Ottawa Northern Plank Road Co. v. Murray
Illinois Supreme Court
The decree in this case was entered by Leland, Judge, at the February special term, of the La Salle Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtTreat, C. J.
The Ottawa Northern Plank Road Company was formed under the provisions of “ An Act for the construction of plank roads by a general law,” approved on the 12th of February, 1849. The company was authorized by a special act, passed on the 15th of June, 1852, “to borrow money for the purpose of constructing and operating said road; and to that end, said company is hereby authorized to mortgage said road, or any part thereof, and its revenues, by a deed of mortgage, executed by its president by order of its board of directors.”
On the 1st of July, 1852, a bond was executed in the name of the…
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