The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-09-06

hshed in the county where said lands are
situate, for two weeks prior to the time
of such meeting: at which time Il place
the said commissioners, or any two of them,
shall meet-and view the premises and lands,
and hear all the parties interested, and take
evidence, if any shall be offered, and for
that purpose shall have power to administer
oaths and aftirmestlons, and to adjourn from
time to time; and the said board of chosen
freeholders shall make and exhibit to the
said commissioners at their meeting afore-
said, a description OF said lands required for
such approach or approaches as aforesaid,
either in writing or by maps or drawings or
both; and the said commissioners, or any
two of them, shall thereupon ascertain and
assess the value of said lands and shall
execute under their hands and seals, or the
lands and seals of any two of them,
an award to said boards of chosen
freeholders, stating therein the COM
pensatien therefor by them assessed.
in favor of said owner or owners, tenant or
tenants, if any there be, and a description
of the said lands, which said award shall be
acknowledged by the commissioners making
the same and filed IN the registers Office Of
the county where said lands are situate, and
recorded by the said register IN the same
manner and in the same books that deeds for
real estate are now recorded.
s. And be it enacted, That when the said
commissioners, or any two of them, shall
make their award and assess tho value of the
lands aforesaid, then it shall be the duty of
the said board of chosen freeholders to pay
to the owner or owners of said lands and to
the tenant or tenants, if any there be, the
amount so assessed by the said commission
ers, and in case the said owner or owners,
| tenant or tenants, refuse to receive the
same, or reside out of this state. or are legal
ly disqualified, or cannot be found, then the
said board of chosen freehclders shall pay
the said amount so assessed to the clerk of
the circuit court of the county where said
lands are situate.
9, And be it enacted, That the award of
the commissioners aforesaid. or any two of
them, and the payment of the money so as
/ sessed as aforesaid by the board Of chosen
f~reeholders shall vest in them in the lands
and premises described in said award. the
same estate as would nave vested in them
had the owner or owners thereof conveyed
the same to the said board of chosen free
holders, under their hands and seal, in fee
simple.
10. And be it enacted, That if the said
board of chosen freeholders, or the owner or
owners, or the tenant or tenants, of said
lands are not satisfied with the assessment of
the said commissioner Of the amount to be
paid to the owner or owners. tenant or ten
ants of said lands, then and III that case
! either party may appeal to the next or sec
ond term thereafter of the circuit court of
the county where said lands are situate. by
fling a petition with the clerk Of said cir
cult court and serving a notice of snch apr
peal upon the opposite party three week.
prior to such term, or by publication in a
newspaper printed in the county where said
lands are situate, for fonr weeks prior to
such term; which petition, when filed, and
the notice served or published as aforesaid
shall vest in said court full power to hear
and determine said appeal.
II. And be it enacted, That in all cases of
appeal from the assessment Of the commits
sioners, it shall and may be lawful for
either party to demand and nave a trial by
jury, and the assessment of the eourtor jury
shall be final
9. And be it enacted, That all acts and
parts of acts inconsistent with this act be and
the same are hereby repealed, and thatThis
act shall take effect Immediately.
Approved May q, 1894. a-