Grand Island & Northern Wyoming Railroad v. Baker
Wyoming Supreme Court
ReseRved questions from the District Court for Crook County, Hon. William S. Metz, Judge. This was an action brought by the Grand Island and Horthern Wyoming Railroad Company against the treasurer and ex-officio collector of taxes, and the Board of the Commissioners of the county of Crook, to enjoin the collection of certain taxes levied in the year 1895. The material facts are stated in the opinion.
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ReseRved questions from the District Court for Crook County, Hon. William S. Metz, Judge. This was an action brought by the Grand Island and Horthern Wyoming Railroad Company against the treasurer and ex-officio collector of taxes, and the Board of the Commissioners of the county of Crook, to enjoin the collection of certain taxes levied in the year 1895. The material facts are stated in the opinion. It was clearly the intention of the people in adopting the constitution to place the public business upon a cash basis, so far as relates to current expenses, and to limit such expenses, so far…
1Opinion of the Court
Potter, Justice.
Plaintiff filed its petition in the district court for Crook County, praying for an injunction against the collection of a portion of the taxes levied in that county for the year 1895. A demurrer was interposed,, and upon the hearing thereof the court ordered the cause to be reserved to this court for its opinion upon certain questions certified to be important and difficult.
In the year 1895 the board of county commissioners of the county of Crook levied the following taxes :
General Ee venue.10 mills.
General County School. 2 “
Judgment Tax. 3J “
Court House and Jail Bonds.... 2 “
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