An act of the Legislature was approved authorizing a railroad company to terminate its road at any point on the State line between Illinois and Wisconsin.

The evidence

• “An act of the Legislature was procured, approved February 4, 1850, authorizing the Company to terminate their road at any point on the State line between Illinois and Wisconsin, and to connect with any other road, and also to extend the road from Madison to the Wisconsin River. An act was also procured authorizing the Company to extend its road from Janesville, by way of Ft.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/10-rock-county-ch04-early-maps-courts-railroads.md, PDF p. 377 / book p. 381

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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