Hayes v. Scranton

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Maxey,

A taxpayer of the City of Scranton sought to restrain the collection of City taxes and the enactment of any Budget Ordinance for the year 1946, and to enjoin the City of Scranton, the City Council and the Mayor from levying any tax in excess of 26 mills on all land and 13 mills on all buildings in the City for 1946. It was charged that the City officials for the fiscal year 1946 made its tax levy for sinking fund purposes to raise the sum of $254,500.00, when there was a surplus in the sinking fund of $113,528 on December 31,1945, which should be used for…