Tidewater Southern Ry. Co. v. Jordan

Mandamus. The petitioner, a railroad corporation, institutes an original proceeding in this court to compel the secretary of state to file in his office a certified copy of a certificate of creation of bonded indebtedness by petitioner. The facts are undisputed, the only return to the alternative writ heretofore issued being in the form of a demurrer for want of facts. The respondent urges but one ground in support of his refusal to file the certificate, and it is conceded that, unless this ground be well taken, the petitioner is entitled to the relief sought.

The proceedings for creating a…