§ 34-9-1. Petition for determination of boundaries covered by tidewater. Any person having any interest in land bordering on public tidewater, whenever a harbor line shall have been confirmed and established in front of or adjacent to the land, may apply by petition to the supreme court for the settlement and determination of the lines […]
§ 34-9-2. Appointment of commissioners — Report — Recording. Upon such petition the court may appoint three (3) commissioners to make a survey of the land within and adjacent to the harbor line, covering the area of land as the commissioners may deem necessary, to include the interests of all persons whose rights may be […]
§ 34-9-3. Notice and hearing by commissioners — Effect of report. Before proceeding to make a survey and to establish the lines according to § 34-9-2, the commissioners shall notify all persons whose rights may be affected by the determination of the lines, in the manner as the court shall direct, to appear at a […]
§ 34-9-4. [Obsolete.]
§ 34-9-5. Expense of proceedings. The just charges and expenses of the commissioners shall be ascertained and allowed by the court; any further costs of the proceedings shall be taxed in the usual manner; and all the costs and expenses shall be apportioned by the court upon all parties interested as aforesaid, in such proportions […]
§ 34-9-6. Persons acquiring title during proceedings. Any person who shall acquire, during the pendency of such proceedings, an interest in, or title to, any lands covered by public tidewater within such harbor line, which are the subject matter of such proceedings, may, by order of the court, be made a party to such proceedings, […]
§ 34-9-7. State interest unaffected. No proceedings under the provisions of this chapter shall affect any right or title of the state to any lands, unless it consents to become a party to the proceedings. History of Section.G.L. 1896, ch. 266, § 7; G.L. 1909, ch. 331, § 7; G.L. 1923, ch. 382, § 7; […]
