Supreme Court of Missouri October 15, 1875 (State ex rel. Curators v. Halliday)

Wagner, Judge,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The relators filed their petition in this court on the 6th day of July, 1871, alleging that under and by virtue of an act of the General Assembly, approved March 11,1867, they are entitled to one and three-quarters per cent, of the revenue of the State, after deducting one-fourtli thereof for the public school fund ; that they have received at