The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-25
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A Supplement- to an act entitled "An act
respecting the orphans our and relat-
ing 10 the powers and duties of the or
binary aud the orpha.. = cour and sur
rogates.'' approved March twenty-sev-
enih. one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-four.
/. Be it enacted by the Senate aud Gen
eral Assembly Of the State of New Jer-
sew. That when any testgt1r or lntestate
shall, In his or her lifetime, have made
any agreement for the sale or conveyance
OF any lands. or hereditaments
within this state, and the purchase price
shall nave been paid therefor by the pur-
chaser and the said purchaser shall have
been placed in the possession of such
lands, tenements or Entertainments by
such testatOr or intestate. the executor or
administrator of sncn testator or intes-
tate. or the purchaser or his or her legal
representatives, may apply to the or
phans' court of the county in which u
lands lie for the fulfliment OF such on
tract; provided. such application be made
within five years from the date OF such
contract
2. And be it enacted. That notice of the
application to the court for the fulfill
ment of such contract shall be given for
at least two months prior 70 such appli-
cation by advertisements set up and pub
llshei in the same names as advertise
ments for the sale of lands by a sheriff
nuder execution are or may be by law re-
quired to be set up and published, and
the court, pon proof of such publication
aud Of the facts set forth in the first sec
ton hereof, shall cause proclamation to
be made in open court OF the purport of
such application and that any person
having cause to show why The same
should not be granted NAV appear for
that purpose before the said court. at a
certain day 10 be fixed By the said court,
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the said day, or NJ such subsequent time
to which the hearing shall then be q
iourned, the court shall hear the allega-
lions aud objections, II any, OF parties in
terested. nj il such facts are as set forth
in the first section hereof shall be duly
proved to the satisfaction of the court,
aud no sufficient cause to the contrary
shall appear. it shall be lawful for the
court 10 decree the fuIhiimenJ of such
contract. waich decree, together with a
copy OF the evidence and a coBy Of
t~he.pape.s produced in evidence, shall be
aled in the Office OF the clerk OF the said
court. aud the said decree shall De entered
OF record in the minutes OF the court, and
the court shall thercupon order the exc
cufor or executors. administrator or adj
illustrators, or the survivor or survivors
Of them. or administrator or adn1inistra
tors pendante lite. or the legal representa-
tiyes OF the dece Used, or his, her or their
guardian or gnardians. TO make as good
aud sufficient deed OF co%nyeyance to the
purchaser or his esal representatives,
aud any deed naads and exesuted By viz
rue of such order OF the court shall convey
the lands directed TO be conyered as fully
as If the tesIntor or intsstate had execu-
tel the sane in hts or her lifetime; pro-
vided. the order of the court directing
such conveyance be signed oy the presl-
dent Judge Of the sa.d court.
8, And be it enacted. That this act shall
take effect Immediately.
Approved April Il. iS9L