The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-06-04
CHAPTER CLxv.

An ACT 10 authorize the reiayine and repair of
sidewalks in townships of this ate, and to pro-
vide for the assessment and collection of the
costs and expenses incurred therein.
l. BE it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State OF New JERSEY That the
township committees of the several townships of
TINS state be and they are hereby authorized by
sidewalks in the several townships in this state in
such localities. of such width and material and OF
such length as they may deem best that upon the
passage OF such ordinance by any township COM
mittee it shall be the duty Of the township clerk to
noslfy IN writing. the owner owners Of all lands
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owner ct ounets to Hlak6 or cause to be ni43e
under che supervision Of said town committee, the
improvement therein and thereby provided for In
'front.' of their said lands respectively within thirty
Gays after service Of such notice. and that, in de-
fault thereof, such improvement will be made by
said township committee at the expense Of such
owner or owners such notice shall be served per-
he, she or they reside within the township where
such improvement is proposed, or BY leaving the
same at his or Der residence with some member of
ms OF her family above the age of fourteen years
but when such owner or owners reside without the
limits of said township such notice shall be served
either personally or by mailing the same to such
owner or owners at his, her OF their proper post
office address, if the same can be ascertained, but
II the same cannot be ascertained after due inquiry
then such notice may be given by publishing the
same once week for at least two weeks in some
newspaper published in said township, if any or
# no newspaper shall be published in said town
SHIP then by publishing the same in some news
paper published in the county in which said town
ship lies, and circulating therein, for the same
period in the same manner
2. And be it enacted That in default of any
property owner or owners making such improves
ment within thirty days after being notified
Aforesaid the said township committee shall and
may without delay proceed to relay or repair said
sidewalk, make or cause the same TO be relaid or
repaired in front Of the property of such owner or
owners, and shall pay the costs and expenses of
the same to the person persons entitled to re-
ceive the same; the said township committee shall
cause said work to be done by contract IN ain cases
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to cost more than hundred dollars and shall in
such case invite bids for said work by public no
tice given once week for at least two weeks in
some newspaper printed and published in the
township, and If there be no such newspaper, then
in some newspaper printed and published in the
county and circulating IN said township; said
township is hereby empowered to issue the prom
issory notes of said township in payment Of the
cost and expenses of said work
3. And be it enacted, That whenever said work
snail be done in whole or in part by any township
committee. pursuant to this act, il shall be the
duty OF said committee to ascertain and determine
the costs and expenses of doing such work in front
of and adjacent to the lands of any and every
owner negiecting or refusing 10 make such i'm
provement after notice as aforesaid, and there
upon to assess such costs and expenses upon and
against the said lands OF such owner or owners
spectiyely, and to file such assessment under the
hands and seals of said township committee with
the clerk of said township.
A. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of
the township clerk of said township to receive and
file said assessment and within five days thereafter
to deliver a certified copy thereof to the collector
of said township. and from and after the filing of
said assessment with the clerk of said township
said assessment shall be and remain first and
paramount lien upon the lots assessed for the
amounts thereon assessed respectively, with in
terest at six per centum from the time Of such
fling and also for all costs and fees thereon until
the same shall be paid and satisfied ,notwthstand-
ing any devise, descent or alienation thereof, or
any judgment mortgage or incumbrance thereon,
and Notwithstanding any mistake in the name or
names Of the owner, OF omission to name the own
ers thereof and any assessment in which such mis-
take or omission occurs shall nevertheless be a
valid and eifectual lien upon the lands assessed.
g. AND be it enacted, That the assessments so
imposed shall be collected by the same officer or
officers and at the same time and in the same man
ner that taxes may be collected in the town
ship where said improvement is made.
g. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately.
ADDroVed March IA 1919.