Scott v. Frazier
District Court, D. North Dakota
In Equity. Suit by John W. Scott and others, on behalf of themselves and all other taxpayers of the state of. North Dakota, against Lynn J. Frazier, William Langer, and John N. Hagen, acting and pretending to act as the Industrial Commission of North Dakota, and others.
1Opinion of the Court
AMIDON, District Judge.
This is a suit in equity to restrain the defendants (a) from paying out public funds in the state treasury amounting to several hundred thousand dollars; (b) from issuing bonds of the state for a much larger amount; and (c) to have two amendments of the state Constitution and the statutes authorizing the above payments, and bonds declared null and void. It is charged in the bill that the payments are to be made, and the bonds issued, for private, as distinguished from public, purposes; that they will result in creating debts which can only be paid by taxes upon the…
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