People ex rel. St. Mary's Falls Ship Canal Co. v. Auditor General
Michigan Supreme Court
Petition for a mandamus. The petition sets up: That, by an act of the Legislature of the state of New York, of April 12th, 1853, the relators were incorporated, and authorized to construct the St. Mary’s Falls Ship Canal, in pursuance of the laws of Congress and of Michigan in that behalf: That, by the act of the Legislature of Michigan of February 5th, 1853, the grant of lands by the national government for the construction of said canal was accepted, and the appointment of…
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Petition for a mandamus. The petition sets up: That, by an act of the Legislature of the state of New York, of April 12th, 1853, the relators were incorporated, and authorized to construct the St. Mary’s Falls Ship Canal, in pursuance of the laws of Congress and of Michigan in that behalf: That, by the act of the Legislature of Michigan of February 5th, 1853, the grant of lands by the national government for the construction of said canal was accepted, and the appointment of commissioners to contract for its construction provided for: That, by a supplementary act of February 12th, 1853, the…
1Opinion of the Court
Martin Ch. J.:
' Two questions are presented for our consideration. 1st, whether the provisions ’of the act of the Legislature supplementary to an act to provide for the construction of a ship canal around the falls of St. Mary’s, providing for the remission of taxes to the contractors is constitutional; and 2d, if such be the case, whether the contract of the contractors with John Kerswell for the sale of a portion of their lands, is a sale within the purview of such act.
Upon the first question we are agreed that the provision of the act referred to, so far as it authorizes the contract for…
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