The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-06-25

I as the council may 01recG, at not less Than
par and all moneys derived from the sale
Of the same shall be used solely for the pur-
poses for which the same we're Issued fur
Their, that the interest on said bond or bonds
shan be raised each year by taxation, togeth-
err with not less than three and one-half per
centum OF the principal as may be determin-
ed by the city council said portion of the
principal to constitute a sinking fund for the
payment of the principal
7s And be it enacted, That the city council shall
prescribe by resolution ordinance the manner of
payment of all interest that may fall due on any
city Indebtedness, whether the same be interest on
bonds registered or coupon, or upon any other
class or character of indeb edness
10, And be it enacted, That all moneys received
for licenses and all other moneys received and not
cidental fund.
so. And be enacted, That all taxes and assess
ments in such city shall bear interest at the rate of
seven per centum per annum from the time the
same become due and payable.
81. And be it enacted, That all taxes and all as
sessments heretofore or hereafter levied, assessed
or made upon any lands, tenements or real estate
situate in such city, shall be and remain a lien
thereon until paid, Notwithstanding any devise,
descent. alienation, mortgage or other incum-
brance thereof; and IT the full amount of any such
tax or assessment shall not be paid and satisfied
within such time as shall be limited and appointed
by the council for the payment thereof, 1t shall
and may be lawful for the council to cause such
lands tenements or real estate to be sold at public
auction for the shortest term for which any person
will agree to take the same and pay such tax or
assessment or the balance due thereof remaining
unpaid with the interest thereon and all costs,
charges and expenses, and to execute under the
common seal of said city declaration of such
sale to be signed bv the chairman az the conncil
and the city clerk, and to deliver the same to the
purchaser; and such purchaser, his executors, adj
ministrat0rs or assigns, shall by virtue thereof,
lawfully hold and enjoy the said lande, tenements
or real estate for his and their own proper use
against the owner or owners thereof and all per-
sons claiming under him or them, until said term
shall be completed and ended; provided, the said
council shall first have caused said sale to be
advertised for at least two months in one OF more
newspapers published in the city, or If none, then
a n n mil nod in ha
and circulating in such city and also by advertise
ments put up In at least 1--WE public places in such
city, which advertisement shall prescribe the said
lands, tenements or real estate and specify the
amount OF assessment OF. tax and the recitals in
such declaration Of sale shall be evidence of the
assessment, advertising and sale; and provided al
SO, that the purchaser shall not be entitled TO pos
session Of lands so purchased until the period here
in limited for redemption shall have expired; and
provided, also, that the lands tenements OF real
estate so sold may be redeemed by the owner mort
gagee occupant OF person interested therein, or by
any other persons, or in behalf of the owner, mort
gage or claimant of such lands, tenements real
estate at any time within two years after the sale
for either taxes or assessments for both, by pay
ing to the treasurer Of the city for the Of said
purchaser, the purchase money, together with any
other sum paid for tax or assessment which the said
purchaser may have paid, charReabe on such lands,
tenements or real estate. and which he Is hereby
authorized to do with interest thereon at the rate OF
fifteen per centum per annum, in addition thereto;
and the certificate Of the treasurer of the city, sta
ting the payments, and showing what lands. tene-
ements or real eetate such payment is intend
ton; any mortgage shall have power 10 redeem
at any time until the expiration Of the six months
notice notice therein rein, specified no mortgsgee whose
sale for any tax assessment shall be affected by
such sale until six months notice, in writing shall
have been given to him, either personally, or If
not to be found in said city, then such notice shall
be deposited in the post office in said city, directed
10 him at his last known place OF residence Tor at
the post ofhce nearest theret0) but nothing there
in contained shall be SO construed as to impair
the lien created by such tax, assessment or sale;
and provided, the same term of time for which any
lands, tenements or real estate sold aforesaid
snail not commence, nor shall said purchaser or
those claiming under him have right Of posses
sion TO SAID lands tenements or real estate until
the two years limited for the redemption of the
same shall have expired and the said purchaser or
those claiming under him shall, at the expiration
of the time limited in such declaration OF sale,
quit and surrender the said lands, tenements or
real estate in as good state and condition when
he entered thereon, natural wear and accidents
excepted provided, also that the said sale may
be adjourned or postponed from time to time, or
suspended, as the council or their committee APP
pointed to attend to said SALE may direct and pro-
vided. that If at any sale of lands. tenements
real estate for any assessment of taxes. the whole
OF any part thereof shall remain unsold for want
of purchasers then it shall be lawful for the said
council or said committee to adjourn sale not less
than thirty days nor more than sixty days; twenty
days notice at least, BY publication for two weeks
and posting, shall be gwen aforesaid of the said
adjourned sale; and If. at such adjourned sale,
there shall be no purchasers for said lands, tone
ments or real estate for any part thereof. then
it shall be lawful for the treasurer of the said city
to purchase the said lands tenements real estate
for any term not exceeding one hundred years for
the benefit of the city, subject the same redemp-
ton as hereinbefore provided for; provided, also
that all moneys paid for the redemption Of said
lands, tenements or real estate as aforesaid, to-
gether with all taxes and Assessments paid by any
mortgages or Judgment creditor, shall be lien
upon said lands tenements or real estate for the
amount so paid, with interest at the rate of
per centum per annum, and such lien shall have
precedence over all other liens said lands. ten
ements or real estate provided further, that q
complete record of all taxes and assessments shall
be kept in the city clerks Office which record shall
contain the time when such assessment and taxes
we're laid, the time when they were paid land If
the properly has been sold therefor), the time of
said sale and to whom Sold and if redeemed when
and by whom it shall be the duty of the city
clerk to enter in book to be called "record Of
sales" minute of all declarations of all sales,
and to give certificates of search in relation to
liens to any person or persons applying for the
same, and to cancel such declarations when the
property for which they were given shall be re-
deemed. on the certificate of the city treasurer Of
such redemption, and to file such certificate in the
said clerks Office; it shall be the duty Of the
treasurer to make out two certificates Of all prop
erty redeemed. one for theperson redeeming and
one to be filed In the said clerks office; it shall be
lawful for the council of said city to SELL assign
and transfer any declaration of sale any term
in lands purchased for the benefit Of said city
aforesaid or any portion of term for such price
as said council may think proper.
