Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-10-24
OPINION OF THE COURT UPON TIE
VALIDITY OF THE SPECIFIC CON-
TRACT ACT OF THE TERRITORY.
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NJ VT mr.
JOSIAH NICHOLS, VS.. ii. X. CARTER, ct ais.
This is an action OF assumpsit to recover
the sum OF Sl,036 claimed to be due upon Il
promlssory note executed and delivered by
the defendants to the painful on the 18th OF
March 1861 payable in gold coin or legal
tender notes at their current value The
prayer OF the complaint, following the terms
| OF the note, asks Tor Judgment specifying the
KIND OF currency IN winch 1t can be dis
charged or satisfied. TN TINS complalnt'th
being no answer by defendants, plaintiff
moves Tor Judgment IN accordance with the
prayer oil ms SAID complaint, offering at the
same time TO prove lhat the current or Gus
tomary value OF legal tender Treasury Notes
was about eighty cents OF Their lace or par
valne.
inns motion Is based upon the provisions
oil an ACT OF the legislature passed at the
seconu session thereoi commonly called the
Speclllc Contract Act. Inc inst section OF
this ACT provides that I'm an action upon
contract express or implied Tor the direct
payment OF money, or currency the Judgment
whether the same be by default, or alter YER
ulc1' upon inc decision OF the Court or the
report oil referee shall follow the contract
anu oe li"ue puyao'e III lhe kinu Oh money
VI currency stipulated lor ,herrih, or under
$1,000 ny tne terms thereof. Inc granting
Vi VnlS Hnotloh is reSsted oy defendant conh
SCI upon the grouuu inat inc ACT Oh the Ter
riIoflal legislature ABOVE relered TO Is IN VI
olatlon ql' or II coniilct WIN tie Act OF Con-
E'ess =. ~, February r., 1'Vl' loo-, usua'ly uehom-
'n@ n,Ll llo l-e?al lehaer ACT
NJ G'uuSe Ill the AcV OIL congress men
sloneu' "ee'lns upon the issue n'aue ny this
lno'loil' uller ueclailig that Tue treasury
notes issued IN pursuance OF It's PROVISIONS
payaole III an TRANSACTION TO ana rom the
uo'et'il'c"e eArePV custolllsi uueS ana liiier
.st oI ,,e 'u9tc 2ep.' urclalFs tlat they
snt u: "'So oe .'"tui ''ioney anu lesu' zen
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WIFI ov luIta ~, cAcePtlnn 10 'ile operation
" t'it ~. y oonsfess clte'' Is lhcohtro.
' ', a,lu no u'nouht OF sppilSlry or OF
tg"l cons.IuGt''u or 'HtgpPre.atlon cah iFee
!; isoT .,.l9 oUlect.9u' nc -Nct oi 'ie pa
.i " ~, ies1'iluIe, MnlcH + Jug supreme iaW
" 'he anu ~ express terms declares That
'he hotes issued ny authority OF Its pIovls
SONS snail DC lawful money ana legal ten
ler IN payment DIAL debts. public and pri.
'ate. ny the terms OF this Act are found
no exception IN relation to any class Of pri-
'ate Pecnnlary ooligatlohs; but the Act
ne territorial legislature N effect says that
-he parties to contract upon which there
nay be no other obligation than topay mon
~, Tor IL it is to pay ''god coin or its equiv
'lent in legal tender notes at their current
'ates, 1t Is still simply liability to pay in