Gaines v. Dyer
Supreme Court of Georgia
Petition for injunction. Before Judge Kimsey. Hall superior' court. December 4, 1906. The board of commissioners of roads and revenues of the County of Hall was created by act of the General Assembly, approved December 23, 1886. Acts 1886, p. 268. It was provided that the board should consist of three members, citizens of' Hall County, to be elected by the grand jury, and authority was.. conferred upon the board to deal with county matters.
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Petition for injunction. Before Judge Kimsey. Hall superior' court. December 4, 1906. The board of commissioners of roads and revenues of the County of Hall was created by act of the General Assembly, approved December 23, 1886. Acts 1886, p. 268. It was provided that the board should consist of three members, citizens of' Hall County, to be elected by the grand jury, and authority was.. conferred upon the board to deal with county matters. It was also provided “that said commissioners shall hold at least one meeting each month, and . . may hold special sessions in addition to-the regular…
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. In the petition for injunction complaint is made of the levy of an extra tax for the amount of $6,906.12 from the proceeds of which it is alleged that the county authorities were intending to construct the two public bridges, one at Browning’s ferry crossing and the other “at a point just below what is known as the Old Seven Islands ford.” It was insisted that the levy of this tax was illegal and that the contracts for the construction of the two bridges in question were illegal, among other' reasons, because: (a) no public necessity for either of the bridges existed; (h) no public bridge…
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