Download or read book Railroads and Railroad Regulations in New York State 1900 1913 written by Bruce William Dearstyne and published by Dissertations-G. This book was released on 1986 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Railroads and American Law written by James W. Ely, Jr. and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2001-12-06 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No enterprise is so seductive as a railroad for the influence it exerts, the power it gives, and the hope of gain it offers.—Poor's Manual of Railroads (1900) At its peak, the railroad was the Internet of its day in its transformative impact on American life and law. A harbinger and promoter of economic empire, it was also the icon of a technological revolution that accelerated national expansion and in the process transformed our legal system. James W. Ely Jr., in the first comprehensive legal history of the rail industry, shows that the two institutions-the railroad and American law-had a profound influence on each other. Ely chronicles how "America's first big business" impelled the creation of a vast array of new laws in a country where long-distance internal transport had previously been limited to canals and turnpikes. Railroads, the first major industry to experience extensive regulation, brought about significant legal innovations governing interstate commerce, eminent domain, private property, labor relations, and much more. Much of this development was originally designed to serve the interests of the railroads themselves but gradually came to contest and control the industry's power and exploitative tendencies. As Ely reveals, despite its great promise and potential as an engine of prosperity and uniter of far-flung regions, the railroad was not universally admired. Railroads uprooted people, threatened local autonomy, and posed dangers to employees and the public alike-situations with unprecedented legal ramifications. Ely explores the complex and sometimes contradictory ways in which those ramifications played out, as railroads crossed state lines and knitted together a diverse nation with thousands of miles of iron rail. Epic in its scope, Railroads and American Law makes a complex subject accessible to a wide range of readers, from legal historians to railroad buffs, and shows the many ways in which a powerful industry brought change and innovation to America.
Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of New York State Government and Politics written by Gerald Benjamin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-03 with total page 1056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York remains the Empire State. Its trillion dollar economy makes the state a national-and often world-leader in banking, finance, publishing, soft services (law, accounting, insurance, consulting), higher education, culture, and the arts. With more than one in five of its residents having immigrated from elsewhere, New York State is an ethnic and social harbinger for an increasingly diverse nation. Recent years have found it, like many other big states, challenged to achieve effective governance. How is, can, or should such a state be governed? What is its history? What is its future? The Oxford Handbook of New York State Government and Politics offers an unusually comprehensive, detailed, and systematic study of this unique and influential state. The thirty-one chapters in The Oxford Handbook of New York State Government and Politics assemble new scholarship in key areas of governance in New York, document the state's record in comparison to other US states, and identify directions for future research. Following editor Gerald Benjamin's introduction, the handbook chapters are organized in five sections that look at the state constitution, state political processes, state governmental institutions, intergovernmental relations, and management and policy areas. Chapters address a wide array of topics including political parties, campaign finance policy, public opinion polling, elections and election management, lobbying and interest group systems, the state legislature, the governorship, the judiciary, the state's "foreign policy," education, health care policy, public safety, economic development, transportation policy, energy policy, and more. A final chapter, compiled by the state archivist, consists of a most extensive annotated bibliography of resources on state history, state political history, the state constitution, and state political processes. Chapter authors include both scholars of New York State and current and former state officials.
Download or read book Railroad Laws of the State of New York from 1850 to 1871 Inclusive written by New York (State) and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report written by New York (State) Board of Railroad Commissioners and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Railroad Corporations in the State of New York written by Edward Hyde Wells and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report on the Railroads of the State of New York written by New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Legislative Restrictions on the Carrying Trade of the Railways of the State of New York written by New York (State). Legislature and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Crucible of Public Policy written by Bruce W. Dearstyne and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2022-05-01 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Crucible of Public Policy: New York Courts in the Progressive Era relates the dramatic story of New York State courts, particularly the Court of Appeals, in deciding on the constitutionality of key state statutes in the progressive era. The Court of Appeals, second in importance only to the United States Supreme Court, made groundbreaking decisions on the constitutional validity of laws relating to privacy, personal liberty, state regulation of business, women workers' hours, compensation for on-the-job injuries, public health, and other vital areas. In the process, the Court became a crucible of sorts—a place where complex public policy issues of the day were argued and decided. These decisions set precedents that continue to influence contemporary debates. The book puts people—those who made the laws, were impacted by them, supported or opposed them in public forums, and the courts, attorneys, and judges—at the center of the story. Author Bruce W. Dearstyne presents new material previously unused by scholars, reflecting extensive research in the Court of Appeals' archival records.
Download or read book Annual Report on the Railroads of New York written by New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the Board of Railroad Commissioners written by New York (State). Board of Railroad Commissioners and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Railroads and Regulations 1877 1916 written by Gabriel Kolko and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This examination of the relationship of the economy to political process in the United States from 1877 to 1916 shows how the railroad industry encouraged and relied on national politics to solve its economic problems, and created a precedent for government regulation of the economy in the twentieth century. The continuity in governmental regulation from 1877 to 1900, in the Progressive Era, and in the administrations of Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson are pointed out. The origin of each major federal railroad act and contending forces is analyzed. Federal regulation of the railroads, probably the most important example of federal intervention in the economy from the Civil War to World War I is used as a key in reassessing the motives behind Progressivism. Originally published in 1965. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Download or read book Catalog of Copyright Entries Third Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and published by Copyright Office, Library of Congress. This book was released on 1976 with total page 1594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Proceedings Before the Assembly Committee on Railroads on the Bill Entitled An Act to Regulate the Transportation of Freight by Railroad Corporations written by New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Rail-Roads and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The General Rail Road Law of the State of New York written by New York (State) and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the Commission to Investigate the Surface Railroad Situation in the City of New York on the West Side written by New York (State). Commission to investigate the surface railroad situation in the city of New York on the west side and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
