Harshman v. Knox County
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OE MISSOURI. This was a proceeding by mandamus against the Justices of the county court of Knox County to compel them to levy a tax sufficient to pay a judgment for $77,374.46, obtained by the relator, Harshman, on the 28th of March, 1881, against that county, in the Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OE THE UNITED STATES EOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OE MISSOURI. This was a proceeding by mandamus against the Justices of the county court of Knox County to compel them to levy a tax sufficient to pay a judgment for $77,374.46, obtained by the relator, Harshman, on the 28th of March, 1881, against that county, in the Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The information alleged that “ said judgment was recovered upon bonds and coupons issued by the said county in part payment of a subscription made by the said county on the 9th day of June, 1867, to the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Matthews
It is not denied, and has been so decided by the Supreme-Court of Missouri, that, under § 17 of the General Railroad Law, just cited, the county court of a county was authorized' to subscribe to the stock of railroad companies, though created by special charter, provided the requisite assent of the qualified voters was duly obtained. Cape Girardeau, &c., County v. Dennis, 67 Missouri, 438; Chouteau v. Allen, 70 Missouri, 290.
It is also not denied, that, by virtue of § 18 of the General Railroad Law, the special tax therein provided may be lpvied for the purpose of paying bonds issued in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Ralls County Court v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- United States v. County of MacOnSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Thompson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1881
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- Commissioners of Taxing Dist. of Brownsville v. LoagueSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Barnett v. DenisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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