Allen v. Inhabitants of Jay
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On petition by Joshua Allen and nine other taxable inhabitants of the town of Jay, against the inhabitants of the town, and Rodolphus P. Thompson, John Hanson, and Warren Leland, selectmen of the town.
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On petition by Joshua Allen and nine other taxable inhabitants of the town of Jay, against the inhabitants of the town, and Rodolphus P. Thompson, John Hanson, and Warren Leland, selectmen of the town. The petition alleges substantially,— That the petitioners are taxable inhabitants of Jay; that the town, on April 21, 1870, at a legal meeting called therefor, passed the following vote (see Opinion) ; that so much of the vote as assumes to authorize the town to loan its credit for the amount and purpose, and upon the conditions therein named, and the authority assumed thereby to be conferred…
1Opinion of the CourtAppleton, C. J.
A town meeting of the inhabitants of Jay was duly called to see if the town would loan its credit to Hutchins & Lane, on certain terms, provided ‘ said Hutchins & Lane shall move their new saw-mill and box factory from Livermore Falls to Jay Bridge, and also put in operation one run of stones for grinding meal, and establish their manufacturing business as soon as the month of September, A. d. 1870, at or near Jay Bridge.’
At a legal meeting held upon this call on April 19th, and by adjournment on April 21, 1870, the town ‘ voted to loan their credit to the amount of ten thousand dollars, at…
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