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2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-46.4 - Approval of contracts; filing; term

40:62-46.4. Approval of contracts; filing; term
Any contract or renewal thereof to acquire, lease or operate any municipal transportation system or part thereof shall be authorized by municipal ordinance and shall be subject to approval by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners. In determining whether the board shall approve any such contract submitted to it, the board shall look to the reasonableness of the contract, the integration of the municipal transportation system with other existing transportation systems in that area and all other factors relating to public necessity and convenience. A copy of all such contracts shall be filed with the Division of Local Government in the State Department of Treasury. Any lease or contract or renewal thereof to operate a municipal transit system shall not exceed the term of 10 years.
L.1959, c. 60, p. 170, s. 4.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-46.5 - Contracts with other municipalities; ratification; approval

40:62-46.5. Contracts with other municipalities; ratification; approval
Any city of the second class in any county of the second class undertaking to provide public transportation service may contract with any other municipality or municipalities to provide public transportation service among such municipalities and the operation of a transportation system by such municipalities pursuant to the provisions of this act. All such contracts shall be effective when ratified by ordinance of the governing bodies of the contracting municipalities and approved by the Board of Public Utility Commissioners.
L.1959, c. 60, p. 170, s. 5.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-46.6 - Effective date; duration of act

40:62-46.6. Effective date; duration of act
This act shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect for 1 year thereafter, except that any transportation service being provided, or any transportation system being operated at that time pursuant to the provisions of this act may continue to be provided or operated thereafter.
L.1959, c. 60, p. 170, s. 6, eff. June 2, 1959.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-61.1 - Extension of existing water system by municipality not owning system

40:62-61.1. Extension of existing water system by municipality not owning system
The governing body of any municipality, not owning a water system, may, by ordinance, provide for the construction, at the expense of the municipality generally, of an extension to any then existing water system for the purpose of supplying water service to any public school or municipal building within said municipality and for the furnishing of water service to such public school or municipal building by means of such extension.
L.1945, c. 37, p. 95, s. 1, eff. March 14, 1945.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-83.1 - Discontinuance of water or sewerage service where charges not paid

40:62-83.1. Discontinuance of water or sewerage service where charges not paid
Any municipality which, pursuant to law, furnishes a supply of water and sewerage service to the inhabitants of another municipality, may, if prompt payment of any water or sewer rent, or charges for work done or materials furnished for such services, is not made by any such inhabitant when due, discontinue the service so furnished to any such inhabitant in arrears until such arrears with interest and penalties shall be fully paid.
L.1952, c. 324, p. 1047, s. 1, eff. June 18, 1952.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-96 - Water districts; establishment; works and pumping stations; contracts for supply

40:62-96. Water districts; establishment; works and pumping stations; contracts for supply
The governing body of any municipality may provide by ordinance for the creation and establishment within designated boundaries of a water district or districts, and provide for the construction, operation and maintenance of water systems, which may include waterworks and pumping stations in such district or districts, and provide by contract with any individual, or any municipal or private corporation, for the installation, construction, operation and maintenance of such water systems, and for a good and sufficient supply of water for such district. The approval of the state water policy commission for the diversion of water from any new or additional source of water supply shall first be obtained.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-97 - Notice to owners of lands affected; publication

40:62-97. Notice to owners of lands affected; publication
Public notice of the intended creation and establishment of such proposed water district or districts, and the installation, construction, operation and maintenance of such water systems, and the method of supplying water for such district or districts, shall be given to the owners whose real estate may be affected thereby. The notice shall state the place where and the time when the governing body will consider the ordinance, and shall briefly describe the proposed boundaries and the improvements intended to be made in such district or districts. The notice shall be published once in a newspaper circulating in the municipality at least fifteen days, and be mailed to the known owners of all real estate affected at their last known post-office address at least ten days, before the date so fixed.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-98 - Objections to ordinance; filing

