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

: I. BE No PflMUTTU inc CTTIWUG
| Assembly of the State of New Jersey That
section two of an act entitled An act to pro-
vide for the drainage of lands approved
March eighth. one thousand eight hundred
/ and seVenty-one, be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read rs follows:
2 And be it enacted, That the said commits
sioners, before entering upon their duties,
shall take an oath before the chancellor or
Justice of the supreme court. faithfully 70
perform the duties OF their ONCE, ana snail
cause the same to be filed in the clerks Office
1 of the supreme court and shall thereupon
| have full power to cause the said tract OF
| land, for the drainage OF which they shall
! have been appointed commissioners, to be
drained in accordance with the general plan
of the said board of managers; and for that
purpose the said commissioners and all con-
| tractors or other persons employed by them
or under their authority shall have power to
| enter upon any lands for the purpose OF exc
cutting the requisite work or procuring ma
/ terias therefore; and after the completion
of said work, the expense thereof and of all
materials used therefor. including the com
! pensation of said commissioners (esti-
| mated at the rate of five dollars
| nioved1 and also The expenses OK the
said board of managers and the collection of
| assessments, shall be made up by said com
missloners and returned to the supreme
court IN q report to he made by them, 70
| gether with general outline, description or
| deliueation of the lands and territory which.
| in their judgment, ought to contribute to
thesaid expense, notice of which report snail
| he given in some newspaper or newspapers
! circulating in the vicinity of said lands for
the space OF four weeks at least once in each
week, in order that any persons interested
may examine said report and, if they see fit,
| file objections to the same !; if any such OBJ
| jectiOnS duly verified on OATH be filed within
| said period of four weeks, the supreme court
shall determine upon the same in summary
manner and with as little delay as possible,
and shall thereupon, without further notice,
make rule or order directing the said COM
missioners to distribute and assess the
amount of said expense aud interest upon
| the lands contained within the territory re-
ported by them originally or as corrected by
| the supreme court IN proportion, as near. as
! they can Judge, to the benefit derived from
| said drainage by the several parcels of land
| to be assessed aud in making said assess +
| ment, the several parcels of land assessed /
may be designated by the name of the owner
or the occupier or in such other manner as
may be most convenient in each case, t,
and the assessment may be made either /
upon each separate parcel in gross or ut
rate per acre and the assessment /
made upon each parcel of land, with law |
full interest thereon, shall be first and |
paramount lien upon the said parcel of land |
! without regard to whom the owner or own |
els of said lands NAV be: and when the said 1
| assessment shall be completed, the same shall
be deposited in some convenient place for |
the inspection of the parties interested; and I
notice OF the completion OF said assessess-
ment and of the place where the same shall
be so deposited, shall he given in at least two I
newspapers circulating in the vicinity of said |
lands, and published at least once Il week for /
six weeks, which notice shall designate n
time and place when and where the said |
commissioners viii meet to hear objections
to SAID assessments; and the commissioners, |
having heard and decided upon such obiec-
tons us shall be made to them they shall |
proceed TO complete their assessments and /
shall iile the same in the clerks Office of the
supreme court and copy thereof or of so
much of the same as shall be made ON lands
in any one county shall be filed in the clerks /
Office OF said county, and notice of the filing /
thereof shall be gwen in at least two news
papers, circulating as before mentioned, once |
n week for at least four weeks, after which.
ii no objections be made to said assessment |
the same shall be confirmed and made ALSO
lutp nv the supreme court. III objections /
to said assessment be filed in the said period
of four weeks, the supreme court shall hear
and determine said objections in a summary
manner and with as little delay as possible;
but they shall not reverse said assessment, or
any part thereof except for some error in the
law or in the principles OF assessment made
or committed by said commissioners.
