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Howell v. Bristol

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided January 5, 1871Published

Case 15 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL EROM KENTON CIRCUIT COURT. CITED Constitution of Ky., art. 1, secs. 1, 2, 14; art. 13, sec. 14. Acts of 1849-60, page 239, Charter of City of Covington.

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Case 15 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL EROM KENTON CIRCUIT COURT. CITED Constitution of Ky., art. 1, secs. 1, 2, 14; art. 13, sec. 14. Acts of 1849-60, page 239, Charter of City of Covington. Cooley’s Constitutional Limitation, 198. 2Acts of 1869, pages 620, 621. 15 Peters, 141, 423. 9 B. Monroe, '343, Cheaney v. Hooser. 9 Dana, 515, Lexington v. McQuillan’s heirs. 2 B. Monroe, 177, Louisville v. Hyatt. 4 B. Monroe, 149, Williamson v. Commonwealth. 1 Kent’s Commentaries, pages 430, 462, 463. CITED Session Acts of 1849-50, page 239, section 1, article 8. Act of March 16, 1869, 2 Session Acts, 620.…

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To PETITIONS FOR A REHEARING BY COUNSEL FOR APPELLEES

JUDGE LINDSAY

DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING RESPONSE OF THE COURT:

By the petitions filed for a rehearing of the questions involved in this appeal the attention of the court is specially called to the eighth section of an act amending the charter of the city of Covington, approved March 9, 1868, which is insisted to be and remain in full force and effect, and to authorize the improvement of Madison Street with Nicolson pavement, independent of the provisions of the act of 1869.

This section is in these words: “ That the city council shall have full…

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