Comanche County v. Lewis, 133 U.S. 198 (1890)
U.S. Supreme Court
Comanche County v. Lewis, 133 U.S. 198 (1890)
Comanche County v. Lewis
No. 1022
Submitted January 7, 1890
Decided January 27, 1890
133 U.S. 198
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS
Syllabus
Full control over the matter of the organization of new counties in the Kansas is, by its constitution, article 9, § 1, given to the legislature of the state, which has power not only to organize a county in any manner it sees fit, but also to validate by recognition any organization already existing, no matter how fraudulent the proceedings therefor were.
When a legislature has full power to create corporations, its act recognizing as valid a de facto corporation, whether private or municipal, operates to cure all defects in steps leading up to an organization, and makes a de jure out of what was before only a de facto corporation.