Oldham v. Lafayette County Board of Drainage Com'rs

Citations

• 133 Miss. 505
• 97 So. 885
• 1923 Miss. LEXIS 163

Syllabus

<p>1. Mandamus. Petition to require board of drainage district to pay certificates of indebtedness not demurrable for failure to al% lege existence of sufficient funds.</p> <p>A petition for a writ of mandamus requiring a county board of drainage commissioners to pay certificates of indebtedness of a drainage district legally organized and in existence is not subject to demurrer because it fails to allege that the board has on hand sufficient funds to pay the certificates.</p> <p>2. Dbains. Duty to provide for discharge of indebtedness of existing district either by issuance of bonds or levying of assessments.</p> <p>Under chapter 197, Laws of 1912 (section 4333 et seq., Hemingf way’s Code), it is the duty of the county board of drainage commissioners of an organized district to provide for the issuance of bonds or the levying of assessments to pay the indebtedness of the drainage district incurred in its organization and take care of current indebtedness of the district.</p>