People Ex Rel. Oller v. Cairo & Thebes Railroad

Mr. Chief Justice

Herrick delivered the opinion of the court:

The sole issue involved in this appeal from a judgment of the county court of Alexander county is whether a tax levy of thirty-three cents levied by road district No. 1 of that county for road and bridge purposes is lawful, or whether the maximum rate which it could levy for that purpose is twenty and one-third cents. The facts are undisputed.

Road district No. 1 was organized under the provisions of section 41 of the Roads and Bridges act, applying to road districts in counties not under township organization, (State Bar Stat. 1935,…