Musgrove v. Vicksburg & Nashville R. R.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to the Circuit Court of Hinds County. Hon. Geo. F. Brown, Judge. The facts of the case sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court. Reporters find no brief on file on either side.
1Opinion of the Court
Simrall, Jr,
delivered the opinion of the court:
By an net of the legislature of the 6th of February, 1860, the Grenada, Houston and Eastern Railroad Company were made a body corporate, with the usual franchises conferred upon such companies, to enable them to construct, equip and operate a railroad. On the 10th of the same month, a supplemental act was passed, enabling the county of Calhoun (and three other counties), “upon such terms as they may think proper,” to subscribe for capital stock not to exceed $200,000, provided such subscription shall be approved by a majority of the electors,…
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