Legal Opinion
Foster v. Roberts
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 15, 1919PublishedCited by 7 opinions
FROM DAVIDSON. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Davidson County. —Hon., Jos. B. Newman, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bachman
The power of the Legislature to authorize the issuance of nontaxable bonds of the State is again brought in question by this proceeding, wherein the complainants, as citizens and taxpayers, seek to restrain the funding board of the State from offering for sale or disposing of the *352Victory Bonds authorized by the provisions of chapter 122 of the Public Acts of 1919, as tax-free securities authorized by the provisions of chapter 114 of the Public Acts of 1919. The latter act is as follows:
“Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennesssee. That whenever the State of…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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