The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-08-01
CHAPTER cxcr.

An Act to authorize the purchase and condemna-
ton of land and the erection of buildings for
market purposes in the cities of this state and
other places in which market facilities are or
may be required for public use and to provide
therefor.
L Be it enacted by the Senate and General As
sembly of the State of New Jersey That whenever
in the Judgment of the common council or other
facilities may be required for public uses, it
shall and may be lawful for such council OF other
governing body to appoint five commissioners,
who shall serve without any compensation TO
purchase such lands and erect suitable buildings
thereon to be used as public market.
9. And be it enacted, That such council or other
governing body may fix limitation upon the
amount of money which the said commissioners
may expend in the purchase of such lands and in
the erection of such buildings, and may require
report from them before entering into contract
therefor, with a description of lands to be pur-
chased, and plans of buildings to be erected, for
approval, and the said commissioners shall in no
case proceed in the purchase of such lands or the
erection of such buildings until such approval is
obtained where the same is required
8. And be it enacted, That in case it should in
any case be found that suitable property cannot
be purchased by agreement with the owner or
owners or in case the price demanded by such
owner or owners is, in the judgment Of the com
missioners, in any case exOrbtant, and more than
q fair equivalent therefor, then the said commits
sioners shall report the same, with a description
Of the said lands, to the common council or other
governing body, and the said council or other
i. And be it enacted, That if the said common
council or other governing body shall, in any
provided for in the preceding section the said
commissioners shall forthwith apply TO judge of
the circuit court of the county wherein which
said city place is situate, for the appointment
of three commissioners to make an appraisement
of the value of the lands SO TO be condemned for
the purpose aforesaid, and of the damage which
any owner or owners of such lands may suffer by
reason of the taking thereof
5. And be it enacted, That the said commits
sioners appointed by the circuit court, having
taken an oath faithfully and impartially to exc
cute the duties of their Office, shall forthwith pro-
coed to estimate and determine the fair value of
the lands and real estate SO to be taken and con-
demned as aforesaid, and of the damages which
the owner CIR owners thereof will suffer by reason
of the taking thereof first having given at least
ten days notice in writing to the said owner or
at his or her place Of abode of the time and place
when and where they may be heard in relation to
the matter; in case any owner shall be an infant.
married woman non compos mentis, or absent
from the city or place where such condemnation
proceedings are taken, or be from any cause inca
pacitated to act In this behalf then notice Of the
shall be advertised or other notice given as the
said judge may direct, and said meeting or meet
ings may be adjourned from time 70 time, at the
discretion Of said commissioners and as soon as
they shall have determined upon said valuation,
they shall make and sign certificate thereof and
file the same in the Office Of the city clerk OF such
CITY, OF AT Sucn otner place as the eau Judge may
direct; and Immediately upon the payment 70
said owner or owners Of the amount Of the said
valuation or in case he or they viii not or cannot
receive the same, upon deposit of the same in
such bank or institution the said court or Judge
may direct the title to and the right of possession
of such property shall Immediately become vested
in such city or place: and any owner conceiying
himself or herself aggrieved by the proceedings
of said commissioners. may appeal therefrom to
the supreme court of this state at any time within
sixty days after the fling of the said certificate,
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jury to assess the value of the said property and
the said damages, which trial shall be conducted
in all respects in other:cases of trial by jury,
and the final judgment of the said court upon the
verdict rendered therein shall be conclusive upon
all parties as to the said valuation and damages,
aud the amount already paid or deposited as
ingly.
s. And be it enacted That all titles taken for
the purposes mentioned in this act shall be in the