The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-03-21
THE COURT HOUSE SQUARE.

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blow through the same quill, haC
evinced the same ca1dor and fair
ness as the Corcordian, the Odessi
Moon and the Wellington Qui Vive, il
acknowledging the conclusive characte,
of the title of the county to the public
or court house square at Lexington, anC
the court house and other building:
thereon, as exhibited IN our recent
resume of this history and record:
showing this title, and the weakness
futility, unjustifiable and unwarranteC
attack made on this title, it would have
been creditable to their perception, theil
honesty and sense of duty to the people
But, when these papers of Higgins.
vile and Corder, in the face of the con,
elusive and incontrovertible character
of the title of Lafayette county to the
court house square and h court house
and other county buildings thereon.
persist in their attempt, by evasion.
subterfuge and Misrepresentation to
belle this title and to deceive and i'm,
pose upon the people in regard to the
same, they insult the intelligence OF
their readers and write themselves down
as ignorant dolts, unfit to be the leaders
of public sentiment.
Men who have no legal education OF
practice, and consequently no capacity
or qualification to construe statutes of
the legislature, or the judgments or
course of proceedings of the courts,
ought not TO set mp their untutored
opinions against the plain letter of the
law, or indulge in criticisms on the
judgments of courts and their proceed
ings, or as to how they should be e n
dered, or as to when they should be con-
elusive. Children should not handle
"edged TOOLS"
A very small knowledge of the system
of jurisprudence would be sufficient
to inform the editors of these papers of
H~igginsville and Corder that the judg-
ment and decision of a circuit court
having jurisdiction of the subject of the
action unappealed from is as binding
and conclusive in law and entitled to
the same respect as a judgment and de-
cision of the supreme court. The
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regard to the rights of property, real
and personal, rendered by circuit courts,
are never appealed FROM. Yet they are
Just as binding and conclusive as judg-
ments of the supreme court. Are par
ties against whom judgments are rem
dered by circuit courts, though satisfied
they could not get them reversed, COM
PEELED to go to the expense, time and
trouble of appealing to the supreme
court before these judgments are con-
elusive on their rightsp Such an idea
shows lamentable ignorance of u sys-
tenn of laws. And equal Ignorance is
shown by these papers in the use of law
terms and their Interpretation.
The Corder Dispatch of the 18th inst,
in its simplicity says: I'm all that
lengthy article of the INTELLIaENCER
last week you cannot find a word where
a warranty deed was given to b county.
of Lafayette of that property where the
court house now stands"
And the Leader (save the mark of
the 14th inst, in It's ''deduced sum-
mary and dizziness says, first: "a
deed. There is no deed on record
which conveys anything like a fee sim
pie title
Now, we will see what these LEADERS"
and deceivers know as to what consti-
tutes "a deed or "a fee simple title.
The city of Lexington never had any
title to this public square," The
Statute of Missouri of 1885, in regard to
Towns, plats," entitled IAN act con-
corning plats of towns and villages"
which was in force when the plat of the
addition to the town of Lexington was
made, acknowledged. certified and filed
in the recorders Office for Lafayette
county, on the 18th day of April, 1895,
by the proprietors of said addition, and
which block "A, marked public
square, was laid down, provided, by
the fourth section of said act, that
such maps and plats of such towns
and villages and additions, made ac-
knowledged, certified and deposited
with the recorder, shall be q sufficient
conveyance to rest the fee Of such parcels
of land as are therein oppressed, named
intended for public uses IN the county
IN which such tOton, villdge or addition as
situate, in trust for the uses therein
named. expressed or intended, and for no
other use or purpose" r. s., 1885, p.
500, Sec. 4.
And the Revised Statutes of Missouri.
of 1915 and 1855, on that subject, is in
identically the same language as the
of 1885.
Now, anybody that knows anything
about the meaning of legal terms. knows
that "a conveyance" is a deed; and "a
deed" to lands is a conveyance. And
this statute of the legislature says em-
phatically and unequivocally, "Such
map and plats" of such towns, villages
and additions" made, acknowledged,
and deposited with the recorder
the fee of such parcels of land as are
therein expressed, named or intended
for public uses an the county in which
such town, village or addition is situate.
1t was competent for the legislature
to say what effect the making, acknowl-
oOSluBs CcllllylhB anu uCpOoilihk Win
The recorder these town maps and plats
have; and the legislature in the
exercise of its sovereign power over the
subject, declared that such town map
)r plat thus acknowledged, certified and
deposited with the recorder should
operate as and be "a sufficient convey
ince'' to vest the fee of such parcels of
and as are therein expressed, named or
intended for public uses in the county
which the same is situate.
And who dares say it shall not have
hat effect? AS well say that the legis-
allure has no power to say what effect
4 deed lconveyance) of a man, or man
wife, shall have, or how it shall be
acknowledged and certified, or where it
shall be filed or recorded.
And if this town map of said addition,
acknowledged, certified to and
deposited with the recorder of deeds, by
operation of the statute constitutes "a
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