The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-07-09
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CHAPTER ccxcI.

An Act to authorize incorporated towns in
this state governed by boards of commits
sioners either separately or jointly. either
with other boards OF commissioners or IN
corporated towns or with townships in this
state, to acquire and own lands for hospital
purposes and to erect and maintain thereon
hospitals and TO pay tor the same, ana to
convey such lands or any portion thereof
when not needed for hospital purposes.
l. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
whenever the board of commissioners of any
incorporated town in this stale shall deem
it advisable to provide hospital for per-
sons having contagious diseases and for 9TH
er hospital purposes, it shall be lawful for
any such board OF commissioners OF such in
corporated town 10 acquire and own lands
in the corporate name of such incorporated
town, whether such lands are situate in said
incorporated town or out oft, for hospital
purposes and to erect ana maintain thereon
a hospital ana to pay for the same from any
money or funds OF SUCH incorporated town not
otherwise appropriated, or to obtain tempo
rary loans tor the purpose and 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 assess
ed ana collected tor such incorporated town,
and 10 convey such land as is acquired, or any
portion thereof, when not needed for hospital
purposes; but when such lands are situate out
of the limits OF any such Incorporated towns
as acquire title to the lands, thon before using
such lands for hospital purposes for persons
having contagious diseases. there should be
obtained the consent OF the township com
mittee or other governing body of the town.
ship or other municipality within the limit of
er ataa sun that the same 5gss,lses =
purposes aforesaid; but the total expendi-
ture for lands and buildings tor hospital pur-
poses shall not exceed One-tenth of one per
centum of the total sum OF assessment for
one year, for the purpose OF taxation In such
cOrporated town, as shown by the duplicate
or other records OF assessments for the pre-
2. And be 1t enacted, That it shall be law
full for the board of commissioners of any
two or more incorporated towns either with
each other or the boards of commissioners
of one or more incorporated towns with one
or more townships, to jointly exercise all the
powers and authority given to separate
boards of commissioners of Incorporated
towns in the first section OF this act, and
such boards of commissioners of incorporat-
ed towns are hereby authorized to make all
necessary agreements Tor the purpose OF so
doing, and for doing all that any board of
commissioners of any incorporated town is
authorized to do separately by said first Sec
ton of this act, including the power and au-
thority to acquire and convey as aforesaid
land inside or outside of the limits of any
incorporated town.
8. And be it enacted, That any hospital or
hospitals which may be provided under the
under the control of the board of commits
sioners of the incorporated town which &C.
qutres land and provides hospital buildings
as aforesaid, but when the boards of COM
missioners of two or more Incorporated towns
or the boards OF commissioners of one or
more Incorporated towns, with one or more
townships, Jointly provide hospital as any
board of commissioners of any Incorporated
town or incorporated towns are authorized TO
DO in section two OF this act, then such hos.
pital shall be in charge and under control of
the boards of commissioners of the two or
more Incorporated towns- or the boards OF
commissioners of one or more Incorporated
towns, exercise jointly with the township
of such township or townships, as
the case may be.
!. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved March p, 1895.