Hubbard v. Woodsum
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On report. This was a proceeding in equity brought by ten tax payers and inhabitants of Paris, Oxford county, under E. S., c. 77, § 6, par. IX, to enjoin the defendants, who are the County Commissioners and Treasurer of that county, from expending any money of said county, or obtaining any loan, issuing any notes, bonds or other obligations for the payment of money upon the credit of said county, for the purposes of locating or building-new county buildings at South Paris.
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On report. This was a proceeding in equity brought by ten tax payers and inhabitants of Paris, Oxford county, under E. S., c. 77, § 6, par. IX, to enjoin the defendants, who are the County Commissioners and Treasurer of that county, from expending any money of said county, or obtaining any loan, issuing any notes, bonds or other obligations for the payment of money upon the credit of said county, for the purposes of locating or building-new county buildings at South Paris. The defendant’s claimed to act under a majority vote, in favor of the proposed removal of the county'buildings to South…
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
In instituting proceedings to obtain the consent of the county of Oxford for the erection of new county buildings, on a new site therefor, the commissioners of that county issued to the municipal authorities of all the towns and plantations in the county the following notice :
"You are herby notified that it is our intention to erect new county buildings, including court rooms, offices for the several county officers, jury rooms, library rooms, and fire-proof vaults for the records of the probate office, register of deeds, clerk of courts and county treasurer; also jail and jailer’s house, at…
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