Barksdale v. Commissioners of Sampson County
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Constitution — Power of County Commissioners to levy Tax for . Schools. Mr. Justice Merrimon dissents from the opinion of the Court. Civil ActioN, tried upon a case agreed by MeKoy, Judge, at October Term, 1885, of the Superior Coart of SAMPSON county. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. There was a judgment for the plaintiffs, and the defendants appealed.
1DissentMerrimON, J.
The constitutional question presented by this appeal, is one of great importance, and as I do not concur in the opinion of my brethren nor in the judgment of the Court, I deem it proper to state the grounds of my dissent.
The plaintiffs in their complaint, allege in substance, that the defendant commissioners, in conjunction with the justices of the peace of Sampson county, have levied, and the defendant sheriff is about to collect, a tax of 13-J- cents on the $100 valuation of property, and 40 cents on the poll, for the further support of public schools in that county, as allowed by the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Brodnax v. GroomSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1870
- White v. Commissioners of ChowanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1884
- University R.R. Co. v. . W. W. HoldenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1869
- Clifton v. . WynneSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1879
- Halcombe v. Commissioners of HaywoodSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1883
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