The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-08
Resolutions Passed Yester-
day In Regard to the Act
Dealing With the Assess
ment and Collection Of
Taxes
AUeENT SUCCEEDS STEVENS
RESOLUTION APPOINTING THE
FORMER TO REGULATE THE
MARTIN ACT sALEs-BoND
SALES AUTHORIZED.


The Board of Finance yesterday
adopted. the following resolur'on:-
Whereas. BY Chapter So of the Laws
of 1865, it was by an act entitled An
act to amend an act entitled An act for
the assessment and collection of taxes,
approved April 8, 1903, provided that
in cities having population of over fifty
thousand. the rate shall not exceed one
dollar and seventy cents, and in all other
cities, boroughs, villages. towns and
townships, the rate shall not exceed one
dollar and fifty cents, unless by reso-
lutiop of the governing body of the mu-
nieipahty and the vote of majority OF
the legal voters at general election
higher rate shall be fixed; and
Whereas, The Board of Finance OF
the City of Jersey City, after due com
sideration of the subject, is of the opi1l-
ion that the said limit of the tax rate
,rovided by said act is insufficient to
faise sufficient return TO pay the debts of
said city; and
Whereas. The said Board of Finance
of said city is of the opinion that the
-ubject matter of said act is not proper
subiect for referendum and cannot be
sufficiently explained to the legal voters
to procure an ineligible approval
thereof; and
Whereas. Said Board of Finance Of
said cityeis Of the opinion that said act
; unconstf iltionai and cannot be enforc-
ed. but that to ignore the provisions
thereof would greatly eInbarrass the f.
uances of said city in case of said act
being held constitutional; and
Whereas. "A repeater of said act has
been introduced in the present Legisla-
ture; be it
Resolved, That the said Board of FL
ance of the said city of Jersey City, by
adoption of these resolutions and pream-
Bile. does hereby request the Senators and
members Of the House of Assembly to
urge and vote for the repeal of said pres
snt law, and do hereby petition his Elk
cheney. the Governor of this State. to
approve said repeater; and be it further
Resolved. That the Clerk of this
Board be and he is hereby directed to
forward copy Of these resolutions to
the members of the Assembly and SEN
ator from the County of Hudson; and be
it further
Resolved, That a copy Of these reso-
buttons also be sent to his Excellency. the
Governor"
Frank Stevens. who for years has act
ed as auctioneer of property to be sold
on account of unpaid taxes under the
Martin act, was deposed and Henry T
Nugent. a real estate dealer of Grove
street, near Newark avenue, was ap.
pointed in Mr.. Stevens's place.
A resolution in connection with the an
pointment of Mr.. Nugent sets forth tbs
following
Resolved, That such sales shall be
made from time to time at the City Hail.
and be advertised in the manner provid-
ed by law. under the direction Of the
Committee of Finance of this Board
that such sales shall be conducted by
Henry I. Nugent as auctioneer and he
shall for the consideration aforesaid ar
range for and conduct such sales and the
special advertisement required by law
to prepare and make such additional adj
vertjsements and expenses as may be
concurred in by said committee; that the
I'd auefinnpnr shall receive no conner.