Supreme Court of the United States December 7, 1891, 47 (Coghlan v. South Carolina Railroad)

Mr. Justice Harlan,

after stating the casé, delivered the opinion of the court.

We have seen that the bonds in suit were redeemable on the first day of January, 1866, and not before without the consent of the holder, and were payable in pounds sterling with interest at the rate of five per cent per annum from date, the interest to be paid semi-annually on named days, “ on presenting the proper