Wilson v. Mayor of New York

The complaint in this action is addressed to this court as a court of equity, and prays a perpetual injune*677tion to restrain the collection of a tax for the year 1850, imposed upon the defendant as the owner of personal property within the city and county of New York, for the collection of which a warrant has been issued by the defendant, Hart, as receiver of taxes for the city and county of New York, directed to the defendant, Jenkins, a constable; in pursuance of which, the latter has distrained certain property of the defendant, and is proceeding to sell the same for the collection of such…