New Jersey § acts:saved-52 - (1)

§ acts:saved-52. (1)

1. That as soon as the governor, treasurer and speaker of the house of assembly of this

state, and the survivors or survivor of them, and their successors in office, and

the survivors or survivor of them, shall receive, or may have received, in deposit,

any portion of the surplus revenue of the general government, which fell to the share

of this state, on the first day of January last, and which may fall to the share of

this state at any time or times hereafter, they shall apportion the same among the

several counties of this state, in the ratio of the state tax paid by the several

counties into the treasury of the state during the past year; provided, that the

counties of Passaic and Atlantic, erected by an act entitled “An act to erect parts

of the counties of Essex and Bergen into a new county, to be called the county of

Passaic, and the eastern part of the county of Gloucester into a separate county,

to be called the county of Atlantic,” passed February seventh, one thousand eight

hundred and thirty-seven, shall be and they are hereby entitled to receive, in like

manner and upon the like conditions, their share or proportion, respectively, of the

surplus revenue aforesaid, according to the said ratio of apportionments; and that

the counties of Essex, Bergen and Gloucester shall abate from their respective apportionments,

in proportion to the sums apportioned to the said new counties which have been set

off from their respective districts, a true list of which apportionment shall be made

out, and filed by the governor, treasurer and speaker of the house of assembly in

the office of the treasurer of this state, whose duty it shall be forthwith to notify

in writing the collectors of the several counties of this state of the sum apportioned

to each county respectively; and the respective boards of chosen freeholders of the

several counties are hereby authorized and empowered to pledge the faith of their

respective counties for the safe-keeping and repayment thereof; and the governor,

treasurer and speaker of the house of assembly of this state shall deliver the same

to the collectors of the several counties, or other competent authority authorized

by the board of chosen freeholders of such county, on receiving certificates of deposit

therefor, signed by the director of the respective boards of chosen freeholders, in

such form as may be prescribed by the governor, treasurer and speaker of the house

of assembly of this state, or the survivors or survivor of them, which certificate

shall express the usual and legal obligations and pledged faith of the county for

the safe-keeping and repayment thereof; and shall pledge the faith of the county

receiving the same, to pay the said money, and every part thereof, from time to time,

whenever the same shall be required for the purpose of being refunded, into the treasury

of the United States, according to the provisions of an act of congress to regulate

the public deposits, passed the twenty-third day of June, A.D. eighteen hundred and

thirty-six, or whenever in the opinion of the legislature the interest of the state

may require its return; provided, however, that in case any board of chosen freeholders

of any county in this state shall neglect or refuse, for the space of three months

after such board shall be notified to repay the same, according to the provisions

contained in this section, that then it shall and may be lawful for the legislature

of this state to cause the sum received by such county, or any part thereof, that

may remain unpaid, to be assessed, levied and collected as other taxes for county

and township purposes are or may be by law assessed, levied and collected in such

county; and it shall be the duty of the assessors, collectors and other officers

of such county to perform all the duties required by law in assessing, levying and

collecting such taxes, and when received to pay the same forthwith to the treasurer

of this state.