Central Methodist Church v. City of Meridian
Mississippi Supreme Court
■ Appeal from chancery court of Lauderdae county. Hon. G-. C. Tann, Chancellor. Bill in chancery by the trustees of the Central Methodist Church to enjoin the City of Meridian and the Tax Collector thereof from collecting taxes on property alleged exempt. Judgment for defendants, and the plaintiff appeals. We submit to the court that appellee even granting (and we do not) that apepllant is holding property in violation of the law, is pursuing the wrong course.
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■ Appeal from chancery court of Lauderdae county. Hon. G-. C. Tann, Chancellor. Bill in chancery by the trustees of the Central Methodist Church to enjoin the City of Meridian and the Tax Collector thereof from collecting taxes on property alleged exempt. Judgment for defendants, and the plaintiff appeals. We submit to the court that appellee even granting (and we do not) that apepllant is holding property in violation of the law, is pursuing the wrong course. There is a well defined method ordained by law, whereby corporations may be penalized or punished for violating the property holding…
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
The trustees of the Central Methodist Church in Meridian filed a bill in chancery to enjoin the city of Meridian, a municipal corporation, and the tax collector thereof from collecting taxes upon certain described property belonging .to the appellant, alleging that the appellant is a religious society and that by section 4252, Code of 1906, all of its' *785property, real and personal, and the revenues derived therefrom are exempt from taxation. It further alleged that all of the property was church property held exclusively for church purposes and had never been used otherwise. It further alleged…
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