Lamb v. B., C. R. & M. R.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from IAnn District Court. This is a suit in equity to obtain an injunction against the collection of a tax, voted in aid of The B., C. R. & M. R. Co. The railroad company and the treasurer of the county are made defendants.
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Appeal from IAnn District Court. This is a suit in equity to obtain an injunction against the collection of a tax, voted in aid of The B., C. R. & M. R. Co. The railroad company and the treasurer of the county are made defendants. The action was commenced March 17, 1873, and in his j)etition the plaintiff avers that he is a resident and taxpayer of Grant township in Linn county, which township adjoins Washington township in said county; that on January 24, 1872, a pretended tax of five per cent, was voted in aid of the construction of said railroad through said township, and unless enjoined…
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
I. It appears that the petition for the vote to aid in constructing the railroad, was presented to the township trustees of Washington township, and the vote ordered prior to the 9th day of January, 1872, when the order was made by the Board of Supervisors respecting the division of said township by erecting Grant township out of a part of its territory. This act did not operate to make an independent township of that territory, but it remained a part of Washington, until its comjfiete organization, which did not, and under .the law. could not, be effected prior- to January 1, 1873, when the…
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