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parish

parish. 1. In Louisiana, a governmental subdivision analogous to a county in other U.S. states. [Cases: Counties 1. C.J.S. Counties §§ 2–4.] 2. Eccles. law. A division of a town or district, subject to the ministry of one pastor. district parish. Eccles. law. A geographical division of an English parish made by the Crown’s commissioners

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paper street

A thoroughfare that appears on plats, subdivision maps, and other publicly filed documents, but that has not been completed or opened for public use. [Cases: Municipal Corporations 646. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations § 1422.]

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vital statistics

vital statistics. Public records — usu. relating to matters such as births, marriages, deaths, diseases, and the like — that are statutorily mandated to be kept by a city, state, or other governmental division or subdivision. • On the admissibility of vital statistics, see Fed. R. Evid. 803(9). [Cases: Health 395.]

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public school

An elementary, middle, or high school established under state law, regulated by the local state authorities in the various political subdivisions, funded and maintained by public taxation, and open and free to all children of the particular district where the school is located. — Also termed common school. [Cases: Schools 11. C.J.S. Schools and School

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street

street. A road or public thoroughfare used for travel in an urban area, including the pavement, shoulders, gutters, curbs, and other areas within the street lines. [Cases: Municipal Corporations 658. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations §§ 1451–1452.] “Strictly speaking, a ‘street’ is a public thoroughfare in an urban community such as a city, town, or village, and

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