Woodall v. Western Wake Highway Commission
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActioN, tried before Stacy, J., and a jury, at June Term, 1918, of "Wake. This action was brought by the plaintiffs to enjoin the issuance of $130,000 of bonds, authorized by an election held on 27 February, 1917, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 68 of the Public-Local Laws of 1917, creating tbe Western Wake Highway District. The act provides that the bonds shall be issued if a majority of those voting at the election approve it.
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ActioN, tried before Stacy, J., and a jury, at June Term, 1918, of "Wake. This action was brought by the plaintiffs to enjoin the issuance of $130,000 of bonds, authorized by an election held on 27 February, 1917, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 68 of the Public-Local Laws of 1917, creating tbe Western Wake Highway District. The act provides that the bonds shall be issued if a majority of those voting at the election approve it. The act was duly passed in accordance with article 2, section 14, of the Constitution. It was a new registration, and 379 voters were registered at the two…
1Opinion of the Court
Walker, J.,
after stating the case: We will now discuss tfie exceptions urged by .the plaintiffs to the validity of the act and the election in the ■order we have stated them.
First. Is it necessary that the issuance of the bonds in question should be approved by a majority of all the qualified voters in tfie district ?
Tfie act under consideration provides that the bonds shall not be issued unless a majority of those in tfie district who are qualified and vote at tfie election shall decide in favor of them. Tfie answer to this ■question depends upon whether the improvement of tfie public roads…
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