City of Nashville v. Smith
Tennessee Supreme Court
EROM DAVIDSON. Appeal in error from Circuit Court' of Davidson County. W. K. MoAdisteR, J.
1Opinion of the CourtCaldwell, J.
The Pevenue Act of 1887 provides that water companies in cities, taxing districts, or towns of 40,000 inhabitants or over, shall pay to the State, annually, a privilege tax of $600.
This case presents the question of the liability or non-liability of the city of Nashville under that act for a tax upon the privilege of using and operating its water-works.
Wm. T. Smith, Clerk of the County Court of Davidson County, being of the opinion that such liability existed, and the city failing to take out license, issued a distress warrant in July, 1887, against the city for $1,050, the aggregate tax for…
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