Board of Education v. Board of County Commissioners
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actioN, beard in GbaNville County on 3 August, 1917, before 'Connor, J., bolding tbe courts of tbe Tenth Judicial District. ■ Tbe action was one in tbe nature of mandamus to compel defendants to lay a special tax of 10 cents on tbe $100 valuation as necessary to maintain tbe public schools of said county for a period of four months, ■defendants contending that a tax of 5 cents levied by them was sufficient for tbe purpose.
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Civil actioN, beard in GbaNville County on 3 August, 1917, before 'Connor, J., bolding tbe courts of tbe Tenth Judicial District. ■ Tbe action was one in tbe nature of mandamus to compel defendants to lay a special tax of 10 cents on tbe $100 valuation as necessary to maintain tbe public schools of said county for a period of four months, ■defendants contending that a tax of 5 cents levied by them was sufficient for tbe purpose. There was judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs excepted and appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
The action was one in the nature of mandamus to compel defendants to lay a special tax of 10 cents on the $100 valuation as necessary to maintain the public schools of said county for a period of four months, defendants contending that a tax of 5 cents levied by them was sufficient for the purpose.
There was judgment for defendants, and plaintiffs excepted and appealed. The Board of Education of Granville County, having made their estimate of the amount of special tax required to maintain the public schools of Granville County for a period of four months at 10 cents on the $100 valuation of…
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