State v. Board of Supervisors
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the decision of How. J. H. WYNN, Judge of the Fourth Judicial District. On March 15, 1886, a bill passed the two houses of the legislature, entitled “ An Act to submit to the qualified electors of Coa-homa County the removal and location anew of the county site of said county,” and providing “ that a special election be held on the first Tuesday in August next ” to determine that question, On March 16, 1886, this bill was presented to the governor for his…
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Appeal from the decision of How. J. H. WYNN, Judge of the Fourth Judicial District. On March 15, 1886, a bill passed the two houses of the legislature, entitled “ An Act to submit to the qualified electors of Coa-homa County the removal and location anew of the county site of said county,” and providing “ that a special election be held on the first Tuesday in August next ” to determine that question, On March 16, 1886, this bill was presented to the governor for his approval. On March 18, 1886, the legislature adjourned sine die. On August 26, 1886, the governor approved and signed this bill…
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, J.
The State had the right to appeal without giving an appeal-bond. Code, § 2333. Were this not true the appeal would not be dismissed, but a bond or deposit would be received and the appeal be maintained. . In no case can a party lose the benefit of an appeal by any error as to the manner of appealing. The appeal may be perfected here. Code, § 1407. The motion to dismiss the appeal is denied.
The record presents the question whether a bill which has passed both houses and been signed by their respective presiding • officers and presented to the governor within five days of the adjournment of the…
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