GALLARDO v. PORTO RICO RY., LIGHT & POWER CO.

No. 2058.

18 F.2d 918 (1927)

GALLARDO, Treasurer, et al. v. PORTO RICO RY., LIGHT & POWER CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

April 11, 1927.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Rigby, of Washington, D. C. (Russell H. Brennan, of Washington, D. C., and George C. Butte and J. A. Lopez Acosta, both of San Juan, Porto Rico, on the brief), for appellants.

Carroll G. Walter, of New York City (Edward J. Patterson, of New York City, and J. Henri Brown, of San Juan, Porto Rico, on the brief), for appellee.

Before BINGHAM, JOHNSON, and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

The court below enjoined the appellants, the treasurer and the commissioner of the interior of Porto Rico, from enforcing the Water Power Act of July 28, 1925 (Acts Porto Rico 1925, No. 60). The act took effect on October 26, 1925, and the bill was filed on the next day. Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4 are as follows:

"Section 1. For the purpose of providing funds to begin and continue the development of such water power of the island as may...

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