Arkansas Southern R. v. Wilson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fourth District Court, Parish of Lincoln; Robert Brooks Dawkins, Judge, Action by the Arkansas Southern Railroad Company and others against J. H. Wilson, tax collector, and others. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
The taxpayers of the parish of Lincoln and of the town of Ruston voted a five-mill tax for 10 years in aid of the construction of a railroad from Eldorado, Ark., to and through Ruston. One of the taxpayers of the town enjoined the town táx on the ground that with another similar tax previously voted it exceeded the allowed limit of taxation. The complaint was held not to be well founded, and the tax was sustained. Railroad Co. v. Tax Col., 108 La. 442, 32 South. 404. Apart from this, not a sign of objection was made by any one to the levy and collection of the tax, and it was levied and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Guillory v. Avoyelles Railway Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
- Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railway Co. v. GoodenoughSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1902
- State ex rel. Arkansas Southern R. v. KnowlesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
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