Shotwell v. Covington

Citations

• 69 Miss. 735

Syllabus

<p>1. Mandamus. Judicial act. Approval of bonds. Code 1880, 405, 406.</p> <p>Under code 1880, §§ 405, 406, the president of the board of supervisors, in approving or disapproving bonds of county officers, acts judicially, and, however unjust or arbitrary his acts may be, they are not subject to revision by mandamus. Swan v. Gray, 44 Miss., 393.</p> <p>2. Stare Decisis. Construction of statute. Re-enactment.</p> <p>This court uniformly refuses to overrule a decision settling the construction of a statute where, after the decision, the statute has been re-enacted.</p>