Lumberton Improvement Co. v. Board of Commissioners
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actioN, heard by Jones, J., at chambers, RobesoN County, on 2 December, 1907. This is a controversy without action to test the validity of certain bonds issued by defendant for the purpose of building a courthouse in the county seat of said county. From the judgment rendered plaintiff and defendant .appealed. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtBkowN, J.
As the matters excepted to by plaintiff and defendant in their respective appeals are so closely connected, we will consider the entire case in this opinion.
1. The plaintiff contends that the act of the General Assembly authorizing the issue of the bonds was not passed in accordance with Article II, section 14, of the Constitution.
It is admitted that the bill passed the Senate under its proper title and in strict accord with the constitutional re quirements. But it is averred that on one of its readings in the.House it is not recorded under its proper title, although the “ayes” and “noes”…
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