Materials relating to riparian rights, submerged lands, rivers and lakes, and navigability in Illinois, 1854-1925.

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Materials relating to riparian rights, submerged lands, rivers and lakes, and navigability in Illinois, 1854-1925.

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File includes copies of legal briefs; Attorney General opinions; correspondence; and court decisions relating to submerged lands; navigability; riparian rights; river and lake use. Included are materials relating to the case of Joseph Stolp, et al. v. Charles Hoyt; constitutional provisions governing navigation; unsurveyed Mississippi River islands; laws governing Illinois and Michigan Canal construction and operation; and land certificates issued by canal trustees.

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Illinois State Archive

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Illinois State Archive

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Illinois and Michigan Canal (Ill.)

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After the U.S. Congress granted nearly a hundred miles of public lands (between Lake Michigan and Illinois River headwaters) to the state of Illinois for canal construction (March 30, 1822), the General Assembly passed a canal bill (Feb. 14, 1923) establishing the Illinois and Michigan Canal Company. Following this company's failure, Congress donated Illinois land (March 2, 1827) "equal to one-half of five sections in width, on each side of the canal, reserving each alternate sectio...

Illinois. Attorney General's Office

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The 1818 Constitution provided for the appointment of an Attorney General by the General Assembly and legislation subsequently was passed in 1819 defining the officer's duties (L. 1819, p. 204). He was to prosecute all suits on behalf of the state including those involving the state's revenue and all impeachments brought before the Senate or Supreme Court. He also was required to give written opinions to the Governor, Auditor of Public Accounts, or State Treasurer, when requested, o...