Year: 1872

the insane of this state,'' approved March


thirty-frst, one thousand eight hundred


and seventy-one.


l. Be it enacted by the Senate and Gene
raj Assembly of the State of New Jersey,
That the commissioners to select site
and to build an asylum for the insane of
this state, !" appointed by virtue of the act
to which this is supplement, shall be vested
with full control, management and care of
the lands, premises, buildings built or to
be built, and appurtenances heretofore pur-
| chased and hereafter to be purchased by
! them for the purposes of the proposed asy-
lum with authority to grade plant, fence,
and improve the said lands.


2. And be it enacted, That whereas said
commissioners, in order to complete the
site, to secure a full supply of pure and
wholesome water and valuable quarry of
stone, and make the necessary changes in
the public roads required for the same, were
obliged to purchase more land than was au-
thorized by the act to which this is sup
plement, the purchases of land heretofore
made by them as described in their report
to the governor and legislature, dated De-
cember fifteenth one thousand eight hum
dred and seventy-one, are hereby ratified
and confirmed, and the commissioners are
also authorized and empowered to purchase





be necessary for the completion of the site,
and the changes required in the public
| roads, conveyances for the same to be made
to the state of New Jersey.


3. And be it enacted, That the said COM
| misslOners are authorized in their discretion
when best deemed for the interest of the
state, to sell such part or parts of the lands
purchased for the said asylum as may be
| necessary for the purposes of the same, and
the governor is authorized and directed to
make title to the purchasers of said lands
by good and sufficient deed, signed by him
under the great seal of the state and coun-
tersigned by the secretary of state, when
required so to do by the said commissioners,
if approved by him, and the moneys arising
from said sale shall be appropriated toward
the purposes of carrying out the provisions
of the original act and this supplement
| 4. And be it enacted. That for the pur-
pose OF preserving and maintaining order
and preventing disturbances and trespass-
| ing on the lands of the asylum and the ad-
| joining premises, the said commissioners
shall have police jurisdiction within the
grounds owned by the state, and one mile
beyond the boundaries Of said grounds,
and it shall be lawful for said commission
erS to appoint one or more fit, proper, and
| discreet person or persons, who shall take
and subscribe an oath or affirmation before
the clerk of the county of Morris, which
oath or affirmation shall be filed by said
clerk in his office and shall be in like form
and effect as now required by law for con-
stables to take and subscribe and which
person or persons, so appointed and sworn
or affirmed shall receive the same compen-
sation and possess the same power and au-
thority on the premises of said asylum, and
| on the premises adjacent thereto, within
| the limits named in this section, which con-
| stables now possess in criminal cases and in
| actions of trespass and they shall have
power and authority to arrest all persons
who shall there be found unlawfully tress-
passing upon said premises or violating any
of the laws of this state, or who shall con-
duct themselves in an immoral or disorderly
manner, or in violation of the rules and reg
ulations provided by said commissioners for
the government of said grounds and prem
ises, such rules and regulations not being
in conflict with the constitution and laws Of
this state or of the United States, and said
parties so arrested shall be taken without
delay before some justice of the peace, or
other proper officer having jurisdiction OF
the case, to be dealt with according to law,
and that the provisions and powers of this
section be extended to and conferred upon
the managers appointed under act entitled
can act to provide for the organization of
the state lunatic asylum, and for the care
and maintenance of the insane" approved
February twenty-third, one Thousand eight
hundred and forty-seyen, and the several
supplements thereto. e.


s. And be it enacted, That it shall not be
lawful for any of the surveyors of the high
ways, OF other person or persons, to lay out
OF maintain any new road or public high
| +i,o LON 6c
purchased or to be purchased for the said
asylum, without the consent of the above
| named commissioners in writing being first
had and obtained


6. And be it enacted That the said COM
missioners shall have power to contribute in
labor by their employees and teams, or from
funds appropriated to the building of said
asylum, such amounts as in their Judgment
they shall deem proper for the purpose OF
opening, working and maintaining the pub
lie roads leading to said asylum.


Z. And be it enacted, That it shall be
lawful for said commissioners to grade, lay
down, maintain and open for the purposes
of said asylum, railway over any of the
public highways leading to the same, OF
over any private property required for such
railway, full compensation to be first ascer
tanned and made to the owner or owners o
} such private property so taken by the com
, missioners, such railway to connect witt
any railway now built OF hereafter to bt
built; provided, such railway shall not ex
ceed four miles in length, and shall not in
terfere with the traffic on the said public


S. And be it enacted, That in case the
said commissioners shall not be able to agree
with the owner or owners of private prop
erty or lands necessary to be taken for sale
railway, or for any purposes necessary fol
the said asylum, and for carrying into eff
feet the provisions of this act, as to the
amount of damages or compensation to be
paid for the same, or if by reason of the
absence or legal incapacity of the owner OF
owners, no such agreement can be made
the said commissioners shall make or cause
to be made survey of the land required
for the purposes of this act, and a particu
lar description of the same and shall appoint
particular time when they shall meet OIL
said land for the purpose of ascertainins
and determining the value of the same anc
assessing the damages, and shall cause ter
days notice of such meeting and copy Of
such particular description of the land tc
be given in writing to the parties interested
if known, or if out of this state such no
tice to be published in one of the newspa
pers publishedpin the county of Morris, fol-
), | d p6IlOu VI dt lCdSt uCn oNyS PIioA w eiiS
time appointed for such meeting, and th'
said commissioners shall meet at the time
and place so appointed and proceed to view
, and examine the said land, and make a JUS
and equitable appraisement or estimate o
the same, and assessment of damages
which report shall be made in writing un
der the hands and seals of the said commits
sioners, or majority of them, and flee
within ten days thereafter, together will
the aforesaid survey and description of the
lands, in the clerks Office of tie county o.
Morris, to remain of record therein, which
report, or a copy thereof, certified by the
clerk of said county, shall at all times be
considered plenary evidence of the right Of
the state to have, hold, use, occupy, possess
and enjoy the said land, and the said com
missioners shall at the said time of filing
the said report pay the amount of the sale
award into the circuit court Of the county
: of Morris, for the benefit of the owner OF
owners Of the said land, and the state may
take the said land upon the payment of the
| said award into the said court.