Maginnis v. Borough of Rutherford

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Swayze, J.

The writ in this case brings up for review the proceedings of commissioners of adjustment for the borough of Rutherford appointed under the act of 1898 (Pamph. L., p. 442), so far as they attempted to adjust the taxes of 1890 and 1895 upon lands of the prosecutrix. Returns were made to the county clerk of the taxes of 1890 on February 3d, 1891, and of the taxes of 1895 on February 6th, 1896. The title of the prosecutrix was acquired March 13th, 1896.

Section 16 of the act of 1898 enacts that its provisions shall not apply to or affect the…