New Jersey Statutes 12:3-9. Grant to person other than riparian owner; procedure
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 12:3-9
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
- Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.
In any case where a grant of the lands of the State under water is made by the department to any person other than the riparian owner the State’s grantee shall not fill up or improve said lands under water until the rights and interest of the riparian owner in said lands under water (if any he has) shall be extinguished, as follows: The department shall fix the amount to be paid to said riparian owner for his rights and interest therein (if any he has), and said riparian owner shall have the right, within twenty days after he has been notified of said amount, to accept said sum in full extinguishment of all his rights, or if he is dissatisfied with said award he may apply to the Superior Court for a struck jury to try the question in such place as may be designated by said court, and said jury may increase or diminish the amount to be paid the said riparian owner, and their verdict shall be final as to said amount, and on the payment or tender by the State’s grantee to the riparian owner of the amount fixed by said jury all the rights and interests of said riparian owner in the lands of the State under water in front of his land shall be extinguished; the costs of the trial shall be paid as follows: If the verdict of the jury is greater than the award of the board then the State shall pay the costs of the trial, if the verdict is the same as the award or less than the award of the department then the riparian owner shall pay the costs.
Amended by L.1953, c. 12, p. 99, s. 3, eff. March 19, 1953.