State ex rel. Mayor of Jefferson v. Richardson
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to Cole Circuit Court. The failure or neglect on the part of Richardson to pay one hundred dollars into the treasury of the City of Jefferson, annually for ten years, commencing at the time the ferry was ready for business, was a breach of his bond. (Act to establish a steam ferry at Jefferson City, Sess. Acts 1855, p. 513-14.) The bond is conditioned “ for the faithful performance of his duties under this act.”
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Error to Cole Circuit Court. The failure or neglect on the part of Richardson to pay one hundred dollars into the treasury of the City of Jefferson, annually for ten years, commencing at the time the ferry was ready for business, was a breach of his bond. (Act to establish a steam ferry at Jefferson City, Sess. Acts 1855, p. 513-14.) The bond is conditioned “ for the faithful performance of his duties under this act.” The payment of the money into the treasury is manifestly one of such duties. (Sec. 8, p. 514.) The prayer of judgment for the penalty of the bond is proper. (Penal Bonds, 2 R.…
1Opinion of the CourtBay, Judge
By an act of the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, approved February 27, 1855, the exclusive right and privilege of keeping a ferry across the Missouri river, opposite to and within the limits of the City of Jefferson, was granted to Allen P. Richardson, his heirs and assigns, for the period of ten years.
By the second section of the act, Richardson was required to execute to the State of Missouri a bond with sufficient security, in the sum of five thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties under the act, which bond was to be approved by the Governor, and…
2Cited by1 opinion
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