Southerland v. Board of Aldermen of Goldsboro
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil ACTION for an injunction, tried before Connor, Judge, at April Term, 1886, of Wayxe Superior Court. His Honor gave judgment for the defendants, and the plaintiffs appealed. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
Under an act of the General Assembly, ratified on the 3d day of March, 1881, the corporate name of the town of Goldsboro was changed into that of the “ City of Goldsboro,” and provision made for its government by the animal election in the different wards of nine aldermen, and a mayor to be chosen by them, and the appointment of other necessary officers in its administration.
The Private Acts 1881, chapter 50, §29, declares: “that among the powers hereby conferred on the board of aider-men, they may borrow money only by the consent of a majority of the qualified registered voters, which…
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