County Board of Education v. Board of Commissioners
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActioN to obtain a peremptory writ of mandamus, heard on complaint and answer before Peebles, J., at Fall Term, 1908, of Cherokee.
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ActioN to obtain a peremptory writ of mandamus, heard on complaint and answer before Peebles, J., at Fall Term, 1908, of Cherokee. The complaint, in substance, alleged that the funds available from the regular and ordinary sources of taxation are insufficient to maintain the public schools of Cherokee County for a period of four months in the year 1909; that under the provisions of section 4112, Revisal, the plaintiffs, in their official capacity, had submitted an estimate of the amount required for the purpose, and demanded that a specific additional tax be levied by defendants, this…
1DissentClark, C. J.
The complaint, in substance, alleged that the funds available from the regular and ordinary sources of taxation are insufficient to maintain the public schools of Cherokee County for a period of four months in 1909; that under the provisions of section 4112, Revisal, the plaintiffs, in their official capacity, had submitted an estimate of the amount required for the purpose, and demanded that a specific additional tax be levied by defendants, this estimate and demand being in terms as follows:
"GENTLEMEN: We beg to submit for your consideration and action thereon the following: Under and by…
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