Commercial Bank v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
On appeal, from the circuit court of Adams county; Hon. C. C. Cage, judge. The State of Mississippi instituted proceedings in the circuit court, against the Commercial Bank of Natchez, under the act of 1843, known as the. quo warranto law, the substantial provisions of which, are as follows, viz.: Thej^rsi section was in these words : “That it shall be the duty of each anS every district attorney in this state, whenever he shall have reason to believe, or whenever the…
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On appeal, from the circuit court of Adams county; Hon. C. C. Cage, judge. The State of Mississippi instituted proceedings in the circuit court, against the Commercial Bank of Natchez, under the act of 1843, known as the. quo warranto law, the substantial provisions of which, are as follows, viz.: Thej^rsi section was in these words : “That it shall be the duty of each anS every district attorney in this state, whenever he shall have reason to believe, or whenever the affidavit of one or more credible person or persons shall be presented to him, stating that he or they have- good reason to…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Sharkey
This was an information in the nature of a quo warranto, instituted in the circuit court of Adams county, against the Commercial Bank of Natchez, to have a forfeiture of its charter judicially declared, for alleged violations.
The bank pleaded its charter, to which plea the district attor* ney filed twelve replications, on some of which the bank took issue, and demurred to others. The demurrer to the seventh replication was sustained, but the demurrers to the firs't, fifth, eighth and twelfth, were overruled, and the bank rejoined. To these rejoinders the district attorney demurred, and these…
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