Leeper v. City of South Bend

The appellant was the owner of forty acres of unplatted land, lying within the limits of the city of South Bend, The land was used exclusively for agricultural purposes, and in the year 1884, it was valued for taxation at $2,500. The tax levy in the city was, for that year, $1.25 on each $100 valuation. The aggregate tax levy, for all purposes, on property situate in Portage township, in which the city of South Bend is situate, was $1.19 for the same year. Of this last sum, fifty-eight cents was for State and county purposes, while sixty-one cents was for township purposes, including fourteen…