City of McComb v. Pike County

The City of McComb, by its bill in this cause, seeks to recover- of Pike County one-half of the road taxes levied and collected by it for the years 1946 and 1947 on property located within the municipality, as provided by Section 8367, Miss. Code 1942. The bill claims that the amount of the road tax so collected for 1946 was $28,961.35 and for 1947 was $32,294.97. The answer of the County avers that the road tax for 1946 amounted to $4,619.82 and that for 1947 $5,146.46; and that the County had tendered to, and the City had refused to accept, one-half of such sums. The County says it is ready…