[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Town of
Secaucus 2-26-91 as Ord. No. 9l-7. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A draft drawn upon a bank and payable on demand, signed by
the maker or drawer, containing an unconditional promise to pay a
sum certain in money to the order of the payee.
Any natural person or persons, corporation, partnership,
association, or any other organization.
A.Â
Any
person issuing a check or other written instrument to the Town of
Secaucus, including any department thereof, which shall be returned
to the Town of Secaucus, or any department thereof, for insufficient
funds, shall be obliged to pay to the Town of Secaucus, or such department
thereof, a $20 service charge each time that any such check(s) or
other written instrument(s) are returned for said insufficiency; such
service charge(s) shall be added to any account owing to the municipality,
if payment was tendered on such account.
B.Â
The
Town of Secaucus, or any department thereof, shall not accept any
check or other written instrument from any person who shall have had
a check or checks or other written instrument(s) returned for insufficient
funds on two occasions; payments from such persons shall only be tendered
in cash or by certified or bank cashier's check.
C.Â
Whenever
an account owing to the Town of Secaucus is for a tax or special assessment
and the aforesaid $20 charge is applicable, the service charge authorized
by this chapter shall be deemed a lien on the affected property and
be included on whatever list of delinquent accounts which is proper
for enforcement of such lien.
D.Â
The
Town is authorized to collect the service charges prescribed herein
in a manner prescribed by law.
