Bruce v. City Council of Greenville

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Woods.

In this proceeding, instituted to enjoin the city council of Greenville from issuing certain municipal bonds, the following are the admitted facts:

The city of Greenville is incorporated under the General Statutes of this State (Code 1902, vol. I, sec. 1972), having surrendered its old charter andi received a new one, February 14, 1911. By an amendment to the Constitution, proposed by Joint Resolution February 19, 1904 (24 Stat. 676), and ratified by an act of February 20, 1905 (24 Stat. 955), it was provided that the city of…