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14. That if any matter in difference should arise within one year after the consolidation hereinbefore provided for shall take effect, between the inhabitants of that portion of the consolidated city formerly constituting such borough or other municipality and the inhabitants of the city as constituted prior to said consolidation, it shall be lawful for the council or other governing body of such city, borough or other municipality to apply to the circuit court of the county in which the city prior to the consolidation was located for the appointment of a commission of six persons, three of whom shall be residents of said city as it existed prior to consolidation, and three shall be residents of the part of the city formerly constituting such borough or other municipality, and said commission when appointed shall hear such matter in difference and make such order touching the same as shall be just and reasonable, which order may be enforced, if necessary, by mandamus issued by the supreme court. The council or other governing body of such borough or other municipality shall continue in office for one year after such consolidation shall take effect, for the purpose of making such application if deemed necessary.
Provided, nothing in this act shall in any way apply to or affect the consolidation of two or more municipalities heretofore accepted by a majority of the legal voters of one or more municipalities authorized under any general or special law of the state of New Jersey to consolidate.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Acts Saved from Repeal ACTS SAVED 40 § 43-65(13) - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/acts-saved-from-repeal/nj-st-sect-acts-saved-40-43-65-13/
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