The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-21

shall therupon give ten lays notice.
published or circulating in the town.
ship, and by notices posted in at least
five Of the most public places therein,
and place in said township, named in
said notice, for the purpose of discharg-
ing their duties. and at the time and
place so appointed the said commission
ers shall meet and proceed to examine
the matters referred to them, and may
adjourn from time to time, and shall
give a hearing to all parties interested
and an opportunity to produce evil
dence before them in support of objec-
tons, and any of said commissioners
may adm nis. er OIIhs ;i-1 take deposit
tons of witnesses who shall be offered
to give testimony in regard to tie mat
ter; and thereupon they shall forth-
with proceed to ascertain the total cost
and expenses incurred by the constIuc-
tion OF such sewer system, including also
all interest or discounts paid on any
notes, certificates or obligations issued
on account thereof ard afreF asccrraIr-
ing the total alnount Of such cost ard
expenses, they shall proceed to make
a just and equitable assessment thereof,
or of part thereof, on the lands and
real estate specially benefited by such
cial benefits actually conferred thereby:
provided That in no case shall the assess
ment upon any land except the special
penett conferred by such improvement
to the land so assessed, and in case the
said commissioners shall determine that
the lands specially benefited by said i'm
proYement have not been so benefited
TO the full extent of the cost and expen-
seS thereof, the surplus Of such cost and
expepse shall be paid by taxation.
b. ana be 1t enacted, That the COM
missioners upon completing their assess
ments, shall cause a map to be mads
showing the lots so assessed, and shall
designate the same by numbers and the
names of the owners so far as they may
be known to the commissioners and that
they shall make a certificate showing the
whole amount of said assessments. with
the amount assessed against each, OF
said lots by reference TO the numbers
thereof on said map, with the names OF
the owners set opposite thereto, as far
as they may be known to said commis-
s%ioners, and within thirty days thereafter
they shall make a report of their pro-
ceedlngs and assessments to the circuit
court, or within such further time as
sad court may grant, and upon the COM
ing in of said report signed by said COM
mlsS1oners, or any two of them, said
court shall direct notice to be given in
the manner prescribed in the fifth Sec
ton OF this act OF the time and place
OF nearing any objections that may be
made to such assessments, and after
hearing any matter that may be alleged
against the same the said court shall
it to the same or other commissioners to-
pc appointed by the court, TO consider
the subject matter thereof; the said COM
mlssloIefS to whom the said report shall
De so referred shall return the same
report, corrected and revised, or a new
report to be by them made in the prem
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as the said court shall by order direct,
and the same, on being so returned, shall
pc confirmed or again referrd by said
court in mannr aforesaid, as right and
| justice shall require, and so from time
to time until a report shall be made or
return ed IN the premises which the said
court snail confirm; and such report
when so confirmed shall be final and
conclusive, as well upon the said towns
snip as upon the owner of any land and
real estate affected thereby; which said
/ map and report when finally. confirmed
by said court, shall be filed in the office
OF the clerk of the county wherein said
Improvement is situate, and a copy GER
tined by the said clerk shall be given to-
the collector of the township. and such
report, map and copy shall at all rea-
sonable and proper time be subject to
the examination and inspection of all
parties interested in the same; and from
and after the fling of said map and re-
port in the Office of said clerk, said as
sessments shall be and remain a first
and paramount lien upon the lots so as
sessed for the amounts thereof, respec-
lively, with interest at six per centum
from the time of such filing, and all
costs and fees thereon until the same
shall be paid and satisfied, notwithstand-
ING any devise, descent or alienation
thereof, or any Judgment, mortgage or
encumbrance thereon, and notwithstand-
ing any mistake IN the name or names
of the owners, or emission to name the
owner or owners thereof, and any assess
meut in which such mistake or omission
occurs shall, nevertheless be a valid and
eifectual lien upon the lands assessed.
7 And he If enectaa That tho O.
ments so imposed shall be collected by
the same OFFICER or of1as,e and 81 az
same time and in the same name +hat
taxes are or NAV de cciIactad IL ~
toWnshiD where sucb irnroveusn+ is
made; provided, hiatt the owner Of anv
LOT or rtAct of Land co assaSsaJ 49,
nav the assesspant thereon Will a.,
terest. in e01aI yearIv DavnSan+s nv -
ceeding ten as ms tovnshin cornnoj+tao
may Determine. in case s1ch owner sbsT
fihle with the clerk OF the toWnshinH an
agreement nj writing, TO be approved by
the toWnShip committee, stating the
number of installments by which he will
pay the same, and each installment shall
be collected at the same time and in
the same manner and by the same officer
Of officers that taxes are or may be col
lected in the township, but any person
may pay the whole of such assessment,
collected for on account of such assess
ments, anu interest thereon, shall be set
apart and used exclusively for the pay
ment or purchase of notes, certificates or
obligations that may have been made, is
sued or incurred by the township commit
tee to raise money to pay the cost of said
Improvement.
8. And be it enacted. That in anv nro-
deciding under this act necessary or prop-
er to be had or taken by anv tovv6shin
COMMITTEES. it shall he lawfn1 for s11nb
| COMMITTEES TO act or proceed nv rasoin-
ton, and said COMMITTEES TO act or pro-
NAV fix and prescribe tbe terms and
manner by which connections with sail
sewer system may he made and shall
Tnaintain sid cVS+en, in Cool or5o-