The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-08-10
Approved May %, 1899.
cHAPTER uCXXII[.

A Supplement to an act entitled can act
to enable cities Ia this state to furnish
suitable accommodation for the trans
action of public business and an arm
DRY for the use of the national guard of
the state therein organized" approved
April fifteenth, one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-seven.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen.
eral Assembly OF the State Of New Jersey,
That for the purchase of lands and the
acquirement of title thereto, aud The
erection aud furnishing OF city hall,
aud Tor the other purposes Of this act and
the act to which this is a supplement-, the
commissioners provided for and author
ized therein 10 be appointed shall have
power to exDend a sum not To exceed the
sum OF two dollars for each innabitant of
any city, in addition to the amounts real
lied by the sale of any lands aud build
ings, said sum to be raised by the issue OF
bonds as provided in the act to which
this is supplement; and the principal
and interest of said bonds shall be pro-
yIded for and paid as provided in said
act; provided, that the power and au-
thority conferred by this act shall not be
exercised or used in any city where
within the three years next preceding the
passage If this act any sum exceeding
twenty thousand dollars has been eX-
pended in enlarging OF increasing the ac-
eommodations of the building now used
therein as city hail
2 And be it enacted, That whenever
the commissioners so appointed shall
have selected lands suitable, in their
Judgment for the purposes of this act
and or the act to which this is supple
ment, but shall be unable, for any cause
whatever, TO agree with the owner or
owners of any property SO selected and
intended TO be taken Tor said purpose,
then in every such case they may pro-
coed TO acquire title to such property in
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condemnation in manner following, that
is 10 say, the said commissioners shall,
under oath, according to their best Judg-
ment, appraise the value OF such prop
erty and fix and determine what, in their
opinion. would be d fair and reasonable
price TO be paid by the city for the same,
and after making "a statement. in writ
ing. of such valuation and appraisement,
describing said property and the price to
be paid for the same, TO which shall be
appended a notice that If the owner or
owners do not, within ten days
the same shall be published as
hereinafter directed, make objection,
in writing, to such valuation and APP
praisement, and appeal to the judge OF
the circuit court of the county in which
such property may be situate, then the
value so fixed and determined will be
taken as the true value OF said property
and the amount to be paid by the city for
the same: the commissioners shall serve
COPY of the same upon the owner or own
ers of such property, if to be found with
in the state, but If such owner or owners
cannot be found within this state. then
the said commissioners shall publish the
same in one or more of the Official news
papers of the city in which said property
Is situate, for the period OF Two weeks,
successfully, at least once in each week;
and in case the owner or owners of said
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The service of said valuation and apprnise-
ment, or within ten days after the time
mentioned in the notice appended TO The
same in case of publication, as herelnbe-
fore directed, give to said commissioners
written notice of their objection TO the
same and of an appeal TO the judge of
said cncuit court, then in such case the
sum so fixed aud determined by said COM
misssioners shall be taken and held TO be
the true value of said property to be paid
by the city for the appropriation and use
of the same.
of sucn property shall give notice in writ
ing of objection to such valuation and APP
praigement and of appeal TO the judge of
said circuit court, as in this act is pro-
vided the said judge, upon copy of all of
said papers being laid before him. shall
appoint a time and place when and where
he will hear all of the parties interested.
copy of which appointment shall be
served upon said owners. If resident in
this state, or mailed to their address il
not resident in this state, If their address
be known, at least five days before the
time so appointed; and at the time and
place SO appointed. or at such other time
and place to which the hearing of said
matter may. for good cause, be adjourned,
the said judge shall proceed, in a sum
mary way. to hear said parties and the
evidence which they may offer in regard
to the value Of said property and the price
which the city should pay for the same,
and upon due consideration OF the mat-
tiers SO submitted 10 him he shall fix aud
determine the value of said property
and tue price which the city Should
pay for the same. either by confirming the
valuation and appraisement made By said
commissioners, or by adding TO or dimin-
ishiag the amount so liked aud determined
by them, aud the amount 50 fixed aud
determined by said judge shall be deemed
and taken 70 bs the true value of said
property and the price which the city