Thompson v. Newtown
Superior Court of New Hampshire
Appeal, from the judgment of a justice of the peace. The action was brought to recover the plaintiff’s share of the surplus revenue money in the possession of said town. It appeared in evidence, that at the annual meeting of the utown, March 8th, 1842, the town passed the following vote and resolution: — “ Voted to divide the surplus revenue money among the resident tax-payers now in said town of Newtown.”
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Appeal, from the judgment of a justice of the peace. The action was brought to recover the plaintiff’s share of the surplus revenue money in the possession of said town. It appeared in evidence, that at the annual meeting of the utown, March 8th, 1842, the town passed the following vote and resolution: — “ Voted to divide the surplus revenue money among the resident tax-payers now in said town of Newtown.” “Resolved, that if any person that is now a resident in this town, and pays taxes, and may remove out of said town, shall receive their proportion of said money, and any person -may become…
1Opinion of the CourtEastman, J.
By virtue of the act of Congress, passed Juno 23d, 1836, regulating the deposites of the public money, and the act of the Legislature of this State passed January 11th, 1837, providing for the receipt of the public money that might be deposited with this State, a portion of the surplus revenue money, as it is usually termed, was deposited with this State. And by the further act of the Legislature of this State, passed January 13th, 1837, entitled “ An act providing for the disposition of the public money of the United States which shall be deposited with this State,” the public money so…
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