Hays v. Lafayette County
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court of Lafayette county. Hon. W. A. Roane, Judge. Proceedings to create districts. From the judgment of the circuit court affirming an order of the board of supervisors of Lafayette county creating district and appointing road commissioners therefor, W. J. Hays and others appeal.
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Appeal from circuit court of Lafayette county. Hon. W. A. Roane, Judge. Proceedings to create districts. From the judgment of the circuit court affirming an order of the board of supervisors of Lafayette county creating district and appointing road commissioners therefor, W. J. Hays and others appeal. Certainly, the board was compelled to take action first upon the Sanders petition, which was prior and pending, and failing that, no action could be taken, legally upon the Gallegly, or subsequent petition. See record of Sanders petition, page 1. If Sanders and others had right under laws to…
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, C. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court., This is an appeal from a judgment of the court below affirming an order of the board-of supervisors of Lafayette county that certain designated terlitory be permitted to come within the provisions of chapter 277, Laws of 1920, and appointing road commissioners therefor. On the 4th day of September, 1919, the board of supervisors of Lafayette county passed an order adjudging that a petition filed with it for the issuance of the bonds of the territory designated therein for road purposes under the provisions of chapter 176, Laws of 1914,…
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