Briggs v. Johnson County
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Missouri
plaintiffs bring their suit on coupons detached from Johnson county bonds, known as normal school bonds, issued under an act of the legislature of Missouri, entitled “An act to aid in the establishment of normal schools,” approved March 19th, 1870. The act declares that, for the purpose of establishing normal schools, the state is divided into two districts; the counties north of the Missouri river constituting the first district, and the counties south of the river, except…
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plaintiffs bring their suit on coupons detached from Johnson county bonds, known as normal school bonds, issued under an act of the legislature of Missouri, entitled “An act to aid in the establishment of normal schools,” approved March 19th, 1870. The act declares that, for the purpose of establishing normal schools, the state is divided into two districts; the counties north of the Missouri river constituting the first district, and the counties south of the river, except St. Louis county, constituting the second normal school district. The second section of said act provides: “In each of…
1Opinion of the Court
KREKEL, District Judge.
The grounds of demurrer, and arguments in support thereof,, may be considered under the following heads: public policy; unconstitutional grant of the taxing power; special legislation.
As to public policy: It has long been a recognized fact that the order and well-being of any community largely depended on its moral and intellectual cuitare; and nearly all nations making any pretensions to civilization have in some way or other recognized this. The encouragement usually was in keeping with the prevailing form of government and social organization. As these became…
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