Herbon Bank v. Lawrence County
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Lawrence county. Hon. A. E. Weathersby, Judge. Mandamus by the íjerbon Bank against Lawrence county, to require the .board of supervisors to levy a special tax to pay warrantsr issued by them. A demurrer to the petition was sustained, and petitioner appeals.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Lawrence county. Hon. A. E. Weathersby, Judge. Mandamus by the íjerbon Bank against Lawrence county, to require the .board of supervisors to levy a special tax to pay warrantsr issued by them. A demurrer to the petition was sustained, and petitioner appeals. Section 4566, Code 1906, referred to in the opinion of the court, is as-follows: “Upon the presentation of a pay certificate for services rendered as a teacher, duly attested by the superintendent, the clerk of the board of supervisors, or of the municipality being a separate school district, shall issue a…
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J.
The appellant began this suit by petition to the circuit court, asking that the court by mandamus require the board of supervisors of Lawrence county to levy a special tax for the purpose of paying certain school warrants issued by the clerk of the board of supervisors of said county upon pay certificates duly attested by the superintendent of education, according to the provisions of section 4566, Code 1906, and other warrants issued by order of the board of supervisors.
We get from this record that the school warrants to pay the salaries of teachers in the public schools were regular on…
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