32:20-42 - Declaration of taking of property - New Jersey Statutes

32:20-42.  Declaration of taking of property
    Upon the filing of such a complaint or at any time thereafter, the department may file with the clerk of the county in which such property is located and also with the Clerk of the Superior Court a declaration of taking, signed by the department, declaring that possession of one or more of the tracts or parcels of land or property described in the complaint is thereby being taken by and for the use of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and State of  New Jersey.  The said declaration of taking shall be sufficient if it sets forth (1) a description of each tract or parcel of land or property to be so taken sufficient for the identification thereof and to which there may or may not be attached a plan or map thereof;  (2) a statement of the estate or interest in the said land or property being taken;  (3) a statement of the sum of money estimated by the department by resolution to be just compensation for the taking of the estate or interest in each tract or parcel of land or property described in said declaration; and (4) that, in compliance with the provisions of this act, the department has established and is maintaining a trust fund as hereinafter provided.

     L.1953, First Sp.Sess., c. 443, p. 2427, s. 9.