81. And be it enacted, That the assessor shall
levy tax upon every person who owns or has the
care Of any dog, male or female, as follows one
dollar for each male dog and three dollars foT
every female dog, in lieu of the state law, which
tax shall be appropriated to the support of the
school.
s.. And be it enacted, That the assessor shall
complete his assessment and present his books to
the council for examination by the third Monday
In September annually, and the council shall COM
plete their examination of the same by the first
Monday in October; Immediately hereafter the
collector shall give notice required by section
ten of the tax act, and within thirty days there
after the collector shall make the demand and
give the notice as required by section eleven of
the tax act, and the day fixed by him for the pay
he an nIanr
twentieth
"a. And be it enacted, That all the property,
real and personal. of the several school districts
existing within the limits OF any city borough,
township or part thereof before its incorporation
under the provisions of this act, shall, upon such
incorporation, become and be the property of
such incorporated city, and shall be held in its
corporate name, and the several obligations,
tracts and debts of said previously existing school
district shall be assumed by and shall become and
be the obligations, contracts and debts of said in
cerporated city. and that the board Of education
shall possess and exercise all the powers and per-
form all the duties by law vested in or imposed
upon the trustees Of school districts they shall
also organize annually by choosing chairman
and clerk and may establish schools and provide
| for their government and shall keep ali school
property in good repairs they shall define and fix
the duties and compensation of their clerk, who
shall also perform all duties enjoined by law on
district clerks; provided. that no property shall
1 be bought or building erected by the said board
unless majority Of the voters of the city voting
at an annual or special city election shall have
voted an appropriation for that purpose; in case
the erection of school building shall be voted by
| the electors of the city at any city election, the
council shall issue bonds in the corporate name Of
| the city for the amount of such appropriation in
| such denominations they shall deem proper I;
such bonds shall be designated "school bonds, .
and be issued as herein provided; the proceeds Of
the sale of said bonds shall be held by the city
| treasurer, and shall be paid out by him on the
warrants of the board of education; at any time
after an appropriation is voted as aforesaid. the
board of education may purchase the necessary
land and enter into contract for the erection Of a
school building thereon, the title to which proper
| ty shall be vested in the city by its corporate
name.
IS. And be it enacted That 1t shall be lawful for
the city council to provide by ordinance that where
any street in such city shall be improved by being
! guttered, curbed, macadamzed or paved, in pur-
suance Of the authority conferred by this act for
the board of assessment to ascertain as in this act
| provided the entire cost of making the improve
ment, and for them to app0rti0n such entire cost
upon the lands and among the owners along the
lines of the street section improved, pro rata ac-
cording to the number of ineal feet upon the lines
of such street section in the tracts lot of the
several owners respectively, having concern as to
the actual benefit which such Improvement will
confer upon the several owners assessed and pro-
vding for notice to be given to the owners of such
assessment, and of the time and place for hearing
objections thereto, at which time the whole sun
apportioned to any owner may be paid into the
hands of the receiver of taxes after said meeting
it shall be lawful to provide in said ordinance TO
issue bonds of the said city made and executed as
shall be provided in said ordinance, to an amount
sufficient to pay the balance of the cost Of such
improvement said bonds shall be payable in not
exceeding ten years from their date, shall bear
interest at not exceeding six per centum, payable
semi annually. and shall not be sold for less than
par; after such meeting it shall be the duty OF
such of the board of assessment to apporti0n the
entire amount of the bonds so issued among the
owners and upon the lands along the lines OF tn {
street section improved, upon the same basis a.
the original apportionment Of cost, excepting the
land of the owner or owners who shall have paid
as aforesaid said apportonments shall be delivered
to the city clerk other ofaeer provided in such
ordinance, and shall be by him recorded and shall
be competent evidence Of such apportionment Il
shall be the duty of such officer, and shall be stated
in said ordinance, in each year, in the month OF
May, to ascertain the amount of interest which
will fall due on said bonds before the time
fixed nv law for the pavmeDt of taxes In the nexl