City of Florence v. State Ex Rel. Burtwell

This is an appeal from the decree of the probate court of Lauder-dale county, sustaining a contest of a special election held on December 10, 1923, in the city of Florence, under a provision of the constitutional amendment provided for by General Acts 1919, p. 899.

The constitutional amendment above referred to provides that elections thereunder shall be contested as municipal bond issues are contested. The latter contests are governed by the same rules as those for the election of justices of the peace. Section 1427, Code 1907. Under section 471, Code of 1907, the contest of the election of a…