Kitchens v. County Commissioners

Citations

• 5 Scam. 484

Syllabus

<p>Error to Sangamon.</p> <p>1. Internal improvement fund — loans. The county commissioners’ courts of the respective counties had power to lend the money appropriated to their respective counties, under the “ act to establish and maintain a general system of internal improvement” [which money was required, by said act, to be expended in the improvement of roads, constructing bridges. and other public works], to appoint agents to keep and loan the same to individuals ; and to take bond from such agents for the faithful performance of the trusts assumed by them ; and such bonds are valid, (a) </p>