Hope v. Mayor of Gainesville
Supreme Court of Georgia
Constitutional Law. Laws. Charters. Railroads. Municipal Corporations. Before Judge Stewart. Hall County. At Chambers. January 24, 1884. Hope et al., filed their bill against the Mayor and Council of the city of Gainesville, alleging that they were citizens and tax-payers of that place; that on or about July 1,1880, defendants issued city bonds to the amount of $30,000.00, and on or about August-5,1881, they issued other bonds to the amount of $20,000.00; that all of these…
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Constitutional Law. Laws. Charters. Railroads. Municipal Corporations. Before Judge Stewart. Hall County. At Chambers. January 24, 1884. Hope et al., filed their bill against the Mayor and Council of the city of Gainesville, alleging that they were citizens and tax-payers of that place; that on or about July 1,1880, defendants issued city bonds to the amount of $30,000.00, and on or about August-5,1881, they issued other bonds to the amount of $20,000.00; that all of these were issued to pay a subscription of the city of Gaines-ville to the stock of the Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern…
1Opinion of the Court
Blandeord, Justice.
The question presented by this record is, whether the act to incorporate the Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern Railroad Company, and for other purposes therewith connected, approved August 23,1872, is constitutional or not. The act provides for the incorporation of certain persons and such others as may be associated with them as a body corporate by the name of the Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern Railroad Company; that they may hold and convey real estate. The 5th section of the act provides that they may survey, lay out and construct a railroad from the city of…
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