Mayor of Griffin v. Inman, Swann & Co.
Supreme Court of Georgia
Municipal corporation. Constitutional law. Railroads. Powers. Negotiable securities. Usury. Contracts. Practice in the Superior Court. Charge of court. Before Judge Hall. Spalding Superior Court.
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Municipal corporation. Constitutional law. Railroads. Powers. Negotiable securities. Usury. Contracts. Practice in the Superior Court. Charge of court. Before Judge Hall. Spalding Superior Court. August Term, 1875. Inman, Swann & Company brought assumpsit against the Mayor and Council of the city of Griffin, on forty-three bonds issued by said city to the Griffin, Monticello and Madison Railroad Company, aggregating in amount $21,500 00. The defendant resisted a recovery, principally, oh the following grounds: Said bonds were issued in payment of a subscription to the stock of said railroad…
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Judge.
The city charter provided for subscription by the mayor and council, “ on the recommendation of a majority of citizens, either in public meeting or by public election.” As election is designated as one of the modes of making the recommendation, the citizens contemplated in the charter are probably those qualified to vote. The general source of au*377thority for such subscriptions, which the constitution ordains, is “a majority of the qualified voters of such town or city, voting at an election held for the purpose?” Leaving out the question whether the action of any number of…
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