Opinions of the judges of the Supreme court of Michigan, in the case of the people ex rel. the Detroit and Howell railroad company vs. the Township board ... term, A.D. 1870, at Detroit. By authority.
Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
Published: December 20, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 58
ISBN-13: 9781425500177
Subjects: History / United States / General
First sentence: The act of 1864, under which the proceedings in question were taken, provides that it shall be lawful for each of the several townships in the counties of Livingston, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne, to pledge their credit to aid in the construction of a railroad from some point near the city of Detroit to the village of Howell, for such sum or sums not exceeding five per centum of the assessed valuation for the time being of the real and personal property in such township as the electors of such township shall, at a meeting or meetings called for that purpose, determine.