Faulk v. Board of Com'rs of Marshall County
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from District Court, Marshall County; R. C. Allen, Assigned Judge. Action by D. L. Faulk and others against'the Board of County Commissioners of Marshall County, Oklahoma, and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs bring error.
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Error from District Court, Marshall County; R. C. Allen, Assigned Judge. Action by D. L. Faulk and others against'the Board of County Commissioners of Marshall County, Oklahoma, and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs bring error. An election was held in Marshall county on September 29, 1913, at which was submitted two propositions by the board of county commissioners, namely (1), shall the county commissioners be authorized to expend the sum of $75,000 for the construction of a courthouse to be owned and used by the county, etc.; and (2) should an indebtedness be incurred by the…
1Opinion of the CourtRussell, J.
(after stating facts as above). Plaintiffs in error, in their briefs, say, at the outset, that the only question presented by the appeal in this case is:
“Does the law require that only property tax-paying voters vote on the proposition, and does it require sixty per cent, of such voters to incur the bonded indebtedness, zvhich it is admitted, is in excess of the income and revenue for that yearC’
The italics are ours, and are made to call attention to that which is alleged as an admission, but emphatically denied by defendants in error, and we will also say that we have searched in vain in the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- North v. McMahanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
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- Williams v. City of NormanSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
- Rasure v. SparksSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1919
- Dunagan v. Town of Red RockSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
- Mitsler v. EyeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924
- Application of County Courthouse Building Com'nSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1965
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