Schnatterly v. Eslinger

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hutchison, J.:

This is an action brought by a resident taxpayer to restrain and enjoin the board of county commissioners, the county clerk and county treasurer of Edwards county from diverting or using any of the funds now in their hands, arising from a special levy for the purpose of erecting a courthouse and jail, to the purpose of paying for a courthouse site, and also to restrain and enjoin the defendants from changing the site of the courthouse and from purchasing a new location for the courthouse and jail without a vote of the people of the county.