Commonwealth v. Merrick

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Commonwealth v. Merrick

2 Mass. 529

CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

DecidedJune 15, 1807

StatusPublished

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Commonwealth v. Merrick, 2 Mass. 529 (Mass. 1807).

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The ayrog o it a townway by the selectmen must be recorded before it is offered to the town for acceptance.

Upon the hearing at this term, sundry objections were taken to the laying out the way by the selectmen, and to the regularity ef the town-meeting at which it was accepted ; but the point on which the question was determined was, that it did not appear, from any evidence, that the doings of the selectmen relating to the laying out the way had been recorded, which the Court held necessary; and for this cause the verdict was set aside, and a verdict of not guilty entered, (a)

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The ayrog o it a townway by the selectmen must be recorded before it is offered to the town for acceptance.

Upon the hearing at this term, sundry objections were taken to the laying out the way by the selectmen, and to the regularity ef the town-meeting at which it was accepted ; but the point on which the question was determined was, that it did not appear, from any evidence, that the doings of the selectmen relating to the laying out the way had been recorded, which the Court held necessary; and for this cause the verdict was set aside, and a verdict of not guilty entered, (a)

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