Sharpless v. Mayor of Philadelphia
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
This was a proceeding had upon a bill in equity, filed in the Supreme Court, at the instance of William P. Sharpless, and three others, of the city of Philadelphia (as well for themselves as for such other citizens, residents, and tax-payers, of the said city, who, agreeing to contribute to the expenses of the suit, may become parties thereto), against the Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of Philadelphia, and against Charles Gilpin, Mayor of the said city.
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This was a proceeding had upon a bill in equity, filed in the Supreme Court, at the instance of William P. Sharpless, and three others, of the city of Philadelphia (as well for themselves as for such other citizens, residents, and tax-payers, of the said city, who, agreeing to contribute to the expenses of the suit, may become parties thereto), against the Mayor, Aldermen, and Citizens of Philadelphia, and against Charles Gilpin, Mayor of the said city. It was averred in the bill that the petitioners were residents and owners of real and personal estate within the city of Philadelphia, and…
1Opinion of the Court
On the 6th of March, 1852, an act was passed by the legislature, authorizing the corporate authorities of Philadelphia city to subscribe for shares in the stock of the Philadelphia, Easton, and Water-Gap Railroad Company, and to raise the money necessary to pay for such stock by a loan on the credit of the city. On the 9th of May, 1852, a similar act was passed for a similar subscription to the stock of the Hempfield Railroad Company. In pursuance of these acts, the Select and Common Councils required the Mayor, as the executive magistrate of the city, to subscribe for ten thousand shares in…
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