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<br />He: To:..m Hs.ll Purchase.
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<br />ASS'tli'ui,ng the title t.o the so-called TOt\l11 Hall property to be s8ti3factor'J
<br />8S per our c8rlier o;)inion of :'Tay 12, 195U, ~,Jhich co~tc::ins the descriptio::: of th.e
<br />prop(.:;rt~i' -l~ri t.h ;;:"hich 1.Je arl-'; conc21':1ed, several q1J8stions are raised b:,;/ the occurrences
<br />i:1vo~ving th\:.: TOl{:l 'Jf T.1ounds Vie;;:'J-, holder of the fee titI::.: accordi!1g to our title
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<br />1. I h8ve beE;n i'urr.isheci VIith executed copies of the :'JOtiC8 of Specinl
<br />1m,n:' i-'leeting dated August 23, 1957, t:-iC Pet.ition on vbich the TJotice
<br />is Lased, a:1d a copy of an <excerpt ',Jhic!l apparently is fro" tr'Le
<br />l':::1.nutes of th~t Special r/leeting. All of these re18t~~ to the pOl'ieI'
<br />of tr;.8 LOl.,m to conve:,/ this prop~rty. They are satisfactory in farrel,
<br />!1'<.1t the excerpt fron th'2 ;Hnutes of the 'special IcIeeting shouLd
<br />i!1dicate tr.at the proper posted notice c,f the !Jleetin.; viaS fjiven
<br />C1nd t.hB,t thi3 is 2n excerpt fro.m the l-Unutes of said l"~eeting. -Tf'
<br />th:':l,t i;:; the fact then the necessary certificates could then bE: cb-
<br />taint:::d from the 7m-In Clerl~, event.hough ~he t.clmship no longer 'exists.
<br />The '~+'ctutes 1'i:lt.h :-eierence tc this particular point ,2re Sections
<br />.~.'(.. (2) ar:.G 36S.o,S.
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<br />2. A mor2 ~2riou3 problem. rc-:lat.ing to the p01,~r of th(-: T01-m to convey
<br />is raised ::>y Section 365.10 (6), ,,,hieh provides that a To>m ;leetir:g
<br />C8:1 authorize the To,:..'11 Board to sell or convey any real or perscnztl
<br />prcpcrt~/ belonging to t.he To".,'n, net conveyed/and required to be held
<br />by the tO~o\jn for a special purpose. ' to
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<br />In cur particul2.!' C8se the TO~im B2l] property };hich lS now used as
<br />8. parkinQ lot 4.,r8S con\!eyed t,e the TO~.in i:: le83 !1for use as a tOi.\ifl.
<br />h2111'. -l',.ihile 1,j\? a!'e of t.he. opinion thClt that i~; not 8 defect B2
<br />~f~l:r DS the title is concern-26, it., is possible that it In2Y b\~ 2. c.cfec.t
<br />prc;v8ntir.s th8 T01J:1 Boord fretl ccnvp.ying Good titl~. If the TOt-m
<br />Board cotl~d not con~Ie:y goed title, then the 1uter deed by t:te Totn
<br />Board t.c the Village of Tlcunds ViCl.J is also ineffective. If thi.s
<br />is the case then the Grudnosl,,:c clCi.im is effective even tr~OlJcJ1 Ot~r
<br />::~upre:me ':ourt has hel,d that a c18im such as theirs is bBrred by
<br />t~2 L~o )'ear stCi.tute.
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<br />This is the most. serious C[t.18stion involved here, and in ViC'hT of :.he
<br />P;:;ct that.. ....;e can expect litigation regarding our title to t.his F't"'c-
<br />pert:/, probably :,;8 should obtain an opip..ion from. tr..e Attorney General
<br />0:1 th.(:~ matter or co.rnrrrence nn <3ction to deterninc tr:e tit-I;::: Sit.Ucltio!"'~
<br />}~,;:;,f0rc pi1yjnO t.he balance of our ,S95'~:u.
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<br />l;J2 ha\re a p!"'~otcstat of a c0:!'tificG copy of 8 E~sol.ution by t.r:e
<br />B08I'd r;?;.f8rrin~J to action tCiker"'. bJ the T01-.r:1 Board on Jj.pril 25,
<br />eXGcptin:j tlle 2ernest i"Yone2l Contract ~Jitf1 the Village of ArrjC!1
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<br />Hills.
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