People ex rel. Browne v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad

Upon application being made to the county court of Iroquois county by the county collector of that county for judgment for delinquent taxes assessed against the property of appellant for the year 1920, objections were made by appellant to a special tax for hard roads of the town of Fountain Creek. Fountain Creek had in April, 1919, pursuant to the provisions of section 112 of the Roads and Bridges act, authorized bonds for road purposes to be issued to the amount of $50,000. At that time the basis of assessment for taxation was fixed by the legislature at one-third of the full value of the…