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The Georgia Form Book, Or, A Collection Of Legal Forms Under Georgia Law : Designed To Aid Attorneys-At-Law, Judges, Ordinaries, Clerks, Coroners, Sheriffs, Justices Of The Peace, Constables, Road Commissioners, Etc, Etc., As Well As Business Men In General, Silman & Thompson

Historical Treatises

Excerpt from the preface:

Testimonials.

Atlanta, Ga., September 26th, 1881.

Under special employment for the purpose, by Messrs. Silman & Thompson, I have carefully examined the collection of legal forms which they have prepared. As a result of the examination, I can and do recommend these Forms, each and all, as safe and sufficient. They are calculated to serve the wants, not only of attorneys at law, Ordinaries, County Commissioners, Clerks, Sheriffs, Coroners, Justices of the Peace, and others engaged in administering the law or executing its process, but, also, in some degree, of business men in general, such as …

School Boards: Their Duties And Responsibilities, Thomas M. Cooley

Other Publications

Justice Cooley comments on the office of member of a school board as one of public trust, “and from the nature of the duties attached, is one of the most important.” Cooley notes that while this office may not be as exalted as other positions, “it deals with interests which concern every household, and upon which the highest interests of the State and the nation may at last depend.” His reverence for the vocation is expressed in his closing, where he asserts that “As it is the manifest purpose of the Almighty that body and mind should alike be developed, …

Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, Transmitting, In Compliance With A Senate Resolution Of The 15th Instant, A Copy Of The Report Of The Rev. Sheldon Jackson, D. D., Upon The Condition Of Education In Alaska.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Education in Alaska. 20 Dec. SED 30,47-1, v1, 28p. [1986] Education of Indians and halfbreeds in Alaska by the Russian and U.S. governments.

Message From The President Of The United States, Transmitting A Communication From The Secretary Of The Interior, In Reference To The Applications Of The Chicago, Texas And Mexican Central, And The Saint Louis And San Francisco Railway Companies, For A Right Of Way Across The Lands Of The Choctaw Nation, In The Indian Territory

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Right of Way Across Choctaw Lands. [1986] Applications of the Chicago, Texas, and Mexican Central, and the St. Louis, and San Francisco Railway Companies to cross Choctaw lands in Indian Territory; meets approval of the Choctaws.

Department Of The Interior. U. S. Geographical And Geological Survey Of The Rocky Mountain Region. J. W. Powell In Charge. Contributions To North American Ethnology. Volume V

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Contributions to North American Ethnology. [2062] Cup-shaped sculptures of aboriginal Americans, etc.

Report Of The Secretary Of The Interior; Being Part Of The Message And Documents Communicating To The Two Houses Of Congress At The Beginning Of The First Session Of The Forty-Seventh Congress : Annual Report Of The Commissioner Of Education, 1881

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Arthur. 5 Dec. HED 1, 47-1, v1-13, 12,666p. [2009-2021] Surrender of Sitting Bull; intruders into Indian Territory; the new Indian policy, including extension of laws and jurisdiction over Indians, allotment of land in severalty, and education; annual report of the Sec. of War (Serials 2010-2015); annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serials 2017-2020); annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 2017); annual report of the CIA (Serial 2018), including removal of the Mescalero Apaches, general statistics, allotment, railroads, and reports of Supts. and agents; etc.

Report Of The Secretary Of The Interior; Being Part Of The Message And Documents Communicated To The Two Houses Of Congress At The Beginning Of The First Session Of The Forty-Seventh Congress : Report Of The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, 1881

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Arthur. 5 Dec. HED 1, 47-1, v1-13, 12,666p. [2009-2021] Surrender of Sitting Bull; intruders into Indian Territory; the new Indian policy, including extension of laws and jurisdiction over Indians, allotment of land in severalty, and education; annual report of the Sec. of War (Serials 2010-2015); annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serials 2017-2020); annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 2017); annual report of the CIA (Serial 2018), including removal of the Mescalero Apaches, general statistics, allotment, railroads, and reports of Supts. and agents; etc.

