C. M. Barnes v. Turner and Kirkwood
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from the District Court of Logan County; before Jno. II. Burford, Trial Judge. STATEMENT OE FACTS. This was a proceeding in mandamus brought by the defendants in error, Turner and Kirkwood, in the district court ■of Logan county, against C. M. Barnes, as mayor, and the ■other plaintiffs in error as councilmen of the city of Guthrie, to compel them to levy a tax upon the properly of persons residing in the territory covered by the various old provisional governments or…
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Error from the District Court of Logan County; before Jno. II. Burford, Trial Judge. STATEMENT OE FACTS. This was a proceeding in mandamus brought by the defendants in error, Turner and Kirkwood, in the district court ■of Logan county, against C. M. Barnes, as mayor, and the ■other plaintiffs in error as councilmen of the city of Guthrie, to compel them to levy a tax upon the properly of persons residing in the territory covered by the various old provisional governments or sub-divisions of the City of Guthrie, known as Guthrie Proper, East Guthrie, West Guthrie, Capitol Hill and the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the court by
Irwin, J.:
The instruments in controversy are all time warrants, dated July 1, 1893. A copy of one of the warrants, of which the others are similar, is as follows:
“Warrant of the City of Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory.
“$554.15 No. 6.
“Treasurer of the City of Guthrie.
“One year after date pay to the order of Harper S. Cunningham, receiver National Bank, Guthrie, the sum of five hundred and fifty-four and 15-100 dollars, with interest thereon at the rate of six per centum per annum, from June 3rd, 1891, from any moneys which shall arise from special levy for the payment of…
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