Lanier v. Padgett

Citations

• 18 Fla. 842

Syllabus

<p>1. The County Commissioners have no authority to order an election for the location of a county site under Chapter 1890, Laws of 1872, (McClellan’s Digest, 321,) unless a petition is presented to them, signed by one-third of the registered voters of the county, praying for a change of the location of the county site, as required by the first section of the act.</p> <p>2. Petitions merely asking that an election be held to locate the county site, or to locate the court-house and county offices, and not asking for a change of location of the county' site, do not show that they desire a change ; and an election ordered upon sueli petitions is of no olieot to locate or change the county site.</p> <p>S. Tax-payers may maintain a suit to enjoin the removal of the county offices and county records to any place not legally designated as' the county site.</p>