Town of Middleport v. Ætna Life Insurance

The act of March 7,1867, authorized all incorporated towns and cities, and towns acting under township organization, within limited boundaries, to appropriate such sums of money as they might deem proper to the Chicago, Danville and Vincennes Pailroad Company, to aid in the construction of its road, to be paid as soon as the track should be located and constructed through such city, town or township, subject, however, to the condition that the proposition to make such appropriation should first be submitted to a vote of the legal voters of such municipality, at a regular or special election,…