| Illinois. Supreme Court - 1886 - 786 pages
...railroad company, except upon a petition of the owners of the land representing more than one-half of the frontage of the street, or so much thereof as is sought to be used for railroad purposes." (Section 62, clause 90, of article 5, of the general city and village incorporation law, before cited.)... | |
| Illinois - 1927 - 996 pages
...hereafter in force, except upon the petition of the owners of the land representing more than one-half of the frontage of the street, or so much thereof...land owners shall be valid unless the same shall be signec! by the owners of the land representing more than one-half of the frontage of each mile and... | |
| Illinois - 1911 - 604 pages
...hereafter in force, except upon the petition of the owners of the land representing more than onehalf of the frontage of the street, or so much thereof...purposes, and when the street or part thereof sought tn be used shall be more than one mile in extent, no petition of land owners shall be valid unless... | |
| 1898 - 1164 pages
...railroad company, * * * except upon the petition of the owners of the land representing more than one-half of the frontage of the street, or so much thereof...shall be more than one mile in extent, no petition of landowners shall be valid unless the same shall be signed by the owners of the land representing more... | |
| Illinois. Appellate Court, Martin L. Newell, Mason Harder Newell, Walter Clyde Jones, Keene Harwood Addington, James Christopher Cahill, Basil Jones, James Max Henderson, Ray Smith - 1902 - 726 pages
...any railroad tracks in any street of the city, to any steam or horse railroad company, except upon a petition of the owners of the land representing more...thereof as is sought to be used for railroad purposes." McGann v. The People. It will be observed that the 90th clause restricted the power of the city council... | |
| Illinois. Appellate Court, James Bolesworth Bradwell - 1887 - 732 pages
...any railroad tracks in any street of the city, to any steam or horse railroad company, except upon a petition of the owners of the land representing more...thereof as is sought to be used for railroad purposes." The "act concerning corporations," in force July t, 1S72, provides, among other things, for the incorporation... | |
| Illinois. Appellate Court, Edwin Burritt Smith, Martin L. Newell - 1894 - 716 pages
...railroad company, except upon a petition of the owners of the land representing more than one-half of the frontage of the street, or so much thereof as is sought to be used for railroad purposes." The question here presented is not as to the necessity for such a petition as is prescribed by the... | |
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