The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-13

OF such townships have continued to
+ assert and exercise powers 81 the gov
ernang bodies and officers Ut ssch town
ships, IN and over and Within the limits
of such cities, by the assessment and
whereby great confusion has arisen
in the government of said cities; there
fore
/. Ee it enacted by the Senate and Gen
eral Assembly of the State Of New Jer-
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this act. no officer or officers O any
city has been hsretofG~A created, the
ltu ',os s!ql 10 sSessed eul IelJs
olllcers OF WIZ s9ysas-t-p maze Goh-
il the corporate limits OF such city,
shaM perfnWp r mental act or
such city OF the property or inhabitants
2. And be it enacted. That from and
assessed or collected within the limits
OF such cities for any purpose shall be
assessed and collected exclusively by the
assessor or assessors, collector or coll
1ector of such cities, WAC shall d scharge
the same duties and exercise the same
powers conferred. by law Upon assessors
ssIl:o p9ns u ..sXel 10 :Iossssse qons pup
ohall De rnembers OF the board OF assess
ols Ct the counties IN which such cities
8. And be it enacted, That in each of
such cities, unless otherwise provided for
by law. there shall he elected at the
the poor Is are or may ne authorized
4slq.A a AituoJ eq4 Ic .d.q
4. And be it enacted. That in each of
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charter @eietion so many freeholders as
are or hereafter may be authorized by
law TO be elected n each Of the town
ships of the eolnty in VIII CHI 3 CHI city
8. And be it enacted, That in each of
such cities, OF in each OF the wards
thereof, there shall be elected at the
next charter election T. thereafter
as their terms of office map expire, so
many Justices of the peace as are now
authorized by the constitution; sad JUS
liked BY law for the justices of the peace
elected in townships OF this state, and
hail have the same Jurisdiction and
said office shall be niied at the charter
elections in the said city in the same
manner as is now done in the case of
vacancies in the offices CT justices elect
ed in townships.
s: And be it enacted, That the town
ship committees CT such townships and
the finance committees of such cities
OF such cities) shall meet within thirty
days after the passage of this act, in
the city halls, OF such cities CIR other
place or places wherein the conlon coun-
ellis of such cities now meet, and shall
then and there proceed, by writing sign
ed. by a majority CT the members of
said committees present 10 allot and Gi-
VICE between such cities and towns. & 5
all property, real Il personal, chooses N
action, moneys on hand, tax liens, or
the right thereof, due or to become due,
il proportion to the taxable properly
and raiableS as. assessed by the respec-
tive assessors within the limits of such
cities and townships at the last assess
nlent for taxlns purposes made by the
respective assessors i'll such cities and
townships, and may adjourn said meet
ings from time TO time, as a majority
the Inhabitants OF tho said respective
cities and townships snail be~liable to
It any there may be; and a majority OF
the persons comprising said committees
constitute St quorum, and may pro-
ceed to make the said division, and shall.
WITHIN SIX months from the time of said
first meeting, make their report in writ
ing to the city clerk of such cities and to
to be filed by such officers with the pub
lie records OF the respective cities and
townships; provided, that such award
aball q Be revieWable e r. aid committees IN hI
supreme court at the instance of any
freeholder within any of such cities or
certiorari the said court shall have pow
er to determine and settle in a summary
manner all of the questions brought
up by the said writ, and shall have pow
ef to adopt such rules and proceedings
as may enable it to carry into effect
the true intent and meaning of this sec
T. And be it enacted, That all acts or
parts of acts inconsistent with or re-
pugnant TO this act, in so far as they
are inconsistent or repugnant hereto, be
that this act shall take effect inmed:ate-
Xxi provided, however, that nothing in
any way interfere with the collection in
such cites by the officers OF said township
OF taxes heretofore assessed upon per
sons and property within the limits of
such cities by said township assessor.
but the payInent of such taxes NAV be
neforced IN the same manner and to the
same extent as if this acs had not been
passed.
Approved February 25, 1895.