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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

University of Vermont & State Agricultural College v. Ward, 158 A. 778 (1932)

Citation
University of Vermont & State Agricultural College v. Ward, 158 A. 778 (1932)
Parent Document
University of Vermont & State Agricultural College v. Ward, 158 A. 778 (1932)
Jurisdiction
Vermont (state)
Effective Date
1932-02-04

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It is a matter of common knowledge, of which we take judicial notice, that from the early days of this State the greater part of our public lands have been leased by “durable leases,” that is, by leases reserving a rent payable annually, with a right of reentry for nonpayment of the same, and for the.term “as long as. grass grows or water runs, ’ ’ or equivalent terms. While there are several different uses for which the public lands have been granted, the trustees who have been authorized by the Legislature “to hold,” “to take charge of,” or “to take care of, ’ ’ the same, have been granted the power only to lease them for the particular uses specified.