Vaughn v. Board of Commissioners
Supreme Court of North Carolina
AotioN by T. L. Yaughn in behalf of himself, &c., against the board of commissioners of Forsyth county, to restrain defendants from issuing county notes to pay for the cost of a new court-house, heard, on motion for an injunction, before Brown, J., at Chambers.
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AotioN by T. L. Yaughn in behalf of himself, &c., against the board of commissioners of Forsyth county, to restrain defendants from issuing county notes to pay for the cost of a new court-house, heard, on motion for an injunction, before Brown, J., at Chambers. The complaint was as follows : “The plaintiff complains and alleges : “1. That he is a citizen and tax-paver of the county of Forsyth, and sues in his own behalf, and in behalf of such other tax-payers of said county who will join in this action and contribute to the expenses incident to its prosecution. “2. That the defendant is the…
1Opinion of the Court
Avery, J.:
The Code, Section 707 (9) is so amended by Chapter 135 of the Laws of 1895, as to make the concurrence of the justices of the peace no longer necessary, and to clothe the board of county commissioners of Forsyth county with the power- “to erect and repair the necessary county buildings, and to raise by taxation the money therefor.” It is absolutely essential to the administration of justice that a suitable court-house and jail should be built at every county site in the State. It is within the province of the courts to determine what are necessary public buildings, and what classes…
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