Isaacs, Taylor & Williams v. City of Richmond

Citations

• 90 Va. 30
• 17 S.E. 760
• 1893 Va. LEXIS 6

Syllabus

<p>1. Constitutional Law. — Any act whose necessary operation impairs, or tends to impair the supremacy of the Constitution, is void, no matter what may have been the purpose of the legislature in enacting it.</p> <p>2. City Council — Notes as Currency — Case at bar. — Under an ordinance in 1861, city of Richmond issued notes to circulate as currency. Evidence showed that one object was to aid the rebellion.</p> <p>Held :</p> <p>The notes were void.</p>