Johnson v. Reeves
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Warren county. Hon, E. L. Beien, Judge. Suit by J. C. Johnson, State Revenue Agent, against Reeves & Company. From a judgment of the circuit court dismissing .plaintiff’s appeal from the decision of the board of supervisors and abating the suit, plaintiff appeals.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Warren county. Hon, E. L. Beien, Judge. Suit by J. C. Johnson, State Revenue Agent, against Reeves & Company. From a judgment of the circuit court dismissing .plaintiff’s appeal from the decision of the board of supervisors and abating the suit, plaintiff appeals. In May, 1915, appellant, as state revenue agent, caused George P. Reeves & Co., cotton buyers of Vicksburg, Miss., and appellees herein, to he hack-assessed on a large number of bales of cotton for the years 1909 to 1914, both inclusive, in accordance with the provisions of section 4740, Code of…
1Opinion of the Court
Stevens, J.,
delivered tlie opinion of tlie court. .
(After stating the facts as above). Counsel leading the attack upon the constitutionality of Senate Bill No. 310 direct our attention to and rely upon the following sections of our Constitution, which they contend, are violated by the act in question, viz.: Sections 112, 87, 90 (h and o), 66, and 100. In presenting the case, they argue these several sections of the Constitution more collectively than separately, frankly conceding, however, “that it devolves upon the appellant here to put his hands upon the provisions of the Constitution which…
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- French v. State ex rel. FeldingMississippi Supreme Court · 1876
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