The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1895-04-16


A Supplement- to an act entitled Gan act to
establish q system of public instruction"
(Revision), approved March TIVE y-seVenth,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy
whereas, By reason OF the consolidation ofthe
several school districts in q township INTO
one school district, large number OF chill
dren are not now residents OF the districts IN
which they formerly resided; and whereas,
in many cases a school house in an adjoin-
ing district is more convenient OF access 10 z
large number of children than any scnOot
house in the district in which such children
/. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
tho boards OF education of any two adjoining
school districts NAV fix and determine the
line between said districts in such manner as,
in their Judgment, may be for the better IN,
shall be accurately described, and copy
thereof filed with the state and county super
intendents and with the oisIrict e,erks' , AM
one district to the other shall become ana be "a
part of the district to which they nave Deen
annexed; in case the boards of education OF
Two adjoining districts are unable to agree,
the county superintendent shall when petit
toned so to do, with the approval OF the state
superintendent, DIX said line, and shall nlo
! COPY OF the description thereof with the state
superintendent and with the district clerk OF
each of the boards of education; provided,
that when the districts are situated in adjotn-
| ing counties, and the boards OF education are
unable TO agree, the line. between SAID us
| tricts shall be determined by the county su-
/ perintents OF said counties, acting Joinuys
and provided, further, that any boundary de-
| termined and described as provided in this
section shall remain and be the boundary line
/ between said districts for period OF three
| years, but nothing in this section shall be con.
| strued as preventing the readj ustment OF saio
/ boundary at the expiration of three years,
and every three years thereafter.
| q And be IL enacted, That the portion OF
4 any school district, annexed TO an adjoining
| district shall become and be portion OF the
district TO which it is annexed for all school
p sectjon Shall be deemed to be and Be part
| OF the taxing district to which II Is annexed
! for the assessing, levying and collecting OF
special school taxes, ordered 70 De raised loi
the current school expenses, text books, ana
| supplies of the district TO which said proper
S ~ nss whatsoever. aad whenever any special
| district tax shall be ordered raised LOT any
OF the purposes enumerated IN this section
| in any school district the boundary line OF
/ which is not the same as the boundary OF
! taxing district, IL shall be the duty OF tne
district clerk to make out and sign cerun-
cate thereof, under oath or affirmation that
the same is correct and true, and deliver the
same to the assessors OF the several taxing
districts in which said school district ls SIT
uated and to the county superintendent; II
| shall be the duty OF each of said assessors
of the school districts residing within the
limits of his taxing district, and on their
estates and the taxable properly therein' IN
the same manner as township taxes are as
sessed such portion of said special tax as
shall be found to be due from that portion
of the.school district assessed by him and
said moneys shall be assessed and collected
and it shall be the duty of the collector OF
each of SAID taxing districts to collect that
portion of said taxes assessed upon the In.
habitants and property of that portion Of
the school district in his taxing district and
to turn over TO the collector or other custo
dian of the school moneys belonging to said
school district, the amount of tax assessed
in that portion OF SAID school district situat
ed in his taxing district, and the assessor and
collector of the fractional portion Of amy
school district shall receive five cents anc
~ Continued on Third P0ge.)