Smith v. Bohler
Supreme Court of Georgia
Constitutional Law. Education. Richmond County. Tax. Bonds. Practice in Superior Court. Before Judge Pottle. Richmond County. At Chambers.
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Constitutional Law. Education. Richmond County. Tax. Bonds. Practice in Superior Court. Before Judge Pottle. Richmond County. At Chambers. January 19, 1884. This was a bill filed by certain .citizens of Richmond, county, alleging themselves to be tax payers, against the tax collector, sheriff, and board of education of Richmond county, to enjoin the collection of the school tax levied, by the board for the year 18S3. Complainants made the following points : (1.) That the act of 1872, organizing the board, is unconstitutional, because it contains two subject-matters, and contains matter not…
1Opinion of the Court
Jackson, Chief Justice.
A number of tax-payers of Richmond county brought their bill in equity against the board, of education of that county, the tax collector and sheriff thereof, to enjoin the levy of a tax authorized and assessed by the board of education, and on the refusal of the injunction prayed for, by the chancellor, they excepted, and assign for error here that refusal.
1. The board of education was incorporated and organized by an act passed by the general assembly of 1872, on the 23d of August of that year. See acts of 1872, p. 456. The title of the act is “ An Act to regulate…
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