Memphis, Kansas & Colorado Railway Co. v. Thompson
Supreme Court of Kansas
Original Proceedings in Mandamus, On the 7th day of May, 1879, an alternative writ of man*damus was issued out of this court, upon a petition filed therefor on behalf of the Memphis, Kansas & Colorado Railway Company, and directed to John W. Thompson, as mayor of the city of Parsons, and A. A. Osgood, as clerk of said city, commanding them, as such officers, immediately upon the receipt of said writ, to issue and deliver to the plaintiff thirty negotiable bonds of said city,…
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Original Proceedings in Mandamus, On the 7th day of May, 1879, an alternative writ of man*damus was issued out of this court, upon a petition filed therefor on behalf of the Memphis, Kansas & Colorado Railway Company, and directed to John W. Thompson, as mayor of the city of Parsons, and A. A. Osgood, as clerk of said city, commanding them, as such officers, immediately upon the receipt of said writ, to issue and deliver to the plaintiff thirty negotiable bonds of said city, each for $1,000, payable in thirty years from July 1st, 1878, with interest at the rate of eight per cent, per annum,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Bheweh, J.:, , fads. This action was brought to compel the issue of $30,000 in bonds of the city of Parsons, in payment of the subscription of the city to a like amount of the capital .stock of the Memphis, Kansas & Colorado Railway Company. The aid was voted and subscription made under ch. 107, Laws of 1876, the provisions of which, so far as material, are as follows:
“Section 1. "Whenever . ... two-fifths of the resident tax-payers of any incorporated city shall petition the mayor *172and council of such city to submit to the qualified voters of such . .…
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