The record-union., 1897-05-01
WHAT THE NEW LAWS ARE
INTENDED TO ACCOMPLISH.
NUMBER TWENTY-FIVE.

The Act passed by the late Legisla-
ture, authorizing State Agricultural So
cieties under the control of the State to
sell property held by them in fee, or
held by trustees for their use, or in
which they may have any interest; to
prescribe a course of procedure therefor;
to indemnify purchasers at such sale,
and to direct how the proceeds shall be
applied, is interesting in that it apples
particularly to Agricultural Park in this
city, which it is proposed to sell. Inc
Act is given in it's entirety, as follows:
Section l. Whenever any State Asfl-
cultural Society under State control
shall desire to sell the whole or any por-
ton of its real estate held by it IN fee,
or by trustee for its use, or in whlch II
may have any title, interest, or claim, 1t
shall be lawful for such society or asso-
citation to file it's complaint in the Su-
periOr Court of the county in Whlch Sucn
lands are situated, setting forth the
nature of the title under which the lana
to be affected by the decree OF the court
is held, and what claim such society or
association has therein; and that II is
the desire of such society or association
to sell such real estate, and praying for
judgment authorizing it to sell the same
In such action the trustee or trustees
holding title in trust for such society or
or association, or their successors, or the
survivor or survivors of them, or such
other persons deriving title from the
trustees as the case shall require. shall
be made parties defendant; and upon the
service of the summons upon such de-
PENDANTS personally, or by publication,
or upon their appearance, the court shall
have full jurisdiction in the premises.
Such society or association may include
as defendants in such action in addl-
ton to such persons or parties as appear
of record to have, and other persons or
parties who are known to have, some
claim in or lien on the lands described
in the complaint; also, all other persons
or parties unknown, claiming any right,
interest, or lien in such land, and the
plaintiff may describe such defendants
in the complaint as follows:
Also all other persons or parties, I'M
known, claiming any right, title, estate,
lien or interest in the real estate de-
scribed in the complaint herein" Serv-
ice Of the summons may be had upon all
such unknown persons or parties de-
law in case of nonresident defendants.
All such unknown persons or parties so
served shall have the same rights as are
provided by law in case of all the other
defendants upon whom service is made
by publication or personally and the
action shall proceed against such I'M
known persons or parties in the same
manner as against the defendants who
are named, upon whom service is made
by publication, and with like effect; and
any such unknown persons or parties
who have or claim any right, estate, lien
or interest in the said property in con-
troversy at the time of the commence
ment of the action, duly served as afOre-
said, shall be bound and concluded by
the judgment in such action as effect
ually as if the action was brought
against such defendant by his or her
name, and personal service of the sum-
mons obtained, Notwithstanding any
such unknown person may be under
legal disability. The court shall have
full power and authority TO order the
property sold. In case of a sale, the
court shall appoint a Commissioner to-
make the sale, and shall direct the man.
ner in which the sale shall be con-