40:62-98. Objections to ordinance; filing
No water district or districts shall be created or established, or water systems constructed, or any contract entered into for the installation, construction, operation or maintenance of such systems or for a supply of water, in any municipality where before the final reading of the ordinance, objections thereto in writing are filed with the municipal clerk, by the owners of fifty-one per cent in value of the lands and real estate in the district proposed to be assessed for benefits.
The question as to whether the necessary fifty-one per cent have joined in such objections, shall be determined by the governing body which shall use for this purpose the last preceding valuation for the purpose of taxation.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-99 - Copy of ordinance filed with map

40:62-99. Copy of ordinance filed with map
Whenever one or more water districts have been established a copy of the ordinance creating and establishing the boundaries of the district or districts, together with a map showing the location thereof, shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the county in which the municipality is situated.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-100 - Bonds and other obligations

40:62-100. Bonds and other obligations
The cost of any and all of the work contemplated under the provisions of sections 40:62-96 to 40:62-105 of this title may be paid for by notes or bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of article 1 of chapter 1 of this title (s. 40:1-1 et seq.).
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-101 - Water district assessments; exemption

40:62-101. Water district assessments; exemption
a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, the cost of the creation and establishment of such water district or districts and the installation and construction of such water systems shall be assessed against the real estate benefited thereby in proportion to and not in excess of the benefits conferred, and such assessments shall bear interest and penalties from the same time and at the same rate as assessments for local improvements in the district or districts where they are imposed, and from the date of confirmation shall be a first and paramount lien upon the real estate assessed to the same extent, and be enforced and collected in the same manner, as assessments for local improvements.
No assessments shall be invalid by reason of failure to receive notice or any other infirmity.
b. Real estate in the water district shall be exempt from the assessment authorized by subsection a. of this section if:
(1) The water supplied by the water district is not reasonably available to the owner of the property; and
(2) Prior to each assessment, the governing body of the municipality where the water district is located determines that the exemption would not adversely affect the ability of the municipality to meet the principal reduction and interest payments on outstanding bonds issued by the municipality for the creation and establishment of the water district and installation and construction of the water system.
Amended by L. 1985, c. 191, s. 1, eff. June 20, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-102 - Tax collection

40:62-102. Tax collection
a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, the expense of the operation and maintenance of such water systems, waterworks and pumping stations shall be met by taxes to be assessed and levied on the property lying and being in the water district or districts, and such assessment and levy shall be made and such taxes collected as other taxes.
Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, whenever a water district shall have been established, and the municipality in which such water district is situate has issued bonds and notes in order to refund existing indebtedness of such water district, for capital improvements or for any other reason, the money required to meet such obligations shall be raised by taxation by levying a district tax against all taxable property situate within said water district. The amount of money necessary to be raised each year for the purpose of paying such obligations shall be certified to the tax collector by the municipal clerk after determination by resolution of the governing body of the municipality in which said water district is situate; the said tax collector shall collect said taxes in the same manner as other taxes are collected.
b. Property lying within a water district shall be exempt from the assessments authorized by subsection a. of this section if:
(1) The water supplied by the water district is not reasonably available to the owner of the property; and
(2) Prior to each annual assessment the governing body of the municipality where the water district is located determines that the exemption would not adversely affect the ability of the municipality to meet principal reduction and interest payments on outstanding bonds issued by the municipality for the reasons specified in subsection a. of this section.
Amended by L. 1938, c. 253, p. 562, s. 1, eff. May 25, 1938; L. 1985, c. 191, s. 2, eff. June 20, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-103 - Expenses of operation and maintenance; first year's expenses; notes issued

40:62-103. Expenses of operation and maintenance; first year's expenses; notes issued
To meet the expense of operation and maintenance of such water systems, tax anticipation and tax revenue notes or bonds may be issued by the governing body of the municipality in the manner provided by law, but such notes or bonds shall be issued and charged only against taxes for the district supplied with water. To meet the expense of operation and maintenance of any water system for the calendar year in which the system is installed, tax anticipation notes or bonds may be issued by the governing body of the municipality, against taxes to be levied and assessed for the following year against property in the district, which notes or bonds shall mature not later than December thirty-first of such following year, and may be extended or refunded as provided by law in the case of other tax anticipation notes or bonds. All such tax anticipation or tax revenue notes shall state, in addition to any statement required by law, that they are issued against taxes for the certain water district.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-104 - Supervision, operation and maintenance; collection of charges; contracts.

