Holton v. City of Camilla
Supreme Court of Georgia
Petition for injunction. Before Judge Park. Mitchell superior court. The plaintiffs in error, as citizens and taxpayers of the City of Camilla, filed tlieir equitable petition against tlie city and its mayor.. and aldermen, to enjoin the issuance and sale of certain bonds which had been authorized to be issued at an election held-for that purpose.
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Petition for injunction. Before Judge Park. Mitchell superior court. The plaintiffs in error, as citizens and taxpayers of the City of Camilla, filed tlieir equitable petition against tlie city and its mayor.. and aldermen, to enjoin the issuance and sale of certain bonds which had been authorized to be issued at an election held-for that purpose. A judgment confirming and validating the issuance of the bonds had previously been rendered in proceedings.had under the act of 1897 (Acts 1891, p. 82). In the equitable petition for-an injunction the plaintiffs attacked the constitutionality of…
1Opinion of the CourtHolden, J.
(After stating, the foregoing facts.)
1. One of the grounds upon which the plaintiffs sought to enjoin the issuance and sale of bonds of the municipality was, that one of the purposes for which the money arising from the sale was to be used was the establishment and operation of an ice plant, which plaintiffs contended would be illegal, for reasons set forth in the preceding statement of facts. In 1 Cooley on Taxation, 21?, the author says: “The propriety and necessity'of provision by taxation for a supply of water for the extinguishment of fires, and for the general use of the inhabitants of…
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