Richards v. Donagho
Illinois Supreme Court
Richards v. Donagho, 66 Ill. 73 (Ill. 1872)
Thornton
Richards v. Donagho
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the Court:
The only question presented by this record was, after mature deliberation, settled by the opinion in Schall et al. v. Bowman, 62 Ill. 321.
Notwithstanding the able and plausible argument made in this ease, the majority of the court adhere to the, opinion in the case referred to above.
The decree is therefore reversed and the cause remanded.
Decree reversed..
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Frederick Richards v. Mahlon C. Donagho, Supervisor, etc.
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- 2 cases
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- Syllabus
- Constitution of 1870—when sepa/rate a/rticles of, took effect—municipal subscriptions. The separate articles of the constitution of 1870, which were submitted to a vote separately from the main instrument, and adopted, became a part of the organic law from and after the second day of July, 1870. Therefore, no corporate subscription could be made in aid of a railway corporation in pursuance of a vote had after that date, although an election had been called prior to such date, for such purpose’