Faison v. Commissioners
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actioN beard by Qonnor, J., on 15 February, 1916, on a motion to vacate a restraining order. Tbis action was brought by tbe plaintiffs for tbe purpose of having tbe defendants enjoined from proceeding under Public-Local Laws 1915, cb. 512, to build a fence around tbe county of Duplin and from contracting any debt or levying tqxes to pay for tbe same or tbe maintenance thereof, and generally from attempting to execute or carry out tbe provisions of said statute.
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Civil actioN beard by Qonnor, J., on 15 February, 1916, on a motion to vacate a restraining order. Tbis action was brought by tbe plaintiffs for tbe purpose of having tbe defendants enjoined from proceeding under Public-Local Laws 1915, cb. 512, to build a fence around tbe county of Duplin and from contracting any debt or levying tqxes to pay for tbe same or tbe maintenance thereof, and generally from attempting to execute or carry out tbe provisions of said statute. Judge Qonnor granted a restraining order, which was dissolved by him, after bearing tbe report of referees appointed to…
1Opinion of the Court
Walker, J.,
after stating tbe ease: 1. Tbe first position taken by tbe plaintiffs is tbat tbe election beld under tbe act of 1915 is of no effect, as a majority of tbe qualified voters did not cast their- votes “against stock law” in tbe county. Tbey contend tbat tbis is true, because tbe report of tbe canvassing board shows tbat there were 3,851 voters in tbe county and tbat only 1,774 votes were cast against a stock law, while 802 votes were cast in favor of it. But tbe registration books were revised and purged of all voters who bad died or lost the right to vote, and tbe true number of…
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