48:12-39 - Straightening, shortening or improving road; condemning land - New-jersey Statutes

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48:12-39. Straightening, shortening or improving road; condemning land
    Any railroad company may straighten, shorten or improve its road or connect points thereon by shorter lines or branches upon filing and recording a survey of the straightened, shortened or improved line in the same manner as is required in the case of an original survey of location.

    Any such company may take and acquire by condemnation all the land necessary for that purpose.

    The company may retain and continue to use or may sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the original road for which such line has been substituted after it has constructed its road on its new location.

     Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 110.

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48:12-39. Straightening, shortening or improving road; condemning land
    Any railroad company may straighten, shorten or improve its road or connect points thereon by shorter lines or branches upon filing and recording a survey of the straightened, shortened or improved line in the same manner as is required in the case of an original survey of location.

    Any such company may take and acquire by condemnation all the land necessary for that purpose.

    The company may retain and continue to use or may sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the original road for which such line has been substituted after it has constructed its road on its new location.

     Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 110.

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48:12-39. Straightening, shortening or improving road; condemning land
    Any railroad company may straighten, shorten or improve its road or connect points thereon by shorter lines or branches upon filing and recording a survey of the straightened, shortened or improved line in the same manner as is required in the case of an original survey of location.

    Any such company may take and acquire by condemnation all the land necessary for that purpose.

    The company may retain and continue to use or may sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the original road for which such line has been substituted after it has constructed its road on its new location.

     Amended by L.1962, c. 198, s. 110.