The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-07-30
LAWS OF NEW JERSEY
LBY AUTHoRITY.J
CHAPTER CCcxLvIIl.


An Act to authorize townships of this state,
either separately or Jointly. either with
oJher townships or any municipal cOrpo-
ration except cities, TO acquire and own
lands for hospital purposes and to erect
and maintain thereon hospitals and to pay
for the same, and to convey such lands on
any portion thereof when not needed for
hospital purposes.
L. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
whenever the township committee OF any
township of this state shall deem 1t advis-
able to provide hospital for persons having
contagious diseases, and for other hospital
purposes il shall be lawful for any such
township committee to acquire and own
lands in the corporate name OF such town
ship, whether such lands are situate in said
township or out OF it, for hospital purposes.
and to erect and maintain thereon a hospi-
al, ana to pay for the same from any mon
ey or funds OF such township not otherwise
appropriated or which may be available for
the purpose, or to obtain temporary loans
tor the purpose and to provide for payment
Of such loans IN the succeeding tax levy by
taxes to be assessed and collected in the
same manner as other taxes are assessed and
collected for such township. and to convey
such lands so acquired. or any portion there
of, when not needed tor hospital purposes
but when such lands are situate out of the
limits of any such township as acquires title
to the lands then before using such lands for
hospital purposes for persons having con-
tagious diseases, there shall be obtained the
consent of either the board of health or town
ship committee OF the township within the
limits of which such lands lie. and such hos
pital Is erected that the same may be used
for the purposes aforesaid; but the total ex-
penditure for land and buildings for hospi
ial purposes shall not exceed one-tenth OF
one per centum OF the total sum OF assess
ments for one year for the purpose OF taxa.
ton in such township, as shown by the dup
licate or other records of assessments for the
previous year.
. And be it enacted That it shall be law
full for any two or more townships either
with each other, or one or more townships
with one or more other municipal corp IRA
lions, excepting cities. to jointly exercise all
the power and authority given to separate
townships in the first section of this act and
such townships are hereby authorized to
make all necessary agreements for the pur
pose of so doing, and for doing all that any
| township is authorized to do separately by
said FIRST section of this act, including the
power and authority to acquire and convey
as aforesaid, land inside or outside of the
limits OF any township.
| 3. And be 1t enacted That any hospital oil
hospitals which may be provided under the
provisions OF this act, shall be in charge and
under the control of the township commit
| tee of the township which acquires land and
provides hospital buildings, as aforesaid but
when two or more townships, or one or more
townships with one or more other municipal
corporations, Jointly provide a hospital, as any
township or townships are authorized to do in
section two of this act, then such hospital
shall be in charge and under control of the
township committees of the two or more town
ships, or oil the township committees of one oil
municipal authorities OF such munich pal cor
pordtion or municipal corporations, as the
case may be.
T. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved March 49, 1895.