30:9-79 - Expense; apportionment; bonds - New Jersey Statutes

30:9-79.  Expense;  apportionment;  bonds
    As and when the cost and expense of the purchase of real estate for the site  or sites of and the erection, construction and establishment of joint municipal  hospitals for communicable diseases is ascertained and certified by the joint  meeting organized under section 30:9-77 of this title, the respective governing  bodies of the contracting municipalities shall provide the money to defray the  same by borrowing if necessary, issuing temporary notes or other temporary  obligations therefor, until the completion of the hospital or hospitals.  After  the entire cost of establishing and furnishing the hospital or hospitals has  been ascertained and certified by the joint meeting, each governing body of the  respective contracting municipalities shall issue bonds for its share.

    The cost and expense of acquiring lands and building, establishing, equipping and furnishing such hospital shall after each census taken pursuant to law be apportioned between the several contracting municipalities according to their respective populations as determined by such census.

    Each governing body shall raise by taxation in each year, as other moneys are raised in such municipality, such sum of money as shall be necessary to pay  its share of the cost and expense of the maintenance of such hospital buildings.  Such amount shall be fixed and determined in accordance with the provisions of the joint contract above referred to and shall be certified to the governing body by the board of health of such municipality.  The moneys so raised shall be in addition to any other moneys raised for health purposes.