The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1894-07-10
CHAPTER KOHL.

CHAPTER XoIII.
An Act to enable cities in this state. located or
near the ocean, and embracing within their limits
or jurisdiction any beach front, to open
and lay out public park, or place for public resort
recreation, and along the beach or ocean front
OF such city, aud to purchase or condemn lands.
property and rights til ereior and to preserve the
same from obstruction encroachment
l. BE it enacted by the Senate and General Assem-
bly, of the State of New Jersey That it shall be Law fu
for the common council or other governing body OF
any city in this state, located on the ocean.
and embracing within its limits or Jurisdiction any
beach ocean front, TO open and lay out on and
along such beach or ocean front, pubic park or
place for public resort and recreation and to devote
the lands within the limits such park place of
resort when establi he'd as herein directed to such
use exclusively.
p And be It enacted That whenever the common
council other governing body Of any such city shall
determine TO open aud lay out such park or place
for public resort and recreat il shall first cause
the interior inland line of the same to be estab
lished and suitably marked upon the ground, and
description of the 10 be filed in the Office
OF the city clerk OF the said city, there TO remain O.
record and such interior inland line shall not be
establishe fur her inland than ordinary high water
mark along such beach or ocean front, and may ex-
tend along the within tie limit ct such ci.y
along any part thereof provide d. however that VIII re
in any such city elevated bic walk has been
heretofore constructed along the beach front
in such city or near to the line of ordinary high
water mark whether within or without the said line,
such line may be established and fixed as far inland
as the interior line of such pub &c walk.
g. And be it enacted, That when such interior line
been established herein provided, it shall and
may be lawful fer the common council or other gov
ernDg body OF such city to purchase or condemn all
he lands real estate property and rights of persons
and corporations situate lying and being within and
between the line established and the interior line
now hereafter established by the state riparian
commissioners. along ana in front OF the property
and which such terror line has been
tablished and to devote the exclusively to pub
tic a public park place for public resort or
recreation and to keep the same forever opeA and IN
DISTRACTED for aurh public use.
4. And be it enacted, that it sHall be lawful for
the common council OF such city to build and con
struct an elevated public walk and TO maintain the
along the interior line of such public park or
place of public resort which elevated public walk
shall not xend at any point more than one hundred
feet towards the from the line establishes
and i'll any such elevated public walk hereto
fore been constructed in any such city, in or along
the line established it shall he lawful for the com
mon council other governing body Of such city to
change the construction and location thereof. that
the same shall conform to the provisions of this act
s. And be it ena"ted, That it shall be lawful for
the council of such city to accept from any
person persons corporation owning lands proper
is authorized TO purchase or condemn, dedication
of such property lands and rights for the and
purposes herein mentioned and in accepting any such
dedication it shall be lawful for the common council
or other governing body of such city to contract and
agree with the owner or owners so dedicatng such
lands pro perry and rights to change the location
of the line established under the provisions of this act
over and the property dedicated and to so
change the location and construction Of the elevated
public walk constructed thereon If any shall be
cOnstruced) in such manner that the owners
dedcatinC such land property and rights may Sc
the benefit of any accretions which may be made
to the land and properly so dedicated through by
the action of the tides waters of the other
natural causes.
g. And he it naced, That the common council or
other governing body of such city may regulate the
of snch lands and property when purchased
condemned dedicated and so devoted to such pub
lie in any such city, and prevent any obstruction
thereof and any encroachment thereon and it shall
not be lawful to locate, construct or operate any
steam horse other railway across the lands
80 purchased, condemned or dedicated any part
there Of or to open or lay out any public highway or
street across the same il being the intention
when such lands so purchased, condo mined or
dedicated and devoted to the public aforesaid
that the view of the ocean from the interior line
established. and from the elevated public walk when
the is shall be constructed herein provid
ed shall be free, and open and unobstructed, and
that shall be made OF the said lands and prop
erty inconsistent with the purpose of this act
T. And be it enacted. That when any lands and
real estate any rights therein shall be
demned in this act provided, such lands, real
tate and all rights therein shall be and bee the
property of the city condemning and apprUpriat-
ing the same, and the proceedings in condemnation
shall be regulated by and shall conform to- nearly
as practicable, the provisions for the condemnation
of lands provided for in the act entitled IAN act to
authorize cities IN this state located the
and embracing within their limits or jurisdic
ton any beach or ocean front, to lay out and open
Streets and drives, and construct public walks along
ard upon the beach or ocean front to and other
wise improve the same to provide the money neces-
sary therefor, and to regulate the thereof" APP
proved April sixth. one thousand eight hundred and
eighty nine constituting, chapter CXXIX Of the SEES
sion laws of one thousand eight hundred and eighty
nine.
g. And be it enacted, That it shall be lawful for
the council or other legislative body OF such
city any lands property and rights, shall be
purchased condemned under authority of this act
and devoted to such public use, to cause an assess
ment to be ade of the special peculiar benefits,
which euch improvement may confer, upon all the
of lands and real estate benefited thereby in
proportion 10 the benefits each shall be deemed to
acquire and such assessment. shall be made and col
lected in the manner hereafter provided by
law for the making and oollec ion of benefit
menis for other public improvements in such city.
.. And be it enacted. That this act shall take ef
feet Immediately.
Approved April &C. 1894