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Excerpt from The Law of Railways, Including the Consolidation and Other General Acts of Regulating Railways in England and Ireland, With Copious Notes of Decided Cases on Their Construction, Including the Rights and Liabilities of Shareholders, Allottees of Shares, Vol. 1 of 2
Mr. Shelford in his admirable treatise on the Law of Railways, has done the profession good service, and all who are called upon to become familiar with the Law upon that important and interesting subject, and daily becoming more so, can not but duly appreciate his labors. It has been the object of the American Editor to intro duce into this edition the new matter, that has arisen in England since the 3d edition was prepared for the press by Mr. Shelford, and also the American decisions on this subject, decided upon, com mon principles; and also those giving construction to Railway Char ters, Railway Statutes, and cases involving questions of Constitutional Law.
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