March v. Board of Revenue & Road Com'rs of Mobile County

In the establishment of stock law district, the court of county commissioners or other governing body of the county is a court of general jurisdiction. The facts necessary to support its proceedings will be presumed, on certiorari, unless affirmatively shown by the record not to 'exist. Code 1907, § 3312; Browning v. St. Clair County, 195 Ala. 121, 71 South. 108; Edwards v. Bibb County, 193 Ala. 554, 69 South. 449; Goodman v. Winter, 64 Ala. 410, 38 Am. Rep. 13.

Under section 58S2, Code of 1907, as amended (Acts 1909, Sp. Sess. p. 124) the proceeding is begun by petition in writing, signed by…