Alford v. Hicks
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Chancery Court of Mobile. Heard before the Hon. Thomas H. Smith. The bill in this case was filed by appellee as a resident citizen and tax payer of Mobile county, Alabama, to enjoin the paying out by the County Treasurer of moneys for stationery, books and supplies for the Inferior Civil Court of Mobile County, and to enjoin the payment, out of the County Treasury of the salaries provided for in said act to be paid to the Sheriff, to the Judge, and to the ex…
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Appeal from the Chancery Court of Mobile. Heard before the Hon. Thomas H. Smith. The bill in this case was filed by appellee as a resident citizen and tax payer of Mobile county, Alabama, to enjoin the paying out by the County Treasurer of moneys for stationery, books and supplies for the Inferior Civil Court of Mobile County, and to enjoin the payment, out of the County Treasury of the salaries provided for in said act to be paid to the Sheriff, to the Judge, and to the ex officio clerk of the said Court. The bill also shows that the appellee is a duly elected and qualified Justice of the…
1Opinion of the CourtTyson, J.
The bill in this cause assails the constitutionality of the act entitled “An act to establish an inferior civil court of Mobile county in lieu of justices of the peace in the city of Mobile.” Local acts 1903, p. 318, No. 265.
It is practically admitted by the appellants, who were the respondents in the court below that the act is a local one. The main question presented is whether the notice that was given a® required by section 106 of the Constitution was sufficient.
That notice reads as follows: “Notice is hereby given that a bill to establish an inferior civil court for the county of Mobile,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ex parte RoundtreeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1874
- Taylor v. WoodsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
- Pearce v. PopeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1868
- Carter v. AlfordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1879
3Cited by21 opinions
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- McGehee v. State ex rel. TateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
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