Beck v. McAfee

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The action was one to enjoin the board of. county commissioners from locating the county settlement of public welfare institutions on the county poor farm. A demurrer to the petition was sustained, and the plaintiffs' appeal.

The statute involved reads as follows:

“Section 1. Each county within this state having a population of more than 60,000 and less than 75,000 may establish and maintain a settlement of public welfare institutions as defined in section 2 of this act, and shall have power to issue bonds in a sum not exceeding $50,000, the…