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Williams v. Chicago, 242 U.S. 434 (1917)
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Williams v. Chicago, 242 U.S. 434 (1917)
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Williams v. Chicago No. 128 Argued December 22, 1916 Decided January 8, 1917 242 U.S. 434
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
Syllabus
At the date of the Treaty of Greenville, August 3, 1795, 7 Stat. 49, the right of the Pottawatomie Nation in lands on and near the shore of Lake Michigan now in Illinois was no more than a right of occupation.
If the occupancy ever extended to lands formerly submerged in the lake such as are the subject of this litigation, the Court notices historically that it was long ago abandoned and that, for more than half a century, no pretense of such occupancy has been made by the tribe. The treaty did no more than confirm the tribal right of occupancy, and, when that was abandoned, all interest of the tribe and its members was terminated.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Williams v. Chicago, 242 U.S. 434 (1917) in 242 U.S. 434 242 U.S. 435. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FIQ38F476WBZSXD.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Williams v. Chicago, 242 U.S. 434 (1917), in 242 U.S. 434, page 242 U.S. 435. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FIQ38F476WBZSXD.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Williams v. Chicago, 242 U.S. 434 (1917). cited in 1917, 242 U.S. 434, pp.242 U.S. 435. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=FIQ38F476WBZSXD.
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