Chiniquy v. People ex rel. Swigert
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kankakee county; the Hon. Nathaniel J. Pillsbüry, Judge, presiding. This was an application, by Charles P. Swigert, county collector, to the county court, for judgment against delinquent lands and lots for the year 1873, and back taxes, special assessments, interest, etc.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kankakee county; the Hon. Nathaniel J. Pillsbüry, Judge, presiding. This was an application, by Charles P. Swigert, county collector, to the county court, for judgment against delinquent lands and lots for the year 1873, and back taxes, special assessments, interest, etc. Objections to the rendition of judgment were filed by Charles Chiniquy and others, as to this real estate, most of which are noticed and answered in the opinion of the court. The county court overruled the objections, and rendered judgment, and an appeal was taken to the circuit court, where…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker
This record presents several questions which were not discussed in the case of Buck v. The People, ante, p. 560, which we now propose to consider.
It is urged, that the collector’s report, as published, fails to state the several years for which the taxes are due and delinquent. An examination of this record, so far as we can see, does give the years for which the several taxes are due. The notice states, in a note at the head of the published list: “The prefix of the letter ‘a’ italic, indicates a back tax for the year 1872, and ‘6’ for the years 1871 and 1872.” And on turning to the list, it…
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