Johnson v. Pinson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Petition for injunction. Before Judge Spence. Worth superior court. December 18, 1905. Johnson and others, citizens of Worth county, filed a petition for injunction against Pinson and others, county commissioners of Worth county, and alleged, that at a meeting of the county commissioners on September 28, 1905, a tax levy for the year 1905 upon all the taxable property in Worth county was ordered, which contained the following items: (1) To pay the legal indebtedness of the…
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Petition for injunction. Before Judge Spence. Worth superior court. December 18, 1905. Johnson and others, citizens of Worth county, filed a petition for injunction against Pinson and others, county commissioners of Worth county, and alleged, that at a meeting of the county commissioners on September 28, 1905, a tax levy for the year 1905 upon all the taxable property in Worth county was ordered, which contained the following items: (1) To pay the legal indebtedness of the county, due or to bécome due during the year, and past due: ■one hundred and twenty-three per cent, of the amount levied…
1Opinion of the Court
Cobb, P. JV
(After stating the foregoing facts.) The removal of the county site of Worth county left the county without a jail and *123court-house. It was the duty of the county authorities to supply these buildings. The taxpayers having refused to give their consent to the incurring of a debt, the county authorities were authorized to levy a tax sufficient in amount to meet these expenses. In Commissioners of Habersham County v. Porter Mfg. Co., 103 Ga. 618, it was said, “If a tax levy has been made for the purpose of paying for a necessary county building, the county authorities may make a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- City Council v. Dawson Waterworks Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Holt v. ParsonsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Commissioners of Habersham County v. Porter Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Manly Building Co. v. NewtonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- City of Conyers v. Kirk & Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1887
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- Pilcher v. EnglishSupreme Court of Georgia · 1909
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