Schall v. Bowman
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of St. Clair County; the Hon. Joseph Gillespie, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breese
There are three questions presented by agreement on this record for our consideration, and they are these:
1st. Did the section of the new constitution (submitted separately) in relation to municipal subscriptions to railroads or private corporations take effect before the third day of August, 1870, and thereby annul the right of the city of East St. Louis to vote the subscription?
2d. Is “The American Bottom Lime, Marble, and Coal Company ” a railroad company within the meaning of the law authorizing municipal subscriptions to the capital stock of railroad companies ?
3d. Is the act…
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