[Adopted 7-26-1967 by Ord. No. 1967-13 (Ch. 5 of the 1995
Code)]
The office of Assessor in and for the Township of Riverside,
in the County of Burlington, shall be abolished as herein provided,
and there shall be appointed a Board of Assessors of Taxes to appraise
and value the property in such Township, but this article shall not
become operative until the same shall have been approved by a majority
of the legal voters voting thereon when this article shall be submitted
for their approval at the next general election to be held in said
Township after the passage of this article.
Upon the adoption of this article by the voters as aforesaid,
the office of Assessor shall be abolished from and after June 30 next
following; and the Board of Assessors shall be appointed to hold office
for terms of office commencing on July 1 next succeeding the adoption
of this article as hereinafter provided.
Said Board of Assessors of Taxes shall consist of three members
who shall be residents and citizens of the Township and who shall
be appointed by the Township Committee, and one of such members shall
be designated by the Chairman of the Township Committee as Secretary.
The members of the Board first appointed shall be appointed for terms
of one, two and three years respectively, and thereafter the term
of each member shall be three years. All vacancies shall be filled
in the manner of the original appointments.
Said Board shall perform all the duties imposed by law upon
Assessors in townships, and all assessments made by it shall be concurred
in by a majority of its members. The assessment list and duplicate
shall be verified by at least two members of the Board.
