In Re Sidebotham

Petitioner, after conviction and sentence for violation of certain provisions of the Real Estate Act, secured a writ of habeas corpus from the District Court of Appeal, and after a favorable decision in said court, was ordered discharged. Respondent sheriff then sought a hearing in this court. The sole issue before us is the constitutionality of the regulation of subdivisions under the terms of said act. (Deering’s Gen. Laws, 1937, Act 112, sec. 20 et seq.)

Section 20a of the act provides that prior to the time when subdivided lands are offered for sale or lease, the owner, his agent or…