People Ex Rel. Thompson v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.

Appellants filed objections in the county court of Rock Island county, at the June, 1926, term thereof, to the application of the county collector of that county for judgment and sale of appellants’ property for unpaid county taxes for the year 1925. The unpaid taxes levied against the property of appellants amount to forty-seven cents on each $100 assessed valuation, and the basis of the objections is that this amount is in excess of the constitutional limitation and was not authorized by the voters of the county according to law. Prima facie proof was made by the collector, and appellants…