Logan County v. Caldwell

Opinion by

Judge Cofer :.

Section 19 of the charter of the Owensboro and Russellville R. Co. (Acts 1867, p. 75) reads as follows:

“That the county courts of Daviess, Ohio, McLean, Muhlenburg and Logan counties shall have power, and are hereby authorized to subscribe to the capital stock of said company in such number of shares as may be determined by said county courts respectively,- and to levy upon the taxpayers of such counties respectively such taxes as may be necessary to pay the stock by them respectively so sub*821scribed; and said county courts may, if they shall deem it prudent, issue the…