Wharton v. City of Greensboro
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil action, beard before Long, J., and a jury, 8 November, 1907, in G-uilfoRd County, and brought by plaintiff in behalf of himself and of all other taxpayers against the city of Greensboro to enjoin the city, its-officers and agents from issuing and selling certain bonds, amounting in the aggregate to $155,000, and from levying any tax to' pay any of suet indebtedness.
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Civil action, beard before Long, J., and a jury, 8 November, 1907, in G-uilfoRd County, and brought by plaintiff in behalf of himself and of all other taxpayers against the city of Greensboro to enjoin the city, its-officers and agents from issuing and selling certain bonds, amounting in the aggregate to $155,000, and from levying any tax to' pay any of suet indebtedness. His Honor beard tte application for an injunction, declined to grant same, and gave judgment against plaintiff, wto thereupon appealed to the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the CourtBaowi, J.
The allegations of fact set out in the complaint are all admitted by the answer, and from these it appears that the bonded indebtedness of the city of Greensboro, exclusive of the proposed issue, is $700,000, in addition to a floating indebtedness of $125,000; that the present assessed tax valuation of all real and personal property within said city is $7,736,490; that at the time of the election authorizing the issue of bonds the total tax valuation was $6,500,000.
It appears that the Board of Aldermen, on 28 December, 1906, passed an, ordinance, in the manner required by the city charter,…
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