Ireland v. Taylor

Citations

• 68 Tex. 158
• 4 S.W. 65
• 1887 Tex. LEXIS 657

Syllabus

<p>Í. Bond—Railway.—Neither under the act of August 15,' 1870, nor under the joint resolution of May 18, 1871, could the Governor of Texas, after a sale had been made to the State of the Houston Tap & Brazoria Railroad, exact from a subsequent purchaser a bond conditioned that the purchaser would keep said railroad in running order, and that he would not remove or cause to be removed any of the iron from the track of said railroad or any of the rolling stock therefrom.</p> <p>2. Same.—Since the Governor was neither authorized by the Legislature to require such a bond, nor to annex such conditions to the sale of the road, such a bond was without lawful consideration to support it, and therefore invalid.</p>