The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-23
Some thing Of lnt<rsss TO tine People.

SOnaethi 0f Interest 10 tine People.
Of the Land Once in March last. 1t is
published the Information Of their constituents,
r 70 sns sess
The matter win Do made pubic =
To His Honor Lieutenant Governor yMosD and others,
Tie Honorable the Commissioners OF the Land Office Of
~ State Of New York, It Albany
The in the action 81 Chrssopher c. Kersted
against the People of the State Of Nov YORK and toe
S n Spo0
November, and hch there is Reason 20 expect de-
cisisn on the 18th March current
10 will be seen that the Attorney General Me- Chat
asA iatsrposei demurrer, because his opinion the
asteution Of this action inconsistent With the dig
.:. where the s.int .S"ss in D. tbs. tho
sovereign peoples CO defendant the Church Corpora
TIM In possessou OF property worth many millioas
II dollars which clearly belongs Of right Ia people,
and which the people can recover againat sud co de
fsndaAt in this very action, BY dirg bill accord
tat odefendant, claiming against defendant the
sssstution Of that to the people OF the state
iAsspg thus upon the dignity Of the people,
there he excuse for persstancs that cIurss
sincs the hw passed the 18TH April 1904, evidently d
Iects trial to bc had OF the merits Of this action to
certain the proprietary rights and rasi obligations o.
the sovereign people in respect TO all tne property
thereby put In question, Al the twenty Third and
twenty pages OF the printed copy OF the complaint
these proprietary rights and trust obligations
laayily stated In peculiar type.
AZ your honorable body power dire,t the At
torneJ General IN bis course Of proceeding this
ten, 1t respectfully submitted That tue interest Of
the State its dGe regard ~ justice require that the
Attorney General authorized by honora body
spcsr the act of April Is, 1854 to tie b
against the raid dsfeE dat tine Church Corporation
bring III sue most directly me rgat
to the King farm proper tensnt thereof In fee and
the hight Of the plaintiff md the heirs for waom ussues
10 the two racte which he compa at clearly shows ~e
corhImed BY the Colonial Governor Nich5s 20 their
cesoIs according 10 tbs srtces OF capitua of 1884
winch tie Crown ia 1t67 tooR into its custody for
n Of a or An
ele Jans Boeardus ana viii b oy tho treaty of
l3 nto tas custody and care OF she people OF this state
Jer the same heirs az cestais que trust.
II Ia manifest that statute Of limitations
nor any lapse of time can bar this action,
because the relation of landlord ami tenant FOR
years. as SHOWN by the compliant suosistsd from the
year 17Cx to the treaty OF 1888 between the Cr3wa
landlord and the Church Corporation tenant tor
holding over and has sntsisd since the treaty OF
17S3 btxeen tbs people OF this Stgts landlord and
said Church Corporation such tenant for years hold
ing And because moreover, the relation Of trus
que respect the 80
AicTepaia confirmed by Governor Nichols TO the
heirs subssed bst seen inc Grown - trustee and the
hers cestuis que rrst from 1867,
assumed the tust oogn To tho atty sf lIS wacn
htson trapnfsrred to and aohsned between the
Ds0J e Of this State trustee In place OF toe Crown for
sAe bsrn cestus que Trust by force and esc. Of that
treaty.
staad before the Court they might hare stood the
year after the ratification VI the treaty Of 1885, before
the Supreme Court of tie state and it must needs be
said they would have stooc then the bill
. special committee TO prosecute this very claim Of
people against ths Church Corpor aton which passed.
tho Assembly in 1853, By vote Of 80 to o. mad not
been arrested in the Senate by the management OF
this Religious corporation, whereby that special act
W. SAa on ts IN II. ssn.s oonns
10 members, without debate, and moved from
the table again til 1t was swept into the fire at the oss
Whstser the demurrer in this action will be overrusd
allowed Ia sti unknown. II overrulsd, then the le
kndasts must put In their respective sefs in cds,t
danying the statements OF the complaint IL ao wei
thea tho planhh must sppeal 20 the Court OF Appeas
unisss the people BY Their Attorney General shoali IN
IN against their co-defenoxnt they may according
10 JuSge soryn Equity Peadings psge 3lo section soo
This proceeding their part, well taken, viii surely
bYiBg the whole controversy final conclusion upon
saii consideration OF ell its merts, In she OF
month"; to the great advantage OF the STATE and
OF al parties, and with the least possible expense 70
tke people.
BY different course It is plain the grsaesl disser
shown to the corporation An snswer on the psrs OF
tie people, expressly denying ID. compliant, teto
psrty part in OF tho ircn, and leave
this orporaton the poses ion of other psrsons
tss and rgh as Il ever has been since tho bill OF 1885
waa defeated Such an answer Sonir put the PAIN.
tins counsel 70 the exracrtnary proof that the Kcgs
Farm proyer be Dogs to the reopis, and tue peoples
Attorney Gen'ral 70 the strangs aud tcopstsut proof
that this Kings Farm props not belong to tue
Oh the o'her band, cross bill DO flied oy the State
az ain6t this zion. csimrg the psop
property the people tne Rnss Farm proper shown
10 the compliant, are claim this tenant In ee nut
cs,m tha Two trsnts an consrm.a by Soyeruor Ncbos
the bers OF AnneEs Jsnts Bogarous their trussss
with To the piaintin's eompa,nt consistent
and in kseppg With Ss bill I'll plain % com1oo
DsDse wen LEGALLY Gle - tnat she whole mater
controversy would Be put Mt onc1 before tue
Coort, and al tire proprietary rights ana trast
obi cations OF the people Of the State uudsr tue treaty
Of 1883 be speedily brcught To determination, accord
ing 20 Sbe courss of the supreme Court OF tbs stats
lyonpt decleon Ia such Ia OF the gtea test
Esnt, and by the preference TO which tails action 10
es;t,sd By the Lac of Apr IS 1854 its determination
may surely be accomplished rifhn me present year.
svs obbgng attention 70 tbs psintls request nerein
satstpeo epd 70 The printed copies Of this complaint
and 70 the defendants demurrer md 10 the palotTs
points made to the Court thereon, aud herewith
ID, the undersigned remains
Mos. re- psctfully, Their handle servant,
GEORGE SULLiN An,
~ Council for Plaintiff and Others nsirs jams and
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