St. Louis, Rock Island & Chicago Railroad v. People ex rel. Kinzie

School district No. 1 in Keithsburg township, Mercer county, is under the control of a board of education, and on July 3, 1897, the president and secretary of said board made and transmitted to the township treasurer the following:

“ Certificate of Levy—We hereby certify that we require the amount of $7500 to be levied as a special tax for school purposes on the taxable property of our district for the year 1897.

“Given under our hands this 3d day of July, A. D. 1897.

J. S. Allen, President.

H. P. Humbert, Secretary.

Directors Dist. No. 1, T. 13, R. 5, Mercer County, Ill.”

The township treasurer…