This list of petitions to the Canal Commissioners provides the number and date of petition; name of petitioner; and "nature of the petition and action had." Petitions are numbered 1 through 120 and concern location of the Erie Canal enlargement; construction of bridges, culverts, docks, and other structures; water power privileges; and all other matters under the authority of the Canal Commissioners.
Creator
New York (State). Canal Commissioners
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Superintendent of Common Schools calendar of appeal cases
Series Number
B1928
Summary
The judicial power to interpret school laws was vested in the Superintendent of Common Schools (later with the Superintendent of Public Instruction and beginning in 1904 with the Commissioner of Education). Any person can appeal the official actions of any local school official to the commissioner, whose decision is binding. This series consists of a calendar of cases appealed to the Superintendent of Common Schools. No original papers related to these cases exist.
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New York (State). Superintendent of Common Schools
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