40:12-4 - Acquisition of property;Ā authorization;Ā condemnation
40:12-4.Ā Acquisition of property;Ā authorization;Ā condemnation
If such board or body by resolution authorizes the acquisition of such landsĀ and appropriates a sum for the purchase and equipment thereof, or authorizesĀ the leasing thereof and appropriates a sum for the equipment thereof, the boardĀ shall proceed to acquire the same by purchase, condemnation or lease, as theĀ case may be, and suitably prepare and equip the same for a playground andĀ recreation place, or approach thereto.
If the board is unable to agree with the owner or owners as to the price andĀ terms of purchase, or if, by reason of any legal disability, or the absence ofĀ any owner or owners thereof, or for any other cause, an agreement for theĀ purchase of such lands or any part thereof, or any rights or interests thereinĀ cannot be made, the board may cause such lands or any rights or interestsĀ therein to be condemned and taken on behalf of such municipality or county, andĀ the compensation to be made therefor shall be ascertained and paid or tenderedĀ in the manner provided in chapter 1 of the title Eminent Domain (s. 20:1-1 etĀ seq.).
The board may cause any lands so acquired to be laid out and improved as a public playground, recreation place or an approach thereto.
The title to all lands acquired or taken under the provisions of sections 40:12-1 to 40:12-8 of this title shall vest in the municipality or county, and all leases of land for such purpose shall be in the name of the municipality orĀ county, as the case may be.
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If such board or body by resolution authorizes the acquisition of such landsĀ and appropriates a sum for the purchase and equipment thereof, or authorizesĀ the leasing thereof and appropriates a sum for the equipment thereof, the boardĀ shall proceed to acquire the same by purchase, condemnation or lease, as theĀ case may be, and suitably prepare and equip the same for a playground andĀ recreation place, or approach thereto.
If the board is unable to agree with the owner or owners as to the price andĀ terms of purchase, or if, by reason of any legal disability, or the absence ofĀ any owner or owners thereof, or for any other cause, an agreement for theĀ purchase of such lands or any part thereof, or any rights or interests thereinĀ cannot be made, the board may cause such lands or any rights or interestsĀ therein to be condemned and taken on behalf of such municipality or county, andĀ the compensation to be made therefor shall be ascertained and paid or tenderedĀ in the manner provided in chapter 1 of the title Eminent Domain (s. 20:1-1 etĀ seq.).
The board may cause any lands so acquired to be laid out and improved as a public playground, recreation place or an approach thereto.
The title to all lands acquired or taken under the provisions of sections 40:12-1 to 40:12-8 of this title shall vest in the municipality or county, and all leases of land for such purpose shall be in the name of the municipality orĀ county, as the case may be.
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