Legal Opinion

State ex rel. National Bank v. Johnson

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided May 21, 1901PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from Texas Circuit Court. — Ron. L. B. Woodside, Judge. (1) It is the duty of the county courts of the several counties, at the May term, every year, to appropriate, apportion and subdivide the revenues.collected and to be collected, and moneys received and to be received. The money collected and received would be money on hand or surplus revenue.

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Appeal from Texas Circuit Court. — Ron. L. B. Woodside, Judge. (1) It is the duty of the county courts of the several counties, at the May term, every year, to appropriate, apportion and subdivide the revenues.collected and to be collected, and moneys received and to be received. The money collected and received would be money on hand or surplus revenue. R. S. 1899, sec. 9283. (2) The action of the county court, setting apart, appropriating and subdividing the revenue, is made a matter of record, and the funds so set apart are sacred to the purposes designated in the order, and can not be…

1Opinion of the Court

STATEMENT.

GANTT, J.

This is a proceeding by mandamus, to require the respondent, as treasurer of Texas county, to pay to *625the relator the amount due upon a county warrant of said county, drawn for current county expenditures of said county during the year 1891, out of surplus funds in his hands, from the revenues for the years 1895 and 1896, which surplus remains after payment of all warrants issued for said years 1895 and 1896, and after reserving sufficient funds to pay all outstanding warrants which were registered by the county treasurer prior to the registration of relator’s warrant, and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Book v. EarlSupreme Court of Missouri · 1885
  2. Andrew County ex rel. Kirtley v. SchellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
  3. Reynolds v. NormanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
  4. Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad v. ThorntonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
  5. Randolph v. Knox CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1893

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Decker v. DiemerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1910
  2. Sturdivant Bank v. Stoddard CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1933
  3. First National Bank of Stoutland v. Stoutland School District R2Supreme Court of Missouri · 1958
  4. Douglas County v. Bank of Ava.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1933
  5. Holloway v. Howell CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1912

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