1881–1882 Catalogue, University Of Notre Dame

Bulletins of Information

Law Department, pages 39–40.

The Public Domain. Its History, With Statistics, With References To The National Domain, Colonization, Acquirement Of Territory, The Survey, Administration And Several Methods Of Sale And Disposition Of The Public Domain Of The United States. With Sketch Of Legislative History Of The Land States And Territories, And References To The Land System Of The Colonies, And Also That Of Several Foreign Governments.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Report on the Public Domain. [2155-2158] Land laws, and land statistics; Indian reservations and Indian Territory; digest of relevant Indian treaties (Serial 2158).

Appropriations, New Offices, Etc

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Statements of Appropriations. [1981] During the 3rd session, 46th Congress; Indian expenses.

Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, Transmitting, In Compliance With The Requirement Of Section 8 Of The Act Of 22d July, 1854 (10 Stat., 308), The Plats And Papers In The Following Private Land Claims In The Territory Of New Mexico, Viz: No. 112, Mesilla And Arroyo Seco; No. 114, Santa Barbara; No. 118, Ojo De Borrega; No. 119, San Miguel Del Bado

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Private Land-Claims in New Mexico. [1943] Pueblo Indian lands.

Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, Transmitting, In Response To Senate Resolutions Of January 27, 1881, Copy Of Report Of Ute Commission, And Copies Of All Correspondence Between This Department And The Ute Commission, And Also The Governor Of Colorado, Concerning The Same Since June 15, 1880

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Report of the Ute Commission. [1943] Appointed to carry out the agreement made with Utes for sale of their reservation in Colorado.

Population And Resources Of Alaska. Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, Transmitting A Preliminary Report Upon The Population, Industry, And Resources Of Alaska

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Population and Resources of Alaska. [1968] Description of Alaskan Indians; Indian trade.

White River Ute Commission Investigation. Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, Transmitting Copy Of Evidence Taken Before White River Ute Commission.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

White River Ute Commission Investigation.14 May. HED 83, 46-2, v24, 84p. [1925] Testimony on the Ute outbreak in Colorado.

Letter From The Secretary Of The Interior, In Response To Senate Resolution Of The 12th Of March Last Calling For Information Concerning The Alleged Killing By Soldiers, In The Office Of The Agent Of The Poncas, In The Indian Territory, Of Big Snake, A Chief Man Of The Poncas, And What Action, If Any, In Reference To The Matter, The Department Had Taken, &C

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Killing of Ponca Chief by Soldiers. [1941] Big Snake killed in the office of the agent of the Poncas in Indian Territory.

The Laws Of Jamaica, 1880-81, Jamaica

Jamaica

A session of the legislative council, which began on the 2nd day of November, 1880, and terminated on the 8th day of March. 1881.

Published by authority

Journal Of The Senate Of The Commonwealth Of Kentucky, November 28, 1881 - April 24, 1882, Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate.

Journals of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

No abstract provided.

The Recording Laws Of The United States, Thomas M. Cooley

Articles

Of the securities,provided by law for the protection of property, perhaps none is more important than the registration of land titles. We put aside, very early, the old English notion that the best evidence of title was the possession of the title deeds, and adopted a system which, in theory, proposed to place in a public office, accessible to everyone, a record of the titles to real estate, by which every man might safely buy or safely accept encumbrances. Speaking generally now of the system, the theory seems to be nearly perfect. Every instrument affecting the title to lands must …

Report Of The Secretary Of The Interior; Being Part Of The Message And Documents Communicated To The Two Houses Of Congress At The Beginning Of The Third Session Of The Forty-Sixth Congress, 1880

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Hayes. 6 Dec. HED 1, 46-3, vl-12, 10,587p. [1951-1962) Indian education; Ute agreement; end of hostilities of the Apaches, and Sitting Bull's band of Sioux; allotment; annual report of the Sec.of War (Serials 1952-1957); annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serials 1959-1961); annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 1959); annual report of the CIA (Serial 1959), including Indian police, railroads through Indian lands, invasion of Indian Territory, and reports of Supts. and agents; etc.

