City Council v. National Building & Loan Ass'n
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Montgomery Circuit Court. Tried before Hon. ,T. R. Tyson. This suit, was brought by the appellant against (ho appellee, and sought, to recover a penalty for the carrying on by the defendant in the city of Montgomery of a building and loan business.
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Appeal from Montgomery Circuit Court. Tried before Hon. ,T. R. Tyson. This suit, was brought by the appellant against (ho appellee, and sought, to recover a penalty for the carrying on by the defendant in the city of Montgomery of a building and loan business. The defendant, in its plea, set up an act of the legislature, regulating building and loan associations, (Acts § 1892-93 p. 665) alleging that it did business throughout the state, and had paid the license therein required. By demurrer, the plaintiff attacked the constitutionality of that act, on the grounds noted in the opinion, and…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
The General Assembly at its session of 1892-3 passed an act haying the following title : “An act, to regulate the business of building and loan associations in this State ; to prohibit such associations from hypothecating and transferring their securities, unless such privilege be granted by the General Assembly ; to require associations organized in other States and Territories to deposit securities with the State treasurer intrust for their members and creditors, and prescribing how such securities shall be withdrawn, and requiring' such association to pay a license of two hundred dollars…
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