Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-04-28
CHAPTER cLxyyT-

supplement to an act entitled can act re-
specting the court of chancery," approved
March twenty-seventh, in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy-five.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New JERSEY. That
in all actions hereafter commenced in the court
of chancery of New Jersey, by bill of complaint
affecting or concerning the title to any lands
lying in the State of New Jersey, mentioned
and described iu said bill, whenever it shall ap-
pear by the allegation Of the said bill of COM
plant, duly verified by the affidavit of the COM
plainant or his agent or solicitor thereto annex
ed. that any person mentioned in said bill of
complaint as having or having had or claiming
or having claimed or believed by the complain
ant to claim or TO have claimed, any right
title, interest or estate in or to said lands, or
any part thereof or his heirs, deyisees or per
sonal representatives are proper parties defend
ant to said bill Of complaint: and that the com
plainant after diligent and careful inquiry
therefor, made as In case of absent defendants
has been unable to ascertain whether such per
son is still alive, or If ne is known or believed
to be dead, has been unable to ascertain the
names and residence of his heirs, devisees or
personal representatives, or of such of them as
are proper parties defendant as aforesaid, such
action may proceed against such person by
name, and his heirs devisees and personal
representatives as in the case of absent defend
ants whose names are known; provided, never
tlleless, that such notice as is now required by
law to be published against absent defendants
in default of personal service, addressed to such
person. by name, and to "his heirs, deviSees
and personal representatives, and containing
such further statements, and giving such further
time as the chancellor may by his order direct
be first published and mailed in such manner as
the chancellor may by his order in said action
direct; and in case such person, or his heirs,
devisees or personal representatives shall not
appear, plead, answer or demur within the
time lim tied in said notice, or further allowed
by the chancellor, if he shall think proper, on
proof to the satisfaction of the chancellor of
mailing and publication of said notice as direct
ed, such action may proceed in all respects as
though such person, or his heirs, devisees or
personal representatives, had been duly named
and described and served with process of sub
p@na in said action, and had failed to appear,
plead, answer or denlur to the complainants'
bill Of complaint within the time thereto allow
ed by law.
2. And be it enacted, That all such defend
ants and all persons falling within the descrip-
ton Of heirs, devisees or personal representa-
tives of the defendant supposed to be dead az
aforesaid, shall thereupon be bound by all or
ders and DEGREES in said cause as if they had
been duly named and described and served
with process within this state
3. And be it enacted, That proofs may be
madc, costs allowed, security ordered, and pro-
ceedings for restitution or other relief from said
DEGREES and orders had, in like manner as the
same are now allowed by law in the case of alb
sent defendants
4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect Immediately
Approved March 24, 1881.