Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad v. People ex rel. Sonnet
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of Adams county; the Hon. Charles B. McCrory, Judge, presiding. At the June term, 1904, of the county court of Adams county the county collector made application for judgment and order of sale against appellant’s property for delinquent tax for the year 1903. Appellant filed seventeen objections, covering $473.55 of the county tax, $21.99 °f th£ district school tax, $8.62 of the tax of the village of Golden and $277.90 of the road and bridge tax…
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Appeal from the County Court of Adams county; the Hon. Charles B. McCrory, Judge, presiding. At the June term, 1904, of the county court of Adams county the county collector made application for judgment and order of sale against appellant’s property for delinquent tax for the year 1903. Appellant filed seventeen objections, covering $473.55 of the county tax, $21.99 °f th£ district school tax, $8.62 of the tax of the village of Golden and $277.90 of the road and bridge tax of the various townships. The objections to these various amounts are, that they are in excess of the maximum amount…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin
It is first insisted that the county tax as levied by the board of supervisors at its September meeting, 1903, was to the extent of $473.55,—the amount objected to,—in excess of the maximum allowed by law, and was to this extent illegal and void; that the same error was committed in regard to the road and bridge taxes, the school tax and the corporation tax of the village of Golden.
The levy for county purposes as made by the supervisors is as follows:
“By the Finance Committee.
“To the Board of Supervisors:
“Gentlemen :—We, your finance committee, in the exercise of the powers conferred by law…
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