Hood v. . Sutton
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendants from order of Stacy, J., at chambers, 21 November, 1917; from LeNoie. This is an action brought by the plaintiff in his own behalf and in behalf of other taxpayers and residents of the city of Kinston to restrain the holding of an election and the issuing of bonds in the sum of $150,000 for school purposes in the Kinston Graded School District, plaintiffs contending that there is no authority for holding the election or issuing the bonds: (1) For that…
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Appeal by defendants from order of Stacy, J., at chambers, 21 November, 1917; from LeNoie. This is an action brought by the plaintiff in his own behalf and in behalf of other taxpayers and residents of the city of Kinston to restrain the holding of an election and the issuing of bonds in the sum of $150,000 for school purposes in the Kinston Graded School District, plaintiffs contending that there is no authority for holding the election or issuing the bonds: (1) For that the election has been ordered by the aldermen of Kins-ton instead of by the board of commissioners of the county on…
1Opinion of the CourtAlleN, J.
The Kinston Graded School District was established under authority of chapter 96, Public Laws of 1899, the territory included in the district being then coterminous with the corporate limits of the city of Kinston. This act was ratified by a vote of the people of Kinston under a provision in the act requiring the. election to be held under the same rules and regulations as for the election of a mayor.
Under chapter 225, Private Laws of 1915, the district was enlarged to include much territory outside of the corporate limits of Kinston. This last act was also ratified by a vote of the people at…
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