The record-union., 1898-02-05
TO SELL AGRICULT URAL PARK
THE SOCIETY COMMENCED A
SUIT YESTERDAY.
It Wishes to Pay Of It's Mortgage
and to Purchase Other Prop
erty With the Proceeds.

As is we'll known the State Agricul-
tural Society has for long time been
DESTROYS of disposing of Agricultural
Park and securing grounds with more
room and in a better location outside the
city, the increasing exhibits of stock
and the many race horses quartered at
the Park having renderd the accommo-
dations insufficient.
For this purpose it procured the pas
sage of an Act approved February 20,
1897. entitled as follows:
An Act to authorize State Agricul-
tural Societies 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 inter-
est; to prescribe course of procedure
therefor; to indemnify purchasers at
such sale, and to direct how the pro-
ceedS shall be applied.
The Act provides that any such So
ciety may file its complaint in the Su
perior Court Of the county in which the
lands are situated, in which shall be
set forth the nature of the title under
which the land to be affected by the
decree of the court is held, and the
claim Of the society or association
society to sell such real estate and pray
for judgment authorizing it to sell the
same The Act also provides for the
appointment of a commission, under di-
rection of the court, to sell the property
The Act also fully provides for the
manner in which the sale shall be con-
Quoted, and also for the disposition of
the proceeds of the sale.
In accordance with the Act the socie-
ty has, for the purpose of properly dis
posing of the Park, commenced action
by its attorneys, Robert T. Devlin and
VIM. H. Devlin, against S. B. Smith,
and S. B. Smith as Trustee, S. Prentiss
Smith, Frank Miller and w p. Harring-
ton, as the executors of the last will
and testament of Edgar Mills, deceased,
Edgar Mills, Jr., Adeline Mills Flor
ence A. Mills, Union Park Association,
a corporation; O. G. Mcdonnell, James
e. Mills, as the administrator Of the
estate of William O. Mills, deceased;
Ansel EaSton, Mrs. y. F. Hastings, sur
viving wife of B. f. Hastings, deceased:
B. F. Hastings, Jr., A. j. Rhoads, as
the administrator of the estate of
Thomas Sunderland, deceased; A. K.
Grim, E. w. O'Neil, National Bank of
D. 0. Mills & Co., a corporation. and the
City of Sacramento, municipal cor
poration. md all other persons or par
ties unknown claiming any right, title,
estate, lien, or interest in the real es
tate described in the complaint
1t asks for the sale of the Park by a
Commissioner to be appointed by the
court, which shall direct the manner of
conducting the sale, and that the mort
gage OF SD 600 a and interest due to
the National Bank of d. o. Mills & Co,
be paid, together with all the expenses
and claims against the property.
1t is asked that the surplus of the
proceeds of the sale be paid into the
State Treasury to be drawn out as pro-
vided in the Act when it is desired for
the payment of the purchase price of
other property for the use of the Agri-
cultural Society. Some of the property
embraced in this action is held in trust
for the society, while other portions
are held by the society in fee. The
effect of the decree when rendered will
be to perfect the title Of the society 50
that when the sale is made a good title
will pass to the purchaser.
After the sale is made the Commits
sioner is required TO make report of
the sale to the court, and after notice
given the court will proceed to hear
the same and if it finds the sale was
fairly conducted and the price bid was
proportionate to the value of the land
sold, it will make and enter decree
confirming the sale and directing the
Commissioner to execute a deed to the
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