Craig v. City of Vicksburg
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Warren County. Hon. John I. Guión, judge. The appellant sued the City of Vicksburg, in debt on a bond executed by the corporate authorities, in the following words and figures:— “ Scrip oe the City oe Vicksburg. ‘ ‘ Authorized by an Act of the Legislature of the State of Mississippi.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Warren County. Hon. John I. Guión, judge. The appellant sued the City of Vicksburg, in debt on a bond executed by the corporate authorities, in the following words and figures:— “ Scrip oe the City oe Vicksburg. ‘ ‘ Authorized by an Act of the Legislature of the State of Mississippi. “ Three years after date, the City of Vicksburg promises to pay the bearer the sum of one thousand dollars, with interest thereon, at the rate of six per centum per annum, payable at the end of each six months, from the date hereof. Both principal and interest to be paid at the…
1Opinion of the CourtHandy, J.
This was an action of debt brought by the plaintiff in error, against the defendant in error, upon a bond executed by the corporate authorities, and under the corporate seal of the city of Yicksburgh, promising “to pay to the.bearer thereof, the sum of one thousand dollars, with interest thereon, at the rate-of six per cent, per annum, payable at the end of each six months from1 the date thereof, both principal and interest to be paid at the United States Bank, in Philadelphia, in gold or silver coin, upon presentation of the scrip,” dated the 13th June, 1840. The declaration avers that the…
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