New Jersey § acts:saved-54 - (26)

§ acts:saved-54. (26)

3. That in case any owner, mortgagee or other person appearing to have an interest in

the lands which shall be sold for arrears of taxes or assessments under the provisions

of the act to which this is a supplement, is unknown to, or cannot be ascertained

by the purchaser or his legal representatives or assigns, after due inquiry, application

shall be made to the circuit court of the county wherein such lands are situate for

an order for a deed, by petition duly verified, which shall describe the said lands

so sold, not only by lot and block numbers, as required by the act to which this is

a supplement, but also by metes and bounds, and shall also set out the manner in which

the purchaser or his legal representatives or assigns, have made inquiry for such

unknown owner, mortgagee or other interested person; and the court, upon being satisfied

by the said petition, or otherwise, that such owners, mortgagees or other interested

persons are unknown to said purchaser, his legal representatives or assigns, and that

due inquiry to ascertain their names, places of residence and post-office address

has been made and cannot be ascertained, may make an order requiring such unknown

owner, mortgagee or other person interested in said lands to show cause before said

court, at a day to be therein specified, not less than six months from the date of

said order, why a deed should not be made and delivered for the said lands to the

purchaser or to his legal representatives or assigns, and that in case such unknown

owner, mortgagee or other interested person shall not appear and show cause or redeem

the said lands within the time limited by the said order, then the court shall, on

the return day thereof, or afterwards, make an order directing the comptroller, or

other collecting officer of the city wherein such lands are situate, to make a deed

of conveyance of said lands to said purchaser, or to his legal representatives or

assigns, which shall convey the said lands, free of all interest or estate in or lien

upon, or claim thereto, of any such unknown owner, mortgagee or person so proceeded

against; provided, that within ten days after the date of such order the said purchaser

shall cause to be published in one of the newspapers printed and circulating in the

city in which said lands are situate, a notice directed to such unknown owner, mortgagee

or other person appearing to have an interest in said land, describing the lands as

in said petition and requiring them to redeem said lands or to show cause why a deed

therefor should not be delivered to the purchaser thereof, or his legal representatives

or assigns, within the time specified in said order, which notice shall be published

in such newspaper at least once a week thereafter for at least six weeks, and proof

of such publication shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the said circuit

court; and in case such owner, mortgagee or other person interested shall appear

and answer the said petition, the court may hear the same in a summary manner, and

make such order thereon as shall be equitable and just.