Keith v. Funding Board
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM DAVIDSON. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Davidson County. — John Allison, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Williams
delivered tlie principal opinion of the Court.
The bill in equity filed in this suit was by taxpayers of the State of Tennessee, as complainants, against the Funding Board of the State, seeking to have declared unconstitutional and void a provision of an act of the general assembly of Tennessee, approved by the governor on February 21, 1913, authorizing the issue and sale of State bonds in amount sufficient to provide funds with which to pay off-the outstanding bonded indebtedness of the State maturing July 1 and August 1. 1913, aggregating approximately $12,000,000.
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