Board of Education v. Upham

An original petition for mandamus was filed in this court on behalf of the board of education of the city of Chicago and against R. B. Upham, as city comptroller of the city of Chicago. The petition alleged that the board of education was authorized by law to issue its negotiable bonds in the aggregate amount of $25,000,000 to augment the working cash fund and mortgage certain school lands to secure the payment of the bonds; that the board of education, in full compliance with all statutory provisions, had directed the issuance of said bonds and the execution of the mortgage; that it became…