Sturgeon Bay & Lake Michigan Ship Canal & Harbor Co. v. Leatham
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, for tolls, etc.—Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook Comity; the Hon. John Gibbons, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1895.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Gary
delivered the opinion of the Court.
No statement of facts is necessary in this case, as the single question is, whether section eight of the charter of the company authorizes it to charge tolls on steam tugs passing through the canal.
The words to be considered are: “ The directors shall .have power to regulate tolls and charges upon all boats, vessels, steamboats and other craft used for the transportation of freight and passengers on and along the canal of said company, and for the use of any steam tugs owned by said company.”
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