Rodge v. Kelly
Mississippi Supreme Court
Erom the circuit court of Warren county. Hon. Oliver W. Catci-iings, Judge. Rodge, the appellant, was plaintiff in the court below; Kelly, fax collector, and others, the appellees, were defendants there. From a judgment in defendants’ favor the plaintiff appealed to the supreme court.
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Erom the circuit court of Warren county. Hon. Oliver W. Catci-iings, Judge. Rodge, the appellant, was plaintiff in the court below; Kelly, fax collector, and others, the appellees, were defendants there. From a judgment in defendants’ favor the plaintiff appealed to the supreme court. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court. 1. The statute and the city ordinance are in conflict with that part of section 1 of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States, which says: “Neither shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due…
1Opinion of the Court
'Whiteield, O. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a suit brought by John F. Rodge, appellant here, against Robert M. Kelly, assessor and tax collector of the, city of Vicksburg, and the mayor and aldermen of the city of Vicksburg, to recover the sum of $250, paid by the said Rodge into the treasury of said city under protest; said amount being required of him by the said city tax collector as a privilege tax, under an ordinance of said city which is claimed by appellant to be unconstitutional and void. The history of said ordinance is as follows: The legislature, during its session…
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