The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-06-01
The Injunction Bill Granted.

The bill enjoning the State Funding
Board from proceeding to carry out the
Of the 1908 Act has been
icrvcd. The fla. to the bill was grant
ID by Judge Williams, OF this Circuit,
md served upon Comptroller Nolan, a
member Of the Board, on Tuesday Of
last week.
The following is a synopsis Of the
bill:
1t gives a history of the creation Of
debt, and alleges that certain number
Of the bonds were illegally issued 1t
charges that the passage Of the 1908
act was procured by bribery; thata ma
jority Of the Legislature met pledged
against any such scheme that divers
members Of the Legislature were en-
gagged at the time Of the passage Of the
act in specializing in Tennessee bonds,
the profits Of which speculation depend
ed upon their votes; that one member
received 10000, another $4,000, and
Il third vas paid $4,000, but his heart
failed him and he paid the money back
and refused to vote. In addition to the
frauds, the bill declares that the 1908
act is unconstitutional
/, Because it appropria,cs revenue
for a period Of 80 years, while the con-
sttution directs that no appropriation
shall be made for a longer period than
two years, or until the rise Of the next
General Assembly.
2. 1t charges that it violates the con
stitution by comforting judicial powers
on the executive officer. Of the State in
that it directs them to pass upon the lc.
gaIity or iIlcgaIity af the bonds.
3. 1t violates the provision Of the
constitution in reference to the school
fund, because by the coupon feature Of
the act the revenue raised to pay the in.
tcrcst ON the school fund may be divert
ed by the coupons to pay interest ON the
bonds issued under this act
4, II yiolntcs ,Le constitution which
provides that the Legislature shall have
no power 70 ,uspcud any General law
for thr benefit If onv nortfrul,r ;ndi
viduoI nor to mas. any low for ,ho hen.
eft Of individuals, inconsistent with thC
general laws Of the land, nor to pass any
law orop,ino +, any ndiviIu.l nr. midi
viJunI, rjobts nriyilorr. imm,uitirs f.,
cycuptious other thnn surh -. mov h,
by the same law extended to puy mem
Der of the community vino may be able
10 pr'ng "''"SGn "''''.n the provisions I"
r"nJ;m, nr hnmJ' L "J' ,",a'y| W. L, NV
holders bn, spccuIlv cvccnt. hands bnl,
by the charitable and educational nsti
lulIons OF the State,
49, ~ N'0''l'cI Iho constitution, Whlci
r;yc ~. onnnnj G,,n'or I,n, ," 'LdI u" n,o;, ~
in their caption or otherwise the title q,
substance of the law repealed, revive,
or amended. sand act repeats the Dist
'ccI'o ., 81 inc ocI OF NIarcn' l"'", "hlcII
irco.ury vnrron,y anIl nnI 3I,'an o' Inv
United States Bank and Treasury note.
and old issue of the Bank Of Tennessee,
lor taxes, by making coupons receivable
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The bin ALLEGES. further thot fine 103
act is ambiguous, and asks for Il CON
strucl'oh Of Che act by the court,
The compMinants are Henry j. Linn,
+. NJ. Apperson, VI. c. Pcarcc, s. Man
field, II. Furstcnhcim, w, f. TpyIor,
Tom Gale, l.. Hanover, \. j. KcIIar,
j, r. iIlIIsman, j. j. Busby and John
W. billiard, of Shelby county Lewis
\. Green and O. b. Jenkins, ofSumncr
county; p. G. Tally and W. j. OycraI,
ofRuthcrlord county; c. II. TayIor, II.
&. Miller, A. Y. War;, j. l.. Wexford,
II. r. Lemon, W. p. Proudft, W. j..
Cole, II. j. Shaw, W. W. SchooIGcId
W, n. Williamson Thos II Chiffon