40:62-104 Supervision, operation and maintenance; collection of charges; contracts.
40:62-104. Any contract entered into pursuant to sections 40:62-96 to 40:62-105 of this title may provide for supervision, operation and maintenance of the water system and the distribution, public or private, by either party to the contract, and may further provide for the collection by either party of rates, rental or other service charges for the supplying of water to the users thereof.
The governing body of a municipality that has established a water district and which operates a water system shall establish a rate structure that provides for uniform rates, rentals, or other service charges for water supply service and fire protection systems.
No municipality wherein a water district is situated may impose standby fees or charges for any fire protection system to a residential customer served by a water service line of two inches or less in diameter.
Nothing in this section shall preclude a municipality wherein a water district is situated from requiring separate dedicated service lines for fire protection. A municipality wherein a water district is situated may require that fire service lines be metered. Nothing in this section shall alter the liability for maintenance and repair of service lines which exists on the effective date of P.L.2003, c.278.
Amended 2003, c.278, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-104.1 - Residency requirements for employees of municipality operating certain water system.

40:62-104.1 Residency requirements for employees of municipality operating certain water system.
2. Any ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, order, or directive establishing, as may be permitted by law, a residency requirement for employees of a municipality operating a water system that serves more than one municipality shall provide that any person employed or to be hired by the municipality in relation to the operation of its water system may reside within any municipality served by the water system, and shall further provide that a non-resident of the municipalities served by the water system may be hired if the municipality is unable to hire a qualified resident. Any provision of an ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, order, or directive to the contrary shall be void and have no force or effect.
Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting a municipality from employing or hiring a non-resident of the municipalities served by its water system if no residency requirement is established.
L.2019, c.231, s.2.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.1 - Water commissioners; election; to perform duties exercised by township committee

40:62-105.1. Water commissioners; election; to perform duties exercised by township committee
In any township wherein a water district has been established pursuant to section 40:62-96 et seq. of the Revised Statutes, the township committee may by ordinance provide for the election of water commissioners and said commissioners shall succeed to the duties presently exercised by the township committee together with such other duties as are herein contained.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 954, s. 1, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.2 - Commissioners to be body corporate; name; general powers

40:62-105.2. Commissioners to be body corporate; name; general powers
The commissioners thereof and their successors shall be a body corporate to be known by the name of "the commissioners of water district number , in the township of , and county of ," and shall have power to hold, purchase, lease and convey, in their corporate name, such real and personal estate as the purposes of the corporation shall require; to make and use a common seal; to sue and be sued; and shall have all other corporate power necessary for carrying out the powers hereinafter in this chapter conferred.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 954, s. 2, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.3 - Determination of amount to be raised for ensuing year; election of water commissioners

40:62-105.3. Determination of amount to be raised for ensuing year; election of water commissioners
On the third Saturday in February after the creation of any such district the legal voters thereof shall meet and determine the amount of money to be raised for the ensuing year, and elect a board of water commissioners, to consist of five persons resident in such district.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 954, s. 3, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.4 - Terms of members of board of water commissioners

40:62-105.4. Terms of members of board of water commissioners
At the first meeting of the board of water commissioners elected in any newly created district the members of the board shall divide themselves by lot into three classes; the term of the two members composing the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the first year; the term of the two members composing the second class shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year, and the term of the one member composing the third class shall be vacated at the expiration of the third year, so that after the first election two members of the board of water commissioners shall be elected annually, except every third year when but one member shall be elected, all of whom shall hold office for three years and until their successors are elected.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 954, s. 4, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.5 - Vacancies

40:62-105.5. Vacancies
Whenever a vacancy occurs the board may elect a member to fill the vacancy until the next succeeding election at which time the voters of such district shall elect some person resident therein to fill such vacancy for the unexpired term only.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 955, s. 5, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.6 - Annual election in water districts

