, 1865-02-26
WABASH RAILWAY,
Tho Cridlrsn In Conrs--Applleatlou for Quo
Warranto--1ufor'natlon By the Stats's
Attorncy--Tho Order Of
Judge Williams.

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Saft q nuinois, took Couaty.-chnrlcs n,
need s,stcs Attorney Of .he tsoP!s ol .he sts:s
ot the State OF Illinois, who sues fof tho said peo'
pie in this hchalI comos ho-e unto the Cook
SoaK At The o eoa5 e e%
r. ssid pseRls q tae Ststs ei Illinois 4 f. 1e
in she county oT Cook Aforesaid, according to IT,
form OF tho statute In such cases made aud pro.
vidcd, gives the Court here 10 understand md be
On ana mo5aso uur
Samo of the !" Wabash Railway Company" Tor foT
the spaee Of ten days now last past and more,
and tho Ss io9iovIas fe, 6
critics. privileges and franchises, to wit: That
ol,.asa o. being m and ;, aclhg as majority .oi
the na1nc Of the 'sWabash Railway Comnanrs1 t i
md a. such have lssncd stock In such aisun1e1
corporation, and transferred the saune, and made
preparations 10 commcncc Iaytn. t,scS IN a
Hofke RAILWAY on Michigan Aveaue. in SAID cttV
OF Chicago, and ueed and exercised tho powers II
eo,Gs ,,Ga co 20 'af and n that behalf havs
Hallway traGS on Michigan Avenue, waoash Az
en9e, and other streets os tho satd city OF Chicago
and Of operating thereon Horse Railway for fuc
and things which are usually performed bT
Incorporated Horse Railway Companles. and
which VI they oaly hnve the right. 70 Do; oi
aforesaid, tho fsid Thomns Hsrlcss and Horace a.
Huflbut, as majority OF such assumed CORPORA.
tore and directors, daring Eli the time aforesaid
upoR he people aoie.sia 70 teis nsinp oaa
damags and prejudice, etc., wherefore tho said It.
torney Of the said people psays advice Of tho ead
against tbc rafd Tholnas Hsrirss and Horscs A a
nurlbut In this behalf, to be made to answer 10
the said people By what razrans they clsinn t.
franchises aforesaid. ciss,lrs II. HID, Ep '0o
s:ate's Attorney for the iii judicial District,
Els Honor, Judge Williams, after residing and
Ing The defendants Hairless and I{urlbut to shoY
eause why tho quo .rdrrd1t0 should not Issue In
accordance with the prayer OF the petitioner
TIE ELL.
The following is the bill, Us pissed BY the Lec1s~
laturc Of the sta,c Of Illinois, in juno, 1863 It Is
entitled "a Bill for Act to Incorporate the WI
bash Railway Company"
9f Hli10Is, reprtstne<d In fhs Gtnerl isssnIiv.
That Thomas Hartcss, uorocc A. Hu.Ibpt aI:j
Charles Hitchcock, ana all euch persons az shall
hereby Incorporated, thaii be ho1y noiitia aa;;
corporate, by the name and style 0! tho Wahash
Ral!wny Company, and under that name and siylo
fhali bs capable Sd sai1E sad bang sued inlcad
fcnded against In law and equity In al courts and
places Whatsoever. In like manner and rs fully as
dt1 natural Persons; may make and use common
by t9elr SAID corporate nauac and style shall te
capable In law Of contracting and beng contracteG
Mith; shall be md are hereby Invested with ali
eh1se oSense 1e e. saSp'la aaS holSn. b Pq1 or
conveying real and personal estate which may be
Objects Of this act. Such corporate powers shall
continue for the term Of twenty-five years. '''
SEC. 2 The eaid corporation is hereby author
in
operate railway for the transportation Of per
tracks and lines Of rail, W{tl oil couycnieat turn
along the following street and streets, highway
md htEiIssays. bridge and bridges river aud rls-
e q n asa 11 oa waba Ga 5
aycnue, at tho Intersection CT said Wabash avenue
with The rolth line Of Lake stroet thence south
enee ess on ass' ssa fse f. e sst se1 :
Michigan ayenne; thence aouth on SAID Michigan
avenue 10 the present md future limits Of the
section Of SAID Miehsan nssnue failw,v: W. thensa
west on sa1d Bridge street. TO tho Archer road;
thence sonthHestwardly on ssid Archer road to
nenc,ns On Monroe street at the Intersection Of
said Wabash aGenne Railway; thence west on
faid Monroe % street to Wells street; thence north
"a ts hsRs ssss ss
T. Desplaines street; thence north on s1id
sp Rsplsaes a,sst to hiTa1kee
eronSe o'sntnce.M1au.y .t " All"aukec
its Of the city. Commencing ~ on wells
street 1t the Intersection Of ssIa Monroe street
Buren street, thence west est on. % sid % Van T bnren
street, Van Dnreu steet bridge and West Van
Ruren street 10 The present and future limits Of
Intersection Of said Van Bulen e stfeet ia raiiay AZ
thence south on said Halstcd street and Ha1sted
street bridge, to The present and future limits Of
tic Intersection Of said nalstcd street railway. j.
