First National Bank v. Nye County
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from the Fifth Judicial District Court, Nye County; John S. Orr, Judge, presiding. Action by the First National Bank of San Francisco against Nye County. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
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Appeal from the Fifth Judicial District Court, Nye County; John S. Orr, Judge, presiding. Action by the First National Bank of San Francisco against Nye County. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals. Statement of Facts This action is one to recover on four distinct causes of action,' three of which are based upon three promissory notes executed by the county commissioners of Nye County to the Nye and Ormsby County Bank, dated respectively October 2, 1907, October 15, 1907, and April 8, 1908. The fourth cause of action is for the amount of the aggregate of the three notes upon the…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Norcross J.,
after stating the facts:
[1] The notes sued upon in this case were issued under and by virtue of the provisions of sections 6 and 7 of an act entitled "An act relating to county government and the reduction of the rate of county taxation,” approved March 13, 1903 (Rev. Laws, secs. 3831, 3832), which read:
"Sec. 6. In case of great necessity or emergency, the board of commissioners by unanimous vote, by resolution reciting the character of such necessity or emergency, may authorize a temporary loan for the purpose of meeting such necessity or emergency, but such…
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