{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-54-6-5","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 54:6-5","heading":"Act relating to settlement and collection of arrearages of unpaid taxes, assessments and water rates or water rents in municipalities other than cities;  appointment of commissioners;  procedure;  enforcement of payment; sale of lands","body":"L.1898, c. 193, p. 442 (C.S. pp. 5246 to 5254, s.s. 403 to 418), entitled \"An  act concerning the settlement and collection of arrearages of unpaid taxes,  assessment and water rates or water rents in towns, townships, boroughs and  other municipalities except cities of this state, and imposing and levying a  tax, assessment and lien in lieu and instead of such arrearages and to enforce  the payment thereof, and to provide for the sale of lands subject to future  taxation and assessment,\"  approved May eighteenth, one thousand eight hundred  and ninety-eight, saved from repeal, together with amendments and supplements  approved on the following dates:\nMarch 21, 1899 (L.1899, c. 58, p. 164;  C.S. p. 5254, s. 419).\nMarch 23, 1899 (L.1899, c. 114, p. 253;  C.S. p. 5254, s.s. 420, 421).\nMarch 23, 1900 (L.1900, c. 146, p. 341;  C.S. pp. 5254, 5255, s.s. 422 to 425).\nMarch 22, 1901 (L.1901, c. 170, p. 364;  C.S. p. 5255, s. 426).\nMarch 22, 1901 (L.1901, c. 200, p. 403;  C.S. p. 5255, s. 427).\nMarch 24, 1902 (L.1902, c. 30, p. 59;  C.S. p. 5256, s. 428).\nApril 1, 1902 (L.1902, c. 75, p. 238;  C.S. pp. 5256, 5257, s.s. 429 to 432).\nApril 3, 1902 (L.1902, c. 164, p. 555;  C.S. p. 5252, s. 411).\nApril 8, 1902 (L.1902, c. 193, p. 626;  C.S. p. 5257, s. 433).\nApril 22, 1902 (L.1902, c. 269, p. 792).\nMarch 13, 1903 (L.1903, c. 33, p. 55).\nApril 14, 1903 (L.1903, c. 258, p. 692;  C.S. p. 5248, s. 405).\nApril 6, 1905 (L.1905, c. 107, p. 211).\nApril 28, 1905 (L.1905, c. 201, p. 369).\nMay 17, 1906 (L.1906, c. 265, p. 548;  C.S. p. 5253, s. 416).\nMarch 28, 1912 (L.1912, c. 248, p. 447).\nApril 2, 1913 (L.1913, c. 229, p. 417).\nApril 15, 1915 (L.1915, c. 333, p. 607).\nApril 21, 1915 (L.1915, c. 375, p. 697).\nFebruary 9, 1918 (L.1918, c. 21, p. 87).\nFebruary 27, 1918 (L.1918, c. 145, p. 336).\nMarch 4, 1918 (L.1918, c. 174, p. 506).\nMarch 12, 1923 (L.1923, c. 51, p. 112).\n[This original act, together with its amendments and supplements, related to  the settlement and collection of arrearages of unpaid taxes, assessments and  water rates or water rents in municipalities of this state, except cities,  provided for the appointment of commissioners of adjustment by the circuit  court of the county, and contained a complete procedure for ascertaining an  amount in lieu of all arrearages and for the collection of such ascertained  amount.  The act further provided for the sale of lands in satisfaction of the  lien thereon for the amount ascertained to be due, for the redemption of lands  from such sale, and for other remedies in connection therewith.]","path":["TITLE 54 TAXATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"05d64a9ecc3fd0fa932eb2b76a546d138411256641d41b99d7af047bb8557184","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-54-6-4","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-54-7-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}