George v. Township of Oxford
Supreme Court of Kansas
Original Proceedings in Mandamus. On the verified petition of George, showing that he was the owner and holder of two bonds (Nos. 11 and 12,) and the coupons thereof, of a series of twenty bonds of $500 each, issued by The Township of Oxford, in Sumner county, April 15th 1872 — that the coupons on said bonds which became due and payable October 15th 1874 remained unpaid, and the proper officers of said Oxford township neglected and refused to levy a tax on the taxable…
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Original Proceedings in Mandamus. On the verified petition of George, showing that he was the owner and holder of two bonds (Nos. 11 and 12,) and the coupons thereof, of a series of twenty bonds of $500 each, issued by The Township of Oxford, in Sumner county, April 15th 1872 — that the coupons on said bonds which became due and payable October 15th 1874 remained unpaid, and the proper officers of said Oxford township neglected and refused to levy a tax on the taxable property of their said township to pay said coupons, an alternative writ of mandamus was allowed by this court, and issued…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
Passing over all preliminary and minor questions, the main question presented to us in this case is, whether certain bonds issued by the township of Oxford, in Sumner county, to the “Oxford Bridge & Perry Company,” a private corporation of said township, are valid. Said bonds show upon their face that they were issued on April 15th 1872, “in pursuance of an act of the legislature of the state of Kansas, entitled ‘An act authorizing the trustee, treasurer, and clerk (or any two of them) of the township of Oxford, county of Sumner, and…
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