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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 48-3 (2025)

Town may take land for town house or town hall

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Any town may take land which has been fixed upon as a site, or addition to a site, of a town house or a town hall, and which is necessary or convenient for such purposes and for necessary outbuildings and convenient accommodations for the same, and for light and air for the same, upon paying to the owner just compensation.

(1949 Rev., S. 7174.)

Cited. 109 C. 632.

Cited. 9 CS 486; 20 CS 422.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1971–2026 · leading case: Matter of Adoption of PEP, 407 S.E.2d 505 (N.C. 1991).
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Matter of Adoption of PEP, 407 S.E.2d 505 (N.C. 1991). · cites it 8× “C.G.S. § 48-3 provides, "Any minor child, irrespective of place of birth or place of residence, and whether or not a citizen of the United States, may be adopted in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.”
In re Adoption of C.H.M., 812 S.E.2d 804 (N.C. 2018). · cites it 2× “Here respondent’s evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to support the trial court’s conclusion that respondent complied with the statutory support payment requirements. Assuming, without deciding, that respondent’s actions constituted a “payment for the benefit of” the…”
Simmons v. State, 280 A.2d 351 (Conn. 1971). “808 § 1, repealed § 48-12 and substituted in lieu thereof the following: “The procedure for condemning land or other property for any of the purposes specified in §§48-3, 48-4, 48-6, 48-8, and 48-9, if those desiring to take such property cannot agree with the owner upon the…”
In re M.r., A.r., M.R., No. 195A21 (N.C. July 15, 2022).
In re M.R., No. 195A21 (N.C. July 15, 2022).
In re M.R., No. 195A21 (N.C. July 15, 2022).
In re B.E., 851 S.E.2d 307 (N.C. 2020).
In re Z.N.D., No. 25-906 (N.C. Ct. App. May 6, 2026). “C.G.S. § 48-3- 601(2). Petitioner then amended the petition for a second time on 18 August 2023.”
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 48-3(a): 1 case
Matter of Adoption of PEP, 407 S.E.2d 505 (N.C. 1991). “C.G.S. § 48-3 provides, "Any minor child, irrespective of place of birth or place of residence, and whether or not a citizen of the United States, may be adopted in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.”
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