Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

“ These bonds, having been issued while that organization of the county was in existence, and reciting that they were issued 'in pursuance of and in accordance with a vote of a majority of over three-fifths of the equalified electors' of the county, 'as required by law;' and the auditor of the state having certified that they were 'regularly and legally issued, that the signatures thereto are genuine, and that such bond has been duly registered,' in accordance with the law of the state,-are the valid obligations of the county in the hands of bona fide purchasers for value before maturity. ”

“ The answer in this case was nothing more than a general denial of the legality of the bonds and coupons sued on, for the reasons therein stated, and it was not incumbent upon the plaintiff to file any reply at all. This section of the Code might have applied against the defendant, had its answer not been verified. Moreover, suppose all that is claimed by the answer be taken as true, we do not see how it can operate to defeat the right of the plaintiff to recover on the bonds in suit. ”