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eral acts relating to the city of Brooklyn," passed April fourth, 

 eighteen hundred and fifty, and the acts amendatory thereof, except 

 as herein otherwise provided, and with the same effect as if the same 

 had been originally laid down upon the Commissioners' map of the 

 city of Brooklyn, and from and after the passage of this act, they shall 

 be and form a part of said city of Brooklyn, and of said Commis- 

 sioners' map ; and the parts of all streets, avenues and highways, 

 (except Flatbush avenue and Third street,) laid out as running 

 through said pieces of land, are hereby closed and discontinued and 

 stricken from the said Commissioners' map, so far as the same would 

 run through or intersect said pieces of land, and the land in the 

 second section of this act mentioned shall be deemed to have been 

 taken by the County of Kings, as and for a parade ground. 



§ 4. Three discreet and competent persons, being citizens of the 

 State of New York, shall be appointed to act as Commissioners of 

 Estimate and Assessment, in relation to the taking and the value of 

 the land mentioned irl the first section of this act ; and three other 

 persons shall also be appointed Commissioners of Estimate in rela- 

 tion to the taking and the value of the lands mentioned in the second 

 section of this act. All of said Commissioners shall be appointed 

 in the manner provided by an act entitled " An act to provide for 

 the opening of Washington Park, on Fort Greene, in the city of 

 Brooklyn," passed April 27, 1847, except that such Commissioners 

 shall be appointed by the Supreme Court of the Second Judicial 

 District, at any Special Term thereof, and all other proceedings in 

 any Court contemplated by this act shall be had in said Court ; and 

 in case of the death, resignation, disqualification or refusal to act, 

 of either of said Commissioners, it shall be lawful for the said Court, 

 at any General or Special Term thereof, on application, as in said 

 act provided, and from time to time, as often as such event shall 

 happen, to appoint any other discreet and disinterested person, being 

 a citizen of the State of New York, in the place and stead of such 

 Commissioner so dying, resigning or refusing to act ; and said Com- 

 missioners shall proceed to discharge the duties of their appoint- 

 ment, and to complete their estimate and award, as soon as conven 

 iently may be ; and shall, if practicable, file their final report in the 

 office of the Clerk of the county of Kings within twelve months of 

 the date of their appointment. 



§ 5. It shall be competent and lawful for a majority of each of 

 said Board of Commissioners designated, as aforesaid, to perform the 

 trust and duties of their appointments, and their acts shall be as valid 

 and effectual as the acts of all the Commissioners so to be appointed, 

 if they had acted therein, would have been ; and in every case the 

 proceedings and decisions of a majority in number of either of said 

 Boards of Commissioners acting in the premises, shall be as valid and 

 effectual as if the said Commissioners appointed for such purpose had 

 all concurred and joined therein. 



§ 6. The Commissioners herein provided for, in relation to the 

 taking and value of the lands mentioned in the first section of this 

 act, shall make just and true estimate of the value of the lands men- 

 tioned in said first section, and of the loss and damage to the respective 