thence southwcstwardly along, said Blue Is1aud
avenue 10 the present and futnrc limits Of the
interecciioa Of anfd Van Dnrrn street railway,
aect and connect with said Milwaukee,
ai he Iatesseeon 5f esid South lne ot
Lake street, thence north On said Wabash nvenue
to Htycr strcct; thence on said River street, Rush
road, ttcIcc on eatd Green Bay road to Woicott
street; thence North on said Wolcott street
to Divisien street; thence west on said Dl-
on Lake etrcet at The intersection OF said Wells
street 1ni1Way thence east said Lake strcct with
single track to fntereect md connect with sald-
SEC. !. That said Corporation is hereby aa-
thorized to construct, maintain and operate Its
sasd railway Or railways on any common highway
Chicago, lyons, Jefferson, Cicero and proriso, In
The county Of Cook, in this Slatc, nnd from time
70 d1e to change, cnlnrce and extend the locA.
"
ary other railway or railways upon any OF Its
ronics.
SEC. l. The carsof said Corporation tha1l not
be propelled BIZ other than animal power without
The consent OF the Supervisors Of Inc. respective
towns through which it, railways may be laid. nor
shall they be propelled bv any other then animal
ea u he 3 caues Z, e
SEC g. To enable the eaid corporation to con.
e1uctany or all OF the rail hezcln authorized
OF tbcir nppendnges, the said corporation l. here
by yceted with the power to ttl:r and apply prl
Ute property for the purposes, and in The nannc.
prescribed BY an act entitled "An act to nmend
H. law rss 81 Ss slnu
aud the several acts an,sndatory thereof, and may
exercise all The power: conferred upon said rail-.
road corporations By the tTcnty-4ih and twenty
system Of railroad sncoEpora'aons, approved No
pensc for all damages sustained aerecab!y TO th
ena The provisoas o. u.s. q SAID twentysisth seetio
| ure hereby extended and appllcd 10 the land o
any tntereat therein OF any incorporated town Q
SEC. Q. The capital stock Of said corporation
shall he two hundred Thousand dollars, aud ma.
be incr,a ascd fsom lime e tune at 1he pleasure 9
| Of one hundred dollars each, aud be issued nu
transferred ia tho manner and upon such condi
tiona rs the Doard Of Directors Of said cospozaio
| mnv direct
SEC. Z. All the corporate powers Of said comp:
ny ehnll be vested III. md exercised By, Boas
of Directors. and such officers or ngcnt, as the
sit of not less thnn th.ee nor iaoze than ay
stockholders, who shall be chosen every year u
Tic rtocklsoldets-tash eharc having one vote, I
continue IN office until their successors are Gle,
ted and qualified.
SEC i. Tue following pcrsons shall const1tal
iHS o. nalnt sna hsr,cs M.'
cock, whose powers shall commence and be
fail torcc from and aftcr the day this act shall