New Jersey § 52:27-23
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§ 52:27-23.
To the end that the principal of and interest on the notes or bonds issued hereunder
may be further secured and thereby a more favorable sale or exchange effected, any
resolution authorizing the issuance of notes or bonds hereunder may contain provisions
which shall be a part of the contract with the holders of such notes or bonds as to: a. The amount to be included in any budget or tax ordinance or to be appropriated
by or raised by taxation in the municipality in each year for debt service and for
reserve or sinking funds, which amount may be expressed in dollars, percentage of
total assessed valuations or both, or otherwise; b. The setting aside of reserve or sinking funds, and the amount, securing, regulation,
investment, application and disposition thereof; c. The pledging, depositing or trusteeing of moneys to be applied to the payment of
the principal of and interest on the notes or bonds, and the securing of such deposits; d. The pledging of taxes, special assessments and other revenues or moneys of the
municipality, which are due or to become due, directly to the payment of the principal
of and interest on the notes or bonds, or to reserve or sinking funds; e. The use and application of unanticipated income or surplus revenue or both of the
municipality; f. Limitations effective for not exceeding ten years from the effective date of such
resolution or resolutions on the amount or nature of borrowing or incurring of indebtedness
by the municipality; g. The holding of lawful tax sales of property against which there may then or thereafter
be outstanding delinquent taxes or assessments or other charges and the foreclosing
of the right of redemption with respect to tax titles theretofore or thereafter purchased
by the municipality; h. The inclusion in any budget of appropriations as reserves for uncollected taxes,
and the amount, computation and disposition thereof and of the proceeds of the tax
levy therefor; i. The performance by the municipality of all or any specified provisions of any law
relating to the preparation, adoption, and administration of budgets and the levying
of taxes in municipalities; j. Appointment of a fiscal agent by the municipality and the powers and duties thereof; k. The approval and continuance of financial and legal practices and policies theretofore
established in the municipality, including the functioning of a board established
pursuant to section 52:27-29.1 ; l. The levying of a special tax, in such amount as said resolution may provide, for
the payment of the principal of and interest on the notes or bonds, which special
tax shall be levied upon all the real and personal property in the municipality subject
to taxation in addition to the taxes levied for all other purposes, and shall be assessed,
levied and collected in the same manner and at the same time as other taxes upon real
and personal property are now or shall hereafter be assessed, levied and collected,
and, when collected, shall be deemed trust funds and shall be applied and paid over
by the collector or other officer having the custody of the collected taxes solely
to the agreed payment of the principal of and interest on the notes or bonds, or if
such agreed payment shall have been made, then in such manner and for such purposes
as said resolution may provide; m. The terms and conditions upon which any such resolution or any contract entered
into thereby may be amended, rescinded or repealed; n. Any other or further course of conduct on the part of the municipality which may
tend to improve its credit standing. Any municipality adopting a resolution containing any provision authorized hereunder
shall have and possess all of the powers necessary and appropriate for the performance
thereof. The provisions of any such resolution shall be enforceable by a proceeding in lieu
of prerogative writ or other appropriate action or proceeding instituted by the commission
or by the holder of any note or bond on his own behalf, or on behalf of all the holders
of such notes or bonds, in either case in any court of competent jurisdiction whether
or not there shall have been any default in the payment of the principal of or interest
on any such notes or bonds.
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