If for any such cause the said assessment or
any part thereof shall he reversed il shall
be again referred TO the said commissioners
TO be corrected in accordance with the decis
ion of the court in that behalf. and when cor
rected and filed as before, four weeks notice
as aforesaid shall he given thereof after
which if no further objections are made, the
said assessment as corrected, shall be con
iirned; but ii any further objections be
made. the same shall, from time to time, be
considered and determined as before until
the court shall finally confirm the assess
meut as dulX.moditicd and corrected; aud
when said assessment shall he finally con
tirmed, the said commissioners shall forth
with make under their hands and seals, a
copy of so much thereof as shall have been
levied ON lands within the boundaries of any
township or townships respectively ana de-
liver the same TO the township committee
wherein such lands are situate; and rs soon
rs any such township committee shall receive
such copy of said report or part thereof.
they shall give notice by publication i'm two
or more newspapers circulating in the vi
entity of said lands. such notice to be pub
lished At least once Il week for four weeks,
requiring the several owners. other par
parties interested in the lands so assessed. to
pay the assessments thereon to the collector
OF the township iii ten equal annual install
ments, NJ such times and places in said town
ship as shall be designated by said township |
committee.
2. And he it enacted, That section three of
an act entitled AN act to provide the drain
are of lands approVcd March eighth one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, be
and the same is hereby amended to read rs
follows:
3. Aud be ii enacted, That if any install
ment of such assessment ON any lot or par
eel of land in any such township shall not be
paid within thirty days after the time men
toned in the said notice calling for payment
Thereof, the collector OF the township is
is hereby authorized and empowered to adj
vertise such lot or parcel of land for safe by |
advertise memcnt, signed by him ana pub !
lished IN two or more newspapers circulating /
in the vicinity thereof. for the period of
four weeks next before the time fixed for
such sale, and by posting five or more similar
notices in different public places in The town
ship; and at the time and place fixed in SAID
notice, or at q subsequent time TO be fixed by I
adjournment, the said collector shall offer to |
sell such lot parcel OF land for the least
number of years that any person will take
the same and pay the whole assessment !
thereon with interest at the rate of ten per |
centum per annum from and after the time |
fixed by said notice for the payment thereof, |
together with the costs and expenses of such /
sale and on receiving from the purchaser |
the amount of the whole assessment with IN |
| tercst. costs and expenses of sale the said col |
| Iector shall give him or her deed of convey |
ance for said land for period or term for
which the same was struck off and thereupon |
| such purchaser shall be entitled TO imme |
date possession of said land and TO take |
rents, issues and profits thereof for the
period or term for which the same was sold |
and if at he time when said collector shall
offer such lot or parcel of land for sale as
aforesaid no person shall agree to take the
same for any term OF years and pay such as |
| sessment, interests, costs and expenses the
said collector shall forthwith offer such lot |
or parcel of land for sale in fee simple abso- |
| lutte for the highest price that any person |
| will bid for the same. aud upon receiving the |
amount so bid the said collector shall exc !
| cute, under his hand and seal, and deliver to |
such purchaser deed Tor said lot or parcel
| of land and such purchaser, his heirs and as
signs, shall thereby acquire and take n good
and sufficient title to the same in fee simple
absolute free of all membranes (eXcept |
| taxes, assessments or water rates levied aiter
! the confirmation of the said report. of which
| the SAID deed shall be presumptive evidence
| in all courts and places; and in any proceed |
| ngs actions by the SAID purchaser, his
| legal representative or assigns. taken, prose-
| cuted or defended for the recovery of pos
/ session of the property so sold or in the
| establishment or defense of his title thereto,
| the said title shall not fail or be defeated
| by reason OF any irregulaIity or formal de-
| feet In any proceeding had or taken under
! this act; provided, IL does not appear that
any substantial injury was done to the owner
| of the property by reason of any such irregu-
larity or formal defect; the township where
| in any such lot of land may be situate may be
| a purchaser M any sale of such lands, and
| thereby obtain the same title aud estate
therein as any other purchaser, and the deed
therefor shall be delivered by such collector
TO the township committee for the benefit of
the township; and if possession of any lot
or parcel of land sold in pursuance
| of this act. either for term of
years or in fee, be denied resisted by
| any person or persons the supreme courts OF
this state, on application made thereto, and
the fact of such sale being shown by affidavit
and copy of the deed, shall make an order
directing the sheriff OF the county in which
said land may be situate TO put such pur-
chaser in possession; and within one year
from and after the time when such copy of
| SAID report part thereof shall have been
| served on the township committee of any
| township, such township shall pay to sad
! commissioners the whole amount of the as
sessmeut levied on land therein as shown by
| such copy with int crest collected or collecti-