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

a further supplement to the act entitled
An act for the formation and government
of villages approved February twenty
third, one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-one.
l. BE ii enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New jersey That
the legal voters of any village organized un
der the act to which this is Il further supple
ment, shall. nj the annual election for village
trustees, elect an assessor for SAID village, TO
serve for the term of three years, who shall
be Il member of the county board of asses
sors, and shall possess the same powers and
perform the same duties within he limits of
said village as assessors within the several
townships of this state and receive like com
pensaton,
2 And be II enacted, That all taxes to be
assessed and raised within said village shall
hereafter be assessed by the village assessor
and not by the township assessor, us hereto
fore Except rs hereinafter provided, and
that there shall be apportioned to the village
by the proper officers IN the manner provided
10y the act concerning taxes, approved April
fouri zenith. one thousand eight hundred and
forty six, and the various supplements I here
to- the just proportion of the state, county
and township or other taxes to be raised
from the property and persons liable to tax
alton within the limits of said village.
3. And he il enacted, That said village us
SCISSOR shall, on or before the third Tuesday
of August In each year. deliver the duplicate
of such assessment to the said village truss
tees to he by them examined, revised and
corrected, and shall attend the meeting of
the county board of assessors and take part
therein aud shall, as required by law for as
SCISSORS OF townships, deliver duplicate of
said assessment to the township collector of
the township wherein said village shall be
located ; provided that in case said village
lies in more than one township, the said as
SCISSOR shall make a separate duplicate for
epch township forming part OF said village,
whereon shall be shown the assessment of
taxes for the property and persons within
the limits of each township separately and
respectively and shall dcliXer said duplicates
TO the collector of said township or OF each
township wherein sud village lies, in the
manner now provided bv law.
!. And be il enacted, That all proceedings
in the nature of appeal from an assessment
shall be heard and determined by the com
missiOners OF appeal in and for the proper
township in the same manner as appeals
from assessments by township assesso rs are
heard and determined. and that all further
proceedings for the collection of said taxes
shall he In accordance with the general law
regulating the collection OF taxes in town.
ships.
b. And be il enacted That it shall he law.
ful for the village trustees in any village
heretofore organized or hereafter to he or
Vnnized under said act, 10 appoint an assess
or who shall hold his Office until the next an
nual election. and the assessor SO appointed
shall have all the powers and discharge Ill
duties OF the Office of assessor in said village
as herein provided, and in case any vacancy
shall hereafter arise in the Office Of assessor
in said village. IL shall be lawful for the said
village trustees to fill said vacancy by ap-
polntment until the annual election next
succeeding the occurrence OF said vacancy.
q. Aud he IT enacted That in case the vii
lagc trustees in any village in this state shall
fail TO make an appointment of village us
SCISSOR as herein authorized then IL shall be
lawful for the township assessor OF the
proper township to assess the taxes for the
year one thousand eight hundred ami ninety
four i'm accordance with the provisions of the
act TO which this Is a supplement.
Z. And be it enacted That so much of the
act to which this Is supplement MS IL incon-
sistcnt with the provisions Of this supple
ment be and the same Is hereby repealed
and that this act shall take effect immed-
atcly.
Approved May IL, 1894.