Branson v. Bush
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP APPEALS POR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice . Clarke
delivered the opinion of the court. . •• ' . '
By act of the General Assembly the State of Arkansas created “Crawford County Road Improvement District No. 2,” a body corporate, and prescribed its boundaries. Special and Private Acts of Arkansas,' 1911, p. 642.
To pay the cost of the road improvement contemplated the act provided that, it should be made a charge upon all of. the real property, railroads and tramroads in the district. Bonds viere sold and the. road completed before this suit was commenced to enjoin the collection of taxes, chárged against the property of the…
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