40:62-105.6. Annual election in water districts
An election shall be held annually in each water district on the third Saturday in February at which the legal voters shall elect members of the board of water commissioners to fill the offices of those whose terms expire in such year, determine the amount of money to be raised for the ensuing year, and vote upon any other proposition submitted to such voters according to law.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 955, s. 6, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.7 - Nomination of candidates for members of board

40:62-105.7. Nomination of candidates for members of board
Candidates to be voted for at the regular water district election for members of the board of water commissioners shall be nominated directly by petition.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 955, s. 7, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.8 - Nominating petition; certificate of person indorsed

40:62-105.8. Nominating petition; certificate of person indorsed
Such petition shall be addressed to the clerk of the board of water commissioners and shall set forth that the signers thereof are qualified voters of the water district in which they reside and for which they desire to nominate the candidate, that they indorse the candidate named in such petition for member of the board of water commissioners, and that they request that the name of the person so indorsed be printed upon the official ballot to be used at the ensuing election. The petition shall further state the residence and post-office address of each person so indorsed, and shall certify that the person so indorsed is legally qualified to be elected a member of the board of water commissioners. With the petition the person indorsed therein shall file a certificate stating that he is qualified to be elected a member of the board of water commissioners, that he consents to stand as a candidate for election, and that, if elected, he agrees to accept and qualify as a member of such body.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 955, s. 8, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.9 - One candidate's name on petition; number of petitions

40:62-105.9. One candidate's name on petition; number of petitions
No petition shall contain the names of more than one candidate so indorsed. The names of all the persons indorsing the same candidate need not be signed to a single petition. Any number of petitions of the same purport may be filed, but in the aggregate there shall be signed the names of at least ten persons.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 956, s. 9, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.10 - Verification of petition

40:62-105.10. Verification of petition
Each of the petitions shall be verified by the oath of one or more of the signers thereof, taken and subscribed before a person qualified to administer an oath, to the effect that such petition is signed in their own proper handwriting by each of the signers thereof, that said signers are, to the best knowledge and belief of the affiant, legally qualified to vote at the ensuing election, and that the petition is prepared and filed in absolute good faith for the sole purpose of indorsing the candidate therein named in order to secure his election as a member of the board of water commissioners.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 956, s. 10, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.11 - Filing of petition

40:62-105.11. Filing of petition
Such petition shall be filed at least five days before the date of the annual election for members of the board of water commissioners.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 956, s. 11, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.12 - Defective nominating petitions

40:62-105.12. Defective nominating petitions
If any petition requesting that the name of the person so indorsed be printed upon the official ballot shall be found to be defective, the clerk of the board of water commissioners shall forthwith notify the candidate so indorsed, setting forth the nature of such defect and the date when the ballots will be printed, and the candidate indorsed on such defective petition shall be permitted to amend such petition either in form or substance so as to remedy such defect, at any time prior to the date set for the printing of such ballots.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 956, s. 12, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.13 - Ballots; arrangement of candidate's names

40:62-105.13. Ballots; arrangement of candidate's names
The names of the candidates shall be printed upon the official ballot according to the alphabetical order of their surnames and the grouping of two or more candidates upon any ballot to be used for the election of members of the board of water commissioners is hereby prohibited.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 957, s. 13, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.14 - Ballots, specifications

