Court of County Commissioners v. Thurmond
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Colbert. Heard before the Hon. Thomas R. Roulhac. ■ R. J. Thurmond, a citizen of Colbert county, filed his petition, addressed to the Judge of the Circuit Court of Colbert county, -asking for a writ of mandamus, to compel the court of county commissioners of Colbert county and the treasurer of Colbert county to issue $100,000 worth of bonds which were authorized to be issued under the provisions of the act approved February 12, 1897, (Acts of…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Colbert. Heard before the Hon. Thomas R. Roulhac. ■ R. J. Thurmond, a citizen of Colbert county, filed his petition, addressed to the Judge of the Circuit Court of Colbert county, -asking for a writ of mandamus, to compel the court of county commissioners of Colbert county and the treasurer of Colbert county to issue $100,000 worth of bonds which were authorized to be issued under the provisions of the act approved February 12, 1897, (Acts of 1896-97, p. 820), for the purpose of constructing, repairing and improving the roads in Colbert county. In his…
1Opinion of the CourtHead, J.
The single question presented by this record, is whether the special election held in Colbert county, on March 15, 1897, for the determination, by the voters of the county, whether the court of county commissioners should issue certain bonds in behalf of the county, for the improvement of the public roads, was valid or not, inasmuch as thirty days notice of the election was not given. The’ act of the legislature-, under which the election was held (Acts of 1896-97, p. 820), by its terms, fixed March 15, 1897, as the day upon which the election should take place. It was approved February 12,…
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