Guy v. Commissioners of Cumberland County
Supreme Court of North Carolina
OrviL action brought and pending in Cumberland Superior Court to enjoin the Dispensary Board of Cumberland county from establishing and maintaining the dispensary authorized by Chapter 235, Acts of 1897, and to enjoin the defendant County Commissioners from paying out any county funds or pledging the credit of the county for the support of such dispensary and from engaging in the sale of liquor under said Act, and to have said Act declared unconstitutional.
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OrviL action brought and pending in Cumberland Superior Court to enjoin the Dispensary Board of Cumberland county from establishing and maintaining the dispensary authorized by Chapter 235, Acts of 1897, and to enjoin the defendant County Commissioners from paying out any county funds or pledging the credit of the county for the support of such dispensary and from engaging in the sale of liquor under said Act, and to have said Act declared unconstitutional. A rule to show cause, &c., was issued by Mclver, «/., and the answer thereto heard before him at Chambers in Carthage, N. 0.’, on the…
1Opinion of the Court
Clark, J.:
The General Assembly of 1897 enacted a statute (Chapter 235) to “regulate the sale of liquors in Cumberland county and to establish a Dispensary.” This action is brought by the plaintiff in behalf of himself and all other tax payers and residents of said county who may join in the action, to enjoin the county commissioners from paying out any money to aid in establishing or maintaining said Dispensary, or pledging the faith and credit of the county for any debt contracted on behalf of the same, and also to enjoin the operation of the Dispensary on the ground that the Act is…
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