2016 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 40 - Municipalities And Counties
Section 40:56-26 - Hearing; Quorum; Amount Of Assessments Determined
40:56-26. Hearing; quorum; amount of assessments determined
The officer, board or commissioners making the assessment shall attend at the time and place appointed, and shall give all parties interested or affected by the improvement ample opportunity to be heard upon the subject of the assessment. A majority of such board or commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and shall be sufficient to make any assessment. One member shall have power to adjourn any hearing, and any hearing may be adjourned from time to time. They shall have power to examine witnesses under oath to be administered by such officer or any member of such board or commission, and they shall thereupon make a just and equitable assessment of the benefits conferred upon any real estate by reason of such improvement having due regard to the rights and interests of all persons concerned, as well as to the value of the real estate benefited.
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