Carter County v. Sinton
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OR THE UNITED STATES EOR THE DISTRICT OR KENTUCKY. This was a suit brought against the county of Carter to recover tbe amount due on certain bonds and interest coupons, issued under the following circumstances: By an act of the General Assembly of Kentucky “ to incorporate the Lexington and Big Sandy Railroad Company,” approved January 9, 1852, and an.act amendatory thereof, approved March 1. 1854, the county of Carter was authorized to subscribe…
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OR THE UNITED STATES EOR THE DISTRICT OR KENTUCKY. This was a suit brought against the county of Carter to recover tbe amount due on certain bonds and interest coupons, issued under the following circumstances: By an act of the General Assembly of Kentucky “ to incorporate the Lexington and Big Sandy Railroad Company,” approved January 9, 1852, and an.act amendatory thereof, approved March 1. 1854, the county of Carter was authorized to subscribe $15,000 to the stock of the company, and to issue its bonds to raise ■ the money to pay therefor. Under this authority…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Waite
The principal points presented by the argument of the plaintiff arise on the demurrer to the petition, and they may be stated thus:
1. The act of January 30, 1878, is void by the constitution of Kentucky, because the subject to which it relates is not clearly expressed in its title.
2. The act is also unconstitutional and void because it vests in the county court of Carter County the power to bind the parts of Elliott and Boyd counties which had been set off from Carter.
3. The act gave no authority to the county court of Carter County to issue negotiable securities which pass by delivery and in…
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