The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-04-30
CHAPTER xcTI

! CHAPTER XCII.
A Supplement to the act entitled San act respect
ing sewerage and drainage" approved March
twentieth, one thousand eight hundred and eigh-
ty, and to provide for the payment of the cost of
sewers heretofore constructed, without authority
OF law, in or by and for towns and townships.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly OF the State of New Jersey, That it shall
be lawful for the town council, the township
committee or other governing body of any
town or township in the state If deemed by
them best for the interest of the same or any
part thereof, to build and construct one or more
main sewers in said town or township, and
thence to tidewater, or to other outlet sewer
or sewers leading thereto, the territory of
adjoining or other municipalities intervening be-
tween such towns or townships and tidewater or
outlets aforesaid, with the necessary laterals and
| appurtenances thereto. first making and entering
into contract or contracts in the name of said town
or township for the building and construction of
said sewers and with the owners of lands necessa-
~ TO be occupied or crossed thereby and with such
municipalities for permission for such occupation
or the use or crossing of their streets and highways
respectively for such occupation, or with the own
er or owners of any sewers built or building by the
with.
| O. And be it enacted, That all outlet sewer or
sewers leading to Underwater across intervening
territory aforesaid and necessary lateras and ap-
purtenances aforesaid, or any of them including
such connecting sewers last above mentioned, if
contracted for, shall be treated and regarded as
parts OF such main sewers, and all costs and ex-
penses attending their construction price shall
Tor the purpose of assessment be included in and
form part of the cost of any main sewer in con-
hecton Win winch IL shall be built to be collect
ca from property benefited according to the pro-
visions Of the act respecting sewerage and drain
age. 70 which this act is supplement as afOre-
SAID provided, that no such sewer or sewers shall
pc 80 constructed as to empty or discharge any of
It's or their contents into any creek, stream, lake
pond or water course, the waters of which are used
Tor or connect with waters used for the suDply of
water to any aqueduct water main or reservoir
this state.
8. And be it enacted, That whenever there has
heretofore been constructed contracted to be
constructed ny the governing body Of any town or
township any sewer as aforesaid, whether within
bor beyond the territorial Traits Of such town or
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and issue Of which bonds there existed at the
time OF such delivery or contract for the same, no
valid statute or law authorizing the same, or where
the validity of such statute is disputed or doubt
full it shall be lawful for said town council town
ship committee or other governing body to issue
bonds of said town township in lieu Of or in ex
change for such bonds before delivered or con-
tracted for and to deliver the same to the holders
thereof. persons entitled thereto, taking up and
canceling any such frst-issued bonds, and paying
any interest due thereon out of the general fund
of said town or township; any person having right
to receive such original bonds may require such
issue, substitution and delivery and further, that
in order to raise the costs and expenses agreed to
be paid by such town or township for the constrac-
ton of said sewer sewers the said outlet or
outlets, connection or connections Herewith, or
the remainder thereof, it shall be lawful for the
said town council. town committee or other gov
erning body to issue, if in their judgment expedi-
ent, bonds in the corporate name of such town in
| such amount as may be necessary for that pur-
pose and all bonds contemplated by this act may
be registered coupon bonds, shall bear interest
at rate not exceeding six per centum per anDum,
shall be payable severaly in not more than twen-
ty years from their date and shall not be sold or
| disposed of for less than their par value.
4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take ef-
| feet Immediately.
Approved March 6, 1895.