Every person, a citizen and resident of this state of the age of 65 or more years, having an income not in excess of $5,000 per year and residing in a dwelling house owned by him which is a constituent part of his real property, shall be entitled, on proper claim being made therefor, to exemption from taxation on such real property to an assessed valuation not exceeding $800 in the aggregate, but no such exemption shall be in addition to any other exemption to which said person may be entitled.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Elsinboro as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 7-17-1961 by Ord. No. 61-4]
The financial position of the Township of Elsinboro for the year 1961 will not be impaired by the exemption so claimed.
The exemptions claimed and to be allowed for the year 1961 shall operate to reduce the taxable valuations of real property for the year 1961 in the Township of Elsinboro.
All applications for exemption for the year 1962 and subsequent years may be filed on or before November 1 of the pretax year. Such applications shall be on forms prescribed by the Director, Division of Taxation, Department of the Treasury of the State of New Jersey.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the provisions of this article are hereby repealed.
This article shall take effect immediately upon final passage and publication as provided by law.