Dick v. Scarborough

Citations

• 53 S.E. 86
• 73 S.C. 150
• 1905 S.C. LEXIS 183

Syllabus

<p>1. Constitution — Cotes and Towns — Elections.—Where the Constitution confers on municipalities several powers to be exercised upon majority vote of the citizens, the Legislature in providing for such election cannot limit the use of the election machinery to deny one of these constitutional rights while giving opportunity for the exercise of the other.</p> <p>2. Cities and Towns — Water Works. — Civil Code 1902, sec. 2021, construed to confer on municipalities the power to vote bonds for fur-chase of water works plant.</p> <p>3. Ibid. — -Municipal Bonds — Election Ballots. — Any form of ballot connected with previous notice which gives the voter full knowledge of the issue involved is sufficient in a municipal election upon issuing bonds.</p>