Johnson v. Board of Supervisors
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Yazoo county. Hon.'O. B. Taylor, Chancellor. Bill for injunction by Clint Johnson and others against the Board of Supervisors of Yazoo County and others to prevent the issuance aand sale of highway construction bonds. From a decree for defendants, complainants appeal. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The course of judicial decisions holds the board of supervisors to the strictest limitations of their powers.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Yazoo county. Hon.'O. B. Taylor, Chancellor. Bill for injunction by Clint Johnson and others against the Board of Supervisors of Yazoo County and others to prevent the issuance aand sale of highway construction bonds. From a decree for defendants, complainants appeal. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The course of judicial decisions holds the board of supervisors to the strictest limitations of their powers. Jefferson County y. Grafton, 74 Miss. 435, 21 So. 247. The proceedings for the issuance of bonds is special in its character, and…
1Opinion of the CourtCook, P. J.
This appeal presents a case wherein the appellant asked the chancery court to review the proceedings of the board of supervisors of Yazoo county antecedent to the final order, authorizing the issuance and selling of hoods for the construction of public roads in supervisors district No. 1 of said counti^. All of the proceedings purported to have been under the provisions of chapter 176, Laws of 1914. The bill of complaint prays for an injunction against the issuance and sale of the bonds. The bill attacks all of the steps taken by the electors and ali of the orders made by the board of…
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