, 1869-04-15

N The bill II being IN fractional section ten and
Maich s11ents from Randolph street to the centre
Of Madison street. b dtltnested snttre traci.
and upon she map Of the adiluan ~ recorded, Is
snt'sa mt "pHtasc EsouodA forever 70 remain vs-
From the foregoing secount It wit Be- seen that
y The acts ol The United State Tho proprietor nf
me southwest fractional quarter OF eecaon ten,
,. nna q he ssste q Illinois waea ~. IN ne ka7ne
Fifteen. III the lands Described In the nF5s and
fourth sections Of tht4 bill, extending frnm Ran
dolph street Along the Lake Rnute to Pxfk row.
were Dedicated to pubic nscs forever.
The scts Of the lanai Commissioners done In
me manner before tsa1e1, under the authority Of
iaw. di!eHed ths stats q lss neneeesA propEte-
stEeets and avenues, n completely II aatc< made
hy the coun4iastooeH defeated the legal title OF
the same mar he said of the de<ticauon inside By
the United States Of the pQbaic grounds IN the
Fotx Dearborn addition
The State Of Illinois szI the United Ssatca, not
II sovereign governments bat Ue-e pIupstrtoTs
Of tAnds. 70 prp-uotE their own tattfesss in the
sale Of those lAnd1 otc1cd to the pubic With taets
avenues, sad oy e1cn otter. uaey Ate bound for.
ever. -
Bu, the eteesa OF these sess Of dedication BY III
State Of mnoh and the United states aln dtsItr.
ent tn respect to the subsequent power oi eitae.
government over tbs dedicated property.
The ssa:e OF IlAnolA After Ii parted with IT.
public useA retained III IT. political aathorty oyrI
H. With the power to control and dispose Of It Ii
nccesSay. for proper uscA Tie State cAnnps
upon we'll cstablished principles of public Law,
R<aln assert mere proprietary utlc 10 the p1up-
e1tJ dedk1.ed; but IN she exercise Of It's proper
| powerN Il nay make such disposition Of t. either
ey partition, appropriation Of sale a. vii more ef-
Iectuatly 7dFantc md accommodate the pvfposes
Ior hlch II WIS dedicated
u lpon the admission OF the STATE Of Illinois Into
NE Enlan. upon footing Nth the original States
Inc United states retained the sovereign right I'd
prescribe the rules for the alienation u the public
lands out, after the lille of ne Enited States has
laeed either By sAle, appropriation. dedicat1oo OF
ant otnef mode, the proper1E becomes subject to
nc thoFty OF the State.
IN this case. the Cnitei States, fer valuable
eonAcesat'oo. rallied n the form Of enh3nce-l
lce TOT Inc adjacent and 4oQtttng i1uds> dtvtste1l
a8eu q The title to the .tf1ct marked "pablh-
k,,ponuA BY = complies and Efevoc7hle aes Of
saaen0en and from that moment The pub2lc lands
utSAtEe osfosed to pubc uec4. and, Ike a1 the
neEef noouc property of the State, Including that
u ssSt1on Is dedicated By the Caoat Commission
~ neeane saptec1 70 the paramount authority Of
NC N4c of iulnoA to control the property or dis
lose o. II subject to the obligations Of good faith
no tcsacs, hai II shA1 NOT hc diverted 10 = us+s
sosNtsntauy different tfprn tcat for which II WAS
i IS perfectly clear th.s the sssse Of Illinois,
AcenG tnfough the legislative department. Of Us
kuttfnneut, may couEul and dtsPoee Of al tht
lHoP<sV dedicated to puhllc uses either ~ lts
GWn aErnts acting Under ia oT1 Aw4 o. hJ the
cniteo stA&ea- 2nd thaI the roxrRs ct the General
assembly,. With rcsTer. to tbs properly, arr 6a1y
htEtted bs the oblesstoa ~ 10 eunssN and dispose