St. Landry democrat., 1885-09-05

And be case
condition subsequent
tee fOr
condition the gantOr enforce it. On the
contrary expressly the the
right re-eny intimate that sale mort
of the grant would dvest the grantor OF this right indeed
could doctrine in face of the
follow the estate The
dbe title transfer greater right than
nsfeee would take subject to such defects
nothing quoted in conraVenon of my
position:
That public grants strictly construed
be held strict compliance with all the con-
dions of the grant, and
That language Manning the provisions
statute no relief can be given
Ihaye searched the books in vain to
time subsequent land grant has been
contracts Mr. Pomeroy IN his work on
Specific Performance vol lays down this rule
@ & her very important amt G I consists those
Of promoting carrying out business or
author refers those business commercial en-
terprses among established within the time fix
the parties and the other hand done
profit But the idea take it,
u.s. value of the
erprse where emoives of the
tract would made
apply contracts to the in question
though any private contract.
Congress the and administrator Of
people grantor the other
chartered under the laws OF Louisiana as puhc carrier charged WIN
the duty building great public highway
actng Unquesionaby for the
benefit did the State Louisiana create the
corporation Solely the interest and for
the benefit o corporations
Assuredy also
acting in people.
object purpose
you of rapid
facilitate their business transactions with each
other.
settlement the
public thereby the and
lands anticipation results and
taxable OF the contiguous the road
doubles the within land
grants.
These grant accepting
grant building highway and
the accomplishment purposes be fairly assert
ed that time bearing upon
prise-that within which these
benefits moment their the Congress the
think To contend would subject
the accomplishment public
the people, caprice souless corporation, which
could the building road until suited
their convenience.
But there another important point
omit this the granted
within short after
aga granting provides
provided only for the withdrawal of the twenty
mile limit restrain the, then
he withdrew within the me
limits The withdrawal took place and
since that time every odd section Tor 80 miles on each side
the denied the
entry thereon things this day
possible unimp0rtant here
patrmony
period Surely
suppose moment
been known in advances IeannOt think indefinite
the public lands would
pie Interpretation leading
ought tolerated for yet direct
result OF the construction they
point plain may
Above and beyond all this the letter the road
sG completed within five imperative,
it enforced
Time therefore direct enterprises
language the
grants. s#.
Knight but there
notice.
Much stress viii be laid the action administration and
upon action of Congress MY
concluded may
President Arthur and Teller disregard letter
the failure Congress nvestg
ton utterly idea shameless the people,
understanding belief that the justice
against railroad you
and that will
the discussing
to say Diminishing larger part
been confirm their claims nf
ene of corporate wealth to the merits of their
THE NEW ORLEANS
The claimant Company urge further
1st THAT their company built the road.
Cd they built the road the faith of the
adj That they have good provided protection
settlers