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HOWARD COUNTY v. PADDOCK

110 U.S. 384 (1884)

HOWARD COUNTY v. PADDOCK.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 4th, 1884.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John D. Stevenson for plaintiff in error.

Mr. John H. Overall for defendant in error.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE delivered the opinion of the court.

It was conceded on the argument of this case that under the original charter of the Louisiana and Missouri River Railroad Company granted in 1859, Howard County had authority to subscribe to the capital stock of the company without a vote of the people, and that this authority was not taken away by the Constitution of 1865. The claim is, however, that the amending act of 1868 so changed the original charter...

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