Chillicothe & Brunswick Railroad v. Mayor of Brunswick

The city of Brunswick, under authority of plaintiff’s charter (Adj. Sess. Acts 1863, p. 485), issued to the plaintiff its bonds to the amount of $25,000, and received certificates of stock therefor. The company negotiated the bonds, and upon the *554interest coupons falling due, the city authorities refused to provide for their payment. To save the credit of the bonds and of the company, the company provides temporarily for the payment of the coupons, and asks for a writ of mandamus upon the defendants, commanding them to make provision for the payment of said coupons, and also for those falling…