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Appletons' Annual Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events Volume 20; Embracing Political, Military, and Ecclesiastical Affairs Public Documents Biography, Statistics, Commerce, Finance, Literature, Science, Agriculture, and Mechanical Industry


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 Excerpt: ...bonds on technical grounds, and could not be assisted by a court of equity to accomplish an inequitable act. Bonds of the town of Lincoln issued to the Havana, Mason City and Eastern Railroad, were decided legal and binding by the United States Supreme Court, and a mandamus issued to compel the town offioers to levy a tax for their payment. Citizens of the town, being of the view that the bonds were invalid nnder the decisions of the State courts, applied for and obtained an injunction restraining the officers from levying and collecting the tax before the sitting of the Court. The bondholders thereupon procured a writ from the United States Court, citing certain citizens before it to show cause why they should not be held guilty of contempt of Court. The city of Quincy was incorporated in 1840, under a special charter, and an amendment was adopted in 1863 which limited the tax-levy to $1.03 on $100. In 1878 a tax was assessed under the general revenue law which amounted to It cent on the dollar. On a bill of equity filed by Frederick G. Jansen and others against the county collector, praying for an injunction forbidding the collection of the excess, which was levied for the payment of interest on city bonds, it was decided by the Supreme Court on appeal that the city has no right to exceed the limitation in its charter; so that it must take advantage of the general incorporation act and change its charter if it requires to levy higher taxes, in order to meet its liabilities and pay its expenses. A mandamus was issued by Judge Treat, in another case, bronght by the holders of Mississippi and Missouri Air-Line Railroad bonds, ordering the authorities of the city to levy and collect taxes to pay overdue coupons on these bonds; and the plea of the limitation o...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781236247353
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 692
  • Spine Width: 35 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1236247353
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 1216 gr


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