Gore v. Doolittle
Mississippi Supreme Court
FroM tbe circuit court of Webster county. HoN. WilliaM F. Steyews, Judge. Doolittle and others, the appellees, began this controversy by a petition to the board of supervisors asking that proceedings be had by the board to establish a part of the county into a stock law district, under code 1892, § 2056, as amended by Laws 1894, p. 48, and Laws 1897, p. 21. The section of the code, as so amended, so Jar as relates to the subject-matter of the suit, is quoted in the opinion…
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FroM tbe circuit court of Webster county. HoN. WilliaM F. Steyews, Judge. Doolittle and others, the appellees, began this controversy by a petition to the board of supervisors asking that proceedings be had by the board to establish a part of the county into a stock law district, under code 1892, § 2056, as amended by Laws 1894, p. 48, and Laws 1897, p. 21. The section of the code, as so amended, so Jar as relates to the subject-matter of the suit, is quoted in the opinion of the court. Gore and others, appellants, appeared before the board of supervisors and opposed the petition. The…
1Opinion of the CourtTeRral, J.
By an act of May 10, 1897 (Laws 1897, p. 21), the legisla*623ture amended code, § 2056, to read as follows: “2056. On petition, or if the board shall so direct, on the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the resident freeholdérs and lease-holders for a term of three years or more, of the county, or of any one or more of the townships, or of any part or parts of a county which are separated by natural boundaries (or any parts of two or more townships, not less than thirty-six square miles), the board of supervisors shall, by order duly entered on its minutes, declare the stock law to be in force in…
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