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Page 122 - Illinois river, be the same more or less, To have and to hold the above described premises, together with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining to him, the said John Strawn, his heirs and assigns forever...
Page 10 - They may adopt by-laws not inconsistent with this Constitution, for the management of the affairs of the Society; they shall fix the times and places for their meetings ; keep a record of their proceedings, and make report to the Society at its annual meeting. Sec. 5. Vacancies in the Board of Directors may be filled by election by the remaining members, the persons so elected to continue in office until 'the next annual meeting. Sec. 6. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Society,...
Page 56 - No one who saw him can forget his personal appearance at that time. Tall, angular and awkward, he had on a shortwaisted, thin, swallow-tail coat, a short vest of the same material, thin pantaloons, scarcely coming down to his ankles, a straw hat and a pair of brogans with woolen socks.
Page 58 - Great captains, with their guns and drums, Disturb our judgment for the hour, But at last silence comes ; These all are gone, and, standing like a tower, Our children shall behold his fame, The kindly-earnest, brave, foreseeing man, Sagacious, patient, dreading praise, not blame, New birth of our new soil, the first American.
Page 11 - MEETINGS. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the President or by any three Directors.
Page 43 - I had never seen him before ; I never saw him afterward. His speech lasted less than ten minutes, but it settled a great question for me. I went home and wrote to sundry friends that I was a candidate for the professorship of history in any Western college where there was a chance to get at students...
Page 9 - The objects for which it is formed are to excite and stimulate a general interest in the history of Illinois ; to encourage historical research and investigation and secure its promulgation ; to collect and preserve all forms of data in any way bearing upon the history of Illinois and its peoples.
Page 10 - They shall have general charge and control under the direction of the Board of Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library, of all property so received and hold the same for the uses aforesaid in accordance with an Act of the Legislature approved May...
Page 57 - ... and sea walls, removing obstructions in rivers, and providing other facilities for the commerce carried on from the ports on the Atlantic coast ; and the same obligations have been fulfilled to a much less extent, in providing similar facilities for
Page 53 - The Constitution has not, in my judgment, conferred upon the Federal Government the power to construct works of internal improvement within the States, or to appropriate money from the Treasury for that purpose.