Davis v. Curtis
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Pickens Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. Bernard Harwood. Action by Harriet W. Curtis against D. W. Davis, as tax assessor, and the sureties on Ms official bond. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants- appeal.
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Appeal from Pickens Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. Bernard Harwood. Action by Harriet W. Curtis against D. W. Davis, as tax assessor, and the sureties on Ms official bond. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants- appeal. Transferred from the Court of Appeals under section •6, p. 449, Acts of 1911. The demurrers raise the pro-position that the law was unconstitutional and that the statute did not make the sureties on the official bond of defendant liable for the penalties claimed and sought to be recovered.
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, J(1) The special act of the Legislature providing for the assesment of taxes in Pickens county, Alabama (Loc. Acts 1903, p. 627), is as follows: “Be it enacted by the Legislature of Alabama, that the tax assessor and tax collector of the county of Pickens be and they are hereby required to keep in an office at the •county site of said county all. records, books and papers pertaining to their respective offices and they shall also visit at least twice in every year for the purpose of collecting and assessing the taxes required by law, during the months of October and November, the…
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