, 1874-01-21
The Point Involved Is What a
"Pub1ic SnIo" N1cn1ls.

they lie were naturally uealfous IL AAfo sAo''s
sold, in order that tho amount OF taxaplo
property within their limits might 30
Increased. In 1870, Tom Casoy, r snember Of
Tho House Of Representatives from Jefferson,
d county deeply Interested in this matter, intro"
duced bill directing tho Trustees to proceed TO
sell at "public Balo al the lands unalspoBea
of. It was vetoed by the Governor, and dtd not
pass. In 1878, however, similar bill did pass.
mud became 4 law in July. The Central did not
auction of its lands as was ntondel by the act,
and. consequently, Monday tho Attorney-0en-
era] filed with the Supreme Court, now sitting
at Springfield, the following
PETITION
In the caso of The People Y. Messrs. Kotch'm,
Samuel D. Lockwood, and john hl. Palmer,
Tr1,atooB of tha laudH Of tho Illinois Central Rail-
road Company: ....
STATE or ILrrHo1s, CEvThAI GRAND DtyrH1oH,l
HuriEME COUNT OF I1.t1ho1s, 7
m Or fHsqs 'Ss RM ana ~ hssots.e
Justices ef ts Supreme oo1r M 1Stn Sf in1s %x ,aca
represent 10 Your i1onos that lcreoforo, 70 w.t. on
tho 1O day Of March, 4. D. 1851 the illinois Central
n9&a c.yai ae y the ase # liz
gtnfe OF lliuos entitled An act to incorporate the
Illinois Central sroaa esS az fe ~
satates iasa q III Inos pss u.s. thereto for
Thst nder and in pursuance Of he fifteenth section
Of said net the Governor of THO state Of Illinois, to,
,s M e % sad IL Y Seg sen y M"fs e s oi ao s ss s
under lie great Hcal thereof executed and delivered to
tic aaid 1lliuois Central 1iailroad comrany deed
pose Of securing tho construction nj said road and
branches, all aud singular tho right Of way, and nll
aDtd anS as road nnd Ma branshes within io ae under tho
etant nude BY tho Government of tho United States
E the se q 0f ba d y sae sto eaed e edfa ' &
sss sss e as s es sss & Ta a sea ssss 81 snMt M
ss ss S e sp q ss 1;'a nd sf% sse
tue list 1t WY xhisb tue stats Of Illinois had hsre
o ,9os 1 es rsnsDes sa on hS s Of
located aud surveyed for tho use Of tho, isaue,
vel! as IT, 10. lots <, Of :, ground obtained
and ali tie grading, embanknlcnts, excavations sur
veys, work, materials. personal property, Prohes.
@ and as f. a Ssts T. asr and a
count Of said road and brnuchcs aso the right Of
way over and through lands owned by the State.
deed " the Governor Of the stao Of illinois aforo
said, the said Illinois Central Rsilroal Company, un
IT, ~ a 81 X
md Samuel D. lockwood the said Trustees named IN
enid "Act to Incorporate the Illinois Central 1aaroad
Centrai Railroad Company, In duo form OF law cou-
reyed to said Trustees and thotr In oilce
a @ ed n ssa sa :oa1sya s r a ser sna ss1os 81 H.
euted hy tho aovornor Of tlo state Of Illinois
to said Company as aforesaid, and n addition thereto,
for the. construction thereof, with aA and singular
tons s ad rsa of nntnrs and
belonging to or i anywtso appestaintnG 10 sad road
poses particularly expressed In te said ac to ineor-
porate saia railroad company and IN conformity With
the provisions of ssid act n T.. that h9l,af 7'l,t;
General Aforesaid further repregeut and show
To Your Honors that tho sad raroad III said act de-
were by The said Illinois Central Railroad Company
built and completed under aud in pursuance Of tho
g. & en f6 eserS e s s %
centraln line Of ed roaa to run from the City OF Cairo
tile southern terminus of tile Illinois 4 Michigan ca
1ulasa, Onion. Jackson, Perry, Washington, A1ariot
Fayette Shelby, Macon, Dewitt, Mclean Woodtord,
from said norhern terminus on tho illinois Nich:
Euu canol to tho City Of Dnuetth, point te Mis-
through ito Counties Of Lasaae, Leu ose, stephen:
son, and 10 Dasicss IN sad states aud also tho certain
sref e m5sng L from @ y mas ns
through tho Counties Of Marion, E!nghan, Climber
laup, Coles, Douglas, Champaign. Ford, Iroquoa,
posd on nrtors I tne 2t Jay % oi sepouSer ] H.
