The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-18

provisions contained in the charter of any city
town. borough or ether municipality, this act shall
apply only so far 1t is consistent with the pro-
visions OF such charter, and that all such charters
shall remain and be in full force and effect the same
as if this act had not been passed.
"a. And be it enacted That each city, borough
and incorporated town shall be school district
separate and distinct from the township school dis
triet; provided, that whenever any borough or any
district acting under special charter or under the
provisions contained in the charter OF any city,
town, borough or other municipality, desires to
consolidate with the township and form but sim
gle school district, such consolidation shall take Ell
feet when the board Of education of such boroue b
or district shall file with the county superintendent
certificate that at meeting of the legal voters OF
such borough or district majority OF the legal
voters present voted in favor of such consolidation,
which meeting shall be specially called for that pur
pose by the board OF education in the manner pro
vided for calling other special meetings of the legal
voters of the district.
25 And be it enacted That wherever the word
district used this act, in the act to which
this is amendment, 1t shall be taken as applying
only to districts constituted provided in sections
thirteen and twenty-four of this act.
&c. And be it enacted That in any district as now
constituted where there has been ordered special
district tax which tax has not yet been collected
such tax shall be assessed levied and collected on
the district now constituted, and that the moneys
collected from such tax shall be expended by the
board of education solely for the benefit of the
school or schools for which 1t was ordered to be
raised, and for no other purpose whatsoever,
p. And be It enacted That the school houses,
school districts hereby abolished shall immediately
after the passage of this act be appraised by the
SCISSORS of the several townships; in making said
appraisement, the amount of debt incurred by any
district for the purchase of lands, apparatus and
other property or for the erection of school house
or school houses, which debt is unpaid at the time
of making such apprasement, shall DO deducted
from the appraised value of such property; one
copy of said appraisemeut shall be filed with the
county superintendent, one copy with the district
clerk of the consolidated district and copy with
he WnSh eOllpct0r
special school thereafter until the whole amount
is remttedl there shall be RENTED TO the taxpay
ers of each of said districts oneenth Of the said APP
praised value of the property OF the school district
in which such taxpayers reside or own property
provided that IN case any such district is situated
In two or more townships, the assessors of said
townships shall Jointly make said appraisement,
and shall determine the part thereof belonging to
each OF said townships, aud each township shall re-
init the taxpayers in its part OF such district the
part so determined, in the same manner SIS in case
of districts wholly within single township; and
provided further, that in any such district is
situated in two mere boroughs, or partly in
said appraisement shall be made by the
several borough assessors or by the borough and
township assessors las the case may be) in the man
2s And be il enacted, That sections thirty-one,
thirty two thrty-hree, thirty-four thirty-seven,
thirty -eight forty, sixty-one, eghtyfye, eighty
eight eighty-nine and ninety-one of the act TO
which this is an amendment be aud the same are
hereby repealed
~. Ana be IL enacted, Inht lne suppiemehts 10
the act to which this is an amendment, which sup
plements were approved March seventh, one thon-
sand eight hundred and seventy-six; May eleventh,
one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six;
March first. one thousand eight hundred and eighty
eight April twenty-thrd, one thousand eight hum
dred aud eighty -eight February twenty-frst, one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine; March
twelfth, one Thousand eight hundred and ninety;
March thirty first one thousand eight hundred and
ninety; February twenty-third one thousand eight
hundred and ninety-one, be and the same are here
by repealed.
30. Aud be 1t enacted, That the apportionment Of
school moneys for the year one thousand eight
hundred and niuety-lour be made by the county
superntendents in the same manner As heretofore.
aud that the moneys app0rtOned TO the several dis
rlcts shall be used for the current expenses of the
schools Ia the township IN which said distacts are
situated.
81. And be 1t enacted, That all acts and parts OF
inconsistent with the provisions OF this act be
and the same hereby repealed, and that this act
shall take effect the first day of July next.
Approved May IS, 1894.