Skrine v. Jackson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Elections. Ordinary. Fence. Goyernment- Constitutional Law. Quo Warranto- Injunction. Before Judge Roney. Richmond ¡Superior Court.
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Elections. Ordinary. Fence. Goyernment- Constitutional Law. Quo Warranto- Injunction. Before Judge Roney. Richmond ¡Superior Court. April Term, 1884. Quintillian Skrine et al., citizens and freeholders of Richmond county, filed their bill against George T. Jackson et al., also citizens and freeholders of the same county, and all others agreeing with them in the election stated below, alleging, in brief, as follows: An election to determine the question of “ fence ” or “ no fence ” was held in Richmond county; the ordinary declared the result in favor of “ no fence,” and defendants were…
1Opinion of the Court
Blandford, Justice.
Certain freeholders, citizens of Richmond county, petitioned the ordinary of that county for an election to be held by the voters of the county for fence or no fence. The ordinary issued an order for an election, which was held on the eighth day of January, 1884; on the ninth day, the votes at said election were consolidated by the managers and turned over to the ordinary; on the tenth day of the same month, the ordinary declared that “ no fence ” -had received a large majority of the votes cast at said election.
*381- In March thereafter, the plaintiffs in error filed this…
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