Jones v. Sligh
Supreme Court of Georgia
Constitutional Law. Tax. Fence. Parties. Injunction. Before Judge Branham. Paulding County. At Chambers. July 16, 1885. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Bimndford, Justice.
The question here is as to the constitutionality of §1455(b) of the Code. That section declares, “ Said ordinary (or such tribunal as may have jurisdiction over county matters) shall be empowered to levy and collect a tax upon the property of said district sufficient to defray the expenses of erecting and maintaining said fences, said tax to be collected at the same time and in the same manner as other state and county taxes are collected.” The commissioners of Paulding county assessed a tax of twenty-five per cent on the state taxes on the property in the district which…
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