People ex rel. Peoria & Rock Island R. R. v. Cline
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Fulton county; the Hon. C. L. Higbee, Judge, presiding. This was an application by the relator for a mandamus against appellee, supervisor of the toivn of Akron, in the county of Peoria, to compel him to execute and deliver $27,000 of the bonds of his town to the relator. The facts bearing on the points discussed appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
It appears that relator was created a corporation by an act of the general assembly, approved March 7th, 1867; that the company has constructed the railroad from Peoria to Rock Island; that it passes through the town of Akron, in Peoria county; that, under the power conferred by the charter, the-question whether the town should subscribe $30,000 to the capital stock of the company was submitted to a vote of the citizens thereof. After canvassing the vote, it was found that 124 votes were cast in favor of subscription, and 122 against subscribing. There were some conditions annexed in the…
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