The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-27
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eraf Assembly of the STATE of New Jer-
sey, That the city clerk of any city of
the first class in this State shall be
in his Office a clerk to act as acting city
clerk during his absence or disability.
which designation shall be made in writ
ing and addressed to the board having
the control of finances in said city, which
designation shall be operative until the
the city clerk.
2. And be 1t enacted, That such acting
city clerk shall perform all the duties OF
sence or disability of the city clerk, which
said city clerk shall be responsible for
signated as acting city clerk.
g. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved March Is, 1895.
CHAPTER CLXv.
An Act to authorize the relaying and r.
pair of sidewalks. in townships of this
State and to provide for the assessment
and collection of the costs and expenses
incurred therein.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of New Jer-
sey, That the township committee. of the
they are hereby authorized by ordinance
to provide for the relaying and repair
Of sidewalks in the, several townships in
this State. in such localities, of such
width and material and of such length
as they may deem best; that upon the
passage of such ordinance by any town
the township clerk to notify, in writing,
the owner or owners of all lands adjacent
adoption of such ordinance, and requir-
ing such owner or owners TO make or
cause 10 be made. under the supervision
ment Therein and thereby provided Tor
IN front of hteir said lands respectively
within thirty days after service Of sueh
improvement will be made by said own
ship committee at the expense. Of such
be served personals upon such prop
erty owner or owners when he, she
or they reside within the township where
leaving the same at his or her residence
with some member of his or her family
above the age of fourteen years; but
when such owners or owners reside with
out the limits of said township, SUCH
notice shall be served either personally
or by mailing the same to such owner
pSst-office address. If the same can be
Rscerta.ned. after due inquiry, then such
notice may be given by publishing the
in some newspaper. published in said
township If any; or if no newspaper shall
be published in said township, then by
published in the county in which said
township lies. and circulating therein.
for the same period in the same manner
2. And be it enacted. That in default of
any property owner or owners making
such Improvement within thirty days
after being notified as aforesaid. the said
township COMMITTEES shall and may with
out delay proceed to relay or repair said
sidewalk. make or cause the same to be
relaid or repaired in front of the pro-
perty of said owner or owners, and shall
pay the costs and expenses of the same
to the person or persons entitled to re-
ceive the same: the said township COM
mittee shall cause said work to be done
by contract in all cases where the
amount of work to he lone is estimoted
TO cost more h one hundred dollars,
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work by public notice once a week for
al least two weeks in some newspaper
printed and published in the county and
circulating in said township: said town
ship is hereby empowered to issue the
promissory notes of SAID township in
payment. of the cost and expenses of
g. And be ii enacted. That whenever
said work shall be done in whole or in
part by any township committee, pur-
of said committee to ascertain and de-
fermine the costs and expenses of doing
such, work in front of and adjacent to
2ecting or refusing to make such inn
proyement after notice as aforesaid.
and thereupon to assess such costs and
expenses upon and against the said lands
Of such owner or owners respectively
and TO file such assessment under the
hands and seals of said township com
msttee with the clerk of said township.
a And belt enacted. That it shall be
the duty of the township clerk O fsaid
township, to receive and file said assess
ment and within five days thereafter to
deliver a certified OPP thereof to the
collector of said township; and from
and after the fling OF said assessment
assessment shall be and remain a first
m paramount lien upon the lots ass
respectively, with interest at six per
centum from the time of such filing,
and also for all costs and fees thereon
fled. notwithstanding any devise, de-
sent or alienation thereof. or any judg-
ment, mortgage or incumbrance thereon,
and Notwithstanding any mistake in the
name or names of owner, or omission to
name the owner or owners thereof. and
any assessment in WHICH such mistake
pr omission occurs shall neverless be a
valid and effectual lien upon the lands
assessed.
S. And b it enacted, That the ass.
BY the same officer or officers and at
the same time n m the same maner
thatn taxes are or may be collected IN
the township where said improvement
s. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect immediately:
Approved March Is. 1885.
CHAPTER CLXVI.
AN Act concerning registrar of vital sta
~tistices in cities of the second class In
i. Be it enacted by the senate and Gen
s sey. That I'M all q cities ties Of 9th the Sc Second ssnY class
pf this State the city clerk shall be regis
frar of vital statistics; provided, how-
ever, that this act shall not affect any
city now having a registrar of vita
statistics. :.
2. And be It enacted. That this act shall
a. effect Immediately.
Approved March Is. 1895.
CHAPTER CLXvIIL
An Act relating to life insurance com
panies doing business in the State OF
New Jersey. and to the representatives
of such companies.
/. Be IT enacted by the Senate and Gen
eral Assembly of the State of New Jer-
ley, That no life insurance p do.
hg business in the State of New Jersey
{hall make or permit any distinction OF
discrimination in favor of individuals be.
tween insurants of the same class and
Equal expectation of life in the amount
pr payment. of premiums or rates charged
hor policies of life or endowment in
surance, or in the dividends or other
benefits payable thereon, or in any other
II the terms and conditions of the con-
racts it makes; nor shall any such com.
sany or any agent, or sub-agent thereof
n any other person make any eQntrac1
" insurance or agreement as to such
onfract. other than is plainly expressed
b b policy issued thereon nor shall