40:56-42 - Power of assessment - New Jersey Statutes

40:56-42.  Power of assessment
    When proceedings have been commenced under this subtitle by a municipality for laying out, opening, or establishing a new street, road, avenue, alley, or other public highway, or portion thereof, or widening, straightening, extending, altering, or changing in any manner the location of a street, road, avenue, alley, or other public highway, or portion thereof, and the municipality has become vested with the title to the real estate or interest therein required for such purposes, under this chapter, such proceeding shall be deemed to be a local improvement and assessments for benefits may be made immediately therefor, and the officer or board charged with the assessment for benefits, or a majority of such board, shall make an assessment of the benefits  conferred upon any real estate by reason of such improvement after hearings are  held, upon notice in the same way and manner as provided for in this article in  the case of assessments for benefits and awards for incidental damages where no  lands are to be taken and the procedure after said assessment shall be the same  as provided for in this article.