Tyson v. McIntosh County
Supreme Court of Georgia
Petition for injunction. Before Judge Sheppard. McIntosh superior court. September 6, 1916. Charles M. Tyson, a citizen and taxpayer of McIntosh County, Georgia, brought his petition against the county, to enjoin the issuance and sale of certain bonds, alleging that the board of county commissioners, being the officers charged with levying the taxes, contracting debts, etc., had, after due notice, etc., caused an election to be held to determine whether bonds in a stated…
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Petition for injunction. Before Judge Sheppard. McIntosh superior court. September 6, 1916. Charles M. Tyson, a citizen and taxpayer of McIntosh County, Georgia, brought his petition against the county, to enjoin the issuance and sale of certain bonds, alleging that the board of county commissioners, being the officers charged with levying the taxes, contracting debts, etc., had, after due notice, etc., caused an election to be held to determine whether bonds in a stated amount, for the purpose of funding the county’s floating debt and for raising funds for making certain public improvements,…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
1. Where an election was held to determine whether bonds should be issued by a county for certain specified purposes, and after due notice the election was regularly and properly held, resulting in favor of the issuance of the bonds for the specified amount; and where the judge of the superior court of the county in which the bonds were to be issued, upon a petition filed by the solicitor-general of the circuit, as provided in the Civil Code, § 456, relating to the filing of a petition for the validation of bonds, fixed the place of hearing at a point in an-' other county, giving notice of…
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