The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-08
CcLxxI.
An Act to enable cities of the third clad
to purchase lands and erect schdx

TO purchase lands and erect schoy
/. Be IT enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of NewN
Jersey, That hereafter. in any incor-
of this state when any public school
house shall be in a d~ilap.dated, I'M
dition for school purposes, or when the
increase in population demands moro
school accommodations. it shall be law
full for the common council, board of
aldermen or other body having control
of the names of such city, to borrow
money to an amount not exceeding the
sum of fifty thousand dollars for the
purpose of purchasing lands and erect
ing school houses thereon.
2. And be it enacted, That the said common
council, board of aldermen or other body hav-
in the control of the finances Of such city.
to secure hte payment of the sum or sums
so borrowed, may issue. bonds in the corpor-
ate name of such city. to be denominated
school bonds of the city of ~" not to
exceed in the aggregate the sum of fifty
thousand dollars, payable in not more than
twenty years, bearing interest not to exceed
the rate of five per centum per annum, pledg-
ing the faith and credit Of such city for the
payment thereof, which bonds shall be sold
to the highest bidder at not less than par
value; provided, however, that hte purchase
of lands for such purposes and the erection
of school houses thereon with the money so
borrowed shall be under the direction and
control of the board of educatln Of such city.
8. And be it enacted, That if the charter
of any such city of the third class in this
state shall limit the amount of Indebtedness
that may be incurred, or by its terms permit
the carrying out of the provisions of this
act, the same shall not hereafter be held t o
apply to the raising OF money under the pro-
visions of this act any other law to the con-
trary notwithstanding.
4. And be it enacted, That all acts and
parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions
of this act be and the same are hereby re.
pealed. and that this act shall take effect im-
mediately.
Approved March %, 1895.
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An Act to empower boards of aldermen, coun-
eilmen or otehr governing bodies of cities,
towns or boroughs of this state to give no
tice of intention to pass ordinances for any
public improvement by publication.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the. State of New
special public law or general public law
under the provisions of which any city,
town or borough Of this state shall intend
to cause any public improvement to be
made no specific direction is given of the
manner in which notice shall be given of
the intention of the board of aldermen.
such city, town or borough to pass and
adopt an ordinance or ordinances to cause
shall be lawful for the said board of
aldermen, counciimen or other governing
t foay state at any 4o &c ei 5ss n doWn Of or -, borough f Q OF
to pass such ordinance or ordinances to
be given by publication for two weeks
of such ordinance or ordinances in one
or more newspapers published and cir
culating in such city, town or borugh; or
if no newspaper be published in said
city, town or borough, then in a ~
paper published in the county wherein
such city, town or borough is situate and
provided, that if such public improvement
contemplates the taking and appropriate
ing of any land and real estate owned by
a person or persons not resident in said
city, town or borough, a cepy of said
notice shall be served on said non-resi-
dent npynar pRrSnnal1U or mailed 10 hiQ
or her post Office address, if known, at
least ten days before the ~introductin of
said ordinance.
2. And be it enacted, That any such
notice of intention so published as afore-
said, shall be a good and sufficient notice
of the intention of said board of aldermen
cuncilmen or other governing body to
cause said public improvement to be
made.
s. And be it enacted, That this act
shall take effect Immediately.
Approved March %. 1895.