Case Name: Frederick Richards et al. v. Mahlon C. Donagho, Supervisor, etc.
Court: Illinois Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Illinois
Decision Date: 1872-09
Citations: 66 Ill. 73
Docket Number: 
Parties: Frederick Richards et al. v. Mahlon C. Donagho, Supervisor, etc.
Judges: 
Reporter: Illinois Reports
Volume: 66
Pages: 73–74

Head Matter:
Frederick Richards et al. v. Mahlon C. Donagho, Supervisor, etc.
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’
Appeal from the County Court of LaSalle county; the Hon. Charles H. Gilman, Judge, presiding.
This was a bill in chancery, filed September 21,1871, by the appellants, tax-payers and residents of the township of Bruce, in LaSalle county, to restrain the appellee from making a subscription of §15,000 to the capital stock of the Fairbury, Pontiac and Northwestern Bail road Company, and from executing and delivering to the company the bonds of the township.
It appeared that an election was called July 12, 1870, and held August 2, 1870, which resulted in favor of the proposed subscription.
Messrs. Mayo & Widmer, for the appellants.
Messrs. Dickey, Boyle & Bicholson, for the appellee.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Thornton
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..