52:27BB-59. Limitations upon counties

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The provisions of section fifty-seven of this act (for the purpose of limiting the issuance of county obligations bonded or otherwise) and of section fifty-eight of this act (for the purpose of limiting the amount to be raised by taxation for county purposes) shall apply to a county when and so long as:

(1)The limitations of sections fifty-seven and fifty-eight of this act apply to three or more municipalities within the county because of the operation of section fifty-five of this act; and five or more per centum of the average of assessed valuations of taxable real property (including improvements) of the county, as stated in the annual debt statements for the preceding fiscal year (in accordance with subsection two, section 40:1-80 of the Revised Statutes) are located in each of two of such municipalities; and, in addition, either of the following exists:

(2)Fifty or more per centum of the average of assessed valuations of taxable real property (including improvements) of the county, as stated in the annual debt statements, for the preceding fiscal year (in accordance with subsection two, section 40:1-80 of the Revised Statutes) are located in such three or more municipalities, or

(3)Fifty or more per centum of the number of municipalities in the county are affected by the limitations of sections fifty-seven and fifty-eight of this act.

The director shall give notice, and the board shall give interested parties an opportunity to be heard and shall make its determinations as to the application of this section to counties at the same time and in the same manner as required by sections fifty-six and sixty-four of this act in the case of municipalities.

L.1947, c. 151, p. 666, s. 59.