Puitt v. Commissioners of Gaston County
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ACTION, heard by MacRae, Judge, at Chambers, on April 24th, 1884. The action was instituted to perpetually enjoin the defendants, commissioners, from levying certain taxes for the support of schools. His Honor refused to continue the restraining order to the hearing, and the plaintiffs appealed. The facts fully appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
While in this action for a perpetual injunction against the collection of a certain tax, levied by the commissioners in further support of free education of children of the white race alone, which, under our former system of judicial administration, would be exclusively cognizable in a court of equity, we would be required to look into the evidence, if properly taken and sent up, and ascertain what facts are proved, the parties are content to abide by the findings of the Court, as the facts upon which we arc to declare the law. They are as follows:
The defendants, the board of commissioners of…
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