40:62-105.14. Ballots, specifications
14. Each ballot shall have at the top thereof a coupon at least one inch deep extending across the ballot above a perforated line. The coupons shall be numbered consecutively from one to the number of ballots prepared for use in such election. Upon the coupon and above the perforated line shall be the words "To be torn off by the judge of election" and "Fold to this line." Below the perforated line shall be printed the words "Water district election ballot," below which and extending across the ballot in one or more lines shall be the corporate name of the water district, the date of the election, and if the district be divided into two or more polling places the number, name or other mark or designation to distinguish the said polling place, and the printed facsimile signature of the clerk of the board of water commissioners. The heading shall be set apart from the body of the ballot by a heavy diagram rule. Below this rule shall be printed the following directions instructing the voter how to indicate his choice for the person for whom he may desire to vote and stating the maximum number of candidates he may vote for: "To vote for any person whose name appears on this ballot mark a cross (x), plus (+) or check ( ) mark with ink or pencil in the place or square at the left of the name of such person." Below these instructions shall be printed a heavy diagram rule below which shall be printed such directions to the voter as may be necessary as "Vote for one," or "Vote for two," or a greater number as the case may be, immediately after which shall be printed the names of the candidates duly nominated by petition. The names of the candidates shall be printed as they appear signed to the certificate of acceptance, but no candidate who shall have failed to file a certificate of acceptance shall have his name printed upon the ballot. The same size and style of type shall be used in printing the name of each candidate; but between the names of the candidates shall be printed a heavy diagram rule and the space between each of the rules shall be exactly equal. Immediately after the space allotted to the names of candidates there shall be as many ruled blank spaces as there are members to be voted for. Immediately to the left and on the same line with the name of each candidate and blank space there shall be printed a square the same size of type in which the name of the candidate is printed, which type shall, in no case, be larger than twenty-four point.
L.1951,c.280,s.14; amended 1994,c.77,s.17.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.15 - Form of ballot

40:62-105.15. Form of ballot
15. The following is an illustration of the form of ballot:
No............
To be torn off by the Judge of Election.
Fold to this line.
.................................................................
WATER DISTRICT ELECTION BALLOT
Water District No. 1
Township of Webster, Warren County
February 14, 1926
Polling District No. 1 John Henry Doe,
Unexcelled Fire House. Clerk.
To vote for any person whose name appears on this ballot mark a cross (X), plus (+) or check ( ) mark with ink or pencil in the place or square at the left of the name of such person.
For membership to Board of Water Commissioner--
Full Term. Vote for Two.
[ ] Rutherford B. Fallon.
[ ] William F. Seibel.
[ ] James A. Stephens.
[ ] Thomas Templeton.
[ ]
[ ]
For membership to Board of Water Commissioners--
Unexpired One-Year Term. Vote for One.
[ ] Francis R. Loori.
[ ] Arthur H. Patterson.
[ ]
sing as much of the form as may be applicable to the current water district election and extending the same to provide for cases not herein specified.
L.1951,c.280,s.15; amended 1994,c.77,s.18.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.16 - Paper on which ballots to be printed

40:62-105.16. Paper on which ballots to be printed
The ballots shall be printed on plain white paper uniform in size and quality and of such thickness that the printing thereon cannot be distinguished from the back of the paper and without any mark, device or figure on the front or back thereof except as provided in this chapter.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 960, s. 16, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.17 - Registry list of preceding general election; persons becoming of age after preceding general election

40:62-105.17. Registry list of preceding general election; persons becoming of age after preceding general election
The clerk of the board of water commissioners shall at least seven days before the holding of such election obtain, from the person having them in charge, the registry list of the preceding general election for the municipality or municipalities, or election districts, comprised within such water district, and no person shall be permitted to vote at such water district election unless his name appears on such registry list, except that any person who shall have become of age since the preceding general election, and shall be otherwise possessed of all the qualifications which would entitle such person to vote in any general election, shall, upon application to the clerk of the board of water commissioners at least two days prior to the holding of such water district election be entitled to vote in said water district election.
Should any person so mentioned in this section make application as aforesaid the clerk of the board of water commissioners shall compile separately a register of such applicants and the list so compiled shall have the same effect for the purposes of such election as the registry list of the preceding general election and a person whose name appears thereon shall be entitled to vote at such water district election as if his name had appeared on the registry list of the preceding general election.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 960, s. 17, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.18 - Advertisement of election

40:62-105.18. Advertisement of election
The clerk of the board of water commissioners shall cause the election to be advertised at least one week before the holding thereof in some newspaper circulating in said water district.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 960, s. 18, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.19 - Polling places

