City of Lynn v. Inhabitants of Nahant
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Writ op entry to recover Long Beach, now within the town of Nahant, and within the ancient boundaries of Lynn. Trial by jury was waived, and the case was heard by Gray, J., who made a report thereof, in substance as follows : It was admitted that the average height of the natural crest of the beach above ordinary high water mark was six feet, and that the length of that part of Long Beach now within the town of Nahant, being the demanded premises, was 7580 feet, and of the…
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Writ op entry to recover Long Beach, now within the town of Nahant, and within the ancient boundaries of Lynn. Trial by jury was waived, and the case was heard by Gray, J., who made a report thereof, in substance as follows : It was admitted that the average height of the natural crest of the beach above ordinary high water mark was six feet, and that the length of that part of Long Beach now within the town of Nahant, being the demanded premises, was 7580 feet, and of the part still remaining -within the boundaries of Lynn, 1500 feet. The demandants offered the following records and…
1Opinion of the CourtGray, C. J.
Upon the settlement of the Massachusetts Colony, the several towns or plantations were at first mere villages *448or clusters of settlers dwelling near each other; but by successive acts of the General Court, authorizing them to manage their own affairs and to elect representatives and local officers, they soon became in effect municipal corporations, without any express legislative act or charter. Commonwealth v. Roxbury, 9 Gray, 451, 485. Between 1630 and 1635 they were directed to provide arms for their inhabitants, powder-houses, standard weights and measures ; to levy taxes; to cause to be…
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