Public Square
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
In its popular import, the phrase refers almost exclusively to ground occupied by a courthouse and owned by a county. ' Logansport v. Dunn, 8 Ind. 378; but It may be used as synonymous with park; Church of Hoboken v. Council of Hoboken, 33 N. J. L. 13, 97 Am. Dec. 696. See Park. As to the right of a municipality to prohibit lecturing, preaching, etc., in public squares, see Liberty of Speech; Police Power; Procession.