27:19-2 - Petition for bridge or viaduct; referendum; resolution - New Jersey Statutes

27:19-2.  Petition for bridge or viaduct;  referendum;  resolution
    If twenty per cent of the legal voters in a county believe that the public convenience requires that a viaduct or bridge should be constructed and maintained in the county, and the board of chosen freeholders has failed or neglected to construct the viaduct or bridge, they may present to the board their petition in writing setting forth the necessity for the viaduct or bridge, the location thereof and other particulars in regard thereto.  Upon the  filing of the petition with the clerk of the board, duly signed by such voters  with their residences opposite their names, and requesting a referendum vote on  the question of the construction of the viaduct or bridge, the board of chosen  freeholders shall forthwith adopt a resolution that a vote is required upon the  question, or it may proceed at once with the construction of the viaduct or  bridge or cause it to be constructed, after the adoption of a resolution  providing therefor.