The United States of America, Complainants and Appellants, V. Jane L. Stanford, Executrix of the Last Will and Testament of Leland Stanford, Deceased, Defendant and Appellee: Brief for Defendant and Appelle1895 - 155 halaman |
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... road and other works at Sacra- mento on the 11th day of January , 1863 . The bill further alleges the increase of the capital in October , 1864 , to twenty million dollars , but it appears that up to the 16th day of January , 1865 ...
... road and other works at Sacra- mento on the 11th day of January , 1863 . The bill further alleges the increase of the capital in October , 1864 , to twenty million dollars , but it appears that up to the 16th day of January , 1865 ...
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... road Company became entitled to be aided , and in fact was aided , " by the United States in the con- struction of its road and other works ; and that prior to the 8th of June , 1867 , it had procured sub- scriptions for four thousand ...
... road Company became entitled to be aided , and in fact was aided , " by the United States in the con- struction of its road and other works ; and that prior to the 8th of June , 1867 , it had procured sub- scriptions for four thousand ...
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... . The necessity for the road was national . Its objects con- cerned the whole people of the United States , and its cost could only be met by a resort to the Federal treasury . The California Statutes . In view of this situation , 8.
... . The necessity for the road was national . Its objects con- cerned the whole people of the United States , and its cost could only be met by a resort to the Federal treasury . The California Statutes . In view of this situation , 8.
Halaman 9
... road , for the con- struction of a railroad from the northeastern boundary of the State to San Francisco . The General Railroad Act of California , approved May 20 , 1861 ( Hittell's Laws , §§ 826-884 ) , authorized the organization of ...
... road , for the con- struction of a railroad from the northeastern boundary of the State to San Francisco . The General Railroad Act of California , approved May 20 , 1861 ( Hittell's Laws , §§ 826-884 ) , authorized the organization of ...
Halaman 10
... road , from Sacramento to the eastern boundary of the State . Only one hundred and fifteen thousand dollars of its stock had been subscribed , and ten per cent . thereof paid in , prior to the passage of the first Pacific Railroad Act ...
... road , from Sacramento to the eastern boundary of the State . Only one hundred and fifteen thousand dollars of its stock had been subscribed , and ten per cent . thereof paid in , prior to the passage of the first Pacific Railroad Act ...
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16th section acts of Congress agreement amendment amount applied authorized benefits capital stock Central Pacific Company Central Pacific Railroad claim Company of California complete conferred consolidated company Constitution construction construed contract corporation covenant creditors debts and liabilities decision declared dollars eastern boundary enacted enforce exist Federal fornia franchises Government granted held holders immunities imposed individual liability intent interest issued Justice law of California legislation Legislature liability of stock liability of stockholders lien maturity meet and connect ment miles Missouri River mortgage Pacific Ocean Pacific Railroad Acts Pacific Railroad Company paid pany parties payment personal liability personal obligation poration prescribed privileges purposes question railroad and telegraph remedy repayment respect road Company Sacramento Sacramento River sinking-fund Stat Statute of Limitations statutory subsidy bonds telegraph line terms and conditions Territories Teschemaker testator thereof tion Union Pacific Railroad United Western Pacific Railroad whole
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Halaman 13 - That the grants aforesaid are made upon condition that said company shall keep said railroad and telegraph line in repair and use, and shall at all times transmit dispatches over said telegraph line, and transport mails, troops and munitions of war, supplies and public stores, upon said railroad for the government, whenever required to do so by any department thereof, and that the government shall at all times have the preference in the use of the same for all the purposes aforesaid, (at fair and...
Halaman 133 - ... to secure the repayment to the United States, as hereinafter provided, of the amount of said bonds so issued and delivered to said company, together with all interest thereon which shall have been paid by the United States, the issue of said bonds and delivery to the company shall ipso facto constitute a first mortgage on the whole line of the railroad and telegraph, together with the rolling stock, fixtures, and property of every kind and description, and in consideration of which said bonds...
Halaman 14 - California had only power to construct a railroad from Sacramento to the eastern boundary of the State. Congress, by the Act of 1862, authorized the company (in the words of the Act) ' to construct a railroad and telegraph line from the Pacific coast, at or near San Francisco, or the navigable waters of the Sacramento River, to the eastern boundary of California...
Halaman 95 - Dues from corporations shall be secured by such individual liability of the corporators and other means as may be prescribed by law.
Halaman 11 - Greenwich, between the south margin of the valley of the Republican River and the north margin of the valley of the Platte River, in the Territory of Nebraska...
Halaman 30 - But courts, in construing a statute, may with propriety recur to the history of the times when it was passed; and this is frequently necessary, in order to ascertain the reason as well as the meaning of particular provisions in it.
Halaman 119 - It cannot be said that a case is not authority on one point because, although that point was properly presented and decided in the regular course of the consideration of the cause, something else was found in the end which disposed of the whole matter. Here the precise question was properly presented, fully argued and elaborately considered in the opinion. The decision on this question was as much a part of the judgment of the court as was that on any other of the several matters on which the case...
Halaman 17 - That if said roads are not completed, so as to form a continuous line of railroad, ready for use, from the Missouri River to the navigable waters of the Sacramento River...
Halaman 98 - The individual liability of stockholders of a corporation for the payment of its debts is always a creature of statute. At common law it does not exist. The statute which creates it may also declare the purposes of its creation, and provide for the manner of its enforcement.
Halaman 16 - That the several companies authorized to construct the aforesaid roads are hereby required to operate and use said roads and telegraph for all purposes of communication, travel and transportation, so far as the public and...