Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway v. Carroll County

The hill was filed to enjoin the collection of special county taxes levied by the quarterly court under chapter 902-, Private Acts of 1929. A demurrer to the bill was sustained by the chancellor and complainant appealed.

It is insisted that the Act authorizing the levy is void and the action of the county court thereon illegal. It is said:(1) “The Court erred in not holding that the attempted authorization by said chapter 902 of the 1929 Private Acts of an annual levy, in addition to all other taxes, of' $9.50 per $100 worth of property, was an unconstitutional delegation of legislative power…