Commissioners of Jefferson County v. People ex rel. Griggs
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error to the district court for Jefferson county. The commissioners of that county in May, 1872, entered into a contract with certain parties for the erection of a court house and jail. In part payment thereof they issued warrants to the contractors upon the court house fund levy of that year.
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Error to the district court for Jefferson county. The commissioners of that county in May, 1872, entered into a contract with certain parties for the erection of a court house and jail. In part payment thereof they issued warrants to the contractors upon the court house fund levy of that year. In April, 1873, this levy was stricken from the assessment roll by order of the commissioners, and the county treasurer instructed to return all moneys collected by virtue of said tax to the persons having paid the same. In 1875, the legislature passed the special act set forth in the opinion. Prior…
1Opinion of the CourtMaxwell, J.
Under the issue presented by the pleadings, it is only necessary for us to determine, whether the legislature bad authority to pass the special act, approved February 2, 1875, or not.
The act in question provides : “That the county commissioners of the county of Jefferson are hereby authorized and required, on or before the first day of April, 1875, to prepare in due form, and cause to be printed in proper style, a sufficient amount of bonds of said county, which, when sold as hereinafter mentioned, vdll realize a sufficient amount to pay off the outstanding ‘CourtHouse Fund’ warrants, with…
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