Knox County v. Ninth National Bank
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT . COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. On February 20, 1865, the legislature of the State of Missouri passed an act to incorporate the Missouri arid Mississippi Kailroad Company.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT . COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI. On February 20, 1865, the legislature of the State of Missouri passed an act to incorporate the Missouri arid Mississippi Kailroad Company. (Session Acts 1865, p. 86.) Section 7, prescribing the route of said road, reads: “ Seo. 7. Said board of directors shall have full power and authority . .arvey, mark out, locate and construct a railroad from the town of Macon, in the county of Macon, in the State of Missouri, through the town of Edina, in the county of Knox, in said State, and thence to or near the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brewer
No question arises in this case as to the amount of the judgment, or as to the validity of the bonds as obligations of Knox County. The answer in terms admitted the indebtedness, and the only question which w.as litigated was whether the bonds were.issued solely under and by virtue of section 13 of the act incorporating the Missouri and Mississippi Railroad Company, or were supported by a vote of the people under the general railroad law. The difference between the two consists in this: If the bonds were issued under the general statute and in pursuance of the vote of the people, they are…
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