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

a Further Supplement to an act entitled IAN
act Tor the formation and government of vii
lages, approved February twcnty-third, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-one.
l. Be It enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly OF the State of New Jersey, That
II lnere be two or more villages comprising
adjoining territory, such villages, whether in
cofporated under and by the provisions of the
act entitled An act for the formation and
government OF villages" approved February
tWenty-third, one thousand eight hundred and
hlnety-one, and the act amendatory thereof,
ehiltied An act to amend an act entitled An
acb lof the formation and government of viii
lageS, approved February twenty-third, one
Thousand eight hundred and ninety-one"
winch amcndatory act was approved April
elghth, one thousand eight hundred and ninety
Two or under and by any special act, such
villages and Others hereafter Incorporated I'M
uer TINS act, and comprising adjoining terri
Tory, may be consolidated into one village, to
be after such consolidation governed by the
provisions of this act.
=. And be it enacted, That when petition
signed Dy persons owning ut least one-ffth in
value of the taxable real estate in each Of the
itdgolnlng villages designated in the last pre-
ceulilg section, proposed to be consolidated, as
the value of the taxable real estate shall up-
pear upon the assessors duplicates for the pre-
csdlhg tax levy, present IA petition addressed to
lhe law Judge of the court of common pleas in
ana Tor the county wherein said adjoining vii
lagos are situated and if such county have no
law judge then TO the judge of the circuit
court IN and for said county, which petition
shnli set forth the name of the proposed con-
ss1liualed village, praying that special cleo
.isill ne nti0. NL Wtlth snail ne deter
mined by the legal voters of said adjoining
villages by ballot whether such consolidation
snail be or shall not be made, the said judge
shall, upon the like notice provided by the
third section of this act appoint II time for the
consideration Of said petition, ut which time
sad Judge shall hear the person or persons
VINO may appear before him, and he shall de-
termlne upon the matters contained in such
petition and make disposition thereof under
the same conditions and in all respects as pro-
Nltied by the fourth section of this act for the
formation of villages.
>. And be 1t enacted That if the determine
lion OF said judge upon such hearing he such
as 10 support said petition, such judge shall
order special election 10 be held at some con
Venient place within either of the villages
named IN said petition and proposed TO be con
s9lidated, give notice of the time and place of
the holding of such election, appoint Il Judge
ana inspectors to conduct the same, fix the
period OF time the polls shall be kept open, re-
celVe the certificate of the result of said cleo
tlon, hear and determine appeals relating to
such election, and make the proper order re-
iatlng To such election in like manner and
in all respects ITS in this act provided for the
formation of villages.
4. And be it enacted, That the ballots cast at
an election held under the provisions of this
act for the consolidation of villages shall con
tain the words . for consolidation or" against
consolidation" us the case may be.
.. And be ii enacted, That the inhabitants
OF any village consolidated under this act shall
be body incorporate, in fact and In law, by
the name of the village of , in the
county of -" and the name of such cOnsol-
idated village shall be the same as set out in
the petition praying for such consolidation,
and by the name shall have perpetual success
sion, and may sue and be sued prosecute and
defend in any court, may make and use com
mon seal and alter it, and receive by gift,
grant, purchase, devise or bequest and hold
and convey real and personal estate for the
use of said consolidated village, and shall in
all respects be governed, regulated and con-
trolled by the provisions of this act in the
same manner as Il such consolidated village
had been originally Incorporated as u village
under the provisions of this act.
u. And be it enacted, That directly upon the
proper officers of such consolidated village
having been elected, and shall have qualified
as required by this act in the formation of
villages the offices of the officers of the res
pective villages rs aforesaid consolidated
shall become vacant, and the property and
assets, as well rs the debts and obligations of
the respective villages consolidated, shall
become and be the property and assets and
the debts and obligations of the inhabitants of
such consolidated village in their corporate
capacity, and shall be subject TO and con
trolled by the provisions OF this act.
Z. And be 1t enacted, That whenever II may
be desirable TO change the name of any village
in any county i'll this state petition for that
purpose may be filed in the court of common
pleas for such county, signed by at least
twelve freehoders within the limits of said
village, setting forth the cause which change
is desirable and the name desired to be sub
stltuted, and the court, upon being satisfied by
PROOF That the prayer OF the petition is just
and reasonable, and that thirty days previous
notice of the intended application to the court
had been duly given III some newspaper
printed and published in such village, or, if
none in such village, then in some newspaper
printed and published in the county in which
such village is located and that the inhaht-
ants of such village, or majority of them
desire such change, and that there is no other
village in this state of the same name as that
asked for and set out in said petition, the court
may order change of the name of such viii
lage as desired in said petition.
:. And be it enacted, That upon the said
court granting the prayer ofGthe petition in
the last preceding section referred to, it shall
be the duty of the clerk of said court to record
the proceedings and order relating to the
same, and the reasonable costs of such pro-
ceedings, IN such sum as may be fixed by said
court, shall be paid by the petitioners.
8. And be it enacted, That if by the order
of said court, the name of such village Is
changed as requested in said petition, the
inhabitants of such village shall continue and
remain to be body corporate in fact and in
law under such new name for all the ntcnts
and purposes of this act
10. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved May s, 1894.