Native Lumber Co. v. Board of Supervisors

Citations

• 89 Miss. 171
• 42 So. 665

Syllabus

<p>1. Chancery Court. Jurisdiction. Division of coimty into court districts. Election. Control of returns.</p> <p>A court of equity is without juriscliction. to canvass the returns and declare the result of an election for the division of a county into ■two circuit and chancery court districts where the legislature has committed the whole matter to the election commissioners and the board of supervisors.</p> <p>2. Constitutional Law. Constitutional questions not decided unless necessary.</p> <p>Constitutional questions will not be passed upon by the courts unless they be alsolutely necessary to the decision of the ease.</p>