The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-11-11

FORREST H. COLBY LAND AGENT,
PETITIONER FOR LOCATION OF
PUBLIC LOTS IN CARRYING PLACE
TOWNSHIP
To the Supreme Judicial Court within
and for the County of Somerset:
Forrest II. Colby of Bingham in said
county OF somerset, respectfully repre-
sent-.
l. The petitioner is Land Agent of
The state of Maine. duly appointed and
nualifsd as SUCH and Institutes these
proceedings under the provisions of
statutes eff Maine.
II. The Commonwealth of Massa-
chusstts. by deed of special commit
tee of said Commonwealth, acting I'M
der authority of the General Court
10 this petition and marked Exhibit
A. on January %. 1893, conveyed to
ono william Bingham certain lands Their
belonging to said Commonwealth, com
nrisinK in all one hundred thirty-two
thousand, FIVE hundred forty-one C32,-
SAD acres lying in the County of Lin
coils and Commonwealth of Massachu-
sets, including in said tract all the
territory now comprised within the
limits of Township Number One, Range
Three, b. X. =. w. K. r. otherwise
known as Carrying Place Township In
the Csunty OF Somerset and State of
Maine.
III. BY the terms of said deed there
were reserved in each township or tract
of six miles square, four lots of three
hundred and twenty $500 acres each.
one for the first settled minister, one
for tho use of the ministry. one for the
use of schools and one for the future
appropriation of said General Court.
sad lots to average in goodness and
situation with the other lots of the
respective townships These reserva-
tons were in accordance with an act
of said General Court of said Common
wealth approved March 26, 1886. re-
curing such reservations in all convey
ances Of public lots thereafter to be
made.
". Under the provisions of Para
graph 7, Section l of the Articles of
Separation between Maine and Massa-
chusstts, adopted June 10. 1919 the
state of Maine succeeded to the rights
and duties of the Commonwealth of,
Massachusetts, in reference to such re-
served land.
v. Included in said lands so con-
veyed to said William Bingham is an
unsrgaHizsd township known as Town
ship Number One. Range Three, B. K.
P. W. X. r.. otherwise known as Carry
ing Place Township. in said County of
Somerset containing ten thousand one
hundred nfty-one G0,15D acres. and
by virtue Of the aforementioned legis-
lation the title of the successors in in
terest of said William Bingham to
lands derived from him and situated in
said Carrying Place Township are SUBJ
ject - reservation of such portion of
twelve hundred and eighty G280) acres
of land a. ten thousand one hundred
ffty-sne Us.1bD acres would bear to
township or tract six miles square.
VI. On November 20, 1875, Parker
p. HurlsiEh, then Land Agent of the
state Of Maine. by virtue of the auth
ority thsn vested in him by law con-
veysA to Joseph Clark of Carratunk In
said County of Somerset certain lot of
land in said Carrying Place Township,
being the lot reserved by the Common
wealth Of Massachusetts for the future
disposition of the legislature and since
transferred to this State. the right of
said state being conveyed by said deed
whether said lot had then been located
or not, said lot 80 conveyed contain
ing one hundred twenty-three 023)
acres more or less. n copy of said deed
being hereunto annexed and marked
Exhibit b."
VII. Neither the portion of said re-
served lands so conveyed as aforesaid
in common and undivided, nor the bal
ance Of the acreage Of said reserved
lands not disposed of by any authority
of law. ha. ever been lawfully located
in severalty for the purposes expressed
in said conveyance to william Bing-
ham.
WHEREFORE. your petitioner re-
snertfu1lv requests this Honorable
Court after duo notice ana hearing, to
annnfnt three disinter"eted n"rsons ana
issue to them a warrant under the seal
of this Court reueiria@ thcm - soon
"a NAV he to l0catn in Sep7rate lots
the acreage Of said Carving Pl9fe
Township reserved fer the purposes
aforesaid. and dcsignatc the use for
which each lot Is 50 reserved ana 10
Gated such lots to be of average quail
itv with the residue of lots therein.
Dated at Augusta in the County or