East St. Louis v. Amy
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE ■ SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. Mandamus to enforce the collection of a tax upon a municipal corporation,. Judgment for the relator. The corporation sued out this writ of error. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Waite
delivered'the opinion, of the court.
This is a proceeding by mandamus to require the mayor and council,of the city of East St. Louis to levy a tax to pay ' a judgment against the city for $36,495.28 rendered by the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Illinois, in favor of H. Amy & Co. on the 22d of August, 1885.-The facts are.as follows:
By the charter of the city, which went into effect March 26, 1869,. the city council was given authority to borrow money on the credit of the city to an amount not exceeding $100,000, and to issue bonds therefor, but the power of…
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