Lewis v. Lofley
Supreme Court of Georgia
Petition for injunction. JBefore Judge Fish. Macon county. At chambers, October 21, 1893.
1Opinion of the Court
Simmons, Justice.
Lewis et al., citizens and tax-payers of Macon county, brought their action against the commissioners of roads and revenues of that county, to enjoin them from proceeding fui’ther under a contract entered into on October 3d, 1893, by said commissioners with Wallen & Company of Alabama, as contractors, for the building of a new court-house for the county, petitioners alleging that the contract is in violation of paragraph 1 of section 7, art. 7 of the constitution (Code, §5191), in that it creates *805an indebtedness of the county without the consent of two thirds of the qualified…
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