Williams v. Mayor of Vicksburg
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Warren county. Hon. E. N. Thomas, Chancellor. Bill by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the city of Vicksburg, against P. P. Williams to have a lien declared on lots for paving. Prom a decree for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.. The alleged amendment to'the city charter was never, in fact, duly and legally made or adopted. The plea of appellant is to be found ou page 12 of the Eecord.
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Appeal from the chancery court of Warren county. Hon. E. N. Thomas, Chancellor. Bill by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the city of Vicksburg, against P. P. Williams to have a lien declared on lots for paving. Prom a decree for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.. The alleged amendment to'the city charter was never, in fact, duly and legally made or adopted. The plea of appellant is to be found ou page 12 of the Eecord. In the first. subdivision thereof it is charged amendment to the charter of the city of Vicksburg, as set out in the…
1Opinion of the CourtCook, P. J.
A bill of complaint was filed in the chancery court of Warren county by the city of Vicksburg to test the validity of an alleged amendment to the charter of the city, and to recover from P. P. Williams, the owner of certain lots located in said city, the sum of five hundred and fourty-four dollars and thirteen cents, and, further, that the city be declared to have a first lien on the said lots of defendant, and that lien be declared by decree of the court.
The city of Vicksburg was working under a special charter obtained before the chapter on “Municipalities,” Code of 1906, was adopted by the…
2Cited by1 opinion
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