Legal Opinion
Morris v. Cummings
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 18, 1898No. 651PublishedCited by 14 opinions
Questions certified from Court of Civil Appeals for Second District, in an appeal from Wise County. Suit by R. W. Cummings et al. against J. W. Morris, marshal of the town of Alvord, to enjoin the collection of a poll tax imposed by the town. Plaintiffs prevailed and defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Chief Justice.
The Court of Civil Appeals for the Second Supreme Judicial District have caused to be certified for our determination the following questions:
“The town of Alvord, in Wise County, was incorporated under chapter.il, title 18, of the-Revised Statutes, and for the year 1896 the board of aldermen levied an ad valorem tax of 20 cents on the §100 valuation of property in said town, and a poll tax of §1 on all persons in said town liable for a poll tax under the laws of the State. The marshal undertook to collect this ad valorem and poll tax, amongst others, from C. L. Griffith…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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3Cited by14 opinions
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