| United States. Supreme Court - 1901 - 1416 páginas
...carrying of the United States mails. By the act of Congress of September 80, 1850, chap. 61, entitled "An Act Granting the Right of Way and Making a Grant of Land to the State« of Illinois, Mississippi, and Alabama, in Aid of the Construction of a Railroad from Chicago... | |
| Evarts Boutell Greene - 1904 - 336 páginas
...of the Illinois Central. This was made possible by an act of Congress in 1850 granting large tracts of land to the States of Illinois, Mississippi, and...of the construction of a railroad from Chicago to Mobile."2 In 1851, the State granted these lands to the Illinois Central Railroad Company, for the... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate Commerce - 1905 - 322 páginas
...railroads, which really became effective through the building of such railroads, was that entitled "An act granting the right of way, and making a grant...construction of a railroad from Chicago to Mobile (approved September 20,1850)." The grant was of the alternate, even-numbered, sections for six sections... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate Commerce - 1905 - 322 páginas
...railroads, which really became effective through the building of such railroads, was that entitled "An act granting the right of way, and making a grant of land to the Ktate.s of Illinois, Mississippi, and Alabama, in aid of the construction of a railroad from Chicago... | |
| J. Nick Perrin - 1906 - 242 páginas
...the Illinois Central Railroad Company. THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD. In 1850 Congress granted lands in aid of the construction of a railroad from Chicago to Mobile. After this grant, the legislature of Illinois incorporated the "Illinois Central Railroad company,... | |
| Louis Pelzer - 1909 - 404 páginas
...introduced by Senator Jones of Iowa on December 2, 1851.307 A week later (December 8, 1851) this bill, "granting the right of way and making a grant of land to the State of Iowa, in aid of the construction of certain railroads in said State", was referred on Senator... | |
| John McMurray Lansden - 1910 - 398 páginas
...making a grant of lands in Illinois in aid of a central railroad was changed to "An act granting a right of way and making a grant of land to the states...Mississippi, and Alabama in aid of the construction of railroad from Chicago to Mobile." This title of Senator Douglas' donation act of September 20, 1850,... | |
| Evarts Boutell Greene - 1904 - 332 páginas
...of the Illinois Central. This was made possible by an act of Congress in 1850 granting large tracts of land to the States of Illinois, Mississippi, and...construction of a railroad from Chicago to Mobile." 2 In 1851, the State granted these lands to the Illinois Central Railroad Company, for the building... | |
| Illinois. General Assembly. Submerged and shore lands investigating committee - 1911 - 1108 páginas
...Congress was approved on September 20. IS.iO. which granted the right of way, and made a grant of lands to the states of Illinois. Mississippi and Alabama...construction of a railroad from Chicago to Mobile. The first section enacted "that the right of way through the public lands be and the same is hereby... | |
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