shall have power to pass adopt, alter, modif,
! and repeal ordinances for the following pur
: poses to prescribe and define the duties o
: | fire commissioners and to prescribe AM
limit their terms to less term than nv
4 years; 10 provide for and regulate tn
/ sprinlSling OF the streets of the town and tn
: collection of the expense thereof OF land
i owners in front of whose lands the same j
: Edone as other taxes are collected, or pay
i ment OF the same out of the town treasury
A rs they may determine to provide for an'
) regulate the trimming OF any and all tree
whose branches may oVerhang any street @
alley of the town, the trimming or cuttiut
down of any tree or trees that may STAN
within the limits of any street or alley of TIL
I town, and the cutting down of any tree G
trees standing on private property outside q
e the limits of any street or alley, which ma
loNerhang OF III any way be deemed danger
0 lous to passers-by but the enumeration O
S powers in this section shall not be construe
as repeating or i'll auywiSe limiting the pow
erS heretofore conferred upon such board
OF commissioners, by any act whatsoever, un
less the same shall he in direct conflict here
with.
Il. And it shall he enacted, That any pro
ceedings heretofore or hereafter institutes
4 under the provisions Of section fifteen of tn
t act to which this is a supplement, at an
time prior TO the passage of the resolution
mentioned in said section, aud any proceed
4 ings under the provisions of section seven
} teen of said act, at any time prior to the en-
/ tering into of any contract under sand sec
} ton in relation thereto, may be recalled dis
, continued cancelled and holden for naught
, upon the passage of an ordinance repeating
. the ordinance ordering the improvement
ASKED for in such proceedings if one shal
have been passed then upon the passage of
resolution declaring that the such proceed
ing shall from thenceforth be recalled, dis
continued, cancelled and holden for naught
10. And be ii enacted, That this act shal
take effect Immediately,
Approved May S. 1894.