State v. Inhabitants of Baring
State v. Inhabitants of Baring
Opinion of the Court
The facts in this case appear in the opinion of the Court, which was delivered by
From the record now before us, it appears that the proceedings in question were had under the statute to provide for the location of certain land, Stat. 1821, ch. 41; the object of the petitioners and of the court being to designate the lots, reserved for public uses in the town of Baring. Several objections are taken to the proceedings; one of which we are satisfied is fatal. The statute expressly requires that the committee appointed to locate the lots, ££ shall give notice of their appointment, and of the time
The judgment of the court is, for partition and location, as prayed for in the petition. This probably led to the adoption of some of the forms and proceedings, required in petitions for partition. In the act for the partition of lands and other real estate, Stat. 1821, ch. 37, the committee appointed to make partition are required to give due notice to all concerned, that are known and within the State. But in the act, under the authority of which the location of the public lots in Baring was attempted to be made, the term “ partition” is not once used. It provides for the location of the reserved lots, and the designation of their several uses. The notice required is special as to time and manner, and being entirely disregarded in the case before us, we are all clearly of opinion that the proceedings must be quashed.
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- The State, in certiorari v. The Inhabitants of Baring
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