Legal Opinion
County of Moultrie v. Rockingham Ten-Cent Savings-Bank
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 10, 1876No. 532PublishedCited by 32 opinions
Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Illinois. The facts are stated in the opinion of tbe court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Strong
This case differs very materially from Town of Concord v. Portsmouth Savings-Bank, supra, p. 625. We there held that tbe bonds were void because tbe legislative authority to issue them as a donation to tbe raiboad company had been annulled by tbe constitution of tbe State before tbe donation was made. In tbe present case the authority exercised was given to tbe county by tbe act of March 26, 1869, incorporating tbe railroad company. Tbe tenth section of tbe act was as follows: —
“ The board of supervisors of Moultrie County are hereby author-bed to subscribe to the capital stock of said…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Aspinwall v. Board of Commissioners of the Cty. of DaviessSupreme Court of the United States · 1860
- Nugent v. the SupervisorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Justices of the Clarke County Court v. Paris, Winchester, & Kentucky River Turnpike Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1850
- City of Logansport v. BlakemoreIndiana Supreme Court · 1861
- City of Sacramento v. KirkCalifornia Supreme Court · 1857
3Cited by32 opinions
- Buchanan v. LitchfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
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- Bound v. Wisconsin Central RailroadWisconsin Supreme Court · 1878
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