Harshman v. Bates County
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Missouri. This is an action against the county of Bates, upon a large number of coupons originally attached to bonds issued by the County Court of that county.
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Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Missouri. This is an action against the county of Bates, upon a large number of coupons originally attached to bonds issued by the County Court of that county. The following is a copy of one of the bonds and coupons : — “ [No. 90. United States of America. [$1,000. “State of Missouri, County of Bates: — “ Issued pursuant to articles of consolidation in payment of stock due the Lexington, Lake, and Gulf Railroad Company, consolidated Oct. 4, a.d. 1870. “ Know all men by these presents, that the county of Bates, in the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bradley
This is an action brought to recover the amount due on certain coupons attached to bonds of Bates County, Mo., issued at the request and on account of Mount Pleasant Township in said county, in payment of a subscription, on behalf of the township, to the capital stock of the Lexington, Lake, and Gulf Railroad Company. The subscription was made under a law of Missouri, called the “ Township Aid Act,” passed in 1868; by which, on the application of twenty-five tax-payers and residents of any township, for election purposes, in any county, the County Court may order an election to be held in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State ex rel. North Missouri Central Railroad v. Linn County CourtSupreme Court of Missouri · 1869
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- Jarrolt v. MoberlySupreme Court of the United States · 1881
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