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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Whenever any municipality has acquired or shall acquire lands situated in another municipality for public use, consisting of one or more tracts which together comprise one plot of land bounded in part by the division line between such municipalities, and said lands are unoccupied, the land may be annexed to the municipality holding title thereto, if desired by the municipality and consented to by the municipalities in which the lands have their situs. The annexation shall be effected by the passage of an ordinance by the governing body of the municipality in which the lands are situated, upon the petition of the governing body of the municipality owning them.
The provisions of N.J.S. 40A:7-14 to 40A:7-22 and of N.J.S. 40A:7-25 shall be observed in effecting the annexation of land under this section, and the annexation shall be subject thereto, insofar as such provisions are applicable.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Statutes Title 40A. Municipalities and Counties 40A § 7-24 - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-40a-municipalities-and-counties/nj-st-sect-40a-7-24/
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