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Northern Pacific Ry. Co. v. Wismer, 246 U.S. 283 (1918)
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Northern Pacific Ry. Co. v. Wismer, 246 U.S. 283 (1918)
Northern Pacific Railway Company v. Wismer No. 152 Argued January 28, 29, 1918 Decided March 4, 1918 246 U.S. 283
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
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Lands opposite the line of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company constituting an Indian reservation when the line was definitely located were not embraced in the grant of odd numbered sections made to the company by the Act of July 2, 1864, c. 217, 13 Stat. 365. A reservation of public lands for and exclusively devoted to the occupancy of a tribe of Indians, made under the direction and with the approval of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and expressly or tacitly approved by the Secretary of the Interior, held valid and effectual to exclude the lands from the Northern Pacific grant, although not formally sanctioned by the President until after the railroad had filed its plat of definite location.
230 F. 591 affirmed.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Northern Pacific Ry. Co. v. Wismer, 246 U.S. 283 (1918) in 246 U.S. 283 Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZH5V8HZPLYTYWHZ.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Northern Pacific Ry. Co. v. Wismer, 246 U.S. 283 (1918), in 246 U.S. 283, Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZH5V8HZPLYTYWHZ.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Northern Pacific Ry. Co. v. Wismer, 246 U.S. 283 (1918). cited in 1918, 246 U.S. 283. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=ZH5V8HZPLYTYWHZ.
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