The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-05-15
AT LIy.

An act to amend an act entitled "A sup-
plement to an act entitled An act re-
speeding the court OF chancery,'." APP
proved March twenty-seventh, in the
year one thousand eight hundred aud
se~venty-five.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of New Jersey.
That section one of an act entitled "a
supplement to al act entitled An act re-
speeding the court OF chancery,' APP
proved March twenty seventh, In the year
Que thousand eight hundred and seventy
five," which supplement was approved
March twenty-fourth, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and eighty-one,
be amended so as to read as follows:
L. Be it enacted by the Senate and GEN
erai Assembly of the State of New Jersey.
That in all actions heretofore or here
after commenced in the court of chaneery
of New Jersey. by bill of complaint affect
ing or concerning the title of any lands
lying In the state of New Jersey, or to
foreclose a mortgage. or to establish and
enforce any other lien or charge against
lands in this state, mentioned and de-
scribed in said bill, whenever 1T shall
appear by the allegations of said
bill of complaint, duly verified
by the affidavit of the complain
ant or his agent or solicitor thereto an
nexed, that any person mentioned In said
bill Of complaint as having or having had.
claiming or having claimed, or believed
by the complainant to claim or to have
claimed any right, title, interest or estate
in OF 70 said lands. or any part thereof, or
any mortgage or other lien or charge
thereon. or his heirs, devisees or personal
representatives, are proper parties de-
PENDANT to said bill OF complaint; and
that the complainant, after diligent and
careful inquiry therefor, made as in case
of absent defendants. has been nable TO
ascertain whether such person is still
alive. or il he is known or believed TO be
dead, has been unable to ascertain the
names II residences of his heirs, devisees
or personal representatives, or OF such Of
them as are proper parties defendant as
aforesaid. such action may proceed
against such person by name. and his
heirs. devisees and personal representa-
tives as In case of absent defendants
whose names are known; provided, never
theless, that such notice as Is now required
by law TO be published against absent de-
PENDANTS in default Of personal service. adj
dressed to such person By name and to his
heirs, devisees and personal representa-
tives," and containing such further state
ments and giving such further time as
the chancellor may BIZ his order direct. be
first published aud mailed in such man
her as the chancellor may by his order in
such action direct; aud In case such per-
son, his heirs, devisees or personal repre-
sentatives shall not appear, plead, answer
or demur within the time limited IN said
notice, or further allowed by the chancei-
lor. ii he shall think proper, on proof 70
the satisfaction of the chancellor of mail
ing and publication of said notice, as
directed. such action may proceed in all
respects as though such person or his
heirs, devisees or public representatives
had been duly named and described and
served with process or subpoena in said
action aud mad failed to appear, plead,
answer or demur TO the complainaut's
bill of complaint within the time thereto
allowed by law.
Approved March 9, 1891.