The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-05-21

/ commissioners have awarded, the Judgment
thereon. with costs. shall be entered against
| said city; but If said jury shall be applied fol
by the owner of the land, and shall find a less
sum til an said city shall have offered said
paid bv said anpIicant and dedueted ont Of the
sum found by said jury; but such application
shall not prevent said city from taxing said
land upon fling the report aforesaid; pro-
vided that in no case whatever shall said city
enter upon or take possession OF said lands
until they have paid to the party parties
entitled to receive the same the amount as
sessed by said commissioners as the value of
said lands and damages In case the report Is
not appealed from, or II appealed from then
he amount which shall be found by the jury
by whom the issue shall be tried but iii case
the party or parties entitled to receive the
same shall be out of the state or under any
legal disability then the payment of the
amount assessed or found as aforesaid into
the circuit court of the county wherein such
lands lie shall be deemed legal and valid
payment; and provided further, that the par
ty or parties entitled to receive the amount
assessed by said commissioners may upon
lender thereof receive the same without being
barred thereby from his or her appeal; and on
tender or payment of the money into court in
case 1t be refused as aforesaid. or in case said
city shall appeal from the finding of the COM
m1ssioners, then said city upon payment OF
the amount so assessed or found as aforesaid
INTO SAID court shall be empowered to enter
upon and take possession of said lands and
proceed with the work of constructing said
reservoir and incidental works.
Z. And be it enacted, That for the purpose
of defraying the cost and expense Of the con
struction of said reservoir and incidental
works, and the purchase or condemnation of
the necessary lands as Aforesaid and the puT-
chase OF the necessary pipes MAINS and con.
Quits as aforesaid so as to enable the said city
TO operate perfect system for the supplying
OF pure ana wholesome water to its inhabi-
tants, it shall and may be lawful for said COM
mon council, board of aldermen or other gov
erning body of such city, to cause to be issued
under the hand of its mayor ana the seal of
said city bonds to an amount not to exceed
the sum OF five hundred thousand dollars,
10
kk1s73aEe WE issue and hearing 'aniatSst e. :
k<f 2 not 10 8xceed I've pei ceh5dm per annufn,
I pIedg1ng the faith and credit Of said city for
the payment thereof, which bonds shall be
sold to the highest bidder therefor; and for
the purpose of retiring said bonds at maturity
the assessor of said city shall cause to be in
serted in the annual tax levy Of each year a
certain percentage on the gross value of as
sessable property in said city, to be appropri-
ated on collection thereof as sinking fund, to
meet and retire said bonds as they mature,
and In the order OF their maturing.
s.. And be it enacted, That all acts and
parts OF acts inconsistent with the provi-
sions of this act be and they are hereby re-
pealed, and that this act shall take effect
immediately, but its provisions shall remain
imperative in any such city of this state
until assented to by majority of the legal
electors thereof. voting at an election to be
the board of aldermen, common council or
other governing body of such city, OF which
election the city clerk of said city shall cause
public notice to be given by advertisements
signed by himself and set up in at least
twenty places in said city and published In
one or more newspapers printed therein, set
ting forth the time and place of holding such
election and published for at least six days
prior to the day of election and said election
ballots shall be printed or written, or partly
printed and partly written, on all of which
ballots shall be the words ''for the adoption
by this city OF the provisions of the act en-
titled An act TO enable cities of the second
class to purchase land and construct and op-
crate water works tor the purpose OF supply
ing their Inhabitants with pure and whole
some water;'" and against the adoption by
this city of the provisions of the act entitled
AN act to enable cities of the second class to
purchase land and construct and operate
water works for the purpose of supplying
water ~ and the eiector shall signify his
election by scratching erasing either OF
said propositions from his ballot as deposited
in the ballot box the ballot when counted
to be counted tor the unscratched or uneras-
ed proposition only, and against the scratch
ed or erased proposition /; and il majority of
cast their ballots in favor of the adoption of
said act then the said act, after the declara-
ton OF such result by the common council
board OF aldermen or other governing body
the election boards, shall go into effect i'm
medfately and become operative in said city.
g.. And be it enacted, That the said election
shall be held at the usual places of holding
the annual charter election in said city, and
may be held upon the same day with said
charter election, If desirable to said common
council, board of aldermen or other govern
Ing body, and the polls shall be open during
the same time as prescribed in charter cleo
lions. and said election shall be conducted
by the proper election officers of said city
for the time being in the manner provided by
law for conducting elections, and such cleo
ton officers shall return to the board OF al
dermen, common council or other governing
body of said city, true ana correct state
ment in writing of the result OF such election
the same to be entered at large upon the min
utes OF said body.
AOOr0Vad March a. lS05