Union Pacific Railroad v. County of Dawson

This is an original action brought to restrain the collection of a sinking fund tax, levied upon the property of the plaintiff in Dawson county, in the year 1879, and also school taxes levied in excess of twenty-five mills on the dollar valuation in school districts No. 5, 6, 7, 11, 13,17 and 27, of said county, in said year. A referee was appointed to take testimony, and his report is now before the court. During the pendency of this action, the case of the U. P. Railway Co. v. Dawson County, has been determined, holding that the bonds in question are valid. The sinking fund tax, so far as…