Word: charter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...support of the Declaration of Independence, so to the support of the Constitution and laws let every American pledge his life, his property and his honor-let every man remember that to violate the law is to trample on the blood of his father, and to tear the charter of his own and his childrens liberty. Let reverence for the laws become the political religion of the nations." JOHN P. HUBBARD...
...Road. It is almost a century since a charter was granted on Feb. 28, 1826, to the Mohawk & Hudson Railway, to connect the Hudson River with Lake Erie. In 1831 the first train was sent between Albany and Schenectady. In the next few years, there was a huge demand by promoters for railroad charters. Gradually the Hudson-Lake Erie route was built, by seven independent companies. In 1853 these and three additional roads consolidated as "The New York Central Railroad...
...Bank of the Manhattan Co. was chartered in 1799 through the efforts of Aaron Burr. Previous to that date, the N. Y. State Assembly had allowed only one bank to be created-the Bank of New York, sponsored by Alexander Hamilton. Burr wished to create a rival bank, but owing to political conditions he knew he could not get a charter directly. He accordingly organized the Manhattan Co., ostensibly to engage in supplying fresh water to New Yorkers. A "joker" in the company's charter, overlooked by the Assembly, permitted it to enter the banking business as a sideline...
...President wrote to Senator Lenroot, Chairman of the Public Lands Committee, urged that Congress investigate and take action on the demand of the Northern Pacific Railway for some 3,900,000 acres of forest land to which it claims a right by its charter...
...conference did endorse a plan for a $10,000,000 corporation to be financed by private capital to aid in refunding farm debts. A committee of two Minneapolites, three Chicagoans and two New Yorkers was appointed to draft the charter of the corporation, which would make loans to sound banks in the agricultural area that are threatened by the emergency. Secretaries Mellon, Hoover and Wallace are to cooperate in the selection of committees to dispose of the capital stock...