Township Board of Ash Creek v. Robb

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hoch, J.:

In an original proceeding in mandamus, the township board of Ash Creek Township, Ellsworth county, seeks a writ directing the state auditor to register $9,000 in general obligation bonds of the township issued to secure funds for purchasing a road grader. The question is whether the township had statutory authority for issuing the bonds.

Formal averments of the petition not in dispute need not be recited. Briefly summarized, the facts alleged are that at a special meeting on March 19, 1948, the township board of highway com*139missioners decided to…