The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-10
THE JERSEY CITY NEWS. MONDAY FEBRUARY To- 1890


commissioners so appointed shall be m
able, for any cause whatever, to agree
with the owner or owners of any prop
erty selected and intended to be taken
Tor any of the purposes contemplated by
this act, then in every such case they
may proceed to acquire title to such
property in behalf OF the city, by APP
praisement and condemnation in manner
following, that is to say: the said com
m~issioners shall. under oath. according
to their best Judgement, appraise the
value OF SUCH property and tx and deter
mine what, in their opinion, would be q
fair and reasonable price TO be paid by
the city for the same, and after making y
statement. in writing, of such valuation
and appraisement, describing said prop
erty and the price to pe paid for the same.
to which shall be appended a notice that
If the owner or wne do not, within ten
days after the service thereof, or after
the same shall be published as herein
after directed, make objection, in writ
ing, TO such valuation and appraisement.
aid appeal to the judge OF the circuit
court of the county in which such prop
erty 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 q
copy OF b same upon the owner or
owners of such property if to De found
within this state, but if such owner or
owners cannot be foundw within this state.
then the said commissioners shall publish
the same in one or more OF the official
newspapers of the city in which said
property is situate, for the period OF TWO
weeks, successfully, at least once in each
week; n in case the owner or owners
OF said property shall not, within ten
days after the service of said valuation
and appraisement, or within ten days
after the time mentioned in the notice
appended to the same IN case of publica-
tion as hereinbefore directed, give TO said
commissioners written notice OF their OBJ
lection to the same and of an appeal to
the judge of said circuit court, then in
such case the sum so fixed aud deter
mined by said commissioners 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.
z. And be 1t enacted, Thatir any owner
of snch property shall give notice in writ
ing of objection to such valuation and APP
praisement and of appeal to. the judge of
said circuit court, as in this act is pro-
vided, the said judge, upon a copy of all
of said papers being laid before him, shall
he will hear all of the parties interested, a
copy of which appointment shall be
served upon said if resident in
this State. or mailed to their adj
dress II not a resident In this State,
If their address be known, at
least five days before the time SO APP
pointed; u at the time and place so ap-
pointed. or at such other time and place
to which the hearing OF said matter may, |
good cause, be adjourned, the said
judge shall proceed, in u summary way,
to heal said parties and the evidence
which they may offer in regard to the
value of said property and the price which
- a1.Ar111 Nawr r.. --l |
due consideration of the matters so
submitted to him, he snail fix and deter
mine the value of said property and the
price which the city should pay for the
same, either by confirming the valuation
and appraiselnent made by said commits
or by adding to or diminishing
amount SO fixed and determined by
them, and the amount so fixed and deter
mined by said judge shall be deemed and
taken to be the true value of said property,
and the price which the city should pay
for the same; and upon filing a copy of
said appraisement and valuation, n the
certificate of said judge in the office of
the clerk OF the county where said prop
erty may be situate, alSo in the office Of
the register, where there ma be a regis
to be recorded as deeds and convey
ances of and are required to be recorded; |
and upon payment by the city OF the
amount of said valuation and appraise-
ment, or depoSlt1ng the same with the
clerk of such county for the benefit of
The parties entitled to the same, the title
to said property shall Immediately be-
absolutely vested in the city, and
the city may forthwith enter and take
possession and use, occupy aud enjoy the
g. And be 10 enacted, That in case tie
)wner of said property or any person in
in the same, shall be an infant /
DR. person of unsound mind, and so not
competent to contract with said city for
he sale OF such property, then in every
such case the valuation and appraisement
If said commissioners shall be submitted
10 the judge of the circuit court of the
county where such property is situate,
whether any objections shall be made by
)r in behalf of such infant or person of
lnsound mind or not, together with such
evidence of its value as he may
and he shall thereupon fix and
determine the value thereof and the price
d be paid by the city for the same as
lereinbefore directed.
g.. Ind be it enacted, That the act entit-
A act to enable cities in this State to
suitable accommodations for the
transaction of public business and an
irmory for the use of the national guard
# the state therein organized y approved
April fifteenth, one Thousand eight
hundred and eighty-seven, and all other
tets or parts of acts inconsistent with
his act, be and the same are hereby re-
,ealed, and that this act shall take effect