40:14A-12. Funding or refunding bonds

(a) A bond resolution of a sewerage authority may provide for and authorize the issuance of bonds of the sewerage authority in accordance with this section for the purpose stated in section ten or for the purpose of funding or refunding any bonds. A bond resolution providing for and authorizing the issuance of bonds to fund or refund bonds shall, in lieu of the matters described in clauses (1) and (2) of section ten, describe the bonds which are to be funded or refunded.

(b) Upon adoption of the bond resolution, the sewerage authority shall have power to incur indebtedness, borrow money and issue its bonds for the purpose of financing the project or of funding or refunding the bonds described therein. Such bonds shall be authorized by the bond resolution and may be issued in one or more series and shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times not exceeding forty years from the date thereof, bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding six per centum (6%) per annum, be in such denomination or denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered, carry such conversion or registration privileges, have such rank or priority, be executed in such manner, be payable from such sources in such medium of payment at such place or places within or without the State, and be subject to such terms of redemption (with or without premium) as the bond resolution may provide.

(c) Bonds of a sewerage authority may be sold by the sewerage authority at public or private sale at such price or prices as the sewerage authority shall determine; provided, however, that the interest cost to maturity of the money received for any issue of bonds (computed according to standard tables of bond values) shall not exceed six per centum (6%) per annum.

L.1946, c. 138, p. 655, s. 12, eff. April 23, 1946.