New Jersey Statutes 13:13-10. Grants of easements along or across canal; sale of canal lands not needed
Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 13:13-10
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- 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
a. To grant to any public utility the right to cross the lands of the canal, including the canal itself, upon such conditions as in the judgment of the department may be necessary to protect the state in its use and occupancy thereof;
b. To grant to the state highway commissioner or any other department of the state, or to any county or municipal authority, or any person or corporation owning or occupying lands abutting lands of the canal, an easement for highway, driveway or drainage purposes across or along any canal lands; and
c. To sell, subject to the approval of the governor, any lands not needed for canal purposes.
No grant or sale shall be made, or easement created, which shall interfere with the canal as a waterway for either drainage, recreational, or commercial use.