Winstead v. Williams, Mayor

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Watts.

This is a petition for injunction to prohibit the Town of Mullins from the issuance of bonds voted. The case involves but a single issue:

“Can a city or town issue bonds, exclusive of water, sewer, and light bonds, to the full amount of 8 per centum of the assessed value of property therein, regardless of the bonded debt of other political subdivisions covering in whole or in part the said city or town?”

This Court has laid down the following principle in Elliott et al. v. Heyward et al., 121 S. E., 257:

“The county is a unit, and is…