40:62-105.19. Polling places
Upon petition of twenty-five or more voters duly submitted at least twenty days prior to the date of the election the board of water commissioners may divide the water district into two or more polling places for the purpose of holding said elections.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 960, s. 19, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.20 - Opening and closing of polls; books for names of voters

40:62-105.20. Opening and closing of polls; books for names of voters
The polls for the election shall be opened at such time as the board of water commissioners may designate, between the hours of two and nine post meridian, and shall remain open at least one hour or as much longer as may be necessary to poll the vote of the district. The board of water commissioners shall furnish suitable books in which shall be entered the names and addresses of each person voting within each of the municipalities, and no person shall vote at such election except as provided in section seventeen of this Title.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 961, s. 20.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.21 - Proclamation of opening of election; judge and tellers

40:62-105.21. Proclamation of opening of election; judge and tellers
The board of water commissioners before they receive any vote shall make public proclamation by the chairman or the clerk of the opening of the election and of their readiness to receive the vote of the voters. A judge of elections and two tellers shall be elected by those present and thereupon the election shall be opened and the balloting shall continue without recess in accordance with the instructions printed upon the ballots used in such election and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter until the hour of closing.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 961, s. 21, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.22 - Counting of votes

40:62-105.22. Counting of votes
Immediately after the close of the polls the judge and tellers shall proceed forthwith to count the votes for each candidate and shall complete the count without delay or adjournment. The counting shall be open and public but not to such an extent that the number of persons present shall hinder, delay or inconvenience the election officers in counting the ballots and ascertaining the result. The judge and tellers shall fill out and certify to the correctness of the count and shall forward all ballots and tallies to the clerk of the board of water commissioners.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 961, s. 22, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.23 - Announcement of results of election

40:62-105.23. Announcement of results of election
After the canvass of votes has been completed the judge of the election shall announce publicly the result of the election.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 961, s. 23, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.24 - Appropriations voted on, form of question

40:62-105.24. Appropriations voted on, form of question
24. All appropriations to be voted upon at such water district election or any other proposition or question that may be required shall be placed upon the ballot immediately following the names of the candidates for election to the board of water commissioners in the following form:
Yes. (Question to be voted on.)
No.
If the voter makes a cross (X), plus (+) or check ( ) mark in ink or pencil in the square of the left of and opposite the word "Yes," it shall be counted as a vote in favor of said proposition.
If the voter shall make a cross (X), plus (+) or check ( ) mark in ink or pencil in the square to the left of and opposite the word "No," it shall be counted as a vote against such proposition. If no such mark shall be made in the square to the left of and opposite either the word "Yes" or "No," it shall not be counted as a vote either for or against such proposition.
L.1951,c.280,s.24; amended 1994,c.77,s.19.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.25 - Payment of taxes

40:62-105.25. Payment of taxes
a. The board of water commissioners shall certify the amount of money voted at the annual district meeting to the assessor of the township in which said district is situate, who, except as provided in subsection b. of this section, shall assess said money on the inhabitants of said district and their estates and taxable property therein in the same manner as township taxes are assessed and the money shall be assessed, levied and collected at the same time and in the same manner as other township taxes.
The collector or treasurer of the township in which said district is situate shall pay over all moneys so assessed to the treasurer or custodian of funds of said water district one-half on or before July 1 in the year for which said taxes are levied and the other half on or before January 1 of the following year, to be held and expended for the purpose of providing and maintaining means for supplying water in such district.
b. Property within the water district shall be exempt from the assessment authorized in subsection a. of this section if:
(1) The water supplied by the water district is not reasonably available to the owner of the property; and
(2) Prior to each annual assessment the board of water commissioners determines that the exemption would not adversely affect the ability of the water district to meet principal reduction and interest payments on outstanding bonds issued thereby.
L. 1951, c. 280, p. 962, s. 25, eff. June 25, 1951. Amended by L. 1985, c. 191, s. 3, eff. June 20, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.26 - Borrowing for current expenses and repairs

40:62-105.26. Borrowing for current expenses and repairs
The commissioners of water districts may by resolution borrow, after March first and before December thirty-first following, a sum not to exceed the amount appropriated at the election held in the district for the current year, for current expenses and for necessary repairs, less any sums received from the collector of taxes on account of such appropriation. They may execute and deliver promissory notes therefor and pay the amount so borrowed, together with interest thereon, at a rate not exceeding five per centum (5%) per annum.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 963, s. 26, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.27 - Rights and powers of water commissioners

40:62-105.27. Rights and powers of water commissioners
The water commissioners of every water district shall have all the rights and powers, within said water district, which shall have been conferred upon townships by any statute relating to the supplying of water for public or private use.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 963, s. 27, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.28 - Money for waterworks and appurtenances; vote; limitation

40:62-105.28. Money for waterworks and appurtenances; vote; limitation
The legal voters of any water district may vote to raise, either at a special meeting called by the water commissioners of said district or at the annual meeting of the voters of said district, a sum for waterworks and appurtenances thereto for water purposes, not exceeding five mills on the dollar of the last assessed valuation of the property in said water district. The sum so appropriated shall be assessed in the manner provided by law, and be expended by said commissioners for such water purposes as in their judgment they may deem expedient.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 963, s. 28, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.29 - Meeting to determine amount to be raised; notice

40:62-105.29. Meeting to determine amount to be raised; notice
If the water commissioners in any water district shall deem it expedient, they may call said special meeting, whereof ten days' notice shall be given by the commissioners, or a majority thereof, by posting notices setting forth the time, place and object of the meeting in five of the most public places in the district. At said time and place the legal voters or a majority present and voting shall elect a chairman and clerk of the meeting and determine the amount to be raised for acquiring the necessary appurtenances for the supply of water, not exceeding the sum of five mills on the dollar of the last assessed valuation of property in the district.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 963, s. 29, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.30 - Water accumulation, supply or distribution facilities; acquisition or construction

40:62-105.30. Water accumulation, supply or distribution facilities; acquisition or construction
The water commissioners in any water district created by the township committee may acquire and construct any reservoirs, basins, dams, canals, aqueducts, standpipes, conduits, pipelines, mains, pumping stations, water distribution systems, compensating reservoirs, waterworks or sources of water supply, wells, purification or filtration plants or other plants and works, connections, rights of flowage or diversion, and other plants, structures, boats, conveyances, and other real and personal property, and rights therein, and appurtenances necessary or useful and convenient for the accumulation, supply or distribution of water; provided, however, that such water accumulation, supply, or distribution facilities are authorized and financed as provided in sections 31 to 34 of this act.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 964, s. 30, eff. June 25, 1951. Amended by L.1977, c. 170, s. 1, eff. Aug. 10, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.31 - Resolution authorizing issuance of bonds; time and place of meeting; notices

40:62-105.31. Resolution authorizing issuance of bonds; time and place of meeting; notices
The water commissioners shall cause a resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds for the purposes specified in section 30 of this act to be submitted to the legal voters of such water district. Such resolution shall be written or printed on notices together with a statement of the time and place where the meeting of such legal voters will be held and the purpose and object thereof. The time and place for the holding of such election shall be the same as the annual election of water commissioners and for the appropriation of moneys for water purposes in said district, or a special election may be called for the purpose. Not less than 10 notices of such meeting shall be posted by the clerk of the water commissioners at least 10 days before the date thereof in such manner and in such public places as he shall deem best for the purpose of giving notice of said meeting, and the board of water commissioners and the clerk shall also cause notices to be printed as an advertisement in a paper published in the district if there be one, and if not, in a paper published within the county where the district is located and circulating in said district. In case a special election is called, at least 10 notices of such election shall be posted at least 21 days before the date of such election, and in addition the clerk shall cause said notice to be published at least twice before said election is held, in a newspaper published in the district, if there be one, and if not, in a newspaper published in the township or county where the district is located and circulating in said district.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 964, s. 31, eff. June 25, 1951. Amended by L.1977, c. 170, s. 2, eff. Aug. 10, 1977.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.32 - Conduct of election

40:62-105.32. Conduct of election
At any election held for the purpose of ordering money to be raised by the issuance of bonds, the legal voters shall vote by ballot, and the election shall be held and conducted as nearly as may be in the manner provided in sections seven to twenty-four of this act.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 965, s. 32, eff. June 25, 1951.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.33 - Bonds; form; issuance

40:62-105.33. Bonds; form; issuance
The legal voters of any such water district may, at the election at which such proposition is submitted, by the vote of a majority of those voting, authorize the board of water commissioners to issue bonds for the purpose set forth in section 30 of this act. Such bonds shall be serial bonds and shall be issued in the corporate name of such water district for such sums not exceeding the sum voted as aforesaid, and in such amounts and payable at such times as the legal voters so voting shall direct, with interest at a rate as such resolution or resolutions authorizing the issuance of such bonds shall provide, payable half-yearly. Said bonds shall mature within the period or average period of usefulness determined in the bond ordinance. Such bonds shall be signed by the president of the board of water commissioners and attested by the secretary of the board who shall affix the seal of said commissioners. Said bonds shall have coupons attached for the payment of interest, which coupons shall be signed by the clerk of the board of water commissioners, and shall be numbered to correspond to the several bonds to which they shall be severally attached. Bonds so issued shall be numbered and the proper registry thereof shall be kept by the clerk of said board of water commissioners. Such bonds may be sold at public or private sale for the best obtainable price, but not less than par and accrued interest.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 965, s. 33, eff. June 25, 1951. Amended by L.1977, c. 170, s. 3, eff. Aug. 20, 1977; L.1979, c. 223, s. 1, eff. Oct. 11, 1979.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.34 - Payment of principal, interest on bonds

40:62-105.34. Payment of principal, interest on bonds
a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, whenever such bonds shall have been authorized by the legal voters as aforesaid and the same shall have been issued, the clerk of the board of water commissioners shall annually issue to the assessor of the taxing district in which such water district is situate an order directing him to assess upon the owners of property in that water district, and their estates and the taxable property therein, an amount sufficient to pay the bond or bonds maturing in each year together with the interest accruing upon all the unpaid bonds of such township water district, which order shall be duly executed by the assessor. The money so assessed shall be assessed and levied by the assessor and collected by the collector of said taxing district, who shall, on or before July 1 next thereafter, pay the full amount so ordered to be assessed, levied and collected to the treasurer of the board of water commissioners, who shall pay the principal and interest as they become due and payable. If there be no funds available to pay any outstanding bonds, or the interest due thereon, the water commissioners may borrow money upon the promissory note of the water district, signed by the president and secretary of such water commissioners.
b. Property within the water district shall be exempt from the assessment authorized in subsection a. of this section if:
(1) The water supplied by the water district is not reasonably available to the owner of the property; and
(2) Prior to each annual assessment the board of water commissioners determines that the exemption would not adversely affect the ability of the water district to meet principal reduction and interest payments on outstanding bonds issued thereby.
L. 1951, c. 280, p. 965, s. 34, eff. June 25, 1951. Amended by L. 1985, c. 191, s. 4, eff. June 20, 1985.
2023 New Jersey Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Municipalities and Counties › Section 40:62-105.35 - Custodian of moneys; disbursements; bond of treasurer

40:62-105.35. Custodian of moneys; disbursements; bond of treasurer
The district treasurer shall be the custodian of the moneys of the district and all moneys which the district commissioners are by law authorized to receive and disburse shall be paid to him and disbursed by him only on the warrant of the district commissioners signed by a majority thereof. Such treasurer shall give to the district the bond of a surety company, authorized by the Department of Banking and Insurance to do business in this State, in such sum as the district commissioners shall approve, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office, which bond shall be filed with the board of water commissioners, the premium thereon to be paid by the district.
L.1951, c. 280, p. 966, s. 35, eff. June 25, 1951.