Report Of The Secretary Of The Interior; Being Part Of The Message And Documents Communicated To The Two Houses Of Congress At The Beginning Of The Third Session Of The Forty-Sixth Congress : Annual Report Of The Commissioner Of Education, 1880

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Hayes. 6 Dec. HED 1, 46-3, vl-12, 10,587p. [1951-1962) Indian education; Ute agreement; end of hostilities of the Apaches, and Sitting Bull's band of Sioux; allotment; annual report of the Sec. of War (Serials 1952-1957); annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serials 1959-1961); annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 1959); annual report of the CIA (Serial 1959), including Indian police, railroads through Indian lands, invasion of Indian Territory, and reports of Supts. and agents; etc.

Report Of The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, 1880

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Annual Message to Congress with Documents; Pres. Hayes. 6 Dec. HED 1, 46-3, vl-12, 10,587p. [1951-1962) Indian education; Ute agreement; end of hostilities of the Apaches, and Sitting Bull's band of Sioux; allotment; annual report of the Sec.of War (Serials 1952-1957); annual report of the Sec. of Interior (Serials 1959-1961); annual report of the Gen. Land Office (Serial 1959); annual report of the CIA (Serial 1959), including Indian police, railroads through Indian lands, invasion of Indian Territory, and reports of Supts. and agents; etc.

1880–1881 Catalogue, University Of Notre Dame

Bulletins of Information

Law Department, pages 40–41.

Appropriations, New Offices, Etc.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Statements of Appropriations. 16 June. HMD 47, 46-2, v4, 110p. [1931] During the 2d session, 46th Cong.; Indian expenses.

[Report : Mr. Dawes]

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Removal of the Ponca Indians. 31 May. SR 670, 46-2, v6, 534p. [1898] from Dakota to Indian Territory in 1877; by a blunder in making the Sioux treaty of 1868, the Ponca reserve in Dakota was ceded to the Sioux; Poncas removed illegally.

Letter From The Secretary Of The Treasury, Transmitting, In Compliance With A Resolution Of The Senate, Adopted On The 5th Instant, Copies Of Reports Of Capt. John W. White, Of The United States Revenue Service, Concerning Matters Connected With Alaska Territory, And Also Copies Of All Material Papers Relating To The Transfer Of The Jurisdiction Over The Territory From The War Department To The Treasury, &C.

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Alaska Territory. 17 May. SED 179, 46-2, v4, 23p. [1885] Conditions there, and transfer of jurisdiction from the War Dept. to the Treasury Dept.; Indian affairs; Indian trade; liquor traffic; fears of an uprising of the Sitkas.

Agreement With Ute Indians Of Colorado

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Agreement with the Utes of Colorado. [1937] Sale of their reservation; settlement in New Mexico and Utah.

John A. Sutter

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

R. M of J. Sutter. [1936] Land-claim; active in controlling the Indians of southern California beginning in 1838.

Mohammed Kahn

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

On the Relief of M. Kahn. [1936] Native of Afghanistan enrolled in U.S. Army as a Blackfoot Indian.

Industrial Training Schools For Indians

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Industrial Training Schools for Indians. [1936] Under treaties with, notably, the Cheyennes, Arapahoes, Kiowas, Comanches, Crows, Navajoes, Sioux, Utes, Northern Cheyennes, and Northern Apaches.

Territory Of Oklahoma

American Indian and Alaskan Native Documents in the Congressional Serial Set: 1817-1899

Territory of Oklahoma. [1936] Establishment of a court in Indian Territory with jurisdiction over Indians; recommends allotment of land in severalty, and citizenship.