People ex rel. Rocke v. Eastern Illinois & Missouri Railroad

The railroad company, appellant, objected to judgment against its railroad for taxes and appealed from the judgment against it.

The only question presented is whether the following-item in the tax levy ordinance: “Sixth, to pay the cost of constructing, re-constructing and repairing, streets, roads and alleys, including the village’s portion of said work or improvement done by special assessment or special taxation, $2500,” is subject to the objection that it “levies a tax for two separate purposes without designating the amount for each purpose separately, as required by law.”

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