Town of Bardwell v. Harlin
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 26 — Action by W. H. Harlin and Others Against the Town of Bardwell to Enjoin the Collection of a Tax. APPEAL FROM CARLISLE CIRCUIT COURT — J. E. ROBBINS, SPECIAL, .JUDGE. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendant Appeals.
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Case 26 — Action by W. H. Harlin and Others Against the Town of Bardwell to Enjoin the Collection of a Tax. APPEAL FROM CARLISLE CIRCUIT COURT — J. E. ROBBINS, SPECIAL, .JUDGE. Judgment for Plaintiff and Defendant Appeals. It is alleged in the petition, and is true, that in January, 1903, the hoard of trustees of Bardwell, a town of the sixth class, passed the following ordinances: (1) “Motion, made and seconded that the regular levy of 50 cents tax on all real estate and personal property, and also one dollar poll tax, is hereby levied.” (2) “Motion made and seconded that a special water tax…
1Opinion of the Court
*234Opinion of the court by
CHIEF JUSTICE BUBHAM
Affirming.
At the November election, 1901, two-thirds of the qualified electors of Bardwell, a town of the sixth class, voted to incur a bonded indebtedness of $9,000 to enable the town authorities to erect a waterworks for the benefit of the citizens of the town. In pursuance to this vote, 18 bonds of the town, for $500 each, due in 20 years, were issued and sold by the trustees of the town, realizing therefor, $9,660 in cash, which was paid into the town treasury. Prior to the creation of 'this indebtedness the trustees of the town had regularly…
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