1856 And that than ten ycurs have elapsed slnce
re- said peopo po urSsr
resent that unor and by virtue of the provisions Of
@ e., Of T. M such grant Of ands to
alternate section Of lan fn uumborB aix sectiou
tn width, On each side Of sud road and branches
sold by ths United States, to which prescription
rights bud attached by yrtuo Of tho promises became
once IL trust, for tho and purposes Aforesaid
and that 10 en Of such alternate sections aa had beo
rights bad attached other lands III pursuance o
tho eal net Of Congress selected and thereby the it'll
10 such other lands was also veated in sul Trustees
In trust, for tho anme uses aud purposee.
corporate the said Illinois Central Railroad Copan,
,ns er s ac OF Goporess
1ss% ~ tssstisa spdss r. lsEs this s'ns ua'i
.ans s sss 9osas y ~ a' @
to Completion a' q q snd roaa md buneess si IL
offered ut publc sale annually, until the whole ia dis
a of he co@pany ~ e
If no such bonds bs outstanding osails to bo paid
And lis People Of the State of Illinois, by the At
torney- General, further represent and show To- th
Court that, although more Than ten years hay
und branches thereof. md sac portion Of said lan
still retuaning unsud by tho said Trustees antl thsi
tu tha uecB, trusts md purposes for which tho It'll
And that said Trustees hereinafter named, aud
control full aud accurato descriptions Of said unsol
lnp. and that would lead to grost prolisity aud
asxstss ss q sSsat !, , s sts e Els @ II s a1 ss
that such unsold lands sitEae tn ynlfoua couutte
~ thia State. Including tho Counties Of Alexander, p
!asks, Marion. union, Perry. Washington, FAyete, Bel
ny, Macon, Dewitt aud othpr counties, aud that thor
y q surl iusod lands 800 900 acres or upwards b,
that tbs precise quantity ts best known 10 sa4 Trua
tess, and tho petitioner Ia unabla to state the sam
with greater accnranoy.
TnAt ou Or about the --- day OF -, A. D. 1851
had john Moore, ono of the said Trustees. died,
on thu l0tl day Of October 1861 John hI Palmer WI
duly appointed by tho dostruor ~ s,ch 1rnstee
the p1RC0 Of nna ~ hiccnssor to- aald John Moore
leceased and Wl0Re Office such Tr1,stpo had uecpn
vacant, ind TINT tho said Morris Katchutu Harn,loi
Lockwood, aud John II. Palmer arc Rowland for NM
tAan yu yearx lust ast nye hucn the sclig Truatect
duly appointed anil qualified aa Hllcl Tr,lHtely
That Il IL alll lAa bcun tho tlusy Of the said bIorr
Ketehum, Samuel D. Lockwood, and John ii. l4,tnc
aueh Txl4teea to execute tue trust an perform i!
duties Imposed upon them by virtue Of tho pre,niar
aud annually sineo the expiration Of ton years lf
tbs completion OF said road aud branchps to offer
public sale all sad hutls uusoll, unttl tho 1,olo
disposed Of that under aud by yrtuo Of tho act Of Il
General Assembly OF tho State Of Illinois, eutit
"An act to compel the Trustees OF tha laula graut.
to tho Illinois Central railroad Company TO exocu
tAsr trust," approved March 28, 1879, to adve
tise for sale, aud offer at public sale,
tt,. 1or,1a tw tf,a ao}d of f1nptrnae ,ru NJ