40:63-88 - Exclusive powers except in money matters; actions by joint committee; benefits to accrue to all - New Jersey Statutes

40:63-88.  Exclusive powers except in money matters;  actions by joint committee;  benefits to accrue to all
    All proceedings and official action whatsoever, necessary to be taken under  the contract or contracts made for such public improvements or works under this  article, shall be taken and had by such joint meeting exclusively, except in  matters relating to the raising and paying of money provided to be paid by the  several contracting municipalities, and in all such last mentioned matters,  each contracting municipality shall act in a separate corporate capacity, as  provided in such contract, or by the laws applicable to each municipality.

    All actions and proceedings of the joint meeting, pursuant to such contract  between them, except as in this section otherwise provided, shall be considered  and construed to be done by and under the authority of the respective  contracting municipalities represented in such joint meeting, and as if done by  each municipality in its separate corporate capacity, but no such municipality  shall be liable for more than its proportionate share of the cost, damages and  expense of said improvement or works as fixed by said joint contract.