The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-23

shall be redeefnable after one year from
date and payable In FIVE years, ana shaii
draw such rate of interest, not exceed
ing five per entum per annum, as such
legislative body may determine
3 And be il enacted, That this act
shall take effect Immediately.
Approved March IA. 1885.
CHAPTER CxxvIII.
An act to authorize the correction OF
mistakes In the assessment and col.
lection of taxes. and I'M the sale OF
lands for alleged non--payment o.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen
eral Assembly of the State of New Jer-
sey, That in case the owner OF any
ing to the tax bills presented, to him
from year to year. and it shall subse-
auently appear that through mistake
for any year SO presented to such owner
and paid by him shall contain an enron
eous lot number or other misdescriptlon
land or the amount of tax payable
thereon, and that by reason of such mis-
description of other mistake Of mad
owner shall have been sold for sup
posed n-on-payment of taxes, whereby
such landowner shall have been com
land from the said sale, 1t shall be lawful
and shall be the duty of the municipal
corporation in which such, land is stu
ated, upon the production by u land
owner of both the tax receipt and the
certificate OF redemption relating to the
same premises, and for the taxes of the
dence that uch sale for alleged non-pay-
ment Of taxes was made by mistake or
inadvertance, to refund and repay to
such landowner the amount so paid by
him sfor the redemption of such land,
together with lawful interest theron from
the date Of such payment
be 1t enacted, That all acts and
parts of acts inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed, and this act shall take
effect Immediately.
Approved March IA, 1895.
CHAPTER CxXIX.
An act in relation to partition walls be-
tween adjoining buildings and to pro-
vide for relief in cases where the centre
line of such partition wall is not erect
ed upon the division line of adjoining
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen
eral Assembly of the State of New
sey, That wherever any partition wall
after be erected by tn owners of adjoin-
ing lands upon the division line of their
properties, and It shall appear that the
centre line of such partition wall does
not correspond exactly with the division
line of the land of such adjoining owners,
but tn atmore than half of such partition
such adjoining owners, no SUIT in eject
ment or action of tort shall be COM
menced by the owner of the premises
upon whose land more than half of such
partition wall is erected in reference to
such partition wall as long as the same
shall stand, but the present owner OF
either of such adjoining lands may apply
to the court of chancery of this state for
relief and for adjudication of the rights
of such adjoining owners in such parti-
ton wal, and the said court shall hear
and determine such cause, or. shall re-
fer such application to one of the special
masters of said court to ascertain and
report the facts in the case, and what in
the opinion of such. special master is a
fair and just sum in gross to be paid by
the owner of the premises. who enjoys the
use of more than half Of such partition
vail, to the owner of the land upon which
more than half ouch partition wall has
been erected, and upon the confirmation
court shall make decree that upon the
aymen of such sum in gross by the
owner of The land who has the use Of
more h half of such aprtition wall,
to the owner of the land upon whose
ground such partition wall o~verlaps, or
10 any mortgage or judgm>..ft creditor
provided. such partition wall shall stand
as then erected as long and in the same
manner as if the centre line thereof
had been erected upon the centre of the
| division line between such adjoining pre-
misses and the rights of such adjoining
owners In such partition wall shall in all
line Of such partition wall was erected
| upon the centre of the division line be-
tween said land.
2. And be it enacted, That any mort
which more than half Of such partition
such proceedings, and in case they fail
to appear and answer and prove their
claims, they shall be u by such de-
o ores, d Their N claims eans a aney claim aG ap such s ann
in gross, the same shall be paid to them
in order of priority and upon the pay
ment Of such sum in gross to such mort
shall be deducted from his debt.
3. And be 1T enacted, That any Of the
! parties to such proceeding may take ex-
| ceptions to such special masters report,
which shall be heard and determined by
said court as such exceptions are usu-
ally heard and determined.
4. And be it enacted That in case any
owner, mortgage or Judgment creditor
to whom such sum in gross, S awarded
shall refuse to accept the same when
nay be awarded to him and to execute
and a proper receipt for the
same, which may he recorded. such
sum in gross and costs may be paid into
said court to the clerk thereof, and the
payment thereof into court shall operate
IN the same manner as if paid to such
owner, mortgages or judgment creditor
5. And be 1T enacted, That the pay
ment of u sum in gross shall not be
held to convey any title to the land
pom which partition wall is erected,
nor shall the continued erection thereof
be held to civ a title by adverse pos
session to such land. but the division line
L W Vic 6ll0o vi SoSl ddJOiIllllS OWll-
ers shall be and remain the same as be-
fore any proceedings were instituted,
s. And be 1T enacted. That this act
shall not apply to any case where an
action in ejectment or action of tort has
now been commenced in reference to
such partition wall as herein described,
until after such suit is determined.
! Z. And be it enacted. That the said
| court shall make and order in reference
1 to the costs of such proceedings as to
the court shall appear equitable and
| Just.
S. And be it enacted. That this act
shall take effect Immediately.
Approved March Il. 1895.
CHAPER CxXX.
An act to prevent the adu1terat.on of
candy.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and Cen
eral Assembly of the State of New Jer-
sey. That no person shall by himself, his
servant or agent, or as the servant or
agent of any other person or corporation,
manufacture for sale or knowingly sell
or offer to sell any candy adulterated by
or ether mineral substance, by poisonous
colors, .fiayors. fus.l oil. intoxicants or
other tngr,edients deleterious or detri-
mental to health.
2. Ana be It enacted, That every per-
son who shall violate any of the pro
a penalty of fifty dollars for the first
lasffence and one hundred dollars for a
! second or subsequent offence, the one
half thereof to the use of the state of
New Jersey, and the other moiety to
him Who b sue for the same, to be
any court of record Of this state, to-
gether with costs of suit.
8. And be it enacted. That this act
shall take, effect Immediately.