People ex rel. McCullough v. Pacheco
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court, Sixth Judicial District, Sacramento County. The following are copies of the complaint, answers, judgment, and stipulation in this cause: The People of the State of California, on the relation of John G. McCullough, Attorney-General of said State, complain of the defendants, Romualdo Pacheco, Treasurer of said State, and the Central Pacific Railroad Company of California, a corporation duly incorporated'under the laws of and doing business…
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Appeal from the District Court, Sixth Judicial District, Sacramento County. The following are copies of the complaint, answers, judgment, and stipulation in this cause: The People of the State of California, on the relation of John G. McCullough, Attorney-General of said State, complain of the defendants, Romualdo Pacheco, Treasurer of said State, and the Central Pacific Railroad Company of California, a corporation duly incorporated'under the laws of and doing business within said State, and for cause of complaint aver and show and cause this Court to be informed, that the said railroad…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Sawyek, J.
At the last session of the Legislature, an Act was passed, which was approved on the 14th of April, 1864, entitled, “An Act to aid the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad, and to secure the use of the same to this State for military and other purposes, and other matters relating thereto.” (Laws 1864, p. 344.)
The preamble to said Act is as follows, viz:
“ Whereas, War now exists and is in immediate and vigorous prosecution between the Government of the United States and certain States which have revolted against its authority; and, whereas, the Congress of the…
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