Richmond County v. McElmurray

Duckworth, Chief Justice.

On the first appearance it. was shown and held that the action of the county authorities and the corporate defendant in entering into an agreement amounting to a purchase plan by creating a debt over a ten-year period amounted to a scheme to circumvent the law in the construction of this public building. Therefore, any future action on their part must be examined in the light of their original attempt to by-pass certain requirements of law in this matter. The new agreement expressly abrogates the old, but it likewise amounts to a contract for 10 years even though it…