State ex rel. Jackson v. St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mason, J.:

This is an original action brought by the state against the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Company to oust it from the exercise of the franchise of doing intra-state business in Kansas (1) without complying with various requirements exacted of foreign corporations seeking to do business here, including the payment of certain fees, and (2) without paying further fees on account of a recent increase in its authorized capital stock. It is submitted upon a demurrer to the answer.

Section 5871 of the General Statutes of 1901, which originated…