New York Supreme Court February 7, 1853 (Wadsworth v. Buffalo Hydraulic Ass'n)

By the Court, Marvin, J.

The defendant was incorporated in March, 1827, and by the 4th section of the act, (Bess. Laws, p. 44,) the corporation was authorized to contract and agree with the Seneca tribe of indians on the Buffalo reservation, to enter into and upon the reservation and take the waters of Buffalo creek for the purpose of supplying Buffalo with water, &c.