The American and English Railroad Cases: A Collection of All the Railroad Cases in the Courts of Last Resort in America and EnglandLawrence Lewis, Adelbert Hamilton, John Houston Merrill, William Mark McKinney, James Manford Kerr, John Crawford Thomson Edward Thompson Company, 1884 Covers cases decided [1879?]-1895. |
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Seite 567 - ... per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually on the first days of January and July of each year, at the...
Seite 278 - States nearest to the tiers of sections above specified, so much land in alternate sections, or parts of sections, as shall be equal to such lands as the United States have sold, or otherwise appropriated, or to which the rights of pre-emption have attached as aforesaid...
Seite 571 - ... to the capital stock of any railroad or private corporation, or make donation to or loan its credit in aid of, such corporation: Provided, however, that the adoption of this article shall not be construed as affecting the right of any such municipality to make such subscriptions where the same have been authorized, under existing laws, by a vote of the people of such municipalities prior to such adoption.
Seite 272 - Granting Lands to the State of Kansas to Aid in the Construction of a Southern Branch of Union Pacific Railway and Telegraph from Fort Riley, Kansas, to Fort Smith, Arkansas 14 Stat.
Seite 275 - ... the person making such entry; or if he be dead, his widow; or in case of her death, his heirs or devisee; or in case of a widow making such entry, her heirs or devisee, in case of her death, proves by two credible witnesses that he, she, or they have resided upon or cultivated the same for the term of five years immediately succeeding the time of filing the affidavit...
Seite 396 - ... shall be void as to all creditors, and subsequent purchasers for valuable consideration without notice...
Seite 632 - It is equally clear that where a State has authorized a municipal corporation to contract and to exercise the power of local taxation to the extent necessary to meet its engagements, the power thus given cannot be withdrawn until the contract is satisfied. The State and the corporation, in such cases, are equally bound.
Seite 581 - ... no private or local law which may be passed by the general assembly, shall embrace more than one subject, and that shall be expressed in the title.
Seite 568 - An Act to Fund and Provide for Paying the Railroad Debts of Counties, Townships, Cities and Towns,
Seite 608 - And if a majority of the votes cast shall be in favor of said article, then the same shall form a part of this Constitution; otherwise, it shall be void.