Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1882-04-27

An Act entitled e An act for regulating and nscer
tanning the lines between adjoining lands OF air

An Act entitled An act for regulating and hscer
tanning the lines between adjoining lands OF air
/. Be II enacted by the Senate and General As.
sembly of the State Of New Jersey, That in Az cnseA
of any dispute between the owners Of adjoining
lands respecting the location OF any dividing line
lines between said lands, 1t shall and may I've laWrul
for either owner or owners to make application TIM
writing, to any judge of the court Of common pls4s
pofntment Of three disinferested commissioners,
whose duty it shall be to tx, ascertain and regulate
such line or lines, and which appointment the HHia
judge il hereby authorized and empowered to make
In writing. provided. always, that the party max
ing the application shall have given the opposite
party at least ten days written notice OF said zpp
cation.
Z And be It enacted, That one 0f said commits
Eioners ehall be a practical surveyor nnd, before
entering upon their duties, all Of said commission
ers shall take and subscribe an oath, before any
person authorized by the laws or this state to au
minister the same, that they and each or them, uit
fairly and impartiay, ana 70 the best Of their uaE
ment, ascertain the true location OF said Lines,
which oath or affirmation shall be filed with said
judge within twenty days after the sid appointments
s. And be it enacted, That upon fling said egfli
with the said judge, the commissioners shall, mnd
they are hereby authorized to- enter upon any lA1ds
or real estate for the purpose OF ascertaining ana
deciding the location Of the line lines indsputc,
and they shall have power for the purpose TO ex-
anime witnesses under oath. and fully inquire into
the questions in dispute, and after nsceraining the
same, shall, within twenty days thereafter, hle re-
port thereof with said judge and which report, TO-
UINUN
Of appointing said commissioners, the said indga
shall file within ten days after receiving fne sames
in the office of the clerk OF the court OF common
pleas of said county, and which report shall be ln15
and conclusive against all parties their heirs rnd
assigns unless the same shall be appealed from III
manner herewith provided
4 And be 1t enacted, That either party may 3D.
peal within thirty days after the fling OF said
ports, to the circuit court of said county, BY fling
with the clerk Of said court within "a id time,
notice Of dissent from said report In which the purity
dissenting shall state the ground of the dissent and
in such the said circuit court shall have full
power and authority to try and determine said ap-
peal, and the decision Of said court shall be final
and conclusive between all parties, their heirs and
assigns: provided however, that either party, upon
application to the court and upon ten days notice,
in writing. to the opposite party, may demand ana
shall be entitled to a trial BY jury, of the mater
controversy, in like manner issues Of fsct are
now tried In the crcui courts Of this state, which
said jury may be struck jury, and sha Il be suua-
summoning Of petit juries or struck juries as The
case may be, in the circuit court and the circuit
court of said county shall, application Uf either
party to said controversy, direct proper lsgue fUH
the trial Of said controversy TO be formed between
the said parties, and the trial thereof shall proceed
in like manner other jury trials Ia said crcIil
court and with the same rights OF appeal by writ or
error or otherwise, as now provided and practired
In the courts OF law OF this state in cases on trial by
Jury; Judgment therein shall have the same force
and effect judgments in Of jury trial in said
courts now have.
g. And be it enacted, That the surveyor shall w.
ceive for his services the or three dollars per
day, and the remaining two commissioners two dol
lars per day, for each day employed. and the judge
shall receive one dollar and fty cents for each ordf
made in the proceedings, which fees and All c0sli
shall be paid by the party against whom said report
decision or verdict is made or rendered
G. And De 1t enacted, That thiH oct shall take ef.
feet Immediately.
Approved March IL, 1852.