Board of Commissioners v. Smith

Opinion by

Simpson, C.:

R. M. Smith and 13 other per-' sons, who describe themselves as tax-payers of Barber county, commenced an action against the board of county commissioners of that county, the object of which was to perpetually enjoin the board of county commissioners from purchasing any or all bridges built on the public highways of said county, under and by virtue of the terms of an act entitled “An act concerning bridges in Barber county, Kansas,” published March 11,1891, that reads as follows:

“Section 1. That the county commissioners of Barber county, Kansas, are hereby authorized to…