binding on present it with all objections which have been made to them. in writing, to the said common council, who shall thereupon examine the matter, and may ratify the said report and assessments, or return the same to the said commissioners for a reconsideration by them; after the same shall be again, by said commissioners, presented to said common council and ratified by them, and filed in the office of said city clerk, the said assessments shall be final and conclusive, and such sub- Assessments sequent proceedings for the collection of said assessment, lands. shall be had as are provided by law in the case of other assessments for benefits, except that when said assessments shall be collected or paid, they shall be paid over to the said commissioners of the sinking fund for the purposes aforesaid. 6. And be it enacted, That if the proceeds of said sales Distribution of shall be more than sufficient to meet the payments and all the costs, charges and expenses above mentioned, the said commissioners first above named shall proceed to distribute the said surplus pro rata among the owners of the lands and real estate so purchased or acquired as aforesaid. proceeds. ers to grade 7. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners are Commissionhereby also fully empowered and directed to grade all or any and curb. portion of the lands and real estate so purchased or acquired by them as aforesaid, or the title to which shall be vested in the said the mayor and common council of the city of Newark under and by virtue of this act; and also to grade and curb the whole or any portion of the streets, avenues, highways or squares which they shall project and lay out upon and across said lands and real estate as aforesaid. penses of curbing in owned by city, 8. And be it enacted, That the whole amount of the costs Costs and exand expenses of grading the lands and real estate above and mentioned, and of grading and curbing such portion of any front of lands of such streets, avenues; highways or squares as shall lie in how paid. front of any lands purchased by or the title to which has been or shall be vested in the said the mayor and common council of the city of Newark, under and by virtue of this act, shall be paid by said commissioners out of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds above mentioned, and shall be held to be included in and a part of the costs, charges and expenses mentioned in section five and the other sections of this act, and shall be included in the assessment provided for in said section five, in case any assessment shall be made. 9. And be it enacted, That the whole amount of costs and expenses of grading and curbing such portion of any of said penses of curbing on lands not purchased by city commission Costs and ex streets, avenues, highways or squares as shall lie in front of grating and any lands or real estate not purchased by and the title to which is not vested in the said the mayor and common counto be paid to cil of the city of Newark as aforesaid, shall be paid to ers by council. the said commissioners named by the said the mayor and common council of the city of Newark, upon the certificate of said commissioners of the completion of said work, approved by the city surveyor of said city, and shall be a lien upon said lands and real estate; and the said common council having ascertained the whole amount of said costs and expenses, shall cause an assessment thereof to be made by the city surveyor of said city, which said assessment and all subsequent proceedings for the collection of the same shall be made and taken and conducted in all respects in the manner now provided by law in case of other similar assessments for improvements made by said common council. Commissioners to take oath 10. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners first above mentioned, before they enter upon the performance of their duties as herein provided, shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation before the city clerk or mayor of said city, to perform all the duties required of them by this act, fairly and impartially, according to the best of their skill and judg ment; vacancies in the number of said commissioners first above named shall be filed by the said common council as is provided by law in similar cases; said commissioners first May appoint above named are hereby authorized to employ such surveyors and other assistants as they may deem necessary; and all costs and expenses shall be paid by the said commissioners of the sinking fund out of any moneys received by them as aforesaid, upon the certificate of the commissioners first above named, and the said commissioners first above named shall out of the same moneys and from the said commissioners of Compensation the sinking fund, receive such compensation for their services as may be fixed by the said common council. surveyors, &c. 11. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved April 4, 1872. CHAPTER DLXVII. An Additional Supplement to an act entitled "An Act to incorporate the town of Union, in the township of Union, in the county of Hudson," approved March twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four. WHEREAS, by the act of incorporation of the town of Union, Preamble. in the township of Union, in the county of Hudson, approved March twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and sixtyfour, certain provisions were made for the sale of property for unpaid taxes and assessments; and whereas, certain defects appear in the declarations of sale given by the council of said town to the purchasers of land for unpaid taxes and assessments, and in the minutes and proceedings of said council; therefore, sale declared 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That all declarations of sale hereto- Declaration of fore given by the council of said town of Union shall be con- valla. sidered as valid and effectual in law as if all and every requirement of the town charter had been faithfully and fully complied with, notwithstanding any error, defect or omission therein or thereby, by reason of the advertising or sale of said property; and the purchasers thereof, or any person or persons holding under an assignment from any purchaser, or who may have redeemed the same, shall be vested with full and free enjoyment of said property for the term for which the same was purchased. 2. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts of acts incon- Repealer. sistent herewith be and the same are hereby repealed, and this act shall be a public act and take effect immediately. Approved April 4, 1872. Preamble. Sale and other ing. CHAPTER DLXVIII. An Act for the relief of the Mayor and Council of the city of Hoboken. WHEREAS, Frederick E. Rowald, late city clerk of the city of Hoboken, assumed and exercised the duties of said office, without being duly qualified as required by law; and whereas, certain lands and real estate of said city were sold by the mayor and council of said city, under the direction or supervision of said late clerk de facto, and the declarations of such sales have, as yet, not been issued to the purchasers thereof; and whereas, certain ordinances of said mayor and council have not been recorded in the ordinance book and signed by the clerk as required by law; therefore, 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of De laration of the State of New Jersey, That all certificates, declarations of papers bine sale, and other documents and papers, witnessed, attested or signed by said Frederick E. Rowald as city clerk of said city of Hoboken, be and the same are hereby ratified and confirmed, and that the same shall be considered as effectual and binding in law as if said Frederick E. Rowald was duly qualified as required by law. City clerk to sigu, witness, 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for the city & ordinances clerk of said city, appointed by the mayor and council of said city for the unexpired term, or his successor in said office, to sign, witness and attest all warrants, certificates, declarations of sale, ordinances, and all other matters and things by law required to be signed, witnessed or attested by the city clerk of said city, and which should have been signed, witnessed or attested before the present incumbent of said office was appointed; and that all such warrants and certificates, declarations of sale, ordinances and all other documents, matters and things so signed, witnessed or attested by the present incumbent of said office of city clerk, or his successor, shall be as valid, effectual and binding, as if the same had been signed, witnessed or attested at the proper time by his predecessor in said office, and he had been duly and fully qualified as required by law. 3. And be it enacted, That all acts and parts of acts Repealer. inconsistent with this act are hereby repealed, that this shall be deemed a public act and shall take effect immedi An Act to better enable the inhabitants of the township of Lumberton, county of Burlington, to control the expenditures of their road overseers. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That the overseers of roads in said township of Lumberton shall not expend more than seven hundred dollars annually upon the roads of the township without a written order from the township committee, said sum to be equally divided between the two road districts. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for either of the road overseers to plow or machine-ditch, or cause to be plowed or machine-ditched, any of the public roads after the first day of September, annually, nor do any other work on said roads, except in cases of necessity, to mend washes or breaks, without a written order from the township committee. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall be considered a public act, and shall take effect immediately. Approved April 4, 1872. Amount of moner to be expended by overseers of roads. Unlawful to chine catch plow or ma road uples8 deri by committee. |