Lester v. Miller

Citations

• 76 Miss. 309

Syllabus

<p>1. Board of Supervisors. Limited jurisdiction. Code 1893, $1610, Local option election. What record must show.</p> <p>The board of supervisors exercises a limited jurisdiction in ordering a local option election; and, if its record does not contain a recital of the necessary jurisdictional facts, or that these facts were shown to the satisfaction of the board, the order, and the election held thereon, will be void.</p> <p>3. Same. Void judgment. Collateral attack. Lapse of time.</p> <p>A void judgment may be disregarded collaterally, and the lapse of . time will not help its invalidity.</p>