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CARTER COUNTY v. SINTON

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120 U.S. 517 (1887)

7 S.Ct. 650

30 L.Ed. 701

CARTER COUNTY, v. SINTON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 7, 1887.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. W. Lindsay and Mr. A. Duvall for plaintiff in error.

Mr. George Hoadly, Mr. Edgar M. Johnson, Mr. Edward Colston, Mr. George Hoadly, Jr., and Mr. James O'Hara, for defendant in error.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE, after stating the facts reported above, delivered the opinion of the court.

The principal points presented by the argument of the plaintiff arise on the demurrer to the petition, and they may be stated thus:

1. The act of January 30, 1878, is void by the constitution of Kentucky, because the subject to which it relates is not clearly expressed in its title.

2. The act is